MAY 25 - JUNE 7, 2018 • VOL. 12— NO. 11
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Perimeter Business ► A co-lawyering complex custom-built for attorneys hangs its shingle PAGE 5 ► Entrepreneurs take flight at PDK Airport space PAGE 4
Coworking is here to stay P 4-9
North End task force is told to boost retail, avoid gentrification
Splashy fun at City Springs
BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
Laura Waldrop, 3, enjoys the new splash fountain at City Springs during the May 12 debut of the Heritage Sandy Springs Farmers Market there. The fountain is part of the new City Green park, which is expected to fully open to the public in time for the “Food That Rocks” restaurant tasting event June 9. Meanwhile, the market continues Saturday mornings through November. For details, see foodthatrocks.org and heritagesandysprings.org.
Summer reading picks Page 10
EDUCATION Top of the Class
PHIL MOSIER
The city’s North End Revitalization Task Force kicked off its brainstorm for redevelopment of northern Roswell Road on May 16 at Pontoon Brewing — the sort of hip, trendy business leaders want to see proliferate in the area of today’s aging shopping centers and apartment complexes. A city-hired facilitator sketched out a tentative schedule of public meetings for the task force, starting July 11 and running to year’s end, when a report is expected. And Mayor Rusty Paul, who convened the task force, spoke in detail about its challenging concept — attempting to boost higher-end retail, which hinges on a wealthier customer base, without displacing the workingclass residents of the city’s perhaps most diverse area. In his most nuanced and strongest public statements so far, Paul See NORTH on page 12
Backyard swim lesson business sinks at Planning Commission BY JOHN RUCH
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OUT & ABOUT Peachtree Peppers heat up Dunwoody concert series Page 16
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An attempt to legalize a beloved backyard swimming lesson business sank before the city Planning Commission May 22 amid concerns it could open a “Pandora’s box” and ruin the city’s new zoning code. Not joining in the 4-1 vote was commissioner Reed Haggard, who was the source of the original complaint about Swim With Allison, and recused himself. Another commissioner later said it would have been 5-0 against if he See BACKYARD on page 22