08-30-18 Sandy Springs Reporter

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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

A dance and a movie

Construction to start next year on national park trail BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net

Leslie Teran (left), 7, Jherneva Husband, 5, and other members of the Los Niños Primeros Dancers entertain the crowd at the first “Movies by Moonlight” outdoor film screening at City Springs Aug. 24. The feature shown on an inflatable screen was “Coco,” a Disney animated movie based on Mexico’s Día de los Muertos holiday and traditions, and the event included various Mexican culture displays and performances, as well as an introduction by Javier Díaz de León, the country’s consul general in Atlanta. Sponsored by Leadership Sandy Springs, the film series continues Sept. 7 with “The Greatest Showman” and Oct. 5 with “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” For more information, see leadershipsandysprings.org..

Perimeter Business

Transit and 285/400 the focus of new PCIDs master plan PAGE 4GE 4

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

PHIL MOSIER

On a recent visit to the city’s future Crooked Creek Park, city parks director Michael Perry pointed out the dead trees and overgrowth that will soon be removed in favor of a trail. The city plans to begin construction early next year on a long-awaited trail to activate the undeveloped city park and connect it to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area —though for $15,000 more than previously approved. The city bought 5 wooded acres at Spalding and River Exchange drives in the panhandle over five years ago to be used for Crooked Creek Park. In 2017, the city announced it would team with the National Park Service to link its park with a currently inaccessible part of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area via a walking trail. The Sandy Springs City Council apSee CONSTRUCTION on page 22

OUT & ABOUT North end task Japanese comic force begins theater group comes developing ideas to Dunwoody Page 16 BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net

The group tasked with proposing redevelopment ideas for Sandy Springs’ north end began pitching ideas for the area for the first time at its Aug. 22 meeting. Ideas were based on public input and include encouraging mixed-income housing; increasing homeownership; creating more green spaces and connectivity to them; and taming Roswell Road. The North End Revitalization Task Force has spent its previous meetings reviewing demographics and data, analyzSee NORTH on page 14


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