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MARCH 7 — MARCH 20, 2014 • VOL. 6 — NO. 5
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Brookhaven in Google’s search for super-fast Internet
COMMUNITY 3
Pony tales
BY MELISSA WEINMAN
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Officials in Brookhaven and other metro Atlanta cities in the running to receive a super-fast Internet service say they’re working hard in hopes of being selected for Google Fiber. Google has selected 34 cities in nine metropolitan areas around the country as potential areas to expand its fiber Internet service, which it touts as 100 times faster than basic broadband Internet service. Along with the city of Atlanta, Google identified the cities of Brookhaven and Sandy Springs as potential candidates for Google Fiber. The other Atlanta-area cities selected are Avondale Estates, College Park, Decatur, East Point, Hapeville and Smyrna. Google officials say having a high speed Internet network
Club’s stance has no legal merit, says councilwoman COMMENTARY 8
Halting hunger Churches make ‘blessing bags’ for children
SEE BROOKHAVEN, PAGE 26
MAKING A DIFFERENCE 11
Briarcliff? Lakeside? Tucker? Cityhood bills continue on
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BY MELISSA WEINMAN
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Our reviewer visits 10 Degrees South RESTAURANTS 15
Bill chilled New school systems proposal shelved for now EDUCATION 26
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Maggy Jenkins, left, and Samantha O’Neil, with Girl Scout Troop 12568, get their colorful boxes of cookies ready for a day of selling at the Cherokee Plaza Shopping Center on Peachtree Road on March 1. The two are raising funds for a trip to the Georgia Aquarium.
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Bills to create three new cities in DeKalb County still were being considered as the state Legislature wound down its 2014 session. Crossover Day, the 30th day of the 40-day Legislative session, was March 3. Crossover Day usually marks the day a bill must be approved by either the House of Representatives or the Senate if it is to have time to be considered by the other chamber before the end of the session and become law. But proposals to create new cities in DeKalb County were being handled differently. SEE BRIARCLIFF, PAGE 27
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