06-23-17 Dunwoody Reporter

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JUNE 23 - JULY 6, 2017 • VOL. 8— NO. 13

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► Joining the circus

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► Movie biz booms

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After Handel’s win, parties look ahead to 2018

BY DYANA BAGBY AND JOHN RUCH The GOP can breathe a little easier after Republican Karen Handel’s victory over Democrat Jon Ossoff in the special election for the 6th Congressional District seat after a campaign that set records for spending and drew a national spotlight. But not too much easier, warn local political pundits, as Handel won narrowly, with just under 52 percent of the PHIL MOSIER

See AFTER on page 22

Karen Handel is joined onstage by husband Steve after her Election Night victory at the Hyatt Regency at Villa Christina in Brookhaven.

COMMUNITY Hotel developers eyeing sites in Perimeter Center

Walking tour spots needs along Winters Chapel

OUT & ABOUT Fire up your Fourth! Page 19

BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net

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By exploring new trails and paths, Dunwoody is establishing itself as an active and healthy example of a true “live, work, play” location. BRENT WALKER

Director of the Dunwoody Parks and Recreation department

See Commentary, Page 10

The traffic light on Winters Chapel Road turned red, and City Councilmember Doug Thompson urged a group of about 20 officials and residents to dash across, despite the lack of a crosswalk or sidewalk. “Here’s what we ask our citizens to do, and it’s wrong,” Thompson said of the less than pedestrian friendly crossing. Experiencing that street-level detail was why Thompson convened the June 9 walking tour of Winters Chapel Road. The street See WALKING on page 12

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