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New logo for city unveiled
BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
DYANA BAGBY
Director of Communications Bob Mullen, left, presents three concepts for a new city logo during the recent council retreat. The design on the far right was unamiously selected to be the new logo.
EDUCATION STAR Students, Teachers named Page 13
Retrofitting transportation solutions over mature communities carries some disruptive pain, but if we don’t deal with it now, the pain simply gets worse into the future. RUSTY PAUL Mayor, Sandy Springs
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The city of Dunwoody soon will present a new look. At the City Council retreat on Friday, Feb. 10, the council unanimously selected a new logo design shown to them by Communications Director Bob Mullen. “We have the opportunity to create unity, pride and consistency and begin our logo anew,” Mullen said. “This is a new start for us.” Because the city will have to purchase new business cards, letterhead and other city materials to incorporate City Hall’s new address on Ashford-Dunwoody Road, the time to start a rebranding of the city with a new logo has come, Mullen said. Next year also marks the city’s 10year anniversary, a milestone that can also be celebrated with a new logo. See NEW on page 12
OUT & ABOUT American Girl Club celebrates Black History Month Page 9
Nature Center asks city for $1 million contribution BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewsapers.net
The Dunwoody Nature Center is asking the city to contribute $1 million toward its $2.6 million capital campaign to build a new pavilion, renovate its current space and expand its programming. Nature Center Executive Director Alan Mothner made the request Feb. 10 during the council’s retreat at Lost Corner Preserve in Sandy Springs. He met a skeptical audience. See NATURE on page 10