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► Eyed for trails, pipeline routes are serious business PAGE 4 ► Buckhead company keeps ‘quirky’ old-school sodas fizzing PAGE 6
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Power line trail concept revives BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
The Biffs band pumps it up ‘80s style at Food That Rocks, May 6, at Hammond Park. Twenty-five Sandy Springs restaurants served food, wine, beer and cocktail tastes for the second annual Food That Rocks, a benefit for three local charities — Second Helpings, Ian’s Friends Foundation and the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance. More pictures, page 24.►
EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR Teaching literature through life Page 20
PHIL MOSIER
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
The concept of a multiuse trail along Georgia Power Co.’s electric line route has been revived by the Sandy Springs Conservancy, which aims to have an initial, experimental segment built within five years. “We’ve sat down with Georgia Power and the city, looking at the feasibility of trails along the right of way,” said Steve Levetan, the parks advocacy group’s board chair. “I’m very comfortable this [pilot segment] is going to happen sooner, rather than later.” The city and the power company say they’re open to the idea and await a solid proposal from the conservancy. “We met with Ga. Power last year and it is open to conversation,” Mayor Rusty Paul said in a recent Facebook comment. “So, we’re following up and the Conservancy is following through.” “The company is always open to discussions with valued community partners like [the] Sandy Springs Conservancy,” said Georgia Power spokesperson John See POWER on page 13
Catholic church moves into troubled Apostles site BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net A Catholic congregation is buying the former Apostles Church building at Glenridge and Hammond drives, which closed amid financial turmoil. St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church is moving into the Sandy Springs building from its current location in Atlanta’s Little Five Points neighborhood. It was scheduled to hold its first Mass in Sandy Springs on May 14. See CATHOLIC on page 12