MAY 12 - 25, 2017• VOL. 11 — NO. 9
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► Eyed for trails, pipeline routes are serious business PAGE 4 ► Buckhead company keeps ‘quirky’ old-school sodas fizzing PAGE 6
New sculpture unveiled at Loudermilk Park
Park dispute triggers talk of revised tree ordinance BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net
PHIL MOSIER
A new 12-foot-tall abstract sculpture designed by John Portman was unveiled Tuesday, May 9, at the renovated Charlie Loudermilk Park. Standing with the sculpture, titled “Aspiration,” are, from left, Charlie Loudermilk, founder of Aaron’s, Inc.; Jim Durrett, executive director of the Buckhead Community Distict, which commissioned the sculpture; and John Portman, the architect and developer known for designing the Westin Peachtree Plaza and the Hyatt Regency. More pictures, page 24.►
EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR Teaching literature through life Page 20
OUT & ABOUT Storyteller ‘Rosie the Riveter’ comes to town Page 19 I want to see a competition that celebrates our everyday Home Kitchen challenges. ... The Chairman would be the Original Iron Chef’s Mother-in-Law. Prizes are a month’s supply of lasagna and a spa weekend. A chef wins if her kids eat her food. Robin’s Nest, page 15
Atlanta City Council passed an ordinance May 1 that will allow a developer to route a storm water drainpipe through Peachtree Hills Park, cutting down trees in the process. The nonprofit Trees Atlanta says the development is one example of why Atlanta’s tree ordinance needs to be rewritten. “In the end, Trees Atlanta, the City Arborist Division, the Tree Conservation Commission and community have to work with the existing tree ordinance and it is often not enough to save trees,” Trees Atlanta, which is dedicated to preserving Atlanta’s trees, said in a statement. The developer, Ashton Woods, will install a four-foot storm water drainpipe in Peachtree Hills Park, emptying into Peachtree Creek and requiring the removal of seven park trees, a small part See PEACHTREE on page 12
‘Tiny houses’ could help Buckhead affordability BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net
“Tiny houses” allowed under a new zoning rule could provide Buckhead with much-needed affordable housing, some neighborhood leaders say, though there also concerns about potential use as short-term rentals. The Atlanta City Council took a step toward embracing “tiny houses” – an affordable housing tactic — at its May 1 meeting by approving an ordinance that See TINY on page 13