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Robert Eaves, back left, and daughter Sarah, front left, show off their smooth moves alongside Matthew Tillman, back right, and his daughter Zoe, front right, during the fourth annual FatherDaughter Dance at Woodland Elementary School on Feb. 9. More photos on page 3.

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In the summer of 2011 three superintendents took over three of the largest school districts in the state – Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb County Schools and Fulton County Schools.

It hasn’t been an easy 18 months for any of them, but one superintendent has fared better than the others.

DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson is out the

City leaders say state legislators should scrap a bill that would erode the city’s ability to regulate cellphone towers and other antennas.

During its Feb. 19 meeting, City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing House Bill 176.

The bill applies to all governments in Georgia.

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Abernathy delays keep art in storage

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Sandy Springs’ Abernathy Greenway Linear Park project is months behind schedule because of construction delays and attempts to satisfy angry neighbors.

Council members and park proponents say the wait will be worth it. The current plan calls for creating more than 20 acres of green space at the intersection of Abernathy, Brandon Mill and Johnson Ferry Roads.

The city estimates the cost will be $13.6 million, and Finance Director Karen Ellis said the city has budgeted $7.5 million for it. City spokeswoman Sharon Kraun said the city will receive $800,000 in federal money for the current phase of the project.

The park’s showcase feature is “playable art” donated to the city by Northside Hospital and coordinated by the Sandy Springs Conservancy. In July, one artist began installing a dragonfly sculpture, the first of several pieces that were selected for the park as part of a contest.

Sandy Springs Conservancy Executive Director Linda Bain said the city has received the other art pieces and has stored them inside the former Target property on Johnson Ferry Road. The city purchased the Target building in 2008 as part of its plans to revitalize the city’s downtown.

“Ideally we would’ve been able to install these structures in a site that was already prepared and ready to receive them,” Bain said. “This has had some setbacks that were unanticipated, but we were adaptable.”

City officials broke ground on the park in 2010. The Playable Art project was anticipated to open in fall 2012, but was pushed back to spring 2013 because of construction on Brandon Mill Road.

Councilman Chip Collins, whose district includes the greenway, said the park now could be ready by early 2014.

The city recently rebid Phase IV of the project, originally scheduled to begin in summer 2012.

Residents’ concerns about the park and the road widening have caused some of the setbacks.

The Georgia Department of Transportation revised its schedule for widening Abernathy Road after residents’ complaints convinced GDOT to lower the grade of Brandon Mill Road. That began in July and was supposed to be completed in September. GDOT reported in its November update that its contractor finished the job. GDOT moved its completion date for the road widening from Jan. 31 to Feb. 28, according to its website.

Residents have also complained about aspects of the park’s design.

In February 2012, the city agreed to revise its plans for adding parking and a pavilion to the greenway after neighbors told the council the project would increase traffic and decrease their property values. The council decided to move bathrooms to the center of the park and to evaluate usage before building additional parking on Wright Road.

City Council said it would still build a 36-space parking lot on the north side of the property along Abernathy Road.

Collins said GDOT’s construction delays for the Abernathy Road widening project altered the city’s schedule.

“We’ll eventually have a park and, hopefully, after it’s done, it’ll all be forgotten whether it opened in 2013 or 2014,” he said.

Bain said the conservancy and the artists understand the situation. “It’s the nature of public roadwork,” Bain said.

“I don’t think you can point a finger of blame. It’s just that these things happen and we have had some significant delays.”

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Pitts warns cuts to county revenues will be ‘devastating’

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District 2 At-Large Fulton County Commissioner Robb Pitts says a proposal to increase the county’s homestead tax exemption would be “devastating.”

Pitts attended the Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods meeting on Feb. 7 and addressed several pieces of legislation being introduced in the state General Assembly this year.

The proposals target different aspects of county government. One moves the county to an employment system that would make it easier to fire workers. Another changes the makeup of the county’s library board.

Pitts said he was most worried about the homestead tax exemption bill, which would increase the exemption from $30,000 to $60,000. Estimates vary on the impact, but Pitts said it would cut $50 million out of the county’s budget.

“What would I cut out, if the county had $50 million less?” Pitts asked. “The lawyers will complain now about the court system, not enough employees, not enough this. Do you cut the district attorney’s office? Do you cut the jail, which is heavy [with] personnel? What do you cut?

“You close libraries? You shorten the hours? You take another $5 million or so from Grady Hospital? That’s going to be devastating for Grady. What happens if Grady can’t accommodate all of the people that they now accommodate? Where will those people go? I can tell you where they’re going. They’re going to Piedmont and Northside (hospitals), because they can’t turn them away.”

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“back burner,” but the north Fulton state legislative delegation has introduced bills that would re-establish Milton, which was absorbed into Fulton during the Depression.

On Feb. 11, Rep. Jan Jones, R-Milton, speaker pro tem of the House, reintroduced legislation to create Milton County, an idea that so far hasn’t appeared likely to pass numerous legal hurdles. Rep. Wendell Willard, R-Sandy Springs, and other representatives also introduced similar bills.

Milton County would be comprised of cities in north Fulton County, leaving Fulton with Atlanta and communities in the southern part of the county.

“We are committed to a more accountable county government that satisfactorily performs only the services that are necessary and no more,” Jones said in a press release. “I believe significant reform of Fulton County this year and a continued push to recreate Milton County will deliver it.”

As a constitutional amendment, the resolution needs a two-thirds majority vote in the state House and Senate before it could be placed on the ballot for a statewide vote, the press release says.

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The bill, sponsored by Rep. Don Parsons, R-Marietta, undermines several aspects of regulations City Council approved in December. The city’s regulations were tailored to comply with the Federal Telecommunications Act, which allows local governments to regulate the towers as long as it doesn’t prohibit them.

“We cannot do anything that would prohibit someone from having access to wireless communications,” City Attorney Cecil McLendon said. “What this [bill] does is move it a couple of steps further.”

McLendon said passage of the law would mean the city couldn’t require telecommunications companies to camouflage their antennas or prove that no alternative sites exist. He said it would also restrict the city’s ability to regulate the size of towers.

McLendon said the law would also prohibit the city from asking applicants to show a need for a new tower.

Council members scolded the Legislature and alluded to Parsons’ profession and campaign contributors.

According to the nonpartisan website Votesmart.org, Parsons works as a telecommunications consultant. The communications industry is one of his largest contributors, having donated more than $12,000 to his political campaigns, according to the website. Parsons also chairs the House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee.

As of Feb. 20, Parsons had not replied to an email message seeking comment.

“It’s a shame that this is coming up,” Councilwoman Dianne Fries said.

“I think it’s a huge overreach and being done for unknown reasons,” Councilman Gabriel Sterling said.

In other business, the council approved condemning two pieces of property on Roswell Road to expand right of way for the city’s streetscape project, including one owned by a local strip club.

The parcels are the last two of 26 the city needs for the streetscape project.

The city has successfully negotiated for the other 24 parcels, McLendon said.

The parcel, located at 6420 Roswell Road, is owned by Charles Gary Evans and is the address for Flashers, a strip club the city sued in 2011 for alleged violations of city code. The other proper-

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ty is a gas station at 6360 Roswell Road, and is owned by a company in Macon.

The condemnation will give the city additional right of way as it begins construction of sidewalks from Johnson Ferry to Abernathy Road.

The city has offered to pay at least $30,200 for the parcel located at 6420 Roswell Road and $71,850 for the parcel at 6360 Roswell. According to the city’s website, the streetscape will include, “installation of sidewalks on both sides of the road and where this section is non-existent. In addition, pedestrianscale lighting, crosswalks, street trees, bus shelters and associated landscaping will be installed.”

McLendon said the city will probably have to go through the courts to obtain a clear title to the strip club’s right of way.

Mayor Eva Galambos said the city is doing the strip club owners a favor.

“Here we are. We’re going to be spending a lot of money. We’re spending money to improve the private property owner’s outlook on Roswell Road, and they’re making us pay through the nose and go through eminent domain,” Galambos said.

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Long-time Sen. Tysinger ‘knew collaboration would produce better results’ I do not know the words to fully describe the life of Sen. Jim Tysinger, who died Feb. 12. To the one, all who knew Jim called him a gentleman who without fail worked to better our state and community.

But those words do little justice, for he was more than that. Elected to the council for the city of North DeKalb, Jim saw his city dissolved by the efforts of his state senator. Unhappy, Jim ran against him and in 1968 was elected senator, a position he held through 2004.

At the time, Jim was one of just a handful of Republicans in the Georgia Legislature. This gives you an idea of Jim’s character -- undaunted by long odds.

In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Georgia Republicans were in short supply. But Jim believed his conservative principles were shared by many and Watergate did not define his ethics. So he started the weekly North DeKalb Saturday Morning Breakfast Forum (now named after him) and the yearBOB ly Lincoln Day Dinner.

DALLAS Jim led these meetings to encourage conversation, not conflict, to resolve the political issues of the day.

GUEST COLUMN As a Georgia Tech engineer, Jim knew collaboration would produce better results. These meetings were open to all, Democrats, Republicans, and nonpartisans alike. So long as the office holders or seekers were honest and worked for the greater good, they were welcome.

And it was Jim who led the effort for DeKalb Republicans to reach out to African-Americans and Latinos throughout all of DeKalb County.

Jim’s willingness to work with all while maintaining his principles was his trademark.

This is best reflected in Jim chairing the Georgia State Senate Science and Technology Committee as a Republican when the senate was dominated by Democrats. Without Jim’s leadership and willingness to work with a Democratic governor, there would be no Brook Run Park in Dunwoody. Engineers like Jim know there is more than one way to span a river.

And while his list of legislative accomplishments is too long to set forth here, one recent event sums it up.

The Ashford-Dunwoody interchange over I-285 is named after Jim Tysinger.

Last fall, when the Diverging Double Diamond Interchange JOE EARLE (DDI) was christened, local and statewide officials, including the LieuRetired state Sen. Jim Tysinger in the tenant Governor who served with Jim as a senator, spent more time library at his home in Brookhaven. thanking Jim than talking about the first of its kind interchange.

By way of background, it was Jim who sponsored the legislation that led to the creation of the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, without which the Perimeter area would not be the Southeast’s top retail and office market, and the DDI would not have been built.

What started as a celebration of a bridge became a celebration of an engineer who was more than just a builder of bridges.

So, it is the engineer which we mourn in passing and celebrate in life. Senator Jim Tysinger is that gentleman who showed us it is what we build to serve others that matters most.

Dunwoody lawyer Bob Dallas serves as moderator of the Sen. Jim Tysinger Saturday Morning Breakfast Forum.

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public places and homes safe from the crazies (these murderers are not lawabiding, citizen gun owners) who would shoot up such places with weapons they will obtain no matter what the guns laws are?

The answer is we put something or someone in place to deter such individuals. It could be guards, metal detectors, permanent lock down, armed participants or one of the many ideas we

Americans will create to reach that goal.

The answer is to deter the crazed individuals before they can even enter the area or reach the victims. The answer is unless the protectors are on an equal footing to the shooter, i.e., they possess a weapon or the strength to deter, the shooter will prevail.

Just look at the protections for public officials, celebrities and any highprofile individuals. They employ armed guards 24-7. Rarely do we hear of any of those people shot, killed or injured.

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Perimeter Business A monthly section focusing on business in the Reporter Newspapers communities

Christopher North Emily Myers ventured into the jam-making business in 2008 after her husband lost his job in the finance industry.

Myers, a Dunwoody resident with two children, has expanded her product line to include sauces and relishes. Her company, Emily G’s, has shelf space in 180 stores nationwide.

Local entrepreneurs looked in the mirror for new bosses

By Dan Whisenhunt Dunwoody mom Emily Myers got in a financial jam back in 2008, so she started selling jams of her own to get out of it.

Myers is one of the local entrepreneurs who found happiness as well as hardship running a small business in a foundering economy. One Sandy Springs couple, Gail Smith and Randy

Q&A: Alan Dabbiere

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Dabbiere, chairman of AirWatch, a mobile device management company in Sandy Springs, hopes his company grows to 5,000 employees in the next five to 10 years.

Dempsey, turned brewing craft beer into a second source of income. Jaime Foster, who lives in Sandy Springs, left her job as a medical sales rep and used her grandfather’s almond butter recipe to launch a new career.

Small business experts say they’re seeing more people tapping their hobbies and passions in search of profit, but success can be elusive.

Cliff Oxford, a Buckhead resident who founded

Profile: Chip Stockton

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Chip Stockton went into the suitselling business with his father, and now owns four H. Stockton locations in the metro Atlanta area, including one in Dunwoody.

the Oxford Center University to educate entrepreneurs, said the bottom line about building a successful company usually isn’t buying office furniture or developing a plan.

“In reality, the first thing you should do is get a customer,” Oxford said. “Will somebody write you a check for what you’re doing? That’s what we teach.”

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Q&A on tech jobs: ‘An ideal location to draw from high-tech talent’ The mobile device management company AirWatch was founded in 2003. The Sandy Springs-based company now claims more than 3,000 customers in retail, financial services, healthcare, government, distribution, education, hospitality, manufacturing, telecommunications and transportation.

AirWatch Chairman Alan Dabbiere joined the company in 2006. Before that, Dabbiere founded Manhattan Associates, a supply-chain executive software company that went public in 1998. Ernst & Young named him the Southeast Industry Entrepreneur of the Year in 1999.

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PERIMETER BUSINESS Dan Whisenhunt Chip Stockton, president of H. Stockton atlanta, shows off some of his latest inventory at the perimeter store.

H. Stockton, a metro area retailer with four locations, sells men’s clothing.

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the speakers. Once Stockton tried his hand at working in the music business, but said he “starved” trying to Chip Stockton relaxes by moving. make a career out of it.

“I’m more of a doer than a talker,” “I still like that,” Stockton said. he said.

“But I do want to eat.”

The president of H. Stockton AtDistinguishing oneself in the dislanta, a men’s clothing store with four tinguished gentleman’s clothing busilocations in the metro area, said he’s ness became a game of contrasts.

The been able to stay in business by outchain stores trotted out flashy duds working the competition. with foreign labels; he looked for unOne recent afternoon, the 59-yearderstated garments made in America. old wore a soft-colored tweed coat Stockton estimates around 70 percent and twill trousers as he zipped of his inventory is made in the United around Stockton’s Perimeter store in States and he makes regular trips to Dunwoody. Belt buckles and buttons New York to “beat the bushes.” glowed under the soft lights and the “We canvass the market to see evroom smelled of polished leather. erything that’s out there,” Upstairs, his business Stockton said. partners, Patrick Dye and He said figuring out Joel Patton, waited for him Perimet er what he doesn’t like for his with a selection of patterns Pro fil e store is as important as dethey were considering for termining what he does. the fall 2013 inventory.

As he’s evolved in the Soon, Stockton joined them, business his company has relied on taking the seat at the head of the tasportswear – trousers, shirts and ble. As they studied pieces of fabric sweaters – as another angle to explore arranged on the table, Stockton often his toned-down aesthetic.

Stockton would stand from his chair, reaching wants to provide clothes that won’t over to point out a pattern he liked. stick out in a closet, but will still look Stockton said over the years he’s sharp. learned that sitting still puts him at a “Our challenge has been to make disadvantage in a business where his sportswear understated but interestcompetitors – national retail chains – ing,” he said. are down the street.

Stockton prides himself on be“What’s changed for me is that I’ve ing local and said his business has realized I’ve got to work harder than thrived on building relationships the next guy to be successful,” Stockwith the community, even members ton said. who aren’t customers. He has a wife, Stockton went into business as a Anne, and two grown children: his youngster with his father, Ham Stockson, William Stockton, and a daughton, and they ran a store on Forsyth ter, Hannah Orth.

Street in Atlanta. He began workThe people who sell his suits have ing in the suit-selling business when been with him for 15 to 20 years, he he was 12. He moved to the Perimesaid, and the sales staff does all the ter area in 1980. For 17 years, he parttailoring upstairs. nered with his brother, Court, who “The person who fits you is the passed away in 2010. person who measures your garment,” The Perimeter store staff takes Stockton said.

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Thomas Eye Group, a leading eye care provider with nine locations in the metro Atlanta area, will relocate its current St. Joseph’s Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery Center to a newly-purchased building at the corner of Barfield Road and Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs. The project scope will include a renovation of the exterior, an addition of a drop-off canopy and a complete buildout of the interior. Completion is targeted for later this year.

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Mathnasium, a math learning center for children in second grade through high school, opened its doors at 5552-B Chamblee Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody, and celebrated with a ribbon cutting. From left, Dunwoody City Councilman Terry Nall, Dunwoody Mayor Pro Tem Denny Shortal, Glen Fuse, Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis, Jeremy Wilson, Sam Sullivan, Brendan Sullivan, Owner Maureen Sullivan, Frankie Sullivan, Sarah Dekutowski, Margaret Curtin, Nick Dekutowski, Jack Curtin, John Dekutowski and Lisa Staf Vadin.

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Absolute Holistic Medicine, an alternative medicine clinic located at 1868 Independence Square in Dunwoody, recently held a ribbon cutting on Feb. 13, marking its grand opening. From left, Sara Massey, representing the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce, Dunwoody City Councilman Terry Nall, Dr. Jitao Bai, owner, Charln Chou and Cindy Wang, were joined by representatives from the Atlanta Chinese Culture Center and Atlanta Chinese Christian Church.

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Willa Bryan, center, along with parents Lelia Bryan, left, and Michael, right, cut the ribbon on Vino Venue in Dunwoody’s Georgetown Shopping Center. The opening festivities attracted city officials and members of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce.

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Myers said she succeeded because she didn’t have a choice.

Her husband, Matt, lost his financial industry job in 2008, and she had two toddlers at home.

What began on an afternoon spent picking strawberries turned into an income for Myers during the worst of the recession. Her family still depends on it, she said.

“I tell people literally, when they buy jam I can pay for my kid to go to soccer,” Myers said. “There’s a “I personally love to cook, direct correlation between my abillove to entertain. I’m ity to do things for my family and passionate about food how successfully this company is.” and healthy lifestyles, and Her company, Emily G’s, has exthis product fits within panded to include sauces and releverything i believe.” ishes. Emily G’s products can be – Jaime Foster, NaturAlmond found at 180 stores nationwide.

Myers had worked as a souschef in Ohio, so making jam wasn’t O’Dempsey’s finances and nava challenge. The hard part was igates the maze of state alcohol missing her kids’ soccer games, regulations standing between the working late and learning how to product and retailers. Every state make money off her ideas. In some is different, she said. ways, the job was harder than be“One of the key things is doing a mom, she said. ing enough research to make sure “If I screw up, my kids will forthat you choose good distributors, give me,” Myers said. “The bank because once you’re tied to a diswill not.” tributor you’re kind of stuck with Dempsey has brewed them for good or bad,” beer at home since the Smith said.

Co v er 1980s. In 2009, he wanted Both O’Dempsey’s and St o r y to step up from bottling Emily G’s manufacture small batches at home to their products elsewhere. putting six-packs on store O’Dempsey’s production shelves. His first test batch debuted facility is in South Carolina, and at the 5 Seasons Brewing CompaEmily G’s is in south Georgia to ny in Sandy Springs and went over keep production costs under conwell. Milestones flowed: in April trol.

2010, O’Dempsey’s shipped its Big Foster operates her commercial Red Ale to Savannah Distributing, kitchen in Chamblee because sharfollowed by Inukshuk IPA in Seping a kitchen could potentially extember 2010. Today O’Dempsey’s pose her homemade NaturAlmond is sold in five states. almond butter to gluten and pea“One of the unexpected pleanuts, she said. She produces the sures is, you brand as a prodgo into a bar, uct of her comYou can learn more about the you sit down pany, Hinsdale products featured in this story and I order my & Foster Proviby visiting the following links: own beer and sions.

I pay for it,” The comEmily G’s: Dempsey said. pany officialwww.emilygs.com “I’m buying my ly opened in O’Dempsey’s: beer and paying April 2012. Foswww.odempseys.com retail price for ter said she left Hinsdale & Foster Provisions: it happily. For the lucrative www.naturalmond.com some reason, I and exhausting get a kick out of world of medit.” ical sales beBoth Smith and Dempsey still cause she wanted to focus on what hold day jobs. Dempsey designs was most important. trade shows and Smith runs an“I traveled a lot,” Foster said. “I other small business, CFO Adviwas gone all the time and had two sory Associates. Smith handles small children. My mother’s sick

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She said the business exceeded her expectations, with more than 100 retailers carrying NaturAlmond. Her husband helps out while keeping his day job as an attorney.

Her product also has personal significance. She grew up eating it. Her 96-year-old grandfather, who lives in California, taught her the almond butter recipe two years ago.

“I personally love to cook, love to entertain,” Foster said. “I’m passionate about food and healthy lifestyles, and this product fits within everything I believe.”

Peter Rassel, a business consultant at Georgia State University Small Business Development Center, said success varies: 50 percent of the businesses he helped nurture are still open after five years, the survival benchmark for young companies. About 25 percent of the businesses close. The rest struggle, their owners unwilling to concede their life’s work might be their biggest mistake.

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Monday, Feb. 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. – It’s time for the Community Assistance Center’s thrift boutique sale! Check out winter clothes bargains for the whole family. Everything must go to make way for spring fashions! Sale continues through Friday, March 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Saturday March 2, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Proceeds support emergency assistance and programs at CAC. Free admission and open to all. 1130 Hightower Trail, Sandy Springs, 30350. To learn more, visit: www.ourcac.org or call 770-552-4889.

Buckhead Celebration Friday, March 1, 7-11 p.m. – The Buckhead Heritage Society presents “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” celebrating the 175th anniversary of the founding of the community. $150 for Buckhead Heritage Society and Buckhead Business Association members; $175 for non-members. Enjoy music, dancing, drinks and hors d’oeuvres. At The Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Visit: www.buckheadheritage.com to purchase tickets or call 404-467-9447 with questions.

Daffodil Dash Sunday, March 3, 8:30 a.m. – The Daffo-

dil Dash, a 1-mile and 5K run/walk, remembers the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust. Funds raised support Holocaust education and help children in humanitarian crises around the world. Race starts at Georgia Perimeter College, 2101 Womack Rd., Dunwoody, 30338, and ends at the Abe Besser Holocaust Memorial at the Marcus Jewish Community Center-Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., 30338. Registration, 8:30 a.m.; 5K run/walk, 9:30 a.m.; 1-mile run/walk, 9:45 a.m. $20 by Feb. 25; $25 after. Kids under 10 years, $12. Register online at www.daffodildash.org.

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Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m. – “Act II:

With a Rose Between Our Teeth,” is presented by The Thoroughly Modern Senior Ensemble of the Academy Theatre. A one-hour collection of short scenes and songs, “Act II: With a Rose Between Our Teeth” is real, poignant, heartbreaking and hilarious. Free admission for Oglethorpe University of Art Museum members, OU faculty, students and staff. $5 for non-members. 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404364-8555 or go to: http://museum.oglethorpe.edu/ programs for further information.

Chamber Singers Saturday, March 9, 7 p.m. – The High Point

University Chamber Singers, coming off of a soldout concert in Carnegie Hall, will perform choral works from Brahms to Moses Hogan. $10 suggested donation. Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-394-0675 to find out more.

Atlanta Concert Band

Saturday, March 9, 8-9 p.m. – Oglethorpe University hosts The Atlanta Concert Band, with Paul Scanling, conductor. $10 general admission. No advance sales. Box office opens at 7 p.m.

Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-504-1074 or visit: www.oglethorpe.edu for details.

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Friday, March 1, 5:45-9 p.m. – Hang out,

eat pizza and play games with the children’s librarians, Ms. Duffy and Ms. Germon when the library is closed! This is like a sleep-over without the sleeping part. Sign up required and started Feb. 1. Space is very limited. Free and open to the community. NOTE: for ages 8 and 9 only. Come by, call 404-303-6130 or email: shannon.duffy@fultoncountyga.gov to sign up or to ask questions. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Dr. Seuss Saturday, March 2, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. – Cel-

ebrate “Read Across America Day” and Dr. Suess’ birthday! View the special Seuss bulletin board display, check out books from the display, and get Seuss coloring pages and activity sheets. Make a Dr. Seuss bookmark during the month of March, just ask the librarian! Free and appropriate for ages 3-12.

Continues through March 30. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305.

Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-8143500 to find out more.

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Saturday, March 2, 12-4 p.m. – Teens, get ready

for the worst with these helpful tips on emergency preparedness provided by Sandy Springs Fire & Rescue.

Then become a zombie with the help of a make-up and FX artist! For middle and high school youth. Brain cravings optional, but registration is required. Free and open to the public. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: marlan.brinkley@fultoncountyga.gov to sign up or call 404-303-6130.

Pasta Salad Savvy Wednesday, March 6, 4:30 p.m. – Get ready to cook up a storm by making healthy snacks. Sign up required and started Feb. 1. Space is limited. Free and open to the community. For ages 7-11. Come by, call 404-303-6130 or email: leah.germon@ fultoncountyga.gov to reserve your space. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Ballet Auditions Friday, March 8, 4:30 p.m. – The Sandy Springs Ballet Company auditions dancers, ages 11-18. Group 1 auditions, March 8, 4:30 p.m., for dancers entering grades 5-6, for the Apprentice program; Group 2 auditions, Sunday, March 10, 1 p.m., for grades 7-9 for the Apprentice program; Group 3, March 10, 3 p.m., for grades 10-12 for the Pre-professional program. Previous ballet experience required. $20 audition fee. Female attire: black leotard, pink tights, pink shoes. Male: black tights/shorts, white t-shirt, white shoes. No jewelry, nail polish, or heavy makeup. Call 404-256-5542 for an application package. The Bush Centre for Ballet, 6215 Black Water Trail, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Call Rosalyn Bush at 404-256-5542 for more details. www.bushballetcentre.com.

Turtle Tours Saturday, March 9, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Her-

itage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an educational series appropriate for children ages 2- 5, continues. In this program, museum mascots “Sandy” the Chipmunk and “Spring” the Turtle learn about nature. Free; donations encouraged. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings. org, call 404-851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org.

Luck O’ the Irish Saturday, March 9, 12-4 p.m. – To celebrate

St. Patrick’s Day, children ages 4-12 can drop in between 12- 4 p.m. and make an Irish craft as a parent and child activity. Free and open to the public.

Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 for details.

The World-Famous

Thursday, Feb. 28, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Join

others for Attorney Miles Hurley’s “Moving to Georgia,” a legal guide for new senior residents. After getting settled in their new homes, many families wonder about their legal documents. Common questions new residents have will be discussed. Free and open to the community. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres served.

RSVP to Hallmark Buckhead, 404-442-2700. 650 Phipps Blvd., Atlanta, 30326. Visit: www.hurleyeclaw.com for more information or email: klewis@hurleyeclaw.¬com.

Happy Families Thursday, Feb. 28, 7:30-9 p.m. – “A Page

from the Book Festival” of the Marcus Jewish Community Center-Atlanta welcomes New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler, columnist on contemporary families. He discusses his latest book “The Secret of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More.” Members, $8; non-members, $13. Open to the public. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. To learn more, go to: www.atlantajcc.org/bookfestival or call the box office at 678-812-4005.

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Prepare for Departure Saturday, March 2, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. – You may have a retirement plan, a will and Power of Attorney in place, but it may not be enough. Attend this one-day seminar to hear eight experts speak on: medical ethics; legal issues; organ/tissue donation; hospice/ palliative care; the funeral rite. Seminar begins with coffee and light breakfast at 9 a.m.; workshop begins at 9:30 a.m. Lunch provided. $10 per person. Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Moylan Hall, 1350 Hearst Dr., Brookhaven, 30319. For details and to register, call Kathy Fries at 770-458-0381 or via email: khfries@bellsouth.net or Kathy Gansereit at 404-3087704 or silverkathy@att.net.

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Free and open the public. For adult audiences. Registration required. To register online visit: www.grantspace. org/Classroom. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 for additional information.

Jewish History Sunday, March 3, 2 p.m. – The Atlanta History

Center welcomes Janice Rothschild Blumberg, a native Atlantan and graduate from the University of Georgia, who has studied American Jewish history while experiencing it, as the widow of two Jewish leaders, civil rights activist Rabbi Jacob Rothschild and David Blumberg.

She lectures on American Rabbi “Alphabet” Browne.

Admission: $5 for members; $10 for non-members.

Reservations required. Call 404-814-4150 or reserve online at: www.atlantahistorycenter.com. 130 W. Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, 30305.

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FAITH

Catholics hope for an energetic, perhaps non-European pope

BY JOE EARLE AND DAN WHISENHUNT Several local Catholic parishioners said recently they hoped their church’s next worldwide leader would be energetic and ready to address new challenges.

“I don’t want to say ‘a younger man,’ but hopefully someone who has stronger physical capabilities, and also someone who can think globally, and not in a divisive fashion,” said Mary Mattson of Sandy Springs. “The church has many different facets to it globally and [the pope should be] someone who’s aware of that.”

Pope Benedict XVI stunned Catholics around the world with his announcement Feb. 11 that he would resign on Feb. 28. The 85-year-old pontiff said he would resign because of failing strength. He is the first pope to resign in about 600 years.

James Zwald, a member at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Buckhead,

said he was a little surprised by the news at first, but could understand the decision.

“I thought the rationale he used was reasonable,” Zwald said, who said the next pope should be someone who is “motivated and energetic.”

Mattson said she, too, was surprised at first. “I had to take a few minutes and pause and think about it,” she said after a mid-day mass at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody. “I really think it took great courage to stand up and say, ‘I no longer feel like I can honor this position and perform it in the way it needs to be performed.’”

Several parishioners interviewed as they left Ash Wednesday services on Feb. 13 said they would welcome a decision by church leaders to select a pope from outside Europe.

Mary Mattson

Charles Lynch

I would like to see a pope who represents that part of the world where our faith is strongest, which means South America,” Karen Ehmer of Dunwoody said.

Charles Lynch of Dunwoody said the College of Cardinals, which will choose the next pope, has more choices now than in the past.

“Historically, it’s always been within Europe, but history [now] has given us

Karen Ehmer

a lot more opportunities and a lot more choices. The cardinals, from everything I’ve seen, are very well qualified to make this decision.”

What sort of man should the cardinals choose?

“I would have to use the term ‘Renaissance [Man],’ Lynch said. “This person needs to be able to look at the past and present, and meld the needs of all the Catholics out there.”

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McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks

600 Ashwood Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30338 770.399.9900 | www.mccormickandschmicks.com M-Th: 11-9, Fri: 11-10, Sat: 4-10, Sun: 4-9 From fresh seafood and shell fish to aged steaks and garden fresh salads, our goal is to exceed your dining expectations. Our menus reflect seafood from the Pacific Rim, Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. We also source products from local ranches, farms and wineries to showcase regionally inspired dishes.

MoSaiC Restaurant

3887 Peachtree Rd, Buckhead/Brookhaven & other locations 404-816-2229 | www.ChinChinAtlanta.com Mon-Thurs 11:30-10:30, Fri/Sat 11:30-11, Sun 12-10:30 Fine Asian Cuisine - Its atmosphere, service and quality of food are above reproach. You can sit in the dining area and watch the preparation of food through a large plate glass. The menu is extensive, offering items in every category including chicken, seafood, pork, beef and duck. There are also vegetarian dishes for those who prefer.

3097 Maple Drive, Buckhead 404-846-5722 | www.mosaicatl.com Mon–Thur 11:30–10, Fri/Sat 11:30–11, Sun Brunch, 10:30–3, Dinner 3–9 MoSaiC is a popular neighborhood, Buckhead eatery, located between Peachtree & Paces Ferry. Visit this hidden gem for a charming escape from city living. Our eclectic wine list and seasonal menu is sure to please the palate.

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Come have a drink at Brookhaven’s Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub. This authentic Irish pub is a celebration of the seven Celtic nations. Whether it’s Guinness poured at the perfect temperature or the life-sized William Wallace Braveheart statue, Olde Blind Dog is the best Irish pub on this side of the pond. We have won numerous awards for excellence in food and drink. Our friendly, experienced waitstaff will cater to your every need. See us today, and don’t forget our legendary St. Patrick’s Day celebration is always right around the corner.

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Pig-N-Chik

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Tantra Restaurant

2285 Peachtree Rd. N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30309 404-228-7963 | tantrabuckhead.com Tantra restaurant in South Buckhead features a contemporary American menu highlighted with the exotic flavors of Persian & Indian cuisine. The menu is crafted

by Executive Chef Terry Dwyer and his staff. Popular items include: mussels in roasted pepper broth with chipotle and star anise, large plump scallops caramelized in a basil rub with a dried lime beurre blanc to compliment, grilled Australian lamb served with crisp eggplant frites and horseradish-ghost chile aioli.

Teela Taqueria

City Walk at Sandy Springs 227 Sandy Springs Place NE 404-459-0477 | www.teelataqueria.com Sun – Thurs: 11am – 10 pm Fri – Sat: 11 am – 11:30 pm Full service boutique Mexican restaurant.

Tin Can Fish House & Oyster Bar

City Walk at Sandy Springs 227 Sandy Springs Place NE 404-497-9997 | www.tincanfishhouse.com Sun – Fri: 5 pm – 10 pm Sat: 11:30 am – 11 pm Features an eclectic menu of seaside dishes.

Uncle Julio’s Fine Mexican Food

1860 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta 30309 | 404-350-6767 1140 Hammond Dr NE, Sandy Springs | 678-736-8260 Sun-Thurs, 11–10; Fri & Sat, 11–11 | Uncle Julio’s created a unique restaurant concept around original recipes that demand only the freshest ingredients tailored after Uncle Julio’s family tastes.

Beyond tacos, enchiladas and tamales, Uncle Julio’s specializes in marinated and mesquite grilled beef and chicken fajitas, ribs, quail, frog legs, and jumbo shrimp.

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At first glance, collecting canned food may seem like an odd way for a church to help stop human trafficking.

But Greg Chevalier, the chairman of outreach ministry for Brookhaven Christian Church, explained that there are many things that can make children more susceptible to becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation, including hunger.

“When a child is hungry, they’re more vulnerable to receive a gift from a stranger and that builds trust,” Chevalier said.

On March 16, Brookhaven Christian Church will host an event on behalf of the statewide Street Grace ministry to assemble “blessing bags” - backpacks filled with non-perishable food items to give to children in the Tri-Cities High School cluster over spring break.

According to Street Grace, 58 percent of kids in Georgia public schools receive free or reduced lunches.

Chevalier said the Tri-Cities school cluster, in south Fulton County, has a high number of students receiving free or reduced lunches, many of whom may not have access to regular meals outside of school. “That cluster has the highest degree of potential vulnerability,” Chevalier said.

With spring break coming up, Chevalier said, those children will have a week without lunches at school.

“Our objective is to pack lunches, non-perishable food items, into backpacks and provide them to students at Tri-Cities schools that are going on spring break,” Chevalier said.

Several churches in the Reporter Newspapers communities of Buckhead, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and Dunwoody participate in the Street Grace ministry.

“We are an alliance of Christian churches, and our main focus is to organize churches to get mobilized, and educate them about commercial sexual exploitation of children,” said Street Grace Programs Director Amy Walters.

Walters said the organization was formed four years ago by church leaders who were concerned about the number of children and teenagers becoming victims of the commercial sex trade in metro Atlanta.

The organization aims to generate awareness about the commercial sexual exploitation of children and provide resources for nonprofit organizations that help victims.

“The church is full of people who care. They just didn’t know what to do and where to go,” Walters said. “As we help educate people to what they can do, we point them in directions where they can have a positive impact.”

Walters said in addition to fighting hunger, the organization has several oth-

“It’s supply and it’s demand. In order to fulfill the demand of individuals that purchase children for sex, there has to be supply.

And in order for there to be supply, one must entice a child into the program.”

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Street Grace is working with the Department of Education to train speakers who will reach out to parent-teacher organizations to educate them about ways kids can be lured into the commercial sex trade.

“It really can be as simple as my child goes to a shopping mall and someone approaches them with a business card and says, ‘Your makeup looks great. I want to hire you,’” Walters said. “We always think it’s the white van that’s going to drive up and drag our child off. It’s not going to happen like that.”

Chevalier said it’s important for people to learn what a big problem human trafficking is in Atlanta.

He said there’s a misconception that the problem is confined to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. In fact, Chevalier said, a large percentage of transactions happen outside the Perimeter.

“It’s not the degenerate individual down by the airport living in the streets.

It’s not the international businessman with no ethics or morals traveling in.

That’s a nominal part of the issue,” Chevalier said.

Chevalier said it’s a large and complex issue to tackle.

“It’s supply and it’s demand,” Chevalier said. “In order to fulfill the demand of individuals that purchase children for sex, there has to be supply. And in order for there to be supply, one must entice a child into the program.”

Chevalier said Street Grace hopes that by providing food for kids over spring break, it may help to make them less vulnerable to predators.

On March 16, volunteers are invited to Brookhaven Christian Church to help assemble the blessing bags from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are asked to register online at http://streetgrace. org/events/quarterly-serve-learn-volunteer-day/ to bring an item to donate.

“Anybody can volunteer with us,” Walters said. “Just because we are a group of churches doesn’t mean you have to be affiliated with a church to volunteer.”

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EDUCATION

15th Annual Montag Family Community Lecture Series

How the Brain Learns to Read: Implications for Reading Development, Instruction, and Dyslexia Dr. Maryanne Wolf Internationally recognized literacy and dyslexia expert Thursday, March 14 7:00 - 9:00 pm Atlanta Speech School 3160 Northside Parkway, NW Atlanta, GA 30327 There is no charge to attend but space is limited. Reserve online at www.atlantaspeechschool.org/montag by March 11. For more information, contact Kim Allocca at kallocca@atlantaspeechschool.org

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 Jacque Jordan, Senior  Mount Vernon Presbyterian School Jacque Jordan taught herself to play the guitar when she was in the eighth grade. Since then, her passion for music has continued to grow.

It did not take long before Jacque started writing her own songs to express her feelings.

“Emotion has to be there,” she said. “People ask me, ‘What comes first [in writing a song]?’

It depends on how you feel.”

Her songwriting and performing skills have paid off. Jacque has appeared three times at Eddie’s Attic, a celebrated performance spot in Decatur, and performed a 30-minute set of six songs at the Sandy Springs Festival last year.

Her favorite singing memory comes from her second performance at Eddie’s Attic, when she participated in a contest and came in second place. “Even though I didn’t win, the experience of being up there was enough,” she said.

A Dave Matthews Band fan who describes her singing style as “folk-indierock style,” Jacque said her songwriting carries through in her assignments for English class. “My teachers don’t know what I am saying because I only write in metaphors,” she said.

Her favorite class at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School is “Praise Band,” which she calls “one hour and 10 minutes of just a meaningful [performance].”

Her Praise Band teacher, Chris Moore, said Jacque’s singing reminds him of “a cross between Diana Krall and

Janis Joplin.”

“Jacque is a very gifted singer and talented songwriter who expresses her thoughts and feelings so beautifully through her music,” Moore said. “We are very fortunate to have her talents at Mount Vernon.”

Apart from singing, Jacque has been an active member of the varsity basketball team at Mount Vernon during all four years she has been in high school.

She has been playing since she was 6 years old, but she describes basketball as “more of a hobby.” “I love the family feel of the game,” she said.

She played club basketball, she said, but stopped in order to focus more on music.

What’s Next: Jacque will attend Belmont University in Nashville in the fall and plans to be a religion and arts major. “Belmont allows you to make your own religion major,” she said, “which allows me to add music to my religion.”

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door. Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis survived an attempted ouster. Fulton County Schools Superintendent Robert Avossa, who avoided political intrigue, makes speeches about the future.

In 2011, Reporter Newspapers wrote that the superintendents might face a hard road. According to the American Association of School Administrators,

the average tenure of superintendents in large, inner-city school districts is 3 1/2 years. The brevity of their terms, the association says, harms school performance.

Association Executive Director Dan Domenech called superintendents “better-paid migrant workers.”

Here’s an abbreviated history of what’s happened since the three new superintendents arrived:

DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson Previous job: Lorain, Ohio, school district.

What Atkinson said when she got the job: “The difficulties that superintendents face today are the same challenges we face in the communities.”

What happened: Atkinson faced an uphill battle from Day 1. She was appointed in a 6-3 vote of the Board of Education. Her months as a school administrator were spent managing crisis after crisis. School officials discovered funding shortfalls, raised taxes, reassigned school leaders, and tinkered with its school calendar. In December, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed DeKalb on accreditation probation.

Where things stand today: On Feb. 8, DeKalb County Board of Education approved a separation agreement with Atkinson and hired former Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond as interim superintendent.

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Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis Previous job: Chancellor of the University System of Georgia.

What Davis said when he got the job: “What I hope to achieve in the time I’m here is certainly put out all the fires, identify the major issues, solve as many as I can and hand over a smoothly running operation to the next superintendent. I’m hopeful I can get

all that done.”

What happened: Davis was hired as an interim to replace Superintendent Beverly Hall who left after the APS cheating scandal unfolded. He was initially hailed as the right man for a precarious situation, but he made controversial decisions that angered some community members. He closed schools, redistricted others, suspended teachers suspected of giving students answers on state tests, and turned North Atlanta High upside down by removing its leadership.

Where things stand today: Superintendent Erroll Davis received a contract extension through 2014 after the renewal was delayed. The extension allows the board to fire Davis with 90 days’ notice if certain conditions are met.

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Fulton County Schools Superintendent Robert Avossa Previous job: Chief strategy and accountability officer for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina.

What Avossa said when he got the job: “Education is a business where you are all in it together to help kids succeed. Our goal is to make each and every child’s life the best it can be by providing educational opportunities that unlock [his or her] potential.”

What happened: Within months of Avossa taking the job, Eddie Echols resigned as principal of Riverwood International Charter School after school officials raised questions about Echols’ use of a credit card, questions that later led to criminal charges. The Board of Education refused to renew the charter of Fulton Science Academy Middle School after an audit raised questions about the school’s finances. Fulton County Schools in 2012 found a surplus in its budget and gave school system employees a bonus.

Where things stand today: Avossa signed a three-year contract in 2011. He’s currently visiting communities within Fulton County, discussing plans to improve the system’s graduation rate and build new schools.

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25, a man reported that he is in the process of moving. He returned to the old address and found that someone had forced the door open and vandalized the apartment.

The following incidents and arrests are some but not all of the reports filed with SSPD over the listed period, dated through Feb. 8.

 1400 block of Sandalwood Drive 30350 – On Jan. 25, someone came in through an unlocked living room window and took a Taurus .45 caliber pistol, a Ruger .40 caliber pistol, ammo, a desktop computer and Xbox game system.

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ROBBERY  100 block of Northwood Drive 30342 – On Jan. 28, a man reported that at 7:20 a.m., he was approached by a man who pulled a gun and demanded the victim’s money. The victim showed the suspect his empty wallet. The suspect ordered the victim to turn around and then fled.  1700 block of Windridge Drive 30350 – On Jan. 28, a woman said she met a man who “friended” her on Facebook. She finally met the man in person for the purpose of purchasing songs that he had written. She invited him to her apartment. He excused himself to use the restroom and while there, she went through his jacket that he left on a chair. She found his ID to confirm who he was. She also took his iPhone 4. When the man came out of the restroom, he told her that he wanted her money that was in a vase in the dining room.

Also, he took more money from a table. After he left he contacted her because she still had his ID and phone. She told him that she called the police.  300 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On

srose@sandyspringsga.gov Jan. 31, a man reported that while he was taking groceries from his car at about 10:15 p.m., two men came up on him. One man had a gun. They demanded the victim’s phones.

He gave them two iPhones and they fled. He thinks he was set up because he posted an ad on Craigslist to sell two phones.  5800 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Feb. 2, the clerk at a gas station said around 7 a.m. a man came in and pulled a small silver gun and told the clerk to take everything out of the register. He took an undisclosed amount of money and left on foot.  6300 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Feb. 7, a clerk said that around 11 p.m. a man, who had been in the store before, came in to get energy pills. When the clerk produced them, the man pulled a gun and robbed him of money from the register.

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 300 block of Carpenter Drive 30328 – On Jan. 27, a man reported that between midnight and 1 a.m. someone came into his apartment and took an iPad.  500 block of Northridge Road 30342 – On Jan. 28, someone broke into the victim’s home and took a computer.  2700 block of Spring Creek Drive 30350 – On Jan. 28, the victim said that he has not been in the apartment since December. He found that several things were missing.  8300 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Jan. 29, someone forced entry into the apartment sometime between 5-11:30 p.m. Several items were gone.  7300 block of Hunters Branch Drive 30328 – On Jan. 30, someone entered the victim’s garage through an unlocked window and went into the victim’s car. Nothing appears missing.  900 block of Abernathy Road 30328 – On Jan. 31, the victim said someone forced a door from the rear balcony to the apartment.

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side for a while.  200 block of Granville Court 30328 – On Jan. 31, a woman said she woke at about 7:30 p.m. and heard a noise in the living room.

She found a man was standing in the room.

She picked up an object and yelled at the man. He left through the door and fled. It appears he came into the apartment through a window he had forced open.  700 block of Dalrymple Road 30328 – On Feb. 3, the complainant said her deceased boyfriend’s brother came by her condo and said the bank took it over and they needed some of the property in the condo. She said the family blames her for his death. She later went to a storage area where her property was kept and found that someone removed the lock and she thinks property was illegally taken.  6400 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On Feb. 4, someone threw a rock,

breaking a window at the Home Depot. It isn’t clear if anything was taken, but whoever broke the window entered at least for a few seconds. In the past, other Home Depot stores were hit for power tools.

 400 block of Otter Creek 30350 – On Feb. 4, someone entered the victim’s garage and broke into her car.  Vernon Glen Court 30328 – On Feb. 4, someone entered the victim’s garage and broke into her car.  8600 block of Roberts Drive 30350 – On Feb. 4, someone forced open a front door to the victim’s apartment and took an Xbox 360, Sony laptop, and some other items including jewelry.  3100 block of River Exchange Drive 30350 – On Feb. 6, the victim reported that someone broke into his apartment. He reported several items missing.

THEFT  6200 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On Jan. 25, a truck, a 2007 Ford F-350, was reported stolen.

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 1100 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On Jan. 25, Stein Mart employees reported a theft by three suspects who came in and took several packs of Ralph Lauren men’s undershirts, boxers and briefs, and then left the store without paying.

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 4400 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Jan. 25, a woman reported that she was shopping at the Fresh Market and accidentally left her wallet on the counter. She called the store and was told the wallet was safe and she could pick it up. When she did, her credit cards and personal ID were missing.

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 5500 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Jan. 27, an employee of the Lifetime Fitness Gym said her iPhone 4 was stolen from her desk. A second phone was stolen nearby from a man who didn’t want to file a report.

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that he delivered $35 worth of pizza to an apartment. The resident opened the door and said the pizza had already been paid for.

The employee went to his car and double checked but found the pizza unpaid for. He went back but no one answered the door. The officer who responded could not get anyone to the door either.

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PUBLIC SAFETY  4900 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Jan. 28, a woman said she was shopping and felt someone brush up against her. She turned and saw a man. He asked her something about chili and ice cream. (She noted he was in her personal space.) He left and she found that her purse had been opened and her wallet was gone. She found the man and accused him of taking it. He said he saw another man take it and she followed him outside where he pointed off in the distance and then left.

She said he left in a dark four-door car.  700 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On Jan. 28, mail was stolen from a company mailbox.

10 a.m. and 10:20 a.m., someone took her wallet from her purse that was in her shopping cart while she was at a grocery store.

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 6600 block of Roswell Road -- A man was playing basketball at a fitness club on Feb. 4. He left his iPhone in a gray case on the bench next to the court. When he finished, the phone was gone.

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 8300 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Jan. 31, two drunk guys went into a gas station and stole a pack of chips and a pack of cookies and then fled.

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When she returned an hour later, it was gone.

 4500 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Feb. 5, a woman reported that while she waited for the bus, she placed her purse on the trash can or on the ground next to the bus stop. A man came by and took the purse, then ran behind the adjacent drug store.

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Petitioner:

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Location:

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Request:

Primary variance from Section 6.6.3.C of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required seven (7) foot side yard setback to three and eight tenths (3.8) feet to allow for the construction of second story.

Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals, March 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

Location:

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 5700 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30342 – On Feb. 6, a woman left her phone

 5700 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On in the bathroom and it went missing. She put Feb. 1, an employee of a gas station said a a trace on it and it showed to be in the Cumman came in at about 4 a.m. and grabbed berland Mall area. a 24-ounce Bud Light and was then  5300 block Read more of the told by the clerk of Roswell Road Police Blotter online at that he couldn’t sell 30350 – On Feb. 7, www.reporternewspapers.net the beer. The man a guy broke up with walked toward the his girlfriend. She door. The clerk told stole his car keys. him to put the beer back. The man said: “What beer? This is my gun” and fled on foot.

THEFT FR O M V EHI C LES  1100 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On Feb. 2, a woman said that her wallet was taken from the Royal Oak Pub. She said the credit card, in the wallet, was later used at a gas station on Chamblee Dunwoody and another store.

 Articles were stolen from vehicles on the

 200 block of Sandy Springs Place 30328 – On Feb. 4, a woman reported that between

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 1600 block of Riveredge Parkway 30328,

Jan. 25

SANDY SPRINGS - NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201203415

Petitioner:

Steve McMillan

Location:

400 Ferry Landing

Request:

Two primary variances: 1) from Section 6.3.3.B of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required sixty (60) foot front yard setback to forty (40) feet to allow for the construction of a garage expansion; and 2) from Section 6.3.3.C of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required fifteen (15) foot side yard setback to eight (8) feet to allow for the construction of a detached garage.

Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals, March 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

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201300002

Petitioner:

Kevin Cotter

Location:

4555 Northside Drive

Request:

Three primary variances: 1) from Section 6.1.3.B of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required sixty (60) foot front yard setback to fifty-four (54) feet to allow for the construction of a single family residence; 2) from Section 6.1.3.C of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required twenty-five (25) and forty (40) foot side yard setbacks to twelve and three-tenths (12.3) and thirty-five and nine-tenths (35.9) feet, respectively, to allow for the construction of a single family residence; 3) from Section 6.1.3.D of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required fifty (50) foot front yard setback to twenty-nine and nine-tenths (29.9) feet to allow for the construction of a single family residence.

Public Hearings:

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Location:

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 500 block of Embassy Row 30328 – On Feb. 4, a woman reported her iPhone was stolen from the career services office of her school.

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 7100 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On Jan. 30, two residents of an apartment left from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. When they returned, two laptops were taken from the apartment. One of the roomies left a boyfriend at the apartment.

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SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201300029

Petitioner:

David Diprima

Location:

4966 Long Island Drive

Request:

Primary variance from Section 6.2.3.C of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required fifteen (15) foot side yard setback to six (6) feet to allow for the installation of a generator.

Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals, March 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

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 1100 block of Hammond Drive 30328,

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 6600 block of Lisa Lane 30328, Jan. 26

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 5800 block of Riverside Drive 30328, Jan.

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 4400 block Glenridge\Stratford Drive

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 800 block of Mount Vernon Highway

30328, Jan. 29

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said there were unauthorized charges on his debit card. One was recorded at a grocery store for $98, another for a drug store for $105, and a third at a discount store for $105.

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 A woman on Northside Drive report-

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 6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road

 A man reported that someone used his So-

30328, Feb. 2

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 4800 block of Northside Drive 30342,

 5900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Feb. 2, a staff member at an office supply store reported someone passed two counterfeit $100 bills.

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 3100 block of River Exchange Drive

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 500 block of Summer Terrace Lane 30328,

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 500 block of River Valley Road 30328 – On Feb. 4, a woman was contacted by the Lake Mary, Fla., police and told that someone was cashing checks in her name.

AS S AULT  Abernathy and Barfield Roads 30328 – On Jan. 25 a man reported that he was driving on Abernathy and Glenridge. At the light, another car pulled up and a man pulled a gun up in view. The victim drove off and the suspect followed flashing his hi-beams. At the next light, the man got out and pointed the gun at the man and said, “Hey MF, I thought you backed off.” The victim told the man that he had called the police and the suspect re-entered his car and left.  4700 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Jan. 25, a man reported that another man came into his apartment just before 11 p.m. The victim said his girlfriend had taken their dog out and he heard a noise at the door. He thought that his girlfriend had returned but when he looked, he saw a man going through her purse in the living room. The two got into a fight before the suspect fled. The victim pulled the suspect’s sweater off him during the fight and according to the report, bit the suspect on the hand (severely.)  1400 block of Huntcliff Village Court 30350 – On Jan. 26, around 1:20 p.m., SSPD responded to gunshots fired at an apartment complex. Witnesses said they didn’t see a shooting but saw a SUV with bullet holes in it fleeing the complex. Later, a RMS ambulance was flagged down on Glenridge and Peachtree Dunwoody Road by two men who said a third man, who was in the back of the car, had been shot. The man in the back had two gunshot wounds to the leg. One other man had been grazed by a gunshot in the back. The ambulance crew brought in another, and the man shot in the leg was taken to Grady Hospital, where he had surgery. The other man, grazed by the bullet, was treated and released.  8900 block of River Run 30350 – On Jan. 28 a man reported he was lying in bed with his girlfriend when she became enraged over

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ARRESTS  Ga. 400 and Roberts Drive 30350 – On Jan. 26 a patrol car saw a car with New Jersey tags on it. The tag was stolen. The car was stopped and the woman driving the car said she couldn’t afford to purchase a tag so she stole one. She was arrested and the car was impounded.  5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Jan. 28, a man went into a discount store and replaced his shoes with a pair of nice boat shoes valued at $35. He wore them out and was promptly caught, detained, and then taken to jail.  8600 block of Fifth Green in Huntcliff – It was reported that someone in a red SUV stole firewood and was putting it in a car. The homeowner called the cops and then went outside to confront the man. The man got into his car so the homeowner got behind it to stop it. The car backed up and made contact with the man standing behind it. The car then fled. Cops arrived a minute or two later and found the SUV near the area but the tag had been removed as had the firewood.

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