11-10-17 Dunwoody Reporter

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NOVEMBER 10 - 23, 2017 • VOL. 8— NO. 23

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► For sale: Metropolitan Baptist Church PAGE 15 ► After NYC attack, bike path barriers considered PAGE 21

Dancing Dublin-style

CALENDAR:BURGERS, BUILDING STORY | PXX BRIDGES | P8

Dunwoody seeks its special place in metro Atlanta BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net

While Dunwoody is known for such landmark locations as Dunwoody Village, city leaders are working on better ways to stand out through “placemaking,” a community planning buzzword that encourages creating places where people want to go and interact. Public art, walkability as well as more trails and green space are being discussed as ways to help Dunwoody create places that set the city apart from neighboring cities competing for the same businesses, economic development and people. See DUNWOODY on page 17

PHOTOS BY PHIL MOSIER

The King O’Sullivan traditional Irish dance group, featuring, from left, Adele Lyons, Siobahan Hightower, Mary Claire Steele and Katherine Fisher, performs at the fifth annual IrishFest Atlanta on Nov. 4 at the DoubleTree Hilton Perimeter Dunwoody hotel. More photos, p. 30. ►

STANDOUT STUDENT Brookhaven ballerina balances school, life

I believe thanks to our veterans must begin with a recognition and understanding of the unique liberties you and I are afforded as Americans and then celebrating those freedoms.

‘Living the Vietnam War’ exhibit opens

FORMER STATE SENATOR U.S ARMY VETERAN, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN TOURS

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BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net A new face will join two returning to Dunwoody City Council next year. Councilmembers Jim Riticher and Pam Tallmadge were re-elected Nov. 7 and Tom Lambert coasted to an easy victory for a seat that came open when Councilmember Doug Thompson announced he was retiring after his current term. Unofficial results from DeKalb County show District 1/Post 1 Councilmember

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Council incumbents re-elected; Lambert wins

See OUT & ABOUT Page 25

See COUNCIL on page 18

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