03-31-17 Buckhead Reporter

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MARCH 31 - APRIL 13, 2017 • VOL. 11 — NO. 7

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Perimeter Business ► Agents deploy drones, hire models to sell multimillion-dollar homes PAGE 5 ► Cities jump on the logo brand-wagon

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Communities of Faith

REBIRTH OF A CHURCH | P16

Chastain Park golf course is on the upswing

BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net Frequent players at Chastain Park golf course say it has mostly improved since the city took over operation of all public golf courses four months ago. “I think they’re working harder to make the course nicer,” said

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Players say the Chastain Park Golf Course has improved since the city of Atlanta took over its management and that of three other public courses in November.

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR Bringing science to life Page 20

Our streets and our neighborhoods cannot handle the volume of cars that it’s going to take to move the people to the games. Are we prepared for Braves traffic? Residents speak out. See COMMUNITY SURVEY Page 14

See CHASTAIN on page 12

OUT & ABOUT Author talks early aviation in Georgia Page 8

Master plan scraps more public input BY EVELYN ANDREWS AND JOHN RUCH evelyn@reporternewspapers.net johnruch@reporternewspapers.net

The Buckhead master plan process is scrapping further public input—including a promised public meeting—due to budget concerns. Instead, the final “BUCKHEAD REdeFINED” plan will be released to the media and posted on the master plan website after an April 18 meeting of an internal steering committee, according to Denise Starling, executive director of Livable Buckhead, the See BUCKHEAD on page 13


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