AUG. 31 - SEPT. 13, 2018 • VOL. 12 — NO. 18
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Local moviemaker attracts stars to ‘inspirational’ stories PAGE 20
AROUND TOWN: Cheers to the geeks at Battle and Brew PAGE 11
Activists criticize local white nationalist; civic group debates response
Back in the Limelight
BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
MAIN PHOTO: JOHN RUCH; INSET: DARK RUSH
The legendary Limelight nightclub of the 1980s lived again in a slide show from former in-house photographer Guy D’Alema (center) at an Aug. 22 event. Joining him were Buckhead residents and former regulars Sandy Goldstein, left, and Kathy Marsik, right. See story, page 13.►
A white nationalist’s ownership of a Peachtree Hills house is being criticized by the far-left group Atlanta Antifascists, leaving the local neighborhood association divided on how to respond. Donna Lorenz, secretary of the Peachtree Hills Civic Association, says she asked the group to issue a pro-diversity statement after the Antifascist group in August flyered the neighborhood about prominent white nationalist Sam Dickson’s ownership of a house on Ridgeland Way. The result, she says: The board issued a generic statement that flyers are illegal and asked her to resign for speaking to the media. And Dickson joined the association – though he says it “had nothing to do with the Antifa.” “I think they made the wrong choice, the easy choice,” Lorenz said of the civic See ACTIVISTS on page 22
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Atlanta United’s greatest impact is having made soccer ‘cool’ beyond its normal supporter realm. ... Kids from all sports backgrounds are now supportive of the team. SCOTT SNYDER VARSITY BOYS’ SOCCER COACH, THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS
See COMMENTARY, page 10
OUT & ABOUT Japanese comic theater group comes to Dunwoody Page 16
Garmon Road party mansion heads to auction block BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
A palatial mansion controversially rented for nightclub-style parties that the city says were illegal is heading to a foreclosure auction on Sept. 4, according to an online notice. Once owned by music star Kenny Rogers, the 4499 Garmon Road N.W. mansion will be auctioned on the Fulton County Courthouse steps with an opening bid of $2.15 million, according to an See GARMON on page 23