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Brayden Watt, 6, left, sets his sights on any birds that might be in front of him as Eddie Morales, 7, goes in a different direction during the 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count at Dunwoody Nature Center on Feb. 15. Volunteers helped track bird species and their migration.

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Nonprofit promotes adopting shelter animals

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The owner of a Roberts Road church building is asking that the property be rezoned so it can continue to be used as a church and a preschool.

“All we’re trying to do is get it to where we can use the building ...,” said John Dryman, manager of Headman Investments LLC, which is seeking the rezoning. “We’re not trying to change any-

If you ask Rebecca Guinn, metro Atlanta has come a long way since 2002.

Twelve years ago, Guinn called county animal control officials after she noticed a dog that had gotten its paw stuck in a fence.

The dog was taken to the county shelter and Guinn learned that it would only have five days before it would be killed if its owner

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BY ANN MARIE QUILL Dunwoody resident Kim Masak is already mourning the probable loss of a 45-year-old dogwood tree from her backyard.

“I’m going to have to chain myself to this tree,” Masak said.

The first sign of trouble came when she discovered orange flags affixed to that and other trees last month. Then came a notice on her door from Georgia Power explaining that the utility needed to remove the foliage.

That tree, another dogwood, and about 20 holly bushes are among the vegetation in her Arden Woods neighborhood yard that grows on Georgia Power right of way. A new policy by the utility company states that any tree with the potential to grow 15 feet must come down so as not to interfere with power lines.

Carol Boatright, a spokesperson with Georgia Power, said in an email that the company’s policies must comply with state and federal regulations, which do change at times.

“Current North American Electric Reliability Corporation requirements, as directed by the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC), mandate that utilities maintain adequate clearance around all applicable transmission lines, under all operating conditions, to prevent outages caused by vegetation,” the email stated.

“With this in mind, we limit allowable vegetation for planting on the right of way to plants with a mature height of no taller than 15 feet, and inspect lines frequently to ensure compliance.”

Masak has sought help from Dunwoody city officials, who do not own the property on the right of way, and preservation groups, but says she is running out of options “in lieu of getting a rare bird to live there.” She says the foliage is home to owls, hawks and deer.

Boatright said Georgia Power has a plan in place to notify and communicate clearly with customers, and the company is also willing to work with property owners to try and minimize any impact.

While Masak does think Georgia Power will spare a peach tree, she said she expects the other trees to come down in the next few weeks. They were slated to come down the weekend of Feb. 15, but the previous week’s ice storm caused a delay.

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Memories Mother Nature chilled Reporter Newspapers communities again Feb. 11-14, but many were prepared for the bad weather. Schools and businesses were closed, and residents had a chance to play.

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When he was younger, Matt Boettchwant to do er wrote himself a checklist of things he this stuff, we hoped to do someday. He didn’t call it his need to plan “bucket list” – the preferred current shortit for them.” hand for a list of things to do before you George kick the bucket – because the term really Markley, one hadn’t come into common parlance at the of the origtime. But it sort of served as one. inal dads, Around the turn of the century, in a counts the bit of self-evaluation, he dug out the list parade as the and took a look to see how things were best experiAROUND going. He realized a lot of the items on ence he’s had TOWN his list were things to do with his chilso far with dren. “Take your kids skiing the first the group.

JOE EARLE time.” That sort of thing.

“We worked Cut to the summer of 2012. Boettchwith the kids er’s young sons were playing on sports to build a float,” he said. “We just didn’t teams by then. When Boettcher and think it would happen, and then it did, other dads gathered at Murphey Canand the people of Dunwoody just loved dler Park in Brookhaven to watch their the concept. It was an old-school float, children compete in Dunwoody Unitlike you did in high school. Kids don’t ed Methodist Church get exposed to that anyleague games, they talkmore.” ed about how they wantMarkley said his ed to do more things with 7-year-old son and their kids. They wanted 11-year-old daughter to do memorable things now look forward to the together. So, Boettcher events. “My kids ask evsaid, they created Dads’ ery month: ‘What’s Dads’ Bucket List.

Bucket List going to do Notice the position of this month?’” he said. the apostrophe, Boettch“We’re all working er said one recent afterdads trying to find time noon in the basement with our kids,” said Marof his Dunwoody home. kley, who’s 45, grew up in Matt Boettcher Dads’ is plural. It’s not his California, and now lives list, but the group’s. “It’s in Dunwoody. “This proabout dads getting together and having vides structure, and it helps my kids get a group bucket list,” he said. out of their little clique and meet othAnd since last June, these mostly er kids.”

Dunwoody dads and kids have been off Besides, he said, “a lot of the things on periodic adventures. we have done, it’s not stuff I would have They climbed Stone Mountain. That done without Dads’ Bucket List.” was Adventure Number One. They set Now these Dunwoody dads are tryoff with a party of 13 – five dads and ing to take their concept a step further. eight kids. “Climbing a mountain, it They’re organizing a Dads’ Bucket List was kind of symbolic,” said Boettch“Checklist Challenge” for March 1 at er, who’s 44 and grew up in Colorado.

Cagle’s Dairy Farm near Canton. It’s “That kind of set the ball in motion.” open to the general public, and if it’s Since then, they’ve gone caving, successful, they may try to do more facamping, fishing, tubing, ziplining, ther-child events. Entry fees start at $79 and, yes, skiing. Boettcher’s 8-year-old for a dad and one child and add $25 for son Blake is quick to say that ski trip to additional children. For more informaNorth Carolina was his favorite. “We tion, go to dadbucketlist.com. liked it a lot,” he said.

During the day, participants can take It’s not all road trips to ski resorts part in 14 or 15 “challenges” based on and caves. They’ve breakfasted at a Wafreality TV show-styled games. They will fle House. They’ve done good deeds as have a chance to kick a field goal, tear a group. They once shook hundreds of down and rebuild a small structure made pounds of pears from a donated tree and of PVC pipes and, Boettcher promises, harvested them for a food pantry. They join in “some sort of eating challenge.” did a Polar Bear Plunge in one dad’s Boettcher says the basic idea is for Dunwoody pool one cold morning. fathers and their children to share exAnd last July 4, they made a big, buckperiences. “My dad was all in on faet-shaped float and marched in Duntherhood,” he said. “He didn’t miss an woody’s Fourth of July Parade. opportunity to do things with me.”

Boettcher said the idea behind the He says he and the other dads want group is just to get dads and kids out dotheir kids to think the same of them ing things together. The dads take turns someday. “We want to leave a legaplanning events. “Women naturally plan cy for our kids,” Boettcher said. “I replay dates,” he said. “They’re just good member some great times with my at this stuff. Men aren’t. We’re more ‘fly dad. That’s what we want our kids to by the seat of our pants’ types. If people remember.”

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Thank you for your article praising storm response [Dunwoody Reporter, Jan, 24-Feb. 6].

As your headline indicated, our cities need improvement.

I am writing to you and Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan, as this may be the fastest way to get this where it needs to go. I wonder if you could escalate this to the mayors and all decision-making parties for prompt consideration and, perhaps, even action before our next storm comes.

My daughter and son-in-law who live in Sandy Springs have a suggestion for our cities.

They noted that many residents in our cities own trucks and can easily form a Volunteer Storm Response Unit.

All that is needed would be a snow shovel attachment for

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City taxpayers are patsies To the editor: At the recent legislative forum, our state legislators Fran Millar and Tom Taylor revealed they favor adding a section to the Dunwoody city charter that eliminates the opportunity for a city-wide vote to fund the taking over of fire services from DeKalb County – they want the Dunwoody City Council alone to make this decision – only four votes necessary.

Their feeble explanations to justify this charter change were complete rubbish.

Millar and Taylor mostly base their erroneous explanations on line items and categories on a tax bill – an irrelevant document. The only document that matters is the language in the current charter itself – our constitution – and there is no provision in the current charter that exempts fire service funding from the overall 3.04 millage rate cap that requires a city-wide vote to exceed under Section 1.03 (37).

Next time you see Millar and Taylor, ask them to show you where in the current city charter fire service funding is exempt from this 3.04 millage rate cap – they can’t because it does not exist. Millar also tried to slough it off as a difference of opinion – a statement with no basis in fact.

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each truck, and a set of tire chains. The Red Cross could equip each team with a First Aid kit and some basic medical supplies. Everyone has cellphones for communication.

We could easily have a good-sized Volunteer Storm Response Unit at a very low cost. No need to purchase any snow plows for our cities.

Also, our Volunteer Storm Response Unit will be responding very swiftly, from locations within our communities.

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Let’s face it – here in Dunwoody we play insider political baseball. Here is how the game is played. Millar may want a fire house closer to his home so he appoints his neighbor to the Charter Commission. Not satisfied with two years of incompetence including the ChatComm fiasco, the mayor and Dunwoody City Council want even more power and authority – so the mayor appoints his neighbor to the Charter Commission and the Dunwoody City Council appoints someone to do their bidding.

These three individuals are enough to carry a very controversial 3–2 vote to recommend this fire service funding change to the city charter – despite almost unanimous citizen opposition at many Charter Commission meetings last year – all from citizens who simply want the opportunity to have a citywide vote for the funding of taking over of fire services.

Dunwoody taxpayers are the patsy in this political inside baseball game better known as cronyism – we pay to play it.

Right now the citizens are down 3–2 to the politicians.

However, we intend to explain these and other things at the state Legislature, and in the meantime look under the table for a clearer view of other factors that may be involved. Stay tuned. The game score may soon change.

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“What I’m wrestling with is the potential encroachment on the residential street and balancing that, though, against the need for businesses to grow and the fact that this is a community business that’s been in place over 20 years on Peachtree.”

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Not your daddy’s alley: New bowling venues offer more ways to play

BY ANN MARIE QUILL Forget smoke-filled bowling alley hangouts.

Bowling venues that are more than just alleys are popping up in the metro area in the form of upscale boutiques and family entertainment centers with some local entrepreneurs at the helm.

In Sandy Springs, North Fulton residents Jack Canouse and Chris Albano opened Stars and Strikes in December at 8767 Roswell Road, just south of the Chattahoochee in the North River shopping center.

“Jack and I each have three children and we ANN MARIE QUILL just didn’t think there Chris Albano, co-owner of the Stars and Strikes bowling venue were enough activities in Sandy Springs, says the facility also offers laser tag, video [in the area] for parents games, a full bar and restaurant, and live entertainment. and children to do as a family,” Albano said.

Meanwhile, in Buckhead, the 20,000-squaresuch as wood fired pizza, sandwiches and small plates foot Painted Pin is slated to open in April along Mimeant for sharing. ami Circle, offering an upscale entertainment venue Both are opening at a time when the Bowling Prowith sophisticated dining and drink options, includprietors of America brag that more people take part ing wines, craft beers, signature cocktails and foods CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

Perimeter market becoming ‘economic hub’ of metro Atlanta region

BY JOE EARLE

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The Valentine’s Day announcement that a Texas developer planned to build more than 2 million square feet of office space in the heart of the Perimeter drew widespread notice.

But developers, office building owners and planners were closely watching insurance giant State Farm’s plans for a corporate campus across from the Dunwoody MARTA station long before Dallas-based developer KDC made the formal announcement.

State Farm, they say, is a “game changer” for the Perimeter.

“State Farm has changed everything – and not just for Dunwoody, but for Perimeter Center,” Dunwoody Economic Development Director Michael Starling said. “[They’ve taken] this big block of space and everybody else is looking and saying, ‘OK, now where are we going to land?’ The ripple effect is all the office projects now are tightening up, if you want big blocks of space.”

KDC announced Feb. 14 that it planned to build 2.2 million square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of restaurants and shops, and a 200-room hotel on property located on Hammond Drive across from the Dunwoody MARTA station. State Farm will lease 585,000 square feet of the office space, and plans to add additional buildings over the next decade, KDC said in its press release.

Construction will begin next summer, the developer said. The Atlanta Business Chronicle called the project CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Christophe’s To Go, which offers gourmet take-out food, celebrated the opening of their new location in Sandy Springs Plaza on Jan. 23.

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The Pet Resorts, offering grooming, day care and boarding for cats and dogs 40 pounds and under, recently opened in Dunwoody at 4343 Dunwoody Park. Owner Malcolm Aga, center, flanked

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Morris/Hardwick/ Schneider, a law firm specializing in real estate, recently opened their office at 8200 Roberts Drive, Suite 200. From center to the left: Nat Hardwick, Natalie Hardwick; from center to the right, Dunwoody City Councilman Denny Shortal, Brent Morris.

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At Stars and Strikes, Albano said that community response to the 51,000-square-foot facility has been good, but it’s not just the bowling balls and pins that are drawing in the crowd.

In addition to 20 regular bowling lanes, plus eight more in a “VIP area” for private parties, the facility provides a laser tag arena, a video game room, a 250-seat restaurant, a full bar and live entertainment. “We offer something for everyone,” Albano said.

The Painted Pin co-owner Justin Amick grew up in the hospitality industry. His family owns Concentrics Restaurants, which develops restaurant concepts nationally, and he himself trained as a sommelier, or wine steward.

After working every aspect of the family business, Amick said he wanted to strike out on his own. After talking it over with a friend, William Stallworth, the two decided to open an upscale bowling and entertainment venue, combining Amick’s food and bever-

William Stallworth, left, and Justin Amick are opening their upscale bowling alley in Buckhead this spring.

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age experience with Stallworth’s sales and financial background.

“As a kid I can remember bowling on the weekends,” Amick said. But The Painted Pin will differ from the places Amick bowled in his childhood.

The two hope to attract young families and executives by featuring Old English décor, exposed brick walls, natural lighting and a dark oak bar. Bocce courts, shuffleboards, basketball pop-a-shots, a pingpong room and skee-ball are among

the extra amenities complementing 20 bowling lanes.

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Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said he’s especially excited about Stars and Strikes’ north Roswell Road location. “They are located in an area where we’re trying to get commercial activity generated,” Paul said, adding that such a business can help begin revitalization of an important commercial district, attracting more businesses if it’s successful.

Amick said he was surprised how easy it was to raise money for his and Stallworth’s venture. “Getting investors was one of the easiest steps,” he said.

“They saw what a viable concept [The Painted Pin] was. We couldn’t have gotten a better response.”

A little less easy was the zoning and permitting process, as some retailers on Miami Circle, which largely consist of antique dealers, protested the traffic that would be created by the bowling business and the parking it needed.

Amick ultimately obtained the needed permits, and hopes the retailers, along with local consumers, will see his venue as not just a bowling alley but an upscale boutique business.

“We’re reviving an old American pastime and presenting it in a new, modern way,” Amick said.

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North Park

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High Street

635,000 square feet office space; 400,000 square feet retail space; 1,500 condos; 1,500 apartments; 400 hotel rooms

Hines Ravinia IV

30,000 to 40,000 square feet retail space for restaurants and shops

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Perimeter becoming ‘economic hub’ of region CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 it from the activity, the phone calls. Evone of the largest corporate office develerybody is fighting to be the first out of opments in metro Atlanta history. the ground.”

State Farm plans to create a new naSandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul sees tional operations center on the property. the changes, too. “There’s no question The company plans to hire up to 3,000 that the Perimeter is rapidly becoming more workers to add to the 5,000 it althe economic hub of the region and, in ready employs in the metro Atlanta area, many ways, the ‘new downtown’ of the KDC said. metro area,” he said.

“We are working to create a ‘workOne reason is an effort to attract place of the future,’ including a live/ younger workers. Developers believe work/play environment – with housing, younger workers want to live and work public transportation, shopping and ennear places to shop and dine, and are attertainment all within easy access,” State tracted to areas served by mass transit, Farm spokesman Justin Tomczak said. such as MARTA. These workers, in their “We envision buildings and offices 20s and 30s, often are described as “milthat foster a creative and collaborative lennials.” environment – open spaces and meet“We are all focused now on millening areas, a bright nials,” Heagy and new look and said. “Millennifeel, comfortable als are very happy gathering areas, to live and work and easily accessiin places where ble amenities.” they don’t have to The scale of drive a car.” the development Business own– combined with ers in the area other projects welcome the new such as plans to customers.

“I relocate the Atthink it’s going to lanta Braves basemean more busiball team to a new ness for us,” said stadium in Cobb restaurant owner “We are all focused County – show Doug McKendnow on millennials. a renewed interrick. “It’s going to Millennials are very est in developadd a lot of young happy to live and work in ing large projects business people places where they donʼt along the “top to the area.” have to drive a car.” end” of I-285, Still, some reseconomic develidents worry deopment officials velopment will – John Heagy say. In the Perimspawn more trafHines, senior vice president eter area, develfic, already the aropers are dusting ea’s biggest proboff plans that had lem. been shelved for properties zoned in the “About 80 percent of the people who past to allow construction of millions of work here live elsewhere,” Paul said. square feet of new office space, hotels, “The goal is to have more people who shops and restaurants, government offiwork here to also live here. If we reduce cials said. the distance people must drive to work, “What was happening before the reit will have a significant, positive impact cession just sort of sped up [recently] beon congestion, so we hope the new peocause we took so long a break,” Starling ple coming here to work will also choose said. “I think you’ll see a slightly more to live here as well.” dense development. You’ll have some Doug Dillard, a lawyer representing very dense nodes in Perimeter, on the the John Hancock Life Insurance Co. Dunwoody side and the Sandy Springs regarding a planned mixed-use developside.” ment in the Brookhaven portion of the Just a few years ago, at the bottom of Perimeter, argues that a mixture of ofthe recession, little was happening in the fices, shops and homes in a single develPerimeter office submarket, said John opment will help avoid traffic problems.

Heagy, senior vice president-marketing “I think as you look at these subfor Hines, an international real estate urban areas developing into an urban firm developing a high-rise office buildnode, mixed-use is the best way to make ing in the Sandy Springs portion of the them pedestrian-friendly and minimize Perimeter. “Today, compared with two the cost associated with getting into and years ago, it’s a different world,” Heagy out of the project,” Dillard said. “You said. put food and beverage in close proximiStarling says developers are positionty to where people work and live, you’re ing themselves to be the first to raise going to minimize traffic and other imnew buildings in the area. “I think the pacts.” next couple of years are going to be inMelissa Weinman contributed to this teresting,” Starling said. “You can sense report.

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tion of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the Eighth Air Force in Savannah, the Atlanta History Center hosts an evening program, featuring veterans who served in the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Hear first-hand accounts of bravery and sacrifice from those who fought the air war over Nazi-occupied Europe. 6 p.m., light reception; 7 p.m., program begins. Free, and all are welcome. RSVP requested by calling 404-814-4150. In McElreath Hall, Woodruff Auditorium, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30305. To find out more about the program, visit: www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/ VeteransVoices.

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50 Years Friday, Feb. 28, 7:30-11 p.m. – Friends of North Springs Foundation invites all to a 50th Birthday Bash for the charter high school. Enjoy dinner, drinks, entertainment and bidding on auction items.

Proceeds benefit the school. Tickets, $100 per person, and can be purchased online by going to: www. friendsofnorthsprings.com. Held at Hudson Grille, 6317 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328.

Chattahoochee Road Race Saturday, March 1, 8-11 a.m. – It’s time for the 31st annual Chattahoochee Road Race! Participate in a very fast out and back race, with a 3/4 mile downhill finish, one of the fastest 5K & 10K races in Georgia. Peachtree Road Race seeded qualifier. $3035. Race benefits the Chattahoochee Road Runners. Parking available at the finish line, at LeFont Theaters; shuttles to the start, 171 Mount Vernon Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Awards and post-race refreshments. Long-sleeved running shirts, professional photos. For more details and to register, go to: visit www.iwelife.com or http://crrrace.com.

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Poetry Contest Monday, Feb. 24, 10 a.m. – Children and teens in grades K-8 can enter the Ida Williams Memorial poetry contest at the Buckhead Library. Win gift cards for Barnes & Noble! Poetry can be free-verse or rhyming. Entries can be hand-written, typed or computer printed. Three grade categories: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8.

Winners will be on special display throughout the year. Several entries per person allowed. Entries must be submitted by April 19. 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-814-3500 or email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us for information.

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Martial Arts Monday, March 3, 4:30-5:30 p.m. – Martial

arts is fun! Kids learn valuable skills that help with focus, selfdiscipline and confidence. You will learn basic moves, and test for your white belt in a safe learning environment. Free and open to the community. For ages 4 and up. Registration required and started Feb. 17.

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Turtle Tours Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Heri-

tage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an educational series appropriate for children ages 2-5, continues. In this program, museum mascots Spring and Sandy “feed their feathery friends.” Free; donations encouraged. No reservations required. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings.org, call 404851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org.

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lanta Audubon Society naturalist for a morning of birding and exploration! Participants learn how to use binoculars, identify at least 10 common birds by sight, and use a field guide. Appropriate for ages 6-11. $15 per child, and includes a pocket field guide, nature journal, and handouts. Register by going to: www.sandyspringsga.gov/registration or by calling 770-730-5600. Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Rd., Sandy Springs 30350.

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Free and open to youth in middle and high school.

Email: marlan.brinkley@fultoncountyga.gov, call 404-303-6130 or visit the library for details. 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Saturday, March 1, 3-4 p.m. – Ms. Leah

holds a seasonal story time about St. Patrick’s Day. Free and open to the public. Appropriate for ages 3-7. Registration required and started Feb. 17. Space is limited. Call 404-303-6130, email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or visit the Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328 to sign up and find out details.

Memphis Belle at PDK Saturday & Sunday, March 1 & 2 – The Lib-

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There are 237 events during this year’s annual Phoenix Flies program, which runs March 8 through March 23, and takes place in buildings, landscapes and neighborhoods around the city, according to coordinator Carolyn McLaughlin.

“We’ve added 30 events this year,” McLaughlin said, “and we’re expecting 4,000 to 6,000 people to take part in this year’s celebration.”

The Phoenix Flies includes guided walking tours, bicycle tours, exhibits, interactive children’s activities and visual and performing arts.

Notable events happening include the Atlanta History Center’s tours of Kenan Research Center, Whittier Mill Village Neighborhood Association’s neighborhood home tour, a tour of the Atlanta International School, New Hope AME Church & Cemetery, Sardis Church & Cemetery, The Cathedral of St. Philip and Oglethorpe University.

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• Self-guided, guided and bicycle tours of Westview Cemetery, a private cemetery which dates from 1884, which is the resting place of many important Atlantans.

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STAR STUDENTS Every year, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators Foundation honors top students at both public and private high schools from across the state. Students who receive the highest scores at their school on the SAT, a college entrance exam, and have grade-point averages in the top 10 percent of their class are recognized as STAR students, which stands for Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program. Each STAR student then chooses a teacher as his or her STAR teacher. After STAR students and teachers are chosen from the high schools, school system winners are named. Winners chosen from districts compete for the title of state STAR student. Here are the STAR students and teachers from schools in Reporter Newspapers communities: Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs. Their names and photos were provided by their high schools.

Atlanta Girls’ School

Africa McLeod STAR student

Melissa Bobeck STAR teacher

Cross Keys High School

Kui Sit STAR student

Monique Whorton STAR teacher

Dunwoody High School

Maddie Dill STAR student

Erik Vincent STAR teacher

Holy Spirit Preparatory School

Carson Hooper STAR student

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Michael Rondeau STAR teacher

Atlanta International School

Liam SimkinsWalker STAR student

Peter HamerHodges STAR teacher

Chamblee Charter High School

Mollie Simon STAR student

Christopher Y. Smith STAR teacher

The Galloway School

Lakota Rich STAR student

Rebecca Klein STAR teacher

The Lovett School

Halle Payne STAR student

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Debi Ohayon STAR teacher

Brandon Hall

Mary Gunning STAR student

Scott Chruszcz STAR teacher

Dunwoody High School

Mallory Harris STAR student

Raymond Wise STAR teacher

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Natalie Kessler STAR student

Gerard Gatoux STAR teacher

Marist School

Joey Paris STAR student

Sergio Stadler STAR teacher

STAR STUDENTS Marist School

Brendan Phillips STAR student

Anne Washington Saunders STAR teacher

North Atlanta High School

Bailey Palmer STAR student

Robert Bramlett STAR teacher

Pace Academy

Joshua Rogers STAR student

Gus Whyte STAR teacher

Erin Connolly STAR student

Michele Brown STAR teacher

Matt Romano STAR teacher

Joseph Martin STAR student

North Springs Charter High School

Jake Busby STAR student

Jan Arnette STAR teacher

Riverwood International Charter School

Ben Dolder STAR student

Weber School

Emily Bachner STAR student

Mount Vernon Presbyterian School

Diane Kopkas STAR teacher

Tom Rounds STAR teacher

Pace Academy

Kal Golde STAR student

Elizabeth Kann STAR teacher

St. Pius X Catholic High School

Christina DeLurgio STAR student

Melissa Page STAR teacher

The Westminster Schools

Alexandra Smith STAR student

Freddy Martin STAR teacher

Maya Grimes STAR student

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Assistant director and writer Henry Ballard, left, with North Springs’ Drama/ Film teacher Steve Young at final rehearsals for Evelyn Evelyn.

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 Henry Ballard  North Springs Charter High School, senior What sets the musical Evelyn Evelyn apart is not just its storyline or the fact that it is based on an album. What distinguishes the show is that it was written

by North Springs Charter High student Henry Ballard.

Henry, a senior in the performing arts magnet program at the high school, spent most of this past summer working on the script, and writing back and forth with director and North Springs teacher Steve Young.

The show premiered in January. It was based on an album of songs by duo Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley. The score for the show was put together by Henry’s fellow North Springs senior Danny Marmer.

“I have been born and raised in theater, so I imagine everything on stage,” said Henry, who also worked as assistant director of the show. “The way the story [of Evelyn Evelyn] was built on the album made it easy to translate over, and I thought of the different images I saw on stage as I listened to the music. Then I thought, why not actually do it, instead of just thinking about it?”

The play tells the story of Evelyn and Evelyn Neville, conjoined twin sisters, and victims of various misfortunes.

Through music, writing and performing their hit album, they find the strength to overcome a frightful past.

Henry’s work won praise from his director and teacher.

“Henry is stellar; he is very involved in what he wants to do in life, which is one of the reasons he was allowed to even start pursuing this in the first place,” said Young, who has taught at North Springs for 14 years. “He is a great student and a great kid.”

Henry hopes his experience writing Evelyn Evelyn will lead to more plays

that will attract young audiences.

“I want to start really reinventing theater in a way that appeals to my generation, and to make theater more accessible to the masses, because the more live theater I go out to see, the more I notice that 70 percent of the audience is in their 70s,” said Ballard. “My generation has the instant gratification complex and wants the ‘Netflix’ appeal, and they want it instantly and that is really hard to do with theater.”

In the spring, he will stage manage the last of North Springs’ three annual productions, and has done building and lighting work for other productions in the past. To Henry, being part of theater is its own lifestyle.

This year, he is part of the teen ambassador program at Theatrical Outfit in downtown Atlanta. The program draws two seniors from each area high school, and includes free shows and workshops with professionals.

Off of the stage, Henry enjoys biking and playing the ukulele and ocarina, a wind instrument. He also attends the annual Highland Games at Stone Mountain and Grandfather Mountain with his family. “I am very involved in my Scottish heritage,” said Henry. “You can often see me in a kilt.”

The games, which Henry describes as a mini Scottish Olympics, involve everything from sheep herding to a caber toss. “It is good camping, good music and good fun, and I get to meet up with a lot of my family there.”

What’s Next: Henry plans to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts next year. He intends to major in design and production, with a concentration in stage management. Down the road, he would like to operate his own theater company.

This article was prepared by Mollie Simon, a senior at Chamblee Charter High School.

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Dryman says the current R-100 zoning on the 4.75-acre property, the former site of the New Hope Church of Dunwoody and a preschool, doesn’t allow operation of a church or the operation of a preschool with more than six students. The church closed last year, and was closed long enough that prior “grandfathered” uses no longer apply to the property, city officials said.

But some neighbors worry that rezoning the property will open it to future uses that don’t fit with the surrounding neighborhoods. Dryman is asking that the zoning be changed from R-100, a single-family residential zoning, to Office-Institution.

The request is scheduled to go before the Dunwoody Community Council on Feb. 28.

During the Feb. 9 meeting of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association’s board, some members questioned allowing office zoning in the middle of a residential area. Some DHA board members thought the church would be allowed to operate at the property with a special permit.

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“It’s all mumbo-jumbo,” board member Bob Lundsten told the group.

“He wants to go to O-I in the middle of the block. ... This is about an O and I zoning in the middle of a neighborhood.”

The DHA board voted to oppose the rezoning, DHA President Stacey Harris said in an email. But, she said, the group supports allowing a church and day care or preschool at the property and members believe that both could operate under existing zoning.

There are four buildings on the property at 5477 Roberts Drive, the zoning application says. The church building is again being used for worship, Dryman said. The New Apostolic Church of North Atlanta and a separate Brazilian congregation now meet at the building, he said.

He said he has no plans to ever use the property for anything but a church and preschool.

“All we want to do is to be able to use the building,” Dryman said. “Some of the neighbors are concerned we want to build an office building. [Our request is] site-plan specific. We just want it for that use.”

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Chestnut Charter Elementary School students took top honors at the DeKalb County School District’s Technology Fair on Feb. 8.

Namit Gandavadi and Jonah Liss teamed up to win first place in the third and fourth grade robotics category. The team of Khairi Agie and Siddharth NaA bill to make the election of DeKalb than won second place.

County’s CEO non-partisan was apIn the third and fourth grade digiproved by the state Senate Feb. 18. tal video editing category, Liam Callison Th e bill, sponsored by Sen. Fran Milwon third place. lar, R-Dunwoody, would As first place winners, Namit make the election of and Jonah will represent DeKalb DeKalb County’s top adCounty in the 2014 State TechnolBR I EF S ministrator non-partiogy Fair in March. san. Millar said he wanted the CEO election to be non-partisan so that DeKalb’s Republican minority, much of which Millar represents in the northern portion of the county, would have a stronger voice in the election.

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Police Blotter

 200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway –

A larceny from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 31; a larceny of wallet from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 8.

From police reports dated through Feb. 11.

 4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road –

Shoplifting of clothing was reported on Jan. 31; shoplifting of clothing was reported on Feb. 4; a larceny was reported on Feb. 9.

The following information was pulled from Dunwoody’s Police-toCitizen Portal Event Search website and is presumed to be accurate.

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road –

ROBBERY  6800 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-

vard – A strong arm robbery in the street was reported on Feb. 1.

BURGLA RY  1200 block of Winding Branch Circle – A

forced entry, resulted in the theft of a laptop and a wallet, and was reported on Feb. 10.

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burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 3.

 1100 block of Ashford Gables – Theft of

 300 block of Perimeter Center North – A

 6800 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-

burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 7.

 4400 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road

– A burglary to a non-residence, using forced entry, resulted in the theft of $10,000 in heater pumps. It was reported on Feb. 8.

 6200 block of Madison Drive – A burglary

to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 9.

 10300 block of Peachford Circle – A bur-

glary to a residence, without using

The old-fashioned way:

an auto was reported on Feb. 5.

vard – Theft of an auto was reported on Feb. 8.

 6700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-

vard – Theft of an auto was reported on Feb. 9.

 4600 block of Peachtree Place Parkway –

Theft of an auto was reported on Feb. 10.

THE FT/LAR CEN Y  4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road –

A larceny was reported on Jan. 31.

and ink was reported on Feb. 8; shoplifting of boxers, socks and earphones was reported on Feb. 8.  1100 block of Peachford Circle – A larce-

ny from a building was reported on Jan. 31.

 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road

– Shoplifting of purses was reported on Feb. 1; a larceny of a laptop and clothing from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 3; shoplifting of clothing was reported on Feb. 4; two incidents of shoplifting of tablets were reported on Feb. 5.

Shoplifting of merchandise was reported on Jan. 31; shoplifting was reported on Jan. 31; shoplifting of headphones was reported on Read more of the  4600 block Feb. 1; shoplifting Police Blotter online at of Peachtree Place of a lighter and a www.reporternewspapers.net Parkway – A larcecorkscrew was reny was reported ported on Feb. 1; on Feb. 2; six larshoplifting of cologne was reported on cenies of articles from vehicles were reFeb. 3; a larceny of a laptop from a veported on Feb. 3. hicle was reported on Feb. 3; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported  500 block of Ashwood Parkway – A larceon Feb. 3; shoplifting of cellphone casny of a laptop from a vehicle was reportes was reported on Feb. 4; shoplifting ed on Feb. 3. of merchandise was reported on Feb. 4; shoplifting of printer cartridges was re 100 block of Perimeter Center Place – A ported on Feb. 5; a larceny from a buildlarceny of a laptop and textbooks from a ing was reported on Feb. 5; shoplifting vehicle was reported on Feb. 4; shopliftof electronic equipment was reported ing of clothing was reported on Feb. 5. on Feb. 6; two incidents of shoplifting were reported on Feb. 6; shoplifting of  1200 block of Ashford Crossing – A larcetwo TVs was reported on Feb. 8; shopny of a knife and a backpack from a velifting of condoms, panties, scissors and hicle was reported on Feb. 5. air fresheners was reported on Feb. 8; CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 shoplifting of duct tape, two printers

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Dunwoody Police Blotter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 1400 block of Mount Vernon Road – A

larceny was reported on Feb. 5.

1000 block of Crown Pointe Parkway –

A larceny of a suitcase, clothes and a lunchbox from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 5; a larceny of a laptop and iPad from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 5; theft of a bicycle was reported on Feb. 10.

1800 block of Cotillion Drive – A larceny

was reported on Feb. 6.

4900 block of Lakeside Drive – A larceny

of a knife and a backpack from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 9.

4700 block of N. Peachtree Road – Two

larcenies of articles from vehicles were reported on Feb. 10.

AS S A U LT 2300 block of Dunwoody Crossing – Two

incidents of family battery/simple battery were reported on Feb. 1; family battery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 3.

4300 block of N. Peachtree Road – Simple

assault/battery was reported on Feb. 1.

4900 block of Winters Chapel Road –

Child molestation was reported on Feb. 2.

6800 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-

vard – Aggravated assault with a weapon was reported on Feb. 4.

5300 block of Charleston Place – As-

sault through intimidation was reported on Feb. 5.

1st block of Perimeter Cen-

ter East – Family battery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 5; simple assault/battery was reported on Feb. 8.

1st block of Perimeter Center

Place – Family battery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 6.

4600 block of Magnolia Commons –

Simple assault/battery was reported on Feb. 8.

1st block of Perimeter Center West/Ash-

ford Dunwoody Road – Simple assault/ battery was reported on Feb. 9.

5500 block of Glenrich Court – Simple

assault/battery was reported on Feb. 9.

4800 block of Adams Walk – Family bat-

tery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 9.

OTHER

1800 block of Cotillion Drive – Family

battery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 10.

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4900

block of Tilly Mill Road/N. Peachtree Road – Disorderly conduct was reported on Feb. 1.

4800 block of Coldstream Drive – Fraud

7300 block of Peachford Circle – Harass-

2200 block of Dunwoody Crossing – Swindle was reported on Feb. 2.

1100 block of Hammond Drive – Disor-

was reported on Jan. 31.

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2100 block of Bucktrout Place – Fraud was reported on Feb. 3.

6700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-

1000 block of Crown Pointe Parkway – Credit card fraud was reported on Feb. 4.

4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road

2300 block of Mount Vernon Road

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road –

– Forgery was reported on Feb. 4.

4800 block of Valley View Court – Credit

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5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road

– Fraud through impersonation was reported on Feb. 5.

4300 block of Georgetown Square – Fraud

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– A loitering violation was reported on Feb. 5.

Disorderly conduct was reported on Feb. 5.

200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway –

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100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Dis-

orderly under the influence was reported on Feb. 5.

4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way – Ag-

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Equal Housing Opportunity. If your home is currently listed with another broker this is not indented to solicit that listing.

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