MAY 13 - MAY 26, 2016 • VOL. 10— NO. 10
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A bus tour moves ideas about Buford Highway’s future BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
Take a look at that From left, Bridgette Sanchez, Vianca Moreno and Annie Neufeld watch their third-grade classmates learn the Mexican Hat Dance during International Travelers Week at Garden Hills Elementary School. From May 2 through May 6, students “traveled” to Mexico, learning the traditions, culture and history of the country and its people.
Time to get out and vote!
Georgians head to the polls May 24 for local party primaries and non-partisan elections. Sandy Springs has an election for City Council, and Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs all choose nominees for the state Legislature. Fulton and DeKalb have school sales-tax votes. To see if you’re properly registered, where to vote or to view a sample ballot, check the My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website, mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP. Learn more about local candidates by going to the Voters Guide on pages 12-13. Find the complete versions at ReporterNewspapers.net. Check our website on Election Night for the results in local races.
Hard work, persistence and resilience are more important than raw ability. What you decide to study is more important than where you go to school. Think about growth opportunities when you make your education choices. Gary A. Piligian Math and statistic teacher, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School See Exceptional Educator Page 6
PHIL MOSIER
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Program assists Latino children
More than a hundred MARTA-riding tourists got a taste of Buford Highway’s famed multicultural restaurants—seasoned with expert takes on the corridor’s safety and gentrification challenges—on an April 27 “bus crawl” staged by We Love BuHi and the MARTA Army. The bus tour and similar programs by We Love BuHi are exposing strong tensions about the highly diverse immigrant community’s future, and stirring some big ideas for supporting it. The property manager of the Latino mall Plaza Fiesta, a bus tour stop, in an interview after the tour, blasted Brookhaven for “drivSee A BUS on page 14
Massell tells historic social club to embrace millennials BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
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Buckhead Coalition president Sam Massell tried out his new pitch to embrace millennials on one of the community’s oldschool audiences, the Buckhead 50 Club, at the group’s May 10 dinner at American Legion Post 140 in Chastain Park. “As homeowners, as individuals, what I’m See MASSELL on page 11