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Brookhaven’s mayor plans to call a special election in November to replace a city councilman who abruptly resigned April 22 following his public criticism of the city manager’s employment contract.

Mayor J. Max Davis said state law requires the city wait until November to hold the special election to replace former District 2 Councilman Jim Eyre, who had held the seat since the city started operation.

That means residents of the district, which includes the Ashford Park community, will not have a representative on the council for about five months. “I will be representing them and the rest of the council, too,” Davis said. “We’ll all be doing what we can to make sure they have represen-

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Business owners are organizing to respond to a city proposal to make Brookhaven bars close earlier.

While some citizens voice concerns about noise and possible DUIs with later bar closings, some business owners say they are concerned with being able to stay in business.

The city so far has allowed business owners with DeKalb County liquor licenses to stay open until 3:55 a.m., the closing time imposed in the county. The Brookhaven City Council is considering rolling back closing times to about 2 a.m.

While it may only seem like a few hours, the change could bring a big impact.

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Brookhaven, city of cherry blossoms?

Well, why not?

Brookhaven city officials took a step in that direction April 25 by celebrating Arbor Day with the planting of three cherry trees in front of the town’s new City Hall at 4362 Peachtree Road.

“This week, we named the cherry tree the official city tree,” Brookhaven City Councilwoman Rebecca Chase Williams said before she, City Councilman Bates Mattison and other city officials filled the hole around the base of the trees with dirt.

The trees, she said, offered “a way to beautify our city and a brand for our city.”

JOE EARLE Japanese Consul GenerJ. D. Clockadale and his daughter, al Kazuo Sunaga took part in Ella, 3, steady a tree while Susan the ceremony. He said the sigPierce Cunningham of Trees nature cherry trees in WashingAtlanta shovels soil around it. ton, D.C., began with a present from Japan a century ago, and that Japanese friendship. “I hope the same they now serve as a symbol of U.S.can happen here,” he said.

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David Martin, president of Legacy Property Group, LLC, right, addresses attendees of the Perimeter Business Alliance luncheon on April 25, as from left, Shelly Faraj, general manager of Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center, Peter Dunn, general manager of Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter, and Tracy KaltmanAhmed, with The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North, look on.

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The Perimeter hotel business is improving dramatically this year, hoteliers told business leaders recently.

“We’re thrilled with what we’ve seen,” Peter Dunn, general manager, Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter, told about 50 people attending a Perimeter Business Alliance luncheon on April 25. “This year has been great. We’ve been able to raise our rates, which for the last couple of years we have been unable to do.”

To make it even better, they said, Perimeter communities should join together to promote the area to turn it into a bigger weekend draw with family-oriented events.

Three hotel managers – Dunn, Shelly Faraj, general manager of the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center, and Tracy Kaltman-Ahmed of The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North – who took part in the panel discussion said their hotels recently have completed or nearly have completed extensive, multi-million-dollar renovations of their facilities in order to attract more travelers.

Faraj said the Perimeter hotel market is the second fastest-growing market in the Atlanta region, behind Buckhead.

“It is a great time to be in the Perimeter market,” she said. “There’s no place I would rather be. It’s going to be an exciting couple of years.”

She predicted “this year will probably be a record year for our property.”

Business for Perimeter hotels is rooted in business travel, the hotel managers said. As office development continues, that market continues to improve, the hotel managers said. “We’ve seen the development going on in this area,” Dunn said. “I think we’ve done a great job of nipping at the business that goes to Buckhead.”

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But Kaltman-Ahmed joked that local businesses could make more use of the hotels for meetings and other gatherings. “Bring back the food!” she said.

“Stop those webinars!”

For Perimeter hotels to attract new customers, the hotel managers said, the area needs to lure more weekend visitors. “It’s a tough thing,” KaltmanAhmed said. “We don’t have an [Atlanta] Aquarium in the Perimeter.”

The hotel managers suggested that Perimeter communities join together to promote or develop events, such as sporting events or tax-free shopping weekends, to attract families from outside the area.

“Yes, we’re Brookhaven, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs, but we have to sell ‘Perimeter,’” Kaltman-Ahmed said. “It’s for all of us to work together to make this a destination – that’s what our clients need.”

“We’re not expecting miracles,” Dunn said. “If there were a magic wand, we would have discovered it 25 years ago.”

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Runners have a chance to lace up at two local events Two local races return to the streets of north DeKalb this month. The Chamblee 5K Run & Rotary Roll takes off May 10 and The Brookhaven Bolt steps off a week later, on May 17.

The city of Chamblee’s 15th annual race starts and ends at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. The race offers 5-kilometer and 1-kilometer courses. Registration costs $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the race. Proceeds benefit Huntley Hills Elementary. For more information: www.chambleega.com.

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for Ashford Park Elementary, returns for its seventh year. The 5-kilometer race starts and ends at Village Place Brookhaven. Registration costs $30 in advance and $35 on race day, according to the Bolt’s website. For advance registration online, go to www.active.com and click on “Brookhaven Bolt” before midnight May 14. Runners also may register in advance at Big Peach Running Co. shops, or at Ashford Park Elementary through 4 p.m. May 10. For more information: www.brookhavenbolt.com.

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Eyre surprised his fellow council members when he resigned. Eyre read from a hand-written statement that said, in part, “I have said to those closest to me that I will continue to serve my constituents as a District 2 councilmember until I felt I could no longer effectively represent the residents of District 2. I believe that time has come.”

The next day Eyre said he made the decision to resign the same day he did so. “There comes a time when you have to be true to yourself,” he said. “Last night was it. I decided I was no longer effectively representing District 2.”

Davis said Eyre’s resignation followed closed-door discussions about statements the councilman made in a broadcast news report about City Manager Marie Garrett’s employment contract.

Davis said Garrett’s contract has changed as her role at the city has changed. Her 2013 contract as city manager, he said, employed her for 10 hours a day, four days a week, and said she would be paid at an hourly rate for additional work. Typically, she worked Monday through Thursday, Davis said.

Eyre was critical of the arrangement in a television report broadcast the weekend before his resignation. But Davis said Eyre was aware of the terms of the contract.

Garrett’s new contract calls for her to work five days a week for the city, with no consulting work for Brookhaven, the mayor said. It sets her salary at $214,000, he said. The council is scheduled to vote on it at its next meeting, set for May 13, Davis said.

Several council members said they were caught off guard by Eyre’s resignation.

“I feel empathy in that I think there was confusion about the issue,” Councilman Bates Mattison said. “I think the news story was an indication of a dysfunctional relationship between the council member and the city staff.”

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Former Brookhaven City Councilman Jim Eyre resigned his seat on April 22. Eyre said in a hand-written statement that he felt he could no longer effectively represent his district.

the council. He had campaigned publicly against the creation of the city of Brookhaven before the close election that brought the city into existence.

Eyre took 55 percent of the vote to win a three-way election for a seat on the first Brookhaven City Council, but held the seat for only a year before it and another districts were up for re-election in an arrangement meant to stagger council terms. Eyre won re-election in 2013 without opposition. At the time, he said participation in the council “has been wonderful. It’s been exciting to be a part of this and grow it, and try to get some of the things done.”

Davis said he wished Eyre had not decided to quit the council.

“He wasn’t run off,” Davis said. “Nobody thought he would resign.”

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Left to right, Senate District 40 candidates Ben Truman, Tamara Johnson, Dick Anderson, Fran Millar and House District 79 candidate Tom Taylor meet with members of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association.

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Several candidates for the District 40 state Senate seat said a recent state law expanding gun owners’ rights may have gone too far, but they agreed on few other topics.

Incumbent Sen. Fran Millar, the Republican representing the district that covers Dunwoody and portions of Sandy Springs, Brookhaven and north DeKalb County, said he was one of two members of his party to vote against the bill, which had been nicknamed the “guns everywhere bill.”

“The bill went too far letting you carry in a bar,” Millar said. “Guns and liquor do not mix.”

Gov. Nathan Deal signed the bill, titled the Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014, on April 23. The law adds to the list of places gun owners may legally carry weapons, and allows certain property owners, such as churches and bars, to decide whether patrons may carry guns on their property, according to news accounts.

During an April 26 candidates’ forum sponsored by the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, Millar, the two Democrats seeking nomination to run against him, and state Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) all criticized the bill.

Republican Dick Anderson, who is challenging Millar in the May 20 primary, said the government did not have the power to take away rights guaranteed under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “I know many rights I have lost in my lifetime,” he said. “I would love for my grandchildren to live in a world that is free, like I did when I was young.”

Both Tamara Johnson and Ben Truman, who are seeking the Democratic nomination for Senate District 40 on May 20, said the new gun law went too far.

“I think we went way too far,” Johnson said.

Truman said he, too, had disagreements with the new law. “I don’t think firearms belong in places of worship,” he said.

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The four candidates for Senate described themselves in different ways.

Millar emphasized his community involvement and experience in the Legislature, where he’s held a seat in the House or Senate since 1999. “I’ve been doing this a long time,” he said. “People know me. I’m able to get things done. I get bills passed.”

Anderson countered that he did not intend to become a “career politician” and that he would “follow the Constitution.” “I will represent the people of the 40th District, what they really want, not what special interests keep asking for.”

Truman said he wanted to bring new ideas to state government. “I’m here to spread ideas,” he said.

Johnson described herself as an advocate willing to fight for her beliefs. “I’m a better listener than I am a talker,” she said. “I am a woman of action.”

Asked to name their top issues, candidates emphasized different areas.

Truman said he wanted to increase participation in the workforce by “millennials,” people born between 1980 and 2000. “Where current leaders tout Georgia as a good place to do business, workers are getting lost in the mix ... they need relief.”

Johnson wanted to boost education.

“Everything here in Georgia is education ...,” she said. “Our children are our first priority.”

Anderson wanted to reduce government regulation of business. “We’re not going to create jobs by government action,” he said. “We’re going to create jobs by government inaction. ... Government feeds on itself.”

Millar cited education and health care. He said educational reform was needed because “kids are bored.” “Education is the name of the game,” he said. “It’s 56 percent of our [state] budget. Number Two is health care. We now have 16 percent of our budget and growing in Medicaid. We’ve got to get a handle on it.”

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Apparently, we have different parenting styles People love to complain about their kids, but if you raise them right, they can be great assets.

They’ll babysit each other. They’ll take out the trash. They’ll open a bottle of wine for you and pour you a hefty glassful while you’re reheating dinner.

It all comes down to your parenting style and your parental goals. Me? I raised my kids to sleep late and appreciate good comedy.

I started them young. If they awakened before dawn, I’d pull them back into bed with me and whisper into their tiny, infantile ears, “sleep is good…sleep is good.” They didn’t know that 7 a.m. existed until they started kindergarten.

I nursed my babies while watching Dave Letterman, Conan O’Brian, and reruns of Seinfeld, so they learned to laugh while latching-on. As they aged into coherence, I tutored them with the classics.

I’d gather them around the laptop to show them YouTube videos of Eddie Murphy’s Hot Tub and Dan Aykroyd’s Bassomatic, saying, “Look, kids! This is what we watched before there were reality shows!”

ROBIN JEAN Let’s face it, we all have different parenting styles. “Experts” try to classify them into a few distinct MARIE CONTE types -- authoritative, permissive, laissez-faire, for example. But I think we’re all really parenting combination-plates. For instance, I’ve identified my own parenting style as laissez-authoritarian-it’s-notROBIN’S NEST faire.

It’s a style that’s been working for me. By the time my kids were in middle school, I could use my cellphone to call them from my bed and ask them to empty the dishwasher…and then come upstairs to kiss me goodbye before they left for the bus stop.

Problems arise, however, when houseguests have a different parenting style.

My most scarring experience came when my children were very young and an old friend of mine stayed with us for a week. She and I used to dance on tables together, back in our single days. She used to drink cosmopolitans and she looked great in a mini-skirt. She was all about fun.

So imagine my surprise when, years later, she came to visit with her own children and a strict authoritarian attitude. Eager to set boundaries for her offspring, she asked me for my House Rules. I didn’t have a list at the ready, so I thought I’d make something up.

“Well,” I started jokingly, “I don’t let them run naked through the living room.”

Right on cue -- I kid you not -- my little boy ran naked through the living room.

ROBIN CONTE I don’t think I have to tell you that I felt like Robin, with one of her children, says she has a “laisseza fool and a failure, and the visit went downhill authoritarian-it’s-not-faire” way of parenting. from there.

After that (rather humiliating) experience, I questioned my own child-rearing techniques. Was I too permissive or too controlling? Was my son running around naked because I was too lenient? Or was he rebelling against too-strict expectations? Or was romping about alfresco just a fun thing to do?

I’ve since accepted the fact that our parenting styles, like our families, are as individual as snowflakes or tastes in music.

I might have felt like an incompetent parent when I was raising toddlers, but I’m not concerned any more…because my kids let me sleep late, they like Steve Martin and right now they’re mowing the lawn.

A policy is not something to just toss aside To the editor: I noted your article headlined “Walgreens seeking approval to build on Peachtree” [Brookhaven Reporter, April 4 - 17].

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LE TTE R TO THE E DITOR Brookhaven Peachtree Community Alliance had to correctly remind us that “the overlay is not a set of suggestions. It is a

zoning code.”

Let me further remind Mr. Dillard that “if you have too many exceptions to a policy, you have no policy.” A policy is not a convenience to be tossed aside at will, but a responsibility to be met to ensure our future.

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Here are a few hints to help you find your way.

1. It’s a mellow place that will become part of a civic space.

2. Think of old-time movies. Now, think of rock and roll.

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He’s been called a Pied Piper by a make their way to Adams’ golf clinic member of the Chastain Park Consereach week. He’s had children come from vancy. He’s been called a savior by paras far away as Russia to train with him, ents. But Matt Adams says he just loves and Adams’ students have moved on to teaching children the game of golf. play golf for schools such as the Univer“He's devoted his life to teaching kids sity of Georgia, Auburn, Vanderbilt and how to golf and how Mississippi. to respect the game at Parents of AdDo you know an organization or the same time,” said ams’ students poured individual making a difference Jay Smith, vice chairon the praise as they in our community? Email man of the conserwere dropping their editor@reporternewspapers.net vancy. children off at the Adam teaches golf course one recent golf clinics to chilafternoon. dren at the North Fulton Golf Course “He teaches them etiquette like shakin Chastain Park. He’s been teaching for ing hands and saying ‘thank you,’” said 35 years, 12 years at Chastain. He also Theresa Southerland, whose two daughhelped found the annual Sutton Midters, Reagan and Steele, take lessons with dle School Invitational Golf TournaAdams. “He just has a way with kids. ment, which draws teams from 20 to One year he gave every one of them a 30 schools each year to the Bobby Jones new club or shoes.”

Golf Course.

“I think he’s awesome,” Reagan said.

Formerly a real estate broker for golf “He tells good stories.” properties in California, Adams was reSoutherland also praised Adams’ covering from a back injury from an teaching technique, saying that when earthquake in the 1990s when a golf Reagan was having an issue with her professional he knew requested he teach swing, he was able to correct it in “about a golf clinic in Atlanta. Following the two seconds.” two-day clinic, Adams says he received “He has a great eye for it,” she said. a lot of positive feedback from the par“What a blessing to have him right ents, who wanted him to stay, as well as here.” from the friend who had asked him to Some of the rules and advice Adteach the clinic. “She felt I had a certain ams was working on at the golf course way with the kids,” he said. could easily be life lessons. They include: He eventually moved permanently to “You’re not in a tournament for yourself Atlanta, and started teaching at Bobby if you’re playing team golf,” and “Think Jones before moving to the North Fulabout the next shot, not the last. The ton course. “It just mushroomed into most important shot in golf is the next what I’m doing today,” Adams said. one.”

Adams had played professionally Lisa Perlin says Adams has taught her in mini-tours and tournaments on the two young sons, Evan and Jack, “good West Coast until he suffered his injury. sportsmanship and kindness and pa“The time with the kids was a healing tience with golf. He just goes out of his process for me. I was close to the game, way.” and I didn’t have to sit around feeling But Adams is slow to take a lot of sorry for myself. I was still at the golf credit for the children’s behavior. “A lot course every day, getting kids involved of it has to do with the parenting,” he with golf, and passing around a love of said. the game.”

He also credits the game itself.

He said parents whose kids were not “Golf has built in a sense of self-disgood at sports started to come to him cipline, as opposed to other sports,” he to get them involved with golf. “It made said. “In this sport, if you bend the rules, me feel worthy again,” he said. it’s a slap in the face. There’s a sense of These days some 40 to 50 children integrity.”

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Local real estate agents say they’re starting to see an uptick in sales for townhomes and condos as potential buyers try to beat rising interest rates, struggle to find affordable rentals and desire low-maintenance lifestyles.

Angie Ponsell, an agent with Keller Williams in the Sandy Springs area, says that inventory is low and median prices for townhomes and condos are up about 18.6 percent from last year.

“I think that shows we are in a seller’s market,” she said. “Buyers are competing.”

Steve Haas with Dunwoody Brokers Realty says he sees units selling immediately.

“Historically [condos and townhomes] didn’t have the same appreciation as houses,” he said, but as the market crashed and houses began to not appreciate, buyers became more interested in lower-maintenance properties, he added.

“There’s a large group of buyers who are willing to have less -- they don’t need a half acre, they don’t want to worry about cutting grass. They want better efficiency, and they don’t want to be a slave to the yard,” Haas said.

There are some 89 townhomes and condos on the market in the Dunwoody/Sandy Springs area, with 63 under contract, Haas said, with an average list price of $197,000. He said of 78 sold since January, the average sales price was $161,000, with sellers netting about 98 percent of the list price.

Caroline Gipson, a real estate agent with Keller Williams, said that the condo and townhome market in Brookhaven is “so hot right now.”

She said that the number of days condos and townhomes spend on the market before sale is smaller than it has been

in recent years, and that some folks are realizing they can buy a new condo in the same price range as an older detached home.

She said that young professionals, for instance, are traveling a lot and “don’t want to deal with a house,” and are finding that the cost of a mortgage is comparable to the rents now being demanded by landlords.

“They are realizing that they could miss out on a big opportunity as interest rates rise, too,” she said.

Ponsell said that when potential renters realize what they will pay over the course of a year, they “see it in black and white and realize they may be better off buying, as long as they can qualify for a mortgage, and interest rates are low.”

D.J. Mitchell, 25, recently purchased a condo in River Run in Sandy Springs, with Haas’ help.

“I just wanted a place for myself. For just one person, I thought it would be perfect. It’s something that’s still convenient to Atlanta, but not too close. I always thought of the Dunwoody and Sandy Springs area as one of the most appealing suburbs.”

Mitchell says he’s looking at the purchase as an investment. He paid cash for his condo, as he didn’t want a mortgage for something bigger. “I figured I start out small,” he said.

Mitchell said that after renting in Johns Creek, he wanted to move closer to the city.

“Renting doesn’t benefit you in the long run, if you can afford not to,” he said.

He describes his neighborhood as quiet and small. “It’s an older unit,” Mitchell said, “great for the price, and it’s all mine.”

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Real estate snapshot: Single family home sales Sandy Springs: 30327, 30328, 30350 High Low Median

# BRs 7 3 5

Sq. Ft. 10,489 1,220 4,000

List Price $2,950,000 240,000 640,000

Sales Price $2,400,000 235,000 616,000

Days on Market 2,069 0 36

Sales Price $3,250,000 318,000 747,500

Days on Market 2,371 0 28

Sales Price $1,443,500 169,150 420,700

Days on Market 376 0 22

Sales Price $958,804 210,000 430,500

Days on Market 212 2 11

Buckhead: 30305, 30327 High Low Median

# BRs 7 2 4

Sq. Ft. 8,992 928 3,595

List Price $3,799,000 335,000 762,500

Brookhaven: 30319 High Low Median

# BRs 6 2 4

Sq. Ft. 4,685 900 2,173

List Price $1,450,000 175,000 427,000

Dunwoody: 30338 High Low Median

# BRs 6 3 4

Sq. Ft. 4,639 1,733 3,024

List Price $891,700 245,000 439,900

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Ackerman honored for career Charles Ackerman was presented with a plaque from Buckhead Coalition president Sam Massell to honor Ackerman’s real estate career. The recognition plaque contains a laminated, full-page newspaper feature on his “Best of the Year” honor from the National Association, Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) local chapter. Ackerman has been a Director of the Coalition since February 1989, five months after its formation. He and Massell worked together in real estate in the early-1960s.

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Top sales associates with Harry Norman, Realtors recently gathered at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead to be recognized and honored for their outstanding achievements in real estate and exceptional service to the community in 2013. The following agents from Harry Norman’s Buckhead office placed in the top 50 outstanding agents honored at the event: Bonneau Ansley III, Studie Young, Cathy Boston, Carol Young, Becky Morris, Mary Stuart Iverson, Dawn Mullins, CiCi Harris, Sandy Abrams and Charles Guthrie.

SRS Real Estate Partners is now representing Core Property Capital at the new Sandy Springs Gateway, a 21-acre, mixed-use development at the intersection of Roswell Road and Windsor Parkway. A few of the new tenants will include Tupelo Honey Cafe, which originated in Asheville, N.C.; a restaurant concept from Hil Rogers of Verde Taqueria; Urban Cookhouse from Birmingham, Ala.; a CVS/pharmacy; and a specialty grocer as the anchor. Core Property Capital has begun demolition on the site, and construction is expected to be completed in the spring of 2015.

Ashton Woods Homes has completed a new townhome community, The Gramercy, off Ridgeview Road in Dunwoody. The sales center is now open seven days a week. Priced from the high $300,000s, The Gramercy features master suites with private decks, gourmet kitchens, a community pool with cabana, and more. Visit www.ashtonwoods.com/atlanta for more information.

Rockhaven Homes has completed two new communities in Dunwoody: Falkirk and Woodall Preserve. Located off Mount Vernon Place, Falkirk has eight custom, executive-sized homes with open floor plans, gourmet kitchens, three-car garages and basements, priced from the low $700,000s. Homes in Woodall Preserve, located off Happy Hollow Road, have many of the same amenities and start in the high $600,000s. For more, visit www.rockhavenga.com.

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Fibromyalgia Summit Saturday, May 17, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. – Attend the inaugural Atlanta Fibromyalgia Summit to help raise awareness, featuring physicians discussing options, treatment and resources. Check out demos, purchase products and services, and attend lunch n’ learn sessions. Free and open to the community. Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center, 246 Perimeter Center Parkway, NE, Dunwoody, 30346. To register, visit: www.atlantafibrosummit.com. To learn more, email: info@ atlantafibrosummit.com.

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Celebration features activities & crafts for children, an Israeli dance performance, street performers, live Israeli music, and more! Free and open to the community. Kosher food available for purchase. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Questions? Contact Rabbi Glusman at 678-812-4161 or via email: rabbi. glusman@atlantajcc.org.

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Media Access Workshop Saturday, May 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. – The Asian American Journalists Association-Atlanta hosts a free, media access workshop for nonprofits and community organizations. Learn how to access the media; write a compelling press release; the art of the television interview; how to write an op-ed for your local newspaper and more. Lunch included. Space is limited. RSVP at: http://aajaatlanta.eventbrite. com by May 15. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 223 Perimeter Center Parkway, Atlanta, 30346. Email: jacqueline.s.howard@gmail.com with questions.

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Event features 2-mile recreational race and 6-mile expert race. $45 in advance; $55 race day. Bring your own board, or rent one (fee). Fruit and water provided. Leashed dogs welcome. Proceeds go to Sandy Springs to help keep the Chattahoochee River clean and accessible. Register and learn more at: www. highcountryoutfitters.com or https://paddleguru. com. 200 Morgan Falls Rd., Sandy Springs, 30350.

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Musical Parody Friday, May 9, 8 p.m.

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“Parody” refers to recasting music already in existence to another purpose. Tickets, $20 for students, seniors, Atlanta Early Music Alliance members and online at: www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/236611. $25 at the door. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2461 Peachtree Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30305. For details, visit: www.atlantaschola. org or call 404-237-0363.

Arts & Crafts Festival Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. – The

Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces puts on the 5th annual Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival. Event features up to 175 displays of fine art and crafts, folk and “outsider art.” Children’s area, local gourmet food, beverages and live, acoustic music.

Free and open to the public. Pets welcome. Continues Sunday, May 11, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta, 30327. For additional details, visit: www.buckheadartsfestival.com or email: randall@affps.com.

Music of Shakespeare Saturday, May 10, 8-10 p.m. – The Georgia Philharmonic presents the music of Shakespeare, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, Dvorak’s Othello, Smetana’s Richard III Overture and Walton’s Henry V Suite. A member of Georgia Shakespeare will bring some of these plays to “life.” Tickets, $10-$25. Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Rd., NW, Brookhaven, 30319. To learn more, go to: www.georgiaphilharmonic.org or call 770-664-7255.

Banks & Shane Sunday, May 11, 7-8:30 p.m. – Con-

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Pack a picnic and enjoy music by crowd favorite Banks & Shane. Free and open to the community. Picnic baskets, coolers and blankets, welcome. No outside tables. Pets and smoking are not permitted. Gates open at 5 p.m.

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Piano Compositions Saturday, May 17, 4-5:30 p.m. – Enjoy an

afternoon performance of select piano works composed by G.I. Gurdjieff and his pupil, Thomas de Hartmann, at the Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Compositions explore inner search and intention. Music will be followed by open mike poetry over tea. Free. The public is welcome.

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Gilbert & Sullivan Sunday, May 18, 4 p.m. – The Choral Guild

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Sandy Springs hosts a new, three-part gardening program, “Little Diggers,” introducing children and parents to horticulture. Free; open t o youngsters ages 6-10. Must be accompanied by adult. Led by North Fulton Master Gardeners. On May 17, learn how native plants are a habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Make a dirty seed ball to take home and plant! In the Garnett Cobb Garden Room, Heritage Sandy Springs Museum, 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. Questions? Call 404-8519111 or email: events@heritagesandysprings.org.

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Springs’ youth can reclaim America’s parks through play during the 4th annual National Park’s Trust’s “National Kids to Parks Day.” Event encourages residents to use local recreation and parks sites to develop more active, healthy lifestyles. Free. Enjoy games, field-day contests and races, gymnastics demonstrations, obstacle course, inflatables, water slides, face painting, balloon artist, DJ music, raffles and more. Hammond Park, 705 Hammond Dr., Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: dstrycula@sandyspringsga.gov with questions or visit: www.parktrust.org.

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Spring Bargainata Thursday, May 8, 7-10 p.m. – The National Council of Jewish Women-Atlanta’s Spring Bargainata gets under way with a Preview Night. Browse new or gently-worn designer clothing, shoes, purses, accessories and housewares. Admission fee only on Preview Night, $25 in advance, $35 at the door. Proceeds benefit Atlanta’s women, children and families.

Sale continues May 9, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and May 10, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Cash or credit cards, no checks. Call 404-843-9600 or email: kimu@ncjwatlanta.org for details. Hilderbrand Court Shopping Center, 6125 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328.

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Family event for all ages. Tickets, $50. Proceeds benefit Girl Talk, Inc., a student-to-student mentoring program. 3110 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, 30305. To learn more, go to: www.tea4girltalk.com.

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BY COLLIN KELLEY Modern Atlanta will host the eighth annual Design is Human Week and Architecture Tour from May 31 to June 8 to celebrate international design excellence from the U.S. and around the world.

The MA Architecture Tour offers looks into more than a dozen homes and spaces, as well as a satellite tour in Savannah.

The Atlanta tour is scheduled for June 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Savannah event is scheduled for May 31 and June 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tickets are $35 for both city tours and can be purchased at modern-atlanta.org.

Design is Human week will feature guest talks, panel discussions, workshops, films and other design-related events.

More than 50 international brands will have new, innovative products at the MA Design Expo.

MA co-founder Bernard McCoy said the organization is committed to growing design-commerce and connecting savvy consumers and professionals. “Design is Human fosters a continuous dialogue about the importance of design in our daily lives,” he said.

For a complete schedule of events, visit MA-designishuman.com.

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Above, the lobby of the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center and below, the Weststrate House in Brookhaven, are on the Modern Atlanta Architecture Tour. More than a dozen metro area homes and spaces will be open for public viewing, and a satellite tour of Savannah is also offered.

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The small yet varied wine list offers just about every wine by the glass…and if you haven’t had a Back Forty Naked Pig pale ale or a Three Heads Rochestafarian wee heavy ale in awhile, they have both.

The one page menu is divided into oysters, savouries, small plates, pastas and plates; you’ll find yourself torn at where to start. While you’re deciding, a small plate of pickled veggies and crème fraiche, compliments of the chef, will get your stomach thinking.

The hand-cut cottage fries are doing Mr. Potato Head proud. These full circumference cuts are par-cooked, sliced and fried to a light crisp with a creamy center. A Duke’s mayo and pepper concoction is served for dipping. Order the house ketchup as well. The lump crab fritter was a baseball-sized serving of crab with a tasty cucumber and caper dressing.

If it’s sausage and cheese you’re craving, there are a variety of charcuterie and artisan cheeses. The mortadella mousse on Sicilian macarons is the best little “bologna sandwich” that your mouth has tasted since childhood. The pimento cheese served with aigre doux, French for “sweet and sour,” grapes, candied nuts and grilled baguette, is some of the best this Southern boy has had anywhere in the city. It’s creamy good and served not too cold as to dull the flavor.

Small plate standouts were the halfdozen quail eggs, the beet salad and the Southern fried quail. The sunny-side up quail eggs with greens, radish and peppercorn dressing was a warm Caesar salad but even better. The beet salad was a surprising amalgam of red and yellow beets, strawberries, pickled fennel, avocado, hazelnut and goat cheese. The quail was a “Pankoed” crispy little fellow with a touch of sorghum for sweetness.

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One might think that a restaurant that takes its name from a 19th century essay on architecture, and whose kitchen is run by a chef with a pedigree that includes working with the likes of Gunter Seeger and Joel Antunes would be a high-end, serious, white tablecloth kind of place. Not so with Seven Lamps and Chef Drew Van Leuven. This little-over-year-old dining spot takes high-minded ideals and serious cooking chops, and turns them into a casual environ where savouries and small plates are king.

Located in the Around Lenox shopping center, Seven Lamps may elude you the first time you try to find it. The rusticmodern, trapezoidal-shaped space is comprised of lots of communal tables – there are only a few 4-tops – a small bar and an open kitchen. At peak hours, the brick walls reverberate the noise of the crowd.

Don’t worry about intruding into the conversations of your tableside neighbors though, as you’ll be lucky to hear yourself.

Then again, you’re probably not here for an intimate meal.

Our friendly server greeted us quickly and explained the night’s specials. Seven Lamps is a seasonal, farm-to-table restaurant, and as such, the menu changes daily. If you’re like me and like to peruse a restaurant’s menu online before you visit, be forewarned that like many others, Seven Lamp’s will be outdated.

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All of the pastas are made in-house. The house-made agnolotti stuffed with fontina and ricotta cheeses was served with a spicy tomato ragu that contained bits of crispy pork. The dish evoked pleasant childhood memories of those familiar “Boyardee” products, but was similarly too salty.

The plates offerings of the evening were a trout, duck breast, hanger steak and a curiously out-of-place hot dog.

The wood roasted Bramlett Farms trout was perfectly cooked, served over a potato puree with poached cucumbers and those aigre doux grapes. The truffle vinaigrette added an interesting musky acidity to the dish.

There’s one more thing you should know about Seven Lamps. It’s becoming a destination restaurant for its burger, a burger that isn’t even found on the menu.

Rumor has it that this 50/50, brisket/ top-round beauty is a worthy contender in the on-going ATL burger wars. We plan to order it on our next visit.

Seven Lamps is located in the Shops Around Lenox, 3400 Around Lenox Rd., and can be found online at sevenlampsatl. com.

Art Huckabee is one of Yelp’s Elite Reviewers, as well as a pilot, gourmet cook and food lover. Send feedback to atlantafoodwriter@gmail.com.

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A local food truck has branched out by opening a brick-and-mortar store. Yum Yum Dessert Co. (www. yumyumcupcake.com) is open at 3792 Roswell Road in Buckhead. Owner Nadia DeMessa is whipping up more than just cupcakes for her new location. The menu will also include homemade macarons, sundaes, pastries, ice cream sandwiches and espresso drinks.

There is also outdoor seating and complimentary Wi-Fi.

Fox Restaurant Concepts will open its first southeastern outpost of True Food Kitchen in Atlanta this June at Lenox Square Mall. With a menu dedicated to seasonal fare and based on an anti-inflammatory diet, True Food Kitchen will offer a wide selection of vegan, vegetarian, organic and gluten-free options, along with dishes for those following a paleo or Mediterranean diet.

PURE Taqueria will open a new location in Brookhaven in the new Brookleigh Market development on Johnson Ferry Road later this year. According to a report at Tomorrow’s News Today, the 3,500-squarefoot restaurant will be built to resemble a 1950s era gas station and will feature a rooftop patio. Originally, PURE had hoped to open at the corner of Johnson Ferry and Peachtree roads in the former Buddy’s service station, but those plans failed to materialize.

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On April 21, the Georgia Department of Education released College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores.

Statewide, elementary and middle schools saw increases overall, while high school scores dipped. Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Schools increased scores at all three levels, while DeKalb fell in all three.

Most schools in Buckhead saw increases. However, Sarah Smith Elementary fell about three points, while Warren T. Jackson dipped by nearly a point.

Some elementary schools in Sandy Springs saw decreases. Dunwoody Springs, High Point and Lake Forest elementary schools all fell from their 2012 scores, while Sandy Springs’ middle and high schools all saw gains.

And while DeKalb schools overall saw decreases, the majority of the county’s schools in Brookhaven and Dunwoody netted gains.

The statewide accountability system was implemented in 2012 to replace the No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress measurement.

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Sarah Dockter The Marist School, senior Not many people can say they’ve won an award also claimed by Andy Warhol or Stephen King, but Marist School senior Sarah Docker can.

Sarah recently won the Silver Regional Award for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her piece “Extended Flower.”

The award places her work among the top 1 percent of the more than 250,000 submissions to the national competition, Marist said in a press release.

“I printed out the picture of the flower and did a graphite extension of it with a pencil,” Sarah said.

This June, Sarah will travel to New York to accept her award at Carnegie Hall.

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“I’ve always been creative, but I finally learned how to channel it at Marist,” Sarah said.

Sarah says she always likes to spend her time painting, whether it’s in the mini-studio she created in her sunroom or in her AP art class.

“We’re working on our own concentrations, and I’m focusing on mental illnesses and how it affects daily life,” she says about the class.

Sarah was also a manager for the Region Champions and 4A State Semi-Finalists Marist War Eagle football team. When she isn’t busy, Sarah said she just likes to hang out with her friends. In school, besides art, one of her favorite classes is math.

What’s Next: Sarah says she hopes to study art in college.

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Elizabeth Wilkes Senior, North Springs Charter High School Honduras, the Netherlands, Vermont and North Carolina are just a sampling of the places Elizabeth Wilkes’ passions have taken her in high school.

The North Springs Charter High School senior, who is in the math and science magnet program, has been active in everything from cross country running to student government. Now she wants to change the world and make it more environmentally friendly.

“Whatever I end up doing in the future, I want it to be something that contributes to making the planet a more sustainable place,” said Elizabeth.

The summer after her junior year, Elizabeth traveled to Marlboro College in Vermont with 12 other teens from around the country. While there, she had the chance to learn more about agriculture and food security.

“I have realized my passion for sustainability and the environment coming through,” said Elizabeth.

In addition to the program at Marlboro, this past summer Elizabeth did an internship caring for chickens at her uncle’s farm in North Carolina, and then continued her focus on the environment as a member of the Georgia Girls State program.

Participants in Girls State create their own mock government and work on mock legislation. During the program, Elizabeth wrote the Local Food Act of 2013, which passed the student version of the House of Representatives and Senate.

Not only has she gotten to explore sustainability and nature on U.S. soil, but she has also traveled abroad. In 2012, she went to the Netherlands with her family for the Floriade horticultural convention. The convention, which Elizabeth compares to a theme park, only takes place every 10 years, but she intends to go back for it in 2022.

At home, Elizabeth loves the outdoors, and especially enjoys hiking, camping, biking and running.

Elizabeth started playing soccer when she was about 4 years old and played club soccer through middle school. In high school, she started running to train for soccer, but ended up finding a new passion for running cross country.

“I love the sense of camaraderie through cross country,” said Elizabeth.

“It is the one thing where you can have a sense of team solidarity and team support, and it doesn’t really matter if you are the slowest or the fastest runner on the team; you can share that support.”

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Through these activities, she has helped organize a fun run at her school and works on the annual Clubs in the Community Day, which allows students from all grade levels to do community service projects both on and off campus.

“Her strength of character, willingness to learn, and hope for helping others has been evident since I met her as a ninth grader,” said Elizabeth’s former SGA advisor and English teacher Jackie Protos. “Elizabeth simply exudes passion in all that she does. It honestly boggles my mind how she is able to juggle so many amazing talents. But, she does so with ease, grace and passion.

“No matter what she does, she is going to make a gigantic impact on her community,” Protos said. “If I was a betting person, I’d say she ends up running an organic farm, which also operates a nonprofit sustainability program and helps teach philosophy to local school children all at the same time.”

In addition to her love of service and sustainability, Elizabeth enjoys writing, is an intern with Reporter Newspapers, and is the editor of her student newspaper, the North Springs Oracle. She helped create her high school paper’s first website.

“The paper has been a challenge, but it has taught me a lot about working with others, and that you don’t have to stick with the old ways. You can always try new things and mix it up,” said Elizabeth.

What’s Next: Elizabeth will be attending the University of Georgia as a Foundation Fellow, and hopes to major in ecology and geography.

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Todd Lantier, chairman of the Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce, wants to be sure that the needs of the city are balanced with the needs of the city’s businesses. He said those needs often go hand in hand.

“The proposal to reduce the pouring hours will have little to no impact on the majority of alcohol pouring establishments in the city ...,” he said. “However, we have our share of establishments that, you could say, specialize in staying open late, and serve a niche market that contributes significantly to their bottom line. The reduction in Brookhaven’s pouring times effectively eliminates their competitive advantage.

“This will cause a chain of events including, but not limited to, significant loss of business revenue, significant loss of tax revenue, loss of permitting revenue, loss of jobs and, ultimately, loss of businesses in Brookhaven.”

City officials plan to host a public meeting in Lupton Hall at Oglethorpe Univeristy from 4 to 6 p.m on May 12 to discuss alcohol serving times.

Lantier said a report from Experience Insight Group shows retailers of beer, wine and liquor reported $7,201,581 in sales in 2013. The report does not include dining establishments, which earn upward of $60 million, he said.

“I would venture to say those sales contribute a fair amount of revenue for our city. If you take away the commercial base, the revenue has to be generated by the residential base,” he said. “The citizens and our City Council need to realize that without the bar and restaurant scene in Brookhaven, for which we are known, this will become a very expensive place to live.”

Old Blind Dog Irish Pub on Town Boulevard serves upscale pub food and spirits. Manager Jon Blalock pointed out that the restaurant generally closes at 2 a.m., but the county allows them to serve until nearly 4 a.m.

“Sometimes we’re still busy after 2 a.m., and we’ll still serve customers at least until 3 a.m. on weekends,” he said. “We’re a neighborhood pub and restaurant. Earlier closing hours might reduce noise and DUIs in places with a strong bar scene, or for bars that just serve alcohol, but not for neighborhood restaurants.”

Kaleidoscope, a gastropub on Dresden Drive, has an active bar scene af-

“The bottom line is that we’ll adapt, and other businesses will be impacted more than we will. Still, any time you take away hours, you affect a business’ ability to make money.”

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ter 10 p.m. Doug Gross, owner/managing partner, said that closing early would definitely have a negative impact.

“Our closing hours are not set, and usually on a Monday or Tuesday, we’ll close by midnight or 1 a.m. But on a Friday or Saturday, absolutely, it will affect our bottom line. There can be 30 or 40 people at the bar, and if we close at 2 a.m., we have to stop serving them.”

Gross added that most people who eat at Kaleidoscope walk home or use a designated driver program, and said he has never gotten a noise complaint.

He attended some council meetings last year when the issue was first brought up, but did not recall any hard data about the noise and DUI issue or whether limiting pouring hours would alleviate the problems.

“My opinion is that it’s a code enforcement issue. If there’s a problem spot, put up DUI checkpoints,” he suggested. “The bottom line is that we’ll adapt, and other businesses will be impacted more than we will. Still, any time you take away hours, you affect a business’ ability to make money.”

Lantier said that the Chamber is providing a platform for business owners and the city to come together.

“We would also like to give the citizens of our community the opportunity to voice their opinions as well,” Lantier said.

“The Chamber is pro-business, but that does not mean we are anti-city. Our desire is to promote an environment by which solutions can be presented and possible compromises can be reached.”

Brookhaven Government Calendar Brookhaven City Council usually meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m. at 2 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 125, Brookhaven, GA 30329.

For complete and up-to-date schedule of Brookhaven city meetings, go to http://brookhavenga.gov .

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 3400 block of Buford Highway – Theft of an auto was reported on April 16.

 3000 block of Clairmont Road – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on April 12.

 3100 block of Buford Highway – Theft of an auto was reported on April 17.

 1600 block of Foresta Court – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on April 13.

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 3500 block of Buford Highway – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on April 16; a burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on April 21.

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 1400 block of Ashford Place – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on April 18.

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 3400 block of Buford Highway – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on April 18; an attempted burglary was reported on April 22.  2700 block of Buford Highway – Possession of burglary tools was reported on April 19.  1900 block of North Druid Hills Road – A burglary to a non-residence, without using forced entry, was reported on April 21.  2600 block of Winding Lane – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on April 23.

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 2000 block of North Druid Hills Road – Theft of an auto was reported on April 12.  1800 block of Skyland Road – Theft of an auto was reported on April 13.

THEFT/LARCENY  700 block of Town Boulevard – Shoplifting was reported on April 10.  3600 block of Buford Highway – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 10; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 16.  4000 block of Peachtree Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 11; two larcenies of articles from vehicles were reported on April 18; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 23.  1500 block of Lake Hearn Drive – Three larcenies of articles from vehicles were reported on April 12.  3500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 12.  1200 block of Dunwoody Lane – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 12.  1200 block of Chaucer Lane – Theft was reported on April 14.  2000 block of North Druid Hills Road – Theft was reported on April 14; theft was reported on April 16; theft was reported on April 22.  1600 block of Folkstone Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 14.  100 block of Brookhaven Drive – Theft was reported on April 14.  3300 block of Buford Highway – Theft was reported on April 15; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 16; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was re-

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ported on April 20; theft was reported on April 25.

 3600 block of Clairmont Road/Bragg Street – Simple battery was reported on April 21.

 1500 block of North Cliff Valley Way – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 15.

 2000 block of Curtis Drive – Battery was reported on April 22.

 1400 block of North Cliff Valley Way – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 15; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 25.

 1400 block of Briarwood Road – Simple battery was reported on April 22.  3500 block of Buford Highway – Battery was reported on April 22.

 3400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 16; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 23.

 3800 block of Peachtree Road – Simple battery was reported on April 23.

 1900 block of North Druid Hills Road – Theft was reported on April 17.

 1400 block of Keys Crossing Drive – Fraud was reported on April 11.

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 2600 block of Buford Highway – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 17.

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 1400 block of Cartecay Drive – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 19.  1500 block of W. Nancy Creek Drive – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 20.  100 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 20.  100 block of Town Boulevard – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 21.  500 block of Brookhaven Avenue – Theft was reported on April 22.  3700 block of Buford Highway – Theft was reported on April 22.  1800 block of Corporate Boulevard – Theft was reported on April 24.  300 block of Brookhaven Avenue – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 25.  3400 block of Buford Highway – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 25.

AS S A U LT  3100 block of Brixworth Place – Battery was reported on April 10.  3100 block of Buford Highway – Aggravated assault with a gun was reported on April 10.  2100 block of Coosawattee Drive – Simple battery was reported on April 11; simple battery was reported on April 25.  1900 block of North Druid Hills Road – Rape using a weapon was reported on April 12; simple battery was reported on April 17; battery was reported on April 22.  2000 block of Burton Plaza Lane – Simple assault was reported on April 18.  1800 block of N. Druid Hills Road/East Roxboro Road – Battery was reported on April 20.

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 4100 block of Peachtree Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on April 19.

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 3900 block of Buford Highway – Counterfeiting was reported on April 12.

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 3700 block of Canyon Ridge Court – Fraud through imper-

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 2100 block of Clairmont Road – Fraud was reported on April 14.  300 block of Brookhaven Avenue – Fraud was reported on April 16.  3800 block of Rains Court – Fraud was reported on April 16.  1500 block of North Druid Hills Road – Fraud was reported on April 17.  3000 block of Buford Highway – Check forgery was reported on April 18.  3800 block of Peachtree Road – Forgery was reported on April 18.  1500 block of Dresden Drive – Financial identity fraud was reported on April 19.  3000 block of Mae Avenue – Credit card fraud was reported on April 23.

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