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Group wants to preserve PDK greenspace

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The future of nearly 30 acres of woodland west of Clairmont Road has become the focus of citizens who want to preserve it.

“I want to talk about DeKalb County taking responsibility for permanently protecting this 30 acres of land in Ashford Park,” said Debra Kidd, who was speaking at a Sept. 28 town hall meeting presented by the North DeKalb Greenspace Alliance.

Up until about a year and a half ago, the land in question served as a “Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)” for a small cross-runway at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. That runway was closed, meaning the airport no longer needs the 30 acres across Clairmont Road from PDK as a protection zone.

“Since DeKalb County already owns the land, we believe it should be straightforward for them to designate it as permanent passive greenspace,” Kidd continued.

In a letter addressed to citizens that urged them to attend the town hall, Larry Foster, communications director of PDK Watch, wrote, “Now that the airport no longer needs the land as an RPZ, the FAA recently approved PDK’s request to release the land back to DeKalb County (its original ownSEE GROUP WANTS, PAGE 4 PHIL MOSIER

Sarah Cooper, 7, hopes the training wheels come off soon as she practices riding her bicycle in Lynwood Park on Sept. 28. Sarah, along with her five-year-old brother Evan, was getting a lesson from her parents, Laura and Ian Cooper. Another photo on page 5.

Longtime resident watches as Lynwood Park changes

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Cassandra Bryant

“It’s looking good, it’s looking good,” Cassandra Bryant said as she sat one recent morning in her Lynwood Park Recreation Center office.

The longtime Lynwood Park area resident and center director was referring to the remodeling of the building now that Brookhaven’s parks have been transferred from DeKalb County to the city.

She’s worked at the center for nearly 10 years, after retiring from General Motors as a trainer on the assembly line. Before her stint at GM, Bryant also worked

at the center.

And that’s not even where her history with the building begins.

Until 1969, when it was desegregated, the building was Lynwood Park Elementary and High School, located in DeKalb’s oldest black community, according to the book “African-American Life in DeKalb County” by Herman “Skip” Mason Jr. Bryant attended the school until seventh grade, when she moved to Cross Keys High School as DeKalb schools deSEE LONGTIME RESIDENT, PAGE 5

NORTH DEKALB GREENSPACE ALLIANCE

Citizens want to preserve nearly 30 acres of woodland near DeKalb-Peachtree Airport.

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Last call for alcohol now a little earlier

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Brookhaven bar owners will have until June of next year to get used to the idea that they must close an hour and a half earlier on weeknights.

The Brookhaven City Council on Sept. 23 voted to decrease the hours bars can serve alcohol Monday through Friday. Under the change, last call must happen seven days a week at 2:55 a.m., with closing time at 3:30 a.m.

Councilwoman Rebecca Chase Williams, who made a failed motion that last call occur at 2:30 a.m., said the new hours didn’t limit the time enough.

“The problem is that you’re going to continue to have your police monitoring all the crime and the drivers . . . around the clubs and not patrolling the rest of the 12 square miles of Brookhaven,” she said. “I’m just sorry to see that we’re not taking [Police Chief Gary Yandura’s] advice.”

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“What I am worried about right now is our violent crimes escalating,” Yandura said, explaining that Brookhaven is becoming known to partygoers as the “late night spot.” Williams pointed out that Yandura has said a lot of Brookhaven’s DUIs occur between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.

“Mothers, don’t let your children be driving out on Brookhaven streets late at night,” Williams said.

Currently, establishments with latenight pouring licenses can serve alcohol until 3:55 a.m. Monday through Friday, with closing time at 4:55 a.m.; and last call at 2:55 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with closing time at 3:55 a.m. Bars will have to comply with the new ordinance by June 1, 2015.

Councilman Bates Mattison made the motion to change the closing time to 2:55 a.m. That motion passed along

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New closing time: “This is a first step,” Matti3:30 a.m., every night son said. “Certainly, if we don’t see a solution that works with our public safety, I welcome the New last call time: chief to bring this back up at a future date.” He said the council 2:55 a.m., every night was still rolling back the hours “considerably” by forcing bars to close an hour and a half earlier.

Old closing time: Before the vote, Aubrey Vil4:55 a.m., Monday-Friday lines, an attorney for the Pink Pony on Buford Highway, asked 3:55 a.m., Saturday-Sunday the council to keep in mind that Brookhaven’s late-night establishments compete with busiOld last call time: nesses all over the metro area.

“Realize that we’re compet3:55 a.m., Monday-Friday itive with the city of Atlanta, 2:55 a.m., Saturday-Sunday Chamblee, and the cities surrounding us, not just within Brookhaven,” he said.

Williams had pointed out Yandura’s 2 a.m. proposal. He also sugthat the 2:30 a.m. last call she suggestgested that any changes not go into efed would allow Brookhaven to remain fect until next year to give businesses competitive with Atlanta, Roswell, Santime to adjust. dy Springs and Dunwoody, which have Davis said the new hours are a safety last calls at 2 a.m. improvement. Under the original ordiJustin Pate of the Rush Lounge said nance, patrons had to be out the door by that the council should wait until a Dis4:55 a.m. Monday through Friday. trict 2 representative was elected in No“That was a problem that I thought vember before making a decision. was pretty serious – you had people leav“Is this not an important enough ising bars at the same time some people sue that we would wait [for] the fourth were going to work during the week,” member?” he asked.

Davis said. “So Bates’ stance is that he Todd Lantier, chairman of the wants to do this incrementally, which I Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce, think is probably a good idea.” submitted a statement to be read at the Davis said that while last call remains council meeting. He called for a 2:55 the same for Saturday and Sunday, the a.m. last call time as a compromise benew closing time is 25 minutes earlier tween the original time of 3:55 a.m. and on those days.

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Children visiting Lynwood Park can grab a book if they feel like it, courtesy of the Cross Keys Foundation. In fact, they can even keep it.

“You can take a book. You can take it home. You don’t have to pay for it,” Julia Russo, vice president of the foundation, told a group of neighborhood children at the park. “You can read the book to your friends, bring it back, or you don’t have to bring it back, you can just take it. You can sit on a park bench and read.

You can have your mom and dad read it to you.”

Russo was speaking at a Sept. 26 unveiling of the latest in a string of Little Free Libraries the foundation has been installing all over town. At the small outdoor libraries, children can choose and take a book with no library card or money. They can also leave a book for fellow readers.

“This is a little. tiny library, but it’s a big idea. Today is all about celebrating reading,” Russo told the crowd, which included Mayor J. Max Davis, members of the City Council and city staff members.

The Cross Keys Foundation previously installed libraries at Briarwood Park, Woodward Elementary, Ashford Memorial Park, Montclair Elementary, and the

Brookhaven Boys and Girls Club. The foundation recruits volunteer artists to decorate each little library, and local artist Sally Epstein designed and painted the Lynwood unit, which features an owl reading a book and the quote, “You are very wise.”

The Rotary Club of Brookhaven is sponsoring the Lynwood site. Club members are volunteering as site stewards, and will keep the library stocked.

“It’s a great tradition we have, supporting literacy,” said Tom Silveria, president of the Brookhaven Rotary. “This is just an extension of it.”

Norma Paton Gibson, a Cross Keys Foundation director and former Cross Keys teacher, said the libraries are important for children in the area.

“This is phenomenal because Cross Keys . . . is 70 percent Hispanic, and so a lot of [the students], when they come through the elementary school, don’t speak a lot of English,” she said. “These little libraries for them are wonderful [and], it’s wonderful for all kids.”

Lynwood Park is located at 3360 Osborne Road. For more information on the Cross Keys Foundation and its little library projects, visit www.CrossKeysFoundation.org.

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Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis tells the crowd at a Sept. 28 town hall meeting that the city would be willing to work with DeKalb County to secure the PDK land, if the land was “free of charge” or “maybe less than market rate.”

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er), thus placing the land’s future status in question.”

The letter also urged citizens to sign a petition advocating the land’s preservation at apgreenspace.info, as PDK Watch is concerned that the land might be sold to developers. If the land is sold, the money by law would go back to PDK, and not the county or the city of Brookhaven.

PDK Watch has said that DeKalb County would not have to pay any money if it preserves the property as passive greenspace. Kidd said that could be accomplished under the Georgia Community Greenspace law, which protects land where rapid growth and dense development is occurring. Kidd said that the county is using the FAA as “an excuse to do nothing.”

DeKalb County District 2 Commissioner Jeff Rader, who represents Brookhaven, indicated during the meeting that the land is considered by the FAA as an airport asset, and that the county would have to pay fair market value for it.

However, he said the commission was open to ideas. “Y’all are still county commission constituents, and we are interested in what you want to do with

that land,” he said. “You’ve just passed a parks master plan. . . . as it relates to that we are very interested in what you want to do.”

Marianna Yates spoke to the audience about why the North DeKalb Greenspace Alliance wants to preserve the land as is.

“The parks that are located in the north DeKalb region are pretty much developed out with recreational facilities and sports fields,” she said. “This tract is one of the only places with substantial old growth forest in this area. Leaving this land as passive greenspace provides north DeKalb with a completely natural haven.”

Mayor J. Max Davis told the crowd that the city currently has no plans for the property because it doesn’t own it.

But he said that possibly the city could work with the county to get it free of charge or for maybe less than market rate.

“If this property gets transferred to the city of Brookhaven, unfettered, free of charge, as passive greenspace, I see no reason whatsoever for us to do anything other than keep it the way it is,” he said.

“I just hope that can be a reality. That’s going to take some work with the county.”

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Longtime resident reminisces about Lynwood Park area’s history CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

segregated.

“It was a big deal,” she said.

“When we first went to Cross Keys it was a riot every day. When we got to school, there were kids standing out front and we could barely get off the bus without a fight. It was terrible.

Then it got better after a couple of years. We were able to participate in different activities. But it was a big change.”

Today she works in what was once her basketball coach’s office, right across from the gymnasium. “I have lots of fond memories here,” she said, with some of her favorite including participating on the basketball and track teams.

Bryant still lives in the neighborhood.

“I live right here on Osborne [Road],” she said. “I’ve been here in the community all my life.”

Bryant fears that Lynwood, like much of Brookhaven, is losing its neighborhood feel as small homes are being razed to be replaced by much bigger houses. “There used to be a church across the street,” Bryant said, pointing to where some large, new houses are popping up.

“Those little cute houses were

more like a community, more like a home,” she said. “Now you know your neighbors, you see them, you speak to them, but years ago it was like a family. It was one big happy family. It takes a village to raise the kids, they say. That’s the way it was in this community. Everybody knew everybody. Your relatives were here.

Your neighbors could get on your kids if they were doing something wrong.”

She said when Brookhaven residents first started exploring cityhood, Bryant and a group of community members would attend the meetings.

“We were trying to fight for our little community, trying not to transition into a city,” she said. “But it happens, and you just roll with the punches. Some of us weren’t too happy, but that’s like anything, when you find out about anything new or a change, right off the bat you’re not happy.”

Bryant does her part to retain a sense of community. Every year at Thanksgiving, she, along with friends, family and fellow churchgoers at Little Zion Baptist Church, prepare a Thanksgiving feast at the Lynwood center for those in need.

They also deliver meals “up and down

Peachtree” for the homebound.

Five years ago, Bryant and a group of ladies in an exercise group decided to start a Christmas charity event at the center.

“We lost a few pounds and said, ‘We should do a Red and White Ball,’” she said.

Now held annually, it includes a toy drive, sit-down dinner, live entertainment and jazz music, with proceeds benefitting children in need during the holidays.

In its third year – around the time Brookhaven was becoming a city – Bryant and her friends feared that would be the last year they could hold the event at the center, so they went big. Comedian George Wallace, Bryant’s first cousin and a Brookhaven native, performed at the ball in front of more that 500 people.

But that, in fact, wasn’t the last year, and “the city says we’ll be able to do it again this year,” Bryant said.

One thing hasn’t changed for Bryant. She says that whether children coming into the center now are from old or new families in the neighborhood, it’s still all about them.

“You get to know the kids. You become very attached to the kids and it’s just what I enjoy doing,” she said.

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A group of residents who are urging Brookhaven residents to vote against giving redevelopment powers to the city council are scheduled to hold more public meetings.

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Girl Scouts went backpacking before R.E.I. and ‘sporks’ My sons went to Philmont this summer. Philmont is the legendary 214square-mile Boy Scout ranch in the mesas, mountains, and meadows of New Mexico, the original and ultimate “High Adventure Camp” for the Scouts. My boys and their crew spent 11 days hiking rocky trails with 40-pound packs on their backs.

And I can relate.

Although I can’t say that I backpacked Philmont in my youth, I can say that I backpacked, and I owe that to Sue and Bill Cameron.

Sue Cameron, or “Mrs. C.,” was my Girl Scout leader, and Bill Cameron was her husband. Under their fearless and cheerful guidance, we girls backpacked the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia, one section at a time, and hiked sections in North Carolina as well. My pack was only about 2025 lbs., but for a 15-year-old me, who weighed no more than a wet dragonfly, that was plenty of heft.

One of my scouting friends, Susan, recently pointed out that Mr. and Mrs. C. led us at a time before girls were really out there, doing things. There were no girls’ soccer and lacrosse teams at every school. Besides that (and I know this is making me sound very wrinkled and creaky), there was no R.E.I. When we

went on a backpacking trip, we didn’t back in our packs. bound into our closest store filled with Accompanying us on our backpackoutdoor recreational equipment and ing trips was Mr. C. He and several othbuy whatever we needed. We were doer fathers joined us as male support and ing UltraLight hiking comic relief. He was before it was “UL,” and even a registered Girl we got very creative.

Scout leader himself, for Mrs. C. taught us to almost a decade. use rinsed-out bottles of When one trip on the liquid detergent for waAT was thwarted by a ter bottles (and they had torrential rainstorm, the to be very thoroughly adults diverted us to a rinsed, or there would be cabin owned by one of problems on the trail). our scout families. En We learned to wrap the route to the cabin, Mr. heads of our toothbrushC. and the other dads es in plastic wrap and tie strung a rope across a bits of toothpaste in the stream-turned-ragingcorners, to squeeze out river and led us safely when needed. to the opposite side; he SPECIAL There were no sporks, carried the smallest girl Sue and Bill Cameron no collapsible bowls across on his back. We made of squishy silihung our sopping wet cone. For our eating utensils, we packed clothes across the one-room cabin and a plastic mug and a spoon. We ate indried out while Mr. C. entertained us stant food mixed with water boiled over with jokes about the “Big Mouth Frog” the campfire, and we consumed it in the and sang us silly songs. No matter the order of thick to thin. We started with situation, Mr. C. wore a smile and an atnoodle dinners, finished with pudding, titude that said, “It’ll be fine--I’m here.” and finally poured in our flavored waWe Girl Scouts got a call from Mrs. ter, swished it all around, and drank it C. two summers ago to celebrate her down. Then we wiped out our cups husband’s 80th birthday. He was singing with our bandanas and stuffed them in his church choir and we were the sur-

prise guests.

It was a fine reunion.

We got another call this past winter. Mr. C. had died.

The womROBIN JEAN an who euloMARIE CONTE gized him at his memorial ROBIN’S NEST service did a walk through of his life, pausing at each stage to ask those present who were members of that Cumberland Island camping group or that Easter Sunday sunrise breakfast, to please stand. Then came the time when she said, “and if you were a member of Girl Scout Troop 1106, please stand.”

There were 15 of us--more than an entire row--from as far away as Oklahoma and Colorado, and when we stood there was a soft gasp in the congregation.

We reseated ourselves, some of us mothers with Scouts of our own, weepyeyed but proud to be part of the legacy of Bill and Sue Cameron.

Robin Conte is a writer and mother of four who lives in Dunwoody. She can be contacted at robinjm@earthlink.net.

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‘Darkness to Light’ training educates all on the ‘epidemic’ that is child sexual abuse Three years ago, my friend Lane Olives and I sat in the training room at the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy (GCCA) for the first time. Lane had been a supporter of the center for several years, and convinced me and a few other moms to go to a “Darkness To Light” training session at the center.

I was a bit anxious about the information I was about to learn – child sexual abuse is an uncomfortable topic, and one that I never felt I needed to learn about.

We have all heard stories in the news, but I never felt this was something that would touch me or my family. My kids were in pre-school, and were officially away from me for longer periods of time, interacting with other adults and kids. I wanted to feel more educated and empowered with regard to their safety when they were with others, and I felt this was a good place to start.

The “Darkness to Light” training is aimed at anyone who interacts with children – parents, family members, caregivers, coaches, educators or anyone who spends time with kids. It is now a two-hour, video-based facilitator-led course, and includes insight from experts in the field as well as personal testimony of survivors.

The statistics are probably the most shocking and scary part of the training. One in every 10 children will be sexually molested before the age of 18. There are approximately 39 million survivors of child sexual abuse in the U.S. Each year more than 30,000 cases of child abuse and neglect are reported in Georgia alone.

We learned it’s not a case of “stranger danger” that we have all taught our kids to be aware of, but instead, 90 percent of all child sexual abuse cases are committed by trusted friends or relatives. Yes, 90 percent.

As moms, Lane and I learned how to talk to our kids about this issue in an appropriate way: no keeping secrets; what is suitable contact; how to say “no” and tell an adult when something happens; and who is or isn’t allowed to see or touch your private parts. We also learned the importance of asking our school/church/camp/teams about their policies on protecting children while in their care, and interactions between children and adults and about other safeguards.

We both came away feeling more educated on the statistics, warning signs, and empowered on how to keep our children

Let Pink Pony be To the editor: Once again, I, a resident of Brookhaven for more than 42 years, am appalled at the arrogance of the Brookhaven mayor and City Council, and their total disregard of the voters’ preference on the Pink Pony issue.

The full-page advertisement by the Pink Pony in the current issue of the Brookhaven Reporter indicates that Mayor Max Davis and his lapdog city council are attempting to extort a onetime licensing fee from the Pink Pony.

This is absolutely outrageous, and is only the latest example of Mayor Davis and Brookhaven’s City Council on-

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a little safer when they are away from our watchful (and now suspicious!) eyes.

The more Lane and I talked about the issue with others, the more personal experiences were revealed from those in our circle of friends. I was shocked when one sweet friend shared a story of her 4-year-old son who was caught in a situation with his sitDANA ter, a teenager who was their best MCKENZIE friend’s son. The stories snowballed from there: the cousin, GUEST COLUMN the step-brother, aunt, mom, etc. who were victims. Gone was the idea that it didn’t happen in our world.

GCCA lead prevention trainer and Brookhaven resident Nikki Berger says it well. “We should want every environment that our children step in to be a protected one.” Yes, more of that please.

And here’s more good news: every fourth Wednesday of the month, the training is held at GCCA and is open to the community. And, if there is a group that wants training, GCCA can travel and will bring the course to you. The training is free – the “leave behind” materials for each participant are only $15 per person.

By the end of our session, Lane and I were convinced that this is an epidemic. I wonder why more of us aren’t talking about it. It’s a sad and uncomfortable topic, but it’s happening everywhere and to our most vulnerable.

Usually, the “mom groups” are the first to discuss our children’s troubling topics, but the moms I know don’t really talk about this stuff. The statistics are shocking, and one case is one too many. It’s up to us to learn more and do better.

Dana McKenzie of Buckhead has been a volunteer with the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy for the last few years. She and Lane Olives of Brookhaven co-chair the 2014 Cheer for Children gala, the organization’s largest annual fundraiser, which is scheduled for Oct. 17.

LE TTE RS TO THE E DITOR going vendetta against the Pink Pony and that cabal’s blatant attempt to put the Pony out of business. Brookhaven’s “representatives” seem to be oblivious to the wishes of Brookhaven’s voters, the majority of whom have voiced their preference that the city’s political leaders leave the Pink Pony alone and free to operate.

It’s interesting to me that Max Davis’ stated interest in putting the Pink Pony out of business is “to protect the residents of Brookhaven” while, at the same time, he and his cronies have seen fit to issue a

permit for a transvestite club located quite near the Pink Pony to operate.

The Pink Pony has agreed to pay $200,000 of the attorney fees (that should not have been incurred in the first place), but the city says the Pink Pony should pay all fees. The Pink Pony has agreed to the city’s proposed buffer zone; has agreed to have no billboards within city limits; and has offered $2.5 million over the course of a 12-year agreement. That, to me, appears to be an imminently reasonable proposal.

I’m confident that there is more to the Pink Pony issue than the voters know about, and it is my hope that the entire story will someday come to light.

Glenn W. Summerlin BK

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Businesses hold on as the world evolves

BY LESLIE WILLIAMS JOHNSON

These days, a bricks-and-mortar photo lab, matchmaking service or bookstore, all within a few miles of one another, tend to stand out a little.

Although sharing photographs, buying books and dating have fostered huge

Internet businesses, a few local ones hang on. Although their physical presence may go against the current tide of the expanding digital world, the owners of these businesses say they thrive in large part because of two things that never go out of style: a personal touch and old-fashioned customer service.

According to a Business News Daily article last year, a number of businesses that seemingly phased out due to economic changes have reemerged, including milk, ice and grocery delivery.

But unlike some “comeback” businesses, Dunwoody Photo, Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore, and matchmaking service Single Atlanta didn’t exit the scene. They rolled with it.

Candace Apple, owner of Phoenix and Dragon at 5531 Roswell Rd. NE, said in 2008, the year that book sales fell, sales of tumbled stones went up at her store.

Phoenix and Dragon, LAUREN RUBENSTEIN first established in 1987 in a Twins Leisha Murphy, left, and Lisa Lyngos, Hammond Drive bungalow, is “high touch not high tech,” owners of Single Atlanta, a matchmaking Apple said. The store is a corcompany in Sandy Springs, say clients come nucopia of metaphysical and to them for the “personal service.”

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Candace Apple, owner of Phoenix and Dragon on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, sells metaphysical and spiritual books and gifts, candles, tumbled stones, oils and incense. Apple says her business is “high touch, not high tech.”

spiritual books and gifts, as well as candles, tumbled stones, oils, incense and more. It also offers psychic readings, meditation classes and other events every month. It hopes to sell some products online by Nov. 1.

Apple said for many people, the 5,500-square-foot store is a sanctuary in times of distress, or even a meeting place for others on a spiritual journey.

“People want to talk to real people,” Apple said. “Our staff is here because they love these things. People can meet people here. It’s become a community.”

And even though Dunwoody Pho-

to is only about 18 months old, owner Michael Beattie has focused his 15 years of experience at Wolf Camera “to make sure that people have a place that does great quality printing.”

The store at 5588 Chamblee Dunwoody road processes film as well as digital photos and provides a number of other photographic services. One early fall afternoon, Beattie invited a customer to come behind the counter and look at images on his computer screen as they talked through the details of a photo editing project.

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Chuck Wolf opened his first camera and film developing shops in metro Atlanta in 1975. At one point, he operated 700 stores scattered across the metro area. But times and technology changed, and by 2002, he said, he was completely out of the camera business.

Now he’s back. This year, he opened a new shop on Roswell Road in Buckhead called Chuck Wolf ’s Photo Design Bar. Instead of selling cameras and film, his new shop specializes in working with people to print the digital images they take with their smartphones or tablet computers.

His new shop is filled with rows of computers and printers and technicians to help customers transform their digital pictures into anything from prints to hang above the living room couch to coffee mugs. One thing he’s discovered, he said, is that in the digital world, his customers don’t really need a brick-andmortar store. Instead, they send their images over the Internet.

Reporter Newspapers asked Wolf a few questions about his new business and about dealing with technological changes in the business world. Here are his answers.

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How did you develop the idea for your new business?

I knew there was a tremendous change in the photographic business. People were using their digital cameras and keeping their photographs on their computers. It’s not a picture until it’s printed.

We’re really promoting taking an image with your smartphone or your digital camera and putting it on your wall or on your desk.

People used to take pictures and put them in albums. Now they put them in photo books. A photo book is better, but 83 percent of the people that go online trying to do a photo book quit.

What we do is we have a brick-and-mor-

Chuck Wolf

tar store and professional photographers to help you get the quality you’ve always wanted.

Q A

How do you see your new business fitting into the current market for photography?

It’s definitely a niche. It will catch on. We’re doing everything virtually and through social media.

Q A

How important is it for a consumer-based business to stay ahead of current business trends?

I just hired a lot of younger people who know what’s really going in the world, including my son, who’s an IT specialist and in the social media world. My manager was with Apple and I’ve hired professional photographers [to advise customers].

Q A

What do you think comes next in the photography business?

What comes next is smartphones are getting better and better and now bigger. You can take photos with your iPad. I think that with the ease of taking photos, people take many more photos than they did when I was printing 35-mm film because they didn’t always have their camera with them before.

It’s really good. There are billions and billions of images taken now each month and all over the world.

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Gov. Nathan Deal announced Sept. 30 that the Federal Highway Administration has approved the Atlanta Transportation Improvement Plan, which includes money to rebuild the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange.

Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul welcomed the news.

“This project will be a game-changer, offering significant improvements in mobility not only in all areas touched by the Ga. 400/I-285 interchange, but in the surface streets that connect to this corridor,” he said in a statement. “It is a major step forward in the infrastructure of this region.”

According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, the FHA determined the plan met federal air quality regulations. That decision was the final step in moving the project forward.

“These interchange improvements are crucial to improving Georgia’s transportation infrastructure and expanding our role as a major logistics hub for global commerce,” Deal said in the press release. “We are utilizing all the tools that the state has available.”

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At Dunwoody Photo, you’ll also find photo albums and frames, light tables and loops to look at negatives, and staff assisting customers with technical issues at the print lounge kiosks, fielding their questions.

“The service is extremely appreciated,” said customer Donna Hiller, from the kiosk one afternoon. “The personal touch means a lot.”

Beattie, a former manager of camera stores in Dunwoody, Sandy Springs and Alpharetta, said his store’s services aim to get people to move their photos out of the camera – whether it’s digital or film-based.

“It’s important to do something with your pictures for the future,” Beattie said.

At Single Atlanta in Sandy Springs, twin sisters Lisa Lyngos and Leisha Murphy don’t use complicated algorithms in their matchmaking service, which they have been doing since 1998. Lyngos said Single Atlanta is the largest privately owned matchmaking service in the Southeast, with the largest singles database in the Southeast.

“We have always loved meeting people, talking to them, and finding out about the things they care about,”

Lyngos said via email. “Their values.

Their dreams. Their stories. We also have a natural intuition about people that translates to a simple ability: matching people together... and in the process, making their relationship dreams come true. Our successful track record of matching couples who end up in long-term relationships and marriage is what sets us apart.”

Social media and dating sites have not changed Single Atlanta’s approach to matchmaking, Lyngos said.

“Sure, the technology may create opportunity... but it’s revealing a new need for connection that’s more urgent than ever. We don’t use any complicated computer algorithms. After all, how can a computer really understand your values, your preferences, your desires... your story? When it comes to finding love, we believe in a personal touch.”

She went on to say that clients seek Single Atlanta because it meets the needs of clients actively looking for a relationship -- “not just casually ‘testing the waters’ like so many people using online dating services,” she said.

She said clients also seek Single Atlanta because of the personal service,

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Dunwoody Photo lead instructor Indja Cornwell, left, assists customer Donna Hiller at the store’s print lounge kiosk.

which includes regular interaction and getting to know clients’ hopes and dreams; no photos plastered all over the Internet; background checks; no wasted time.

Last but not least, 16 successful

years of matchmaking is a big plus.

“We only suggest matches with individuals we truly believe meet your specific criteria. You will be dating for chemistry, because the compatibility has been covered,” Lyngos said.

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On Sept. 22, Oral Surgery Associates and Dental Implant Centers cut the ribbon at their new Dunwoody location, 4721 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Suite 301.

Members of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce, city officials, including Mayor Mike Davis, center, and company employees joined in the festivities.

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From left, Oliver McMillan’s Dene Oliver, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Buckhead Coalition President Sam Massell were on hand to celebrate the opening of the first shops and restaurants at Buckhead Atlanta on Sept. 18.

The first round of shops opened at Buckhead Atlanta on Sept. 18. Development firm OliverMcMillan welcomed eager residents, media and city officials at an opening ceremony to welcome Brunello Cucinelli, Canali, Etro, Hermès and theory.

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“We’re back in a big way,” John F. O’Neill III told members of the Buckhead Business Association on Sept. 25.

“A lot of folks kind of counted Atlanta out,” McNeill said. “Folks said it was going to be a decade before we rebounded. It was doom and gloom.”

Instead, development has returned more quickly, much of it driven by projected growth in employment in the metro area, he said. Atlanta is expected to add tens of thousands of jobs in 2015 and 2016, he said, and is projected to rank third of the top 10 U.S. cities in job growth over the next five years. “Everyone is looking at job growth,” he said.

Showing a photograph of construction cranes, he joked, “the state bird is back — the Georgia Crane.”

Sandy Springs-based UPS announced that it plans to hire around 95,000 seasonal employees for the holidays. The delivery service needs drivers, sorters, loaders, unloaders and other assistance to deliver millions of packages this year. To apply, visit UPSjobs.com.

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On the Riverkeeper’s watch, the Chattahoochee has been reborn

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Twenty years ago, the Chattahoochee River was a contaminated eyesore.

Georgians counted on the river to provide drinking water for nearly 4 million residents, to carry away wastewater from more than 100 wastewater treatment plants, and for power generation.

But protection of this workhorse was woefully inadequate. Government agencies were not enforcing environmental laws due to insufficient funding, staffing or political will.

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper set out to change that in 1994, when co-found-

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ers Laura Turner and Rutherford Seydel brought the Hudson Riverkeeper model to Georgia’s most beleaguered river. With a $50,000 grant and donated office space, Sally Bethea took the reins as founding executive director and the first “Riverkeeper” of the organization.

The river has been reborn thanks to Bethea, the riverkeeper and its partners.

The nonprofit now has a $1.5 million budget with a dozen staff, offices in Atlanta, Gainesville and LaGrange, and 7,000 members dedicated to defending water quality and quantity in the Chattahoochee River basin.

“It takes a lot of different approaches to clean up and protect the river,” Bethea said.

Looking back on the organization’s history, Bethea is most proud of the riverkeeper’s $2 billion legal victory against the city of Atlanta, robust river and stream monitoring, and education efforts.

In 1995, the riverkeeper filed a lawsuit against the city for failing to control the discharge of raw sewage into the river from combined sewer overflows.

CRK won the case in 1997 and settled it in 1998. This led to an enforceable plan to overhaul the city’s entire sewage sys-

The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper organization was formed in 1994 to help protect the river.

tem. Today, the river and its tributaries are dramatically cleaner.

“It sent a message that somebody is watching and is willing to file lawsuits to enforce existing laws,” Bethea said.

That said, the riverkeeper prefers to resolve matters through communication and negotiated agreement, and is proud of its working relationships with business, industry, government and civ-

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The organization is also the top monitoring group in the state with EPAapproved, quality-assured labs in all three office locations. Each week, volunteers at 70 monitoring stations throughout the basin collect samples that are analyzed at one of these labs.

“We turn data into action, and have stopped dozens of sewer spills,” according to Bethea.

Monitoring efforts also includes cracking down on industrial polluters, which are not in compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act. The riverkeeper talks with and educates these companies first, seeking legal action only as a last resort.

In 2000, the riverkeeper developed a “floating classroom” on Lake Lanier – and which will expand to West Point Lake soon – to teach the next generation how to protect our rivers.

The Lake Lanier Aquatic Learning Center, a partnership between the riverkeeper and Elachee Nature Science Center, has taught 35,000 students so far. Aboard a 40-foot catamaran with a glass bottom viewing well, K-12 students have learned about water quality and ecology through hands-on activities.

A 20th anniversary gala will be held on Oct. 14 and will also serve as a salute to Bethea, who is retiring at the end of this year. Starting in 2015, Jason Ulseth, who becomes the riverkeeper after seven years as technical programs director, and Juliet Cohen, who transitions to executive director after six years as general counsel, will carry on the legacy of one of strongest environmental organizations in the state.

“We’ll grow what Sally’s worked to build,” Ulseth said. “The river is cleaner than it’s been in decades, but a lot of work is still ahead.”

For more about the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and details on the 20th anniversary gala, visit Chattahoochee.org.

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Nothing says quality time quite like competition.

The second Checklist Challenge hosted

by Dad’s Bucket List takes place Oct. 25 as an obstacle course meets “The Amazing Race” in Dunwoody’s Brook Run Park.

Councilman John Heneghan took part in the first Checklist Challenge on March 1 and he encouraged Matt Boettcher, founder of Dad’s Bucket List, to host a second Checklist Challenge in Dunwoody.

“He put the bug in our ear to have the second one in Brook Run Park,” Boettcher said.

Other dads encouraged the members of Dad’s Bucket List, a Dunwoodybased group of fathers who take part in outings with their children, to repeat the challenge event. A few days after the first Checklist Challenge, Boettcher said he received a couple of unsolicited text messages from people who wanted to share what obstacles their kids like the most. “That somebody was interested enough to share feedback, encouraged us in continuing,” Boettcher said.

Boettcher said he ran into a dad about six weeks after the first Checklist Challenge who loved the event and said it wasn’t the kind of thing he usually would have done with his kids. The dad told Boettcher he usually sticks to the “old standbys” of movies and passive events, but the opportunity to be active with his child impressed him.

“Testimonials like that gave us the energy to build,” Boettcher said.

Boettcher said the Checklist Challenge has the potential to become an annual event in Dunwoody, and possibly take place in other cities too.

“We have other ideas on what Dad’s Bucket List can be doing,” he said. “One of the things we’ve always been interested in is unique experiences.”

This time, the Checklist Challenge will be more of a race, where dad-and-child teams can compare times against other teams.

The first Checklist Challenge was about obstacles, Boettcher said, and if you did the obstacles, you got a chip. Those accumulated chips were checked off on the leader board.

“Now we’re doing challenges as well as obstacles, so dads and kids will team up to win challenges against other teams,”

Boettcher said, noting it will be more like “The Amazing Race.”

Brook Run Park will have about 15 obstacles, and dads can arrive with their child or children any time between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Participating costs $25 plus a $2.37 fee per participant.

Teams will receive a time stamp when they check in, and while there isn’t a time limit, participants can expect to spend about two hours challenging themselves.

Each station takes about five to 10 minutes, Boettcher said, adding that some obstacles are mind puzzles and some require strength. A minimum of 15 obstacle stations will be available, but teams don’t have to stop at every station.

“This is an opportunity to get out there and see what you and your kids can accomplish as a team,” Boettcher said.

The Oct. 25 Checklist Challenge takes place between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Participants should plan to spend about two hours in the park, Boettcher said. “Disconnect from the normal activity stuff, disconnect from your work life and do something unique and fun with your kids,” Boettcher said.

The crafting of the experience is the best part for Boettcher and his two sons, ages 8 and 6.

“My kids are chief product testers,” Boettcher said. During the first challenge, “we didn’t get a chance to participate, but I hope to rectify this on this time around.”

The group of dads keeping Dad’s Bucket List going, Beottcher said, wants to create activities to break out of the routine and create lasting memories with their kids.

“It’s not a club with members, but 20 to 30 dads have taken part in multiple outings with us, and that continues to grow,” Boettcher said.

He said the events like Checklist Challenge are designed by dads, for dads and their kids.

“Everything is built by us, so it has that look of ‘something my dad did with his hands,’” Boettcher said, noting the obstacles are thoughtfully put together and tested. “We figured out a fun way to put together an event, and it’s not corporate. No bounce houses.”

Sign up at: http://dadbucketlist.com/ events-3/.

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Turtle Tours Saturday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Heritage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an educational series appropriate for children ages 2-5, continues.

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Ivonne Hernandez, mother of an autistic son, reads her new book to children ages 5-12. Through animals, listeners learn what it is like to be autistic and how to be a friend to an autistic child. Free and open to the community. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 for information.

Saturday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – St.

Martin’s Episcopal School holds a Fall Festival.

Enjoy a rock climbing wall, triple bungee, Fright Walk, bouncy houses, games, face painting and more! Tickets for rides and games sold at the event.

Food for purchase (cash only). Open to the community. 3110 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. Call the school 404-237-4260 for details. www.stmartinschool.org.

FUNDRAISERS

CV Classic Saturday, Oct. 18, 8 a.m. – Peachtree Char-

ter Middle School holds its 5th annual CV Classic, “Commit 2B Fit” 5K and 1-mile Fun Run. $25.

Rain or shine. Races begin and end at PCMS track.

Proceeds fund school nurse position. Stay for a free health screening sponsored by Northside Hospital.

4664 N. Peachtree Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For additional information and to sign up, visit: www. peachtreechartermiddleschool.org.

Happy Tails Saturday, Oct. 18, 8 a.m. – Support Hap-

py Tails Pet Therapy at their first “Run Your Happy Tails Off 5K and 1-mile Fun Run.” 5K, $25; $20 for Fun Run. Entry fee includes t-shirt. Dogfriendly race through Brook Run Park benefits the organization. Pets must have current vaccinations, license, and be leashed at all times. 4770 N. Peachtree Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Go to: www. runyourhappytailsoff.com to register or for information.

Trick or Treat Trot Saturday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – Easter

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Treat Trot and fundraiser. Includes costume contests, art and crafts, face painting, prizes, safe trickor-treating and more. Proceeds help families of children with disabilities and special needs. $25 in advance; $30 day of race. Chastain Park blue lot, 4500 Stella Dr., Atlanta, 30342. Contact Norma Center at 404-943-1080 x 114, ncenter@esng.org or visit: www.esng.myevent.com for registration and details.

Vintage Affair Saturday, Oct. 18, 6-11 p.m. – Support San-

dy Springs’ Community Assistance Center and their 12th annual Vintage Affair. Enjoy foods from local restaurants, taste fine wines from across the U.S., and take part in live and silent auctions. Tickets, $110 per person; $200 per couple. Dressy cocktail attire. Proceeds support CAC programs. Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church, 805 Mount Vernon Highway, NW, Sandy Springs, 30327. To learn more, call 404-226-5217 or visit: www.vintageaffair.org.

Scare Away Autism Saturday, Oct. 18, 7-10 p.m. – Scare Away

Autism, a family-friendly Halloween outdoor decoration extravaganza, begins. All are invited to attend. Continues through Oct. 31. Donations raised help families with autistic children. Email: lemjam@ mindspring.com, call 770-630-0700 or go to: www. scareawayautism.com to learn more. 8196 Hewlett Rd., Sandy Springs, 30350.

Migrating Monarchs

Blue Heron Nature Preserve and Trecia Neal, an expert on establishing gardens for monarchs, who discusses the two-way migration of monarch butterflies. Includes a walk through the Canterbury Court gardens. $5 per person. RSVP to 678-315-0836.

Registration forms and additional details: www. bhnp.org. Canterbury Court, 3750 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

Breast Cancer Wednesday, Oct. 15, 12:30-1:30 p.m. –

Join experts from Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute as they discuss key health issues. Heather Pinkerton discusses breast cancer prevention and treatment. Free and open to all. Pre-registration not required. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 678-812-4000 or visit: http://gacancersurvivors.org/ events for further information.

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Sunday, Oct. 19, 1-4 p.m. – Join others at the Chattahoochee Nature Center for an afternoon dedicated to fresh food, cooking healthy, and generating awareness about good nutrition and health. Proceeds fund providing fresh produce for local food pantry. Tickets, $35 for adults; $15 for children 10 and up; under 9 are free. In the center’s Unity Garden, 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075. Questions?

Email: d.fordham@chattnaturecenter.org. Order tickets online at: www.chattnaturecenter.org or call 770-992-2055, x226.

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Financial Planning Saturday, Oct. 11, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. –

The Financial Planning Association of Georgia, the city of Brookhaven and Oglethorpe University host a free consumer event. All are welcome to attend. Learn about personal finance topics, and meet one-on-one with volunteer Certified Financial Planners. At Oglethorpe University’s Turner Lynch Campus Center, 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Go to: http://financialplanningdays.org for additional details and to sign up.

byterian Church hosts musicians Melanie Hammet and Ben Holst, who perform their album, “Life Sentence,” inspired by a wrongfully convicted man freed from prison by the Georgia Innocence Project. $15 donation per person suggested. Reception follows at 8 p.m. Event is a fundraiser for GIP. In the church’s Fellowship Hall, 2461 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-237-0363 or go to: www. covenantpresbyterian.us to find out more.

Georgia Watercolor Society Friday, Oct. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Abernathy Arts Center holds a closing reception for the 2014 Georgia Watercolor Society exhibition. Awards presented. Free and open to the public. 254 Johnson Ferry Rd., NW, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404613-6172 or visit: www.fultonarts.org for additional details.

“Live in the Park” Sunday, Oct. 19, 1-7 p.m. – Catch con-

certs in Blackburn Park during the “Live in The Park” event. Food, cold beverages and a kids’ zone entertains all. Free and open to the public.

Lawn seating; bring chairs or blankets. No outside food or coolers permitted. Falcons game on big screen TV. 3493 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. For more information, go to: www.brookhavenga.gov.

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This month we decided to visit Decatur. It probably wasn’t wise to make the trek during rush hour as every Atlantan who owns a car was on Clairmont Road. We finally made it, only to circle the square looking for a parking spot, like an airliner in a holding pattern over Hartsfield-Jackson.

In a different life, I might have chosen to live in Decatur; there seems to be something within walking distance for everyone, be it an ice cream shop, a bar with live music or a café… perhaps a quaint Alsatian café at that.

Café Alsace occupies a small storefront just off the courthouse square. Its awning advertises that it’s been there since 1997, no easy feat in the restaurant business.

When you walk in, you immediately feel like you’ve been transported to France. The owner greets you in French, ever poised to continue the conversation in that language if you are so inclined or capable. Unfortunately my French ends shortly after “Bonjour,” “Merci,” “Au Revoir” and the song, “Frère Jacques.”

The space is filled with white table-clothed tables, lots of bric-abrac, artwork and things posing as artwork. You get the sense that a lot of the diners here are regulars; and if you’re not, the owner makes you feel just as welcome.

The food is distinctly French with German influences. The Alsace region of France lies on the west bank of the Rhine River and is within yodeling distance of both Germany and Switzerland.

We began our Alsatian adventure with wine and appetizers. There were several good Gewürztraminers and Rieslings for which the Alsace region is known. There were also a few nice reds including a Chateau Bouscasse, a Bordeaux-style blend. The wine list gives a brief flavor profile of most wines, making it easier to choose a glass that will suit one’s taste.

We chose the Brie a la Rhubarbe et Mirabelle, the Tarte Flambe and the French onion soup to start. The baked brie served with pretzel bread, rhubarb jam and a Mirabelle plum jam provided the perfect savory, sweet, salty bite.

The Tarte Flambe was a large flatbread smothered in Crème Fraiche, bacon, onions and Emmentaler cheese. It was one of the favorite dishes of the evening and if paired with a green salad, could have easily been a meal for two on its own.

The onion soup was flavorful and full of caramelized onions, but needed a cheesier topping.

Our entrées were the Bouef Wellington, the Filet de truite, the Poulet far-

ci and the Crêpe du jour. I’m betting that more than one “Hell’s Kitchen” fan has visited to sample the Wellington. This version was quite good with the pastry light and crispy, and the beef medium rare… not an easy feat according to Chef Gordon Ramsay. The trout dish was classically French with smoked salmon, fennel and apples. It tasted

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good but was texturally one-note.

The chicken stuffed with pecans, brie and spinach in a fig “au jus” had a way of growing on you with each bite, even though the chicken was overdone. The crêpe of the day, a combination of chicken, goat cheese, quinoa and green beans was visually appealing, but also overdone. The goat cheese overpowered the dish. The doneness of the birds aside, both dish’s flavors were “acquired tastes.”

Each entrée came with excellent potatoes gratin and a large side salad. The fig and honey dressing was so good that we bought some to take home.

While the service was excellent, the pace of service was more suited for an evening when one didn’t have to go to work the next day.

Café Alsace made the drive to Decatur worth it. Now, if we can only remember where we parked the car.

Café Alsace is located at 121 East Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-3735622 or cafealsace.net.

Art Huckabee is one of Yelp’s Elite Reviewers, as well as a pilot, gourmet cook and food lover. Send feedback to atlantafoodwriter@gmail.com.

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Quick Bites: News you can eat The Georgia Craft Beer Festival will be held in Candler Park on Oct. 25 from 1 to 6 p.m. The festival will include an afternoon of arts, live entertainment, a variety of food selections from the city’s top food trucks, and 100+ craft beers to sample from over 30 of the top breweries from around the state. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Georgia Craft Brewers Guild, a trade organization representing craft breweries and brewpubs in the state of Georgia. For more information, visit georgiacraftbeerfestival.com.

Davio’s in Buckhead will host a Chefs Collaborative Dinner on Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. featuring guest Chef G. Garvin of the Cooking Channel & Food Network, and Davio’s Executive Chef Richard Lee. The five-course dinner with wine pairings will be available for one night only. $125 (excluding tax and gratuity), includes wine pairings for each course. Reservations are available by calling 404-844-4810 or going to: davios.com/atl.

Joey D’s Oak Room in Sandy Springs, New York Prime in Buckhead and The Tavern at Phipps in Buckhead will be selling a specialty dessert martini called the Pink Kiss during the month of October. The drink is in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, and 50 percent of the proceeds from sales of the drink will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Vegetarian restaurant Café Sunflower, which has locations in Sandy Springs and Buckhead, is marking its 20th anniversary during the month of October.

Find out more at www.cafesunflower.com.

Harvest on the Hooch will be held Oct. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Chattahoochee Nature Center’s Unity Garden. The event, presented by Whole Foods, is designed to promote the “farm to table” movement. Local restaurants – including Muss & Turners, Table and Main, and Mill Kitchen and Bar – will be cooking up special dishes. There will also be live bluegrass music from the Fulton Ramblers. Tickets are $35 for adults; $15 for children 10 and above; children 9 and under are free. Tickets are available at chattnaturecenter.org.

Willy’s Mexicana Grill has opened its 24th metro location at 6309 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. The restaurant features 1,705 square feet of space and a patio for outdoor dining. Along with the regular Willy’s menu of fresh-made burritos, quesadillas, tacos, nachos, salads and the ever-famous salsa bar, the Sandy Springs location will also offer a drink menu including beer and horchata, an authentically LatinAmerican rice milk drink sweetened with cinnamon, sugar and vanilla.

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Yelpers help find the best local burgers Editor’s note: Yelp is a website and a mobile app – free to use – that connects users with local businesses, organizations and events. Reporter Newspapers has partnered with OTP Community Manager Heidi Paruta for a monthly feature. Here are some favorite eats from Yelpers in Reporter Newspapers communities.

It’s easy to make a patty of meat, and then grill it, right? It’s an art to make a great burger, and Yelpers report on the best places to get your work of art – on or off the bun.

Sandy Springs The Brickery http://bit.ly/1BzYrJ3 Open over 20 years. Yelpers love the Caesar Burger: Shredded lettuce, grated cheese and creamy parmesan Caesar dressing makes this a house specialty!

6125 Roswell Rd. NE, Sandy Springs, 30328 Moxie Burger http://bit. ly/1pG8rKn Just outside Sandy Springs a few steps, Yelpers love the classic Moxie Burger with fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese, bacon and Moxie sauce. Also, pup friendly.

255 Village Pkwy. NE, Ste. 120, Marietta, 30067 Loving Hut http://bit.ly/1vxrf48 This vegan restaurant serves a Black Bean Burger that Yelpers rave about. It’s seed and nut free, and can be requested “on the rocks” aka gluten free on a salad.

220 Hammond Dr. NE, Unit 302, Sandy Springs, 30328

Dunwoody Village Burger http://bit.ly/1BzYkxf Fresh Angus beef burgers served any way you want. Yelpers also recommend their handcutseasoned fries cooked in

100% rice bran oil.

1426 Dunwoody Village Pkwy., Dunwoody, 30338 Farm Burger http://bit.ly/ZrYjQl Build your own 100% grassfed, dryaged beef, chicken or turkey burger. Bonus, Yelpers report, there’s a Morelli’s ice cream inside this location.

4514B Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338 O’Brian’s Tavern http://bit. ly/1rGyllf Enjoy a pint with The Original Dunwoody Doozie; ½ lb. burger with bacon, cheese, tomato, lettuce and onion strings, or sub with chicken, turkey or black bean burger.

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Lucky’s Burgers & Brew http://bit.ly/YNF6aS You’re the lucky one now, Brookhaven! Lucky’s brings their second location to you with puplynamed burgers. Yelpers love the dog-friendly patio!

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1410 Dresden Dr., Ste. 100, Brookhaven, 30319 Terra Terroir http://bit.ly/1rMdu1i Pair a glass of wine with the lamb burger with mint chutney for meal that’s both casual and classy. Add a side of parmesan truffle fries.

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Buckhead Flip Burger Boutique http://bit. ly/1sNiRzr Raw tuna tartare, Fauxlafel, Lamburger, Southern style, Butcher’s Cut. Don’t know where to start? Try the trio of BBQ, Butcher’s Cut and Fried Chicken for a sampling.

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Local Three http://bit.ly/1BzXIrd Yelpers scream for the Big Kahuna burger: High quality meat with a unique combination of ingredients depending upon how Chef is feeling that day!

However it’s not on the regular menu so, if you can’t catch it, try their simple yet delicious angus beef burger: The McDowell.

3290 Northside Pkwy., Ste. 120, Atlanta, 30327 Holeman & Finch http://bit. ly/1E0DfQA 10 p.m. is “Burger Time,” but get there around 9 for a chance to try it because only 24 double patty burgers are made each night. If you can’t wait up that late, Sunday brunch is your best bet!

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Doulas assist women with childbirth

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Chances are there’s a doula in your neighborhood and you don’t even know it.

A doula (pronounced doo-la) is a nonmedical person who assists a woman before, during or after childbirth. The doula provides physical guidance and emotional support.

A key difference between a doula and a midwife is continuous care – not subject to shift changes, schedule conflicts or overlapping commitments to other clients.

“Most expecting moms are with a practice of maybe five doctors. They don’t know who’s going to be there. With a doula you build a relationship, you can count on who will be by your side and help make it a positive experience,” said Alice Turner, a Brookhaven doula since 2005, when she left a job in the medical device field.

Doulas specialize as either birth or postpartum caregivers. Turner is a birth doula with four young children of her own. “I had my first two kids, then became a doula, and then hired a doula for my next two.

Doulas can’t doula themselves,” she said.

Kristen Lemley-Entrekin used Turner’s services for her first child, Quinn, born Feb. 20. “I did have a midwife also, but I wanted to go as natural as possible. A doula has a whole toolbox for managing the pain of labor. Alice helped me with massage, breathing techniques and different positions. It sounds crazy, but she said that

taking a shower could alleviate pain and it worked for me,” the new mom said.

Turner’s doula care costs $800, which includes two pre-natal meetings at home, and open-ended support during labor and birth. She noted that none of her 125 families has found coverage with their insurance plans so far.

“But doulas are covered on the west coast, and Medicaid does (cover it) because doula work reduces health care costs and medical interventions like C-sections and epidurals,” she said.

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recently bolstered that premise. “Published data indicates that one of the most effective tools to improve labor and delivery outcomes is the continuous presence of support personnel, such as a doula. Given that there are no associated measurable harms, this resource is probably underutilized,” it stated.

The doula numbers have risen steadily worldwide. Doulas of North America (DONA) claims to have trained and certified more than 7,000 of them since 1992.

Jill Dominguez is a postpartum doula with more than 20 clients, charging them $25 an hour. She’s the mother of a 7-yearold boy. “I think that having a postpartum doula would have saved me a lot of stress.

I didn’t really know what I was doing in those early days!” she said.

Dominguez, a Brookhaven resident for 10 years, switched careers and got her DONA and “lactation educator” certifications four years ago. “My goal is to nurture a new family, providing infant care, breastfeeding help, light housekeeping and meal preparation. All parJ.D. MOOR ents pretty much have the same basic needs: sleep, food Doula Alice Turner, left, with Kristen Lemley-Entrekin holding her newborn. and to feel confident in caring for their baby,” she said.

Sherry Donovan, mom to nearly 1-year-old twin girls, is Fergusson provides all the same services sold on Dominguez. “Jill was my postparas Dominguez and she’s helped with posttum angel. My preemie twins were born partum depression. “One client kept askseven weeks early. We had one at home ing me ‘Are my feelings normal?’ I could and one in the NICU (neonatal intensive always tell she was kind of down but we care unit) so things were pretty chaotic. I worked through it together,” she said. was able to sit and ask questions and have There was a palpable connection when her guide me while I was breastfeeding,” birth doula Alice Turner made an aftershe said. birth home visit to follow up with KrisSome doulas, like Kristen Fergusson, ten Entrekin. can be located through neighborhood as“It’s very gratifying to have someone sociations like Nextdoor.com. tell me that they’ve had a positive birth exFergusson works as a part-time postparperience and the start of a new life,” Turntum doula in Brookhaven. She was a naner said. ny for 10 years and got into doula work afEntrekin added, “And even though I ter her young son was born. “I know what did have medical intervention, Alice was it’s like when people come over and offer there to help me feel in control.” all their opinions. I am the neutral party They smiled and shared a long bear for advice and support,” she said. hug.

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When: Oct. 19, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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When: Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Primary Campus, 370 Old Ivy Road NE, Buckhead Offerings: Obstacle course, inflatables, crafts, face painting, toddler play zone, carnival game, The Home Depot and Learning Express Crafts and Game Truck.

Cost: Admission is free. $8 wristband includes a trip through the Haunted Hall and all activities except bungee, rock wall, pedal carts and photo booth. Advance purchase discounts on wristbands and tickets.

Springmont School’s 20th annual Montessori Mile and fourth annual Middle School Festival

When: Oct. 18, 8:30 a.m Where: 5750 Long Island Drive, Sandy Springs Offerings: One-mile race, chalk art contest, games, fun tattoos, face painting, food truck, bake sale and chili cook-off.

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The SAT and ACT standardized tests are easily the most daunting exams of a students’ life. Only a recorded 0.02 percent and 0.06 percent of students score perfect scores on the SAT and the ACT respectively. Meredith Jones is one of these students.

Meredith, a senior, has recently been honored as the “Head Girl” at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, due to her perfect score of 2400 on the SAT and 36 on the ACT. Meredith took both tests in only one sitting, within one week of each other. Meredith is humble about her accomplishment: “The SAT and ACT are not easy tests, by any means, so I feel fortunate to have achieved the scores I did. The values of hard work and confidence that my school, Holy Spirit Prep, and my family have instilled in me since Day 1 certainly played a big role in the results. I’m proud of what I accomplished, but never could have achieved it without the support of the people around me.”

Being the younger sister of Holy Spirit’s valedictorian and STAR student, Todd Jones, a Harvard student, as well as being a part of Alpha Phi, HSP’s women’s service organization, and an admissions ambassador, Meredith is used to great achievements. Besides being a Girl Scout working toward her Gold award, Meredith was also a participant in Georgia Governor’s Honors Program in 2013 and a member of Youth Leadership Sandy Springs in 2013-14. She is also a soccer, basketball and cross-country athlete, earning letters in all three sports.

Meredith’s teacher Matthew Reger said he’s not surprised by her accomplishments. “Meredith’s intellectual gifts are obvious, but what her grades and test scores cannot show is Meredith’s remarkable personality,” he said. “She is humble, caring, generous and well-rounded.

In the two years I have taught her, I have never seen her brag, show off, or put an-

other student down.”

The head of HSP, Kyle Pientrantonio, said he admires her hard work and dedication as a student. “I was thrilled to learn of Meredith’s extraordinary achievement on both the SAT and ACT. Meredith has been at Holy Spirit Prep since preschool, and it has been a great joy to see her grow and share her diverse gifts with others at school over the past number of years…

Meredith is truly a star.”

Meredith shared advice for other students. “My advice for other test takers, as cliché as it might sound, is to practice,” she said. ”Honestly, getting acquainted with the structure of the two tests and becoming familiar with the kinds of questions were the two things that helped me the most. I also encourage focusing on one section at a time rather than thinking about the test as a whole; it whittles down a daunting task into more manageable pieces.”

What’s Next: Meredith is looking at colleges in the Northeast and Georgia.

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A recent graduate of The Westminster Schools and recipient of the Bank of America Student Leadership Program, Aaron participated in an eight-week internship with the East Lake Foundation, where he was able to learn a variety of skills.

He said he did everything from picking vegetables in the community-learning garden, assisting with preparations at Drew Charter Elementary School, and learning how a nonprofit runs.

Aaron said he appreciated the experience.

“I’m thankful for [the East Lake Foundation] and Bank of America for the opportunity to learn real skills in running a nonprofit that I hope to use later. I wasn’t just doing intern work like getting coffee or making copies, there was real hands-on learning,” he said.

Aaron’s interests are also reflected in the classroom. John Monahan, Aaron’s senior history teacher, said, “I have no doubt that he’ll use his talent for business and his interest in concepts like equity and efficient to make the world both more profitable and more just.”

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Sandy Springs touts its turtle statues. Buckhead boasts the Big Fish. Many communities are decorated with public sculptures that liven the landscape.

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Dunwoody police Officer Tim Fecht joined his online neighborhood community Nextdoor nearly two years ago. His job as the community outreach coordinator for Dunwoody Police kept him sensitive to his neighborhood’s needs.

Now the city’s police department has its own access to communicate with Dunwoody neighborhoods using the free service.

“I signed up personally about two years ago, as an officer, using my home address,” Fecht said. “I didn’t realize there was a law enforcement aspect to it.

I believe that was developed later.”

Nextdoor is a private social network set up to operate neighborhood by neighborhood. On its website, the company claims 43,000 neighborhoods now use the network.

Fecht said he posts on Nextdoor about once a week. He recently used the network to try to locate Dunwoody residents affected by a fraud case in which a waitress is accused of stealing credit card numbers using her smartphone.

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Brookhaven police got involved with Nextdoor after a resident of the city asked Officer Howard Miller if the police department used the service. Miller contacted Nextdoor officials and filled out paperwork to be added to the forum to post announcements by neighborhood.

By the time Miller and Fecht talked about it, the Nextdoor company had streamlined its application process, Fecht said.

“I did an online application with the company, providing basic information and mapping, and we moved forward pretty quickly,” Fecht said.

Since Dunwoody’s Nextdoor launch on Sept. 17, about 450 Dunwoody residents have signed up, Fecht said. More than 1,500 users in Dunwoody neighborhoods connect via Nextdoor, and Dun-

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Fecht, like Miller in Brookhaven, acts as the main point of contact for the forums, where police post updates by neighborhood. All Dunwoody command staff (officers with the rank of sergeant and above) also have access to post in Nextdoor, Fecht said.

“I think it’s a great tool because it’s an online discussion board for everything from day care to garage sales, and [residents] can see what’s going on in the neighborhood,” Fecht said.

Anyone interested in joining their neighborhood’s Nextdoor website can visit www.nextdoor.com and enter their address.

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• Proposed buffer zone.

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• Proposed paying all attorney fees involved in case.

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THE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL ARE NOT LISTENING TO THE VOTERS! CALL THEM! MAYOR J MAX DAVIS

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Police Blotter From police reports dated through Sept. 20.

 3600

bock of Buford Highway—On Sept. 14, a strongarm robbery in the street was reported.

 1800

block of South Johnson Ferry Road—On Sept. 15, a forced entry burglary of a residence was reported.

 3900

block of Buford Highway—On Sept. 15, a commercial robbery using a gun was reported.

BURGLA RY  3700

block of Clairmont Road—On Sept. 13, a forced entry burglary of a residence was reported.

 2900 block of Shady Valley Drive—On

Sept. 20, theft of articles from a vehicle was reported.

 2100 block of Coosawattee Drive—On

 3300

Sept. 15, simple battery was reported.

 3800

block of Peachtree Road-On Sept. 17, simple battery was reported.

The following information was pulled from Brookhaven’s Police-2-Citizen Portal Event Search website and is presumed to be accurate.

ROBBERY

ed; On Sept. 15, a hit and run was reported.

 200

block of Lincoln Court Avenue— On Sept. 16, forced entry burglary of a residence was reported.

AS S AULT  3400

block of Buford Highway—On Sept. 13, battery was reported and an arrest was made; On Sept. 14, theft of an auto by taking was reported.

 1300

block of North Cliff Valley Way—On Sept. 13, battery was reported.

 2900

block of Clairmont Road—On Sept. 14, battery was reported and a robbery of a residence with a gun was report-

Reporter Classifieds

block of Corporate Boulevard— On Sept. 17, simple battery was reported.

To Advertise, call 404-917-2200 ext 110

HELP WANTED

WINDOWS & SIDING

REAL ESTATE

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ARRESTS

block of Buford Highway—On Sept. 13, an arrest was made for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana; On Sept. 14,  300 block possession of marof Windmont ijuana was reportRead more of the Drive—On Sept.

Police Blotter online at ed. www.reporternewspapers.net 20, a simple battery  2200 block was reported. of Lake Boulevard—On Sept. 13, a city ordinance viTH EFT/LAR CEN Y olation was reported before an arrest was  1900 block of South Johnson Ferry made for public intoxication and public Road—On Sept. 16, theft of parts from a consumption. vehicle was reported.  2700 block of Buford Highway—On  700 block of Brookhaven Avenue—On Sept. 15, an arrest for disorderly conduct Sept. 18, theft of articles from a vehicle was made following a report of a city orwas reported twice, as was damage to pridinance violation. vate property.  3500 block of Buford Highway—On  3500 block of Buford Highway—On Sept. 15, an arrest was made for driving  1800

Sept. 15, a forced entry burglary of a residence was reported.

block of Buford Highway—On Sept. 20, theft of items from a vehicle was reported.

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PUBLIC SAFETY without a license following a traffic offense; On Sept. 20, an arrest was made for DUI.  3700 block of Buford Highway—On Sept.

16, a wanted person was located and arrested.

 3200 block of Buford Highway—On Sept.

17, an arrest was made for public intoxication and public consumption.

 100

block of Buford Highway—On Sept.

18, an arrest was made for possession of cocaine.

block of Corporate Boulevard—On Sept. 20, an arrest was made for driving under the influence of multiple substances.

 1300

block of Corporate Boulevard—On Sept. 20, an arrest was made for disorderly conduct.

O T H ER  2000

block of North Druid Hills Road— On Sept. 14, a hit and run was reported.

block of Lincoln Court—On Sept.

19, an arrest for battery was made.

block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road—On Sept. 16, damage to private property was reported; a wanted person was located and arrested.

 3800 block of Buford Highway—On Sept.

 1000

 500

20, an arrest was made for DUI.

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 1800

 4300

block of Victoria Street—On Sept.

16, a hit and run was reported.

Here are the names and locations of the sculptures in the “Where are you?” quiz on pages 26-27.

1. Deer and prayer wheel, Drepung Loseling Monastery, 1781 Dresden Dr., Brookhaven 2. “Foxes” by Michael Stipe, Sovereign, 3344 Peachtree Rd., Buckhead 3. “It’s caring that counts,” Bill Sunderland, Church of the Atonement, 4945 High Point Rd., NE, Sandy Springs 4. “Bembe,” by George Long and Mario Schambord, Spruill Gallery, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody 5. “Spruill Atom,” Spruill Gallery, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody 6. Winged figure, Oglethorpe University, Brookhaven 7. Name and artist not available, Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody 8. “Storytime,” by Greg Johnson, Sandy Springs Library 9. “Kite Children,” by Gary Lee Price, Tower Place Drive central intersection, Buckhead

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