08-17-18 Buckhead Reporter

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AUGUST 17 - 30, 2018 • VOL. 12 — NO. 17

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Unitarian Universalist church proposes expansion as regional interest grows PAGE 4

► Exhibits mark 50 years of teaching art in Chastain Park PAGE 18

Blue Heron opens solar-powered research center

BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net

Blue Heron Nature Preserve has opened a new solar-powered research center — including beehives, an amphibian farm and more — tucked away between houses on Land O’ Lakes Road. Blue Heron plans to have the organizations housed at the preserve use the property to work on various research projects, including bird surveySee BLUE on page 22

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Alison Hamil, a local artist, paints a mural of a blue heron on the side of the Blue Heron Nature Preserve’s new Field Research Center on Aug. 10.

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR ESOL teacher wins award

OUT & ABOUT ‘HOT PURSUIT’ FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS Page 16

I stay aware of my surroundings. I also think social media makes the fear worse than it should be. How are you changing your behavior because of fear of crime? See page 6

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North Buckhead residents push for more local MARTA service BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net

Amid a major citywide debate on whether MARTA will fund or kill the light rail originally planned to run on the Atlanta BeltLine, North Buckhead residents are adding their voices to demand smaller improvements to bus service in their area. “Our goal is to greatly increase transit ridership by improving service, access and shelters,” says a draft resolution from the North Buckhead Civic See NORTH on page 15


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