Dunwoody Crier - September 29, 2022

Dunwoody going to trial over barking dog decree

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com

DUNWOODY, Ga. — A local business is taking the City of Dunwoody to trial to defend itself against what it says is unlawful use of power by the city.

In March, the City of Dunwoody and Camp Run-A-Mutt agreed to try out a new set of hours of operation to cater to a small number of nearby residents who had been complaining about the loud barking and other noise coming from the doggy day care.

Dawn Sperry and her husband opened the business in the back of

the Shops of Dunwoody in May 2018. Sperry’s attorney, Gray Brantley, said they have a 10-year lease on the build ing, but that since March they have had to restrict the dogs to outdoor activities between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. He said those hours are not feasible.

The temporary consent order states dogs are not allowed outside for outdoor activities on Sunday except for a single, non-barking, supervised dog taken out side to use the bathroom. If a dog barks three times, it is to draw immediate

City enacts 6-month ban on cannabis businesses

By LUKE GARDNER newsroom@appenmedia.com

DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council has enacted a six-month moratorium on cannabis businesses in the city.

At its Sept. 19 meeting, the council enacted a policy that the city will not accept, process or review applications for special land use approval, business licenses, building licenses, sight plans, or any other permits or licenses related to cannabis businesses.

The resolution defines a cannabis business as “any organization engaged in the growing, production, distribu tion or sale or dispensing of cannabis or low THC oil or low THC oil-containing products or similar products as defined in Georgia law.”

The moratorium will not affect the selling of CBD.

THC low oil is a cannabis concentrate containing no more than 5 percent THC, which is Georgia’s legal limit for medical marijuana patients. For reference, THC oils and concentrate products sold in

recreationally legal dispensaries regu larly contain between 60 and 90 percent THC.

Only Georgias with certain health conditions qualify to receive THC low oil. Some conditions include cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s, Crohn’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, Sickle cell disease and seizure disorders.

“The state of Georgia has created laws that allow for the production, dis tribution, sale and dispense of medical marijuana,” said Community Develop ment Director Richard McLeod. “It actu

ally approved [the law] about seven years ago. We just got the calls recently, so the state did approve [the licenses].”

The state recently awarded business licenses to two cannabis operations. One

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Camp Run-A-Mutt opened in the back of the Shops of Dunwoody in May 2018.

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Sandy Springs firm hosts U.K. tech startups

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Deluxe, a $2 billion payments and business technol ogy company, recently hosted a delega tion of 10 British fintech companies in partnership with the U.K.’s Department for International Trade. The partnership is designed to promote transatlantic collaboration and innovation in financial and business services, and to strengthen the ties between Atlanta and the U.K. as leading regional and global Fintech markets.

After a competitive recruitment process, 10 companies were selected for the chance to showcase their products

and expertise to Deluxe leadership at the company’s Innovation Center in Sandy Springs. The selected companies re ceived feedback and advice from Deluxe, and all applicants enjoyed the chance to learn about the Atlanta fintech ecosystem from local economic devel opment organizations, industry bodies and academia. The 10 fintech startups in attendance were BR-DGE, Centelli, Datactics, EarthID, Eedenbull, Float, Identitech, Liberis, Willo, and Yoello.

The DIT, through the British Consulate in Atlanta, approached Deluxe for the opportunity because of its reputation as

an innovator and focus in payments and data spaces.

“Deluxe is committed to open innova tion, not just within our walls, but with new, emerging businesses no matter where they are located,” said Scott San chez, vice president and chief innovation officer for Deluxe. “Participating in this event allows us to shape the way we work within the broader payments and data ecosystem. The future of fintech is all about collaboration, and this event was a way to explore exciting new com panies as we continue to push forward.”

Deluxe has engaged with customers

in the payments space for more than a century.

Magda Lowisz, head of the Southeast Financial Services Sector at DIT and lead on the initiative, said Deluxe is a payments and data powerhouse, and At lanta is one of the most competitive and rapidly developing technology markets in the financial industry.

“It’s no surprise that this mix at tracted the most competitive cohort of trade mission applicants and resulted in top-caliber companies being selected to represent the U.K. fintech sector,” Lowisz said.

Leadership Sandy Springs welcomes 34 new members

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Thirty-four new members began their nine-month commu nity leadership development program with Leadership Sandy Springs with a retreat at Unicoi State Park in Helen, Georgia.

The retreat was held Sept. 22-24. Class members will now attend monthly program days and special events to educate them about Sandy Springs and the Greater Perimeter area, enhance leadership skills, deepen civic understanding and connect them with leaders across many sectors.

Executive Director Rosalyn Putnam said she’s proud to say that community doesn’t just happen, but that Leadership Sandy Springs helps create it.

“Since 1987, Leadership Sandy Springs has graduated nearly 1,000 alumni who make a positive impact in our community and region,” Putnam said. “They lead nonprofits, large and small businesses and organizations, serve on boards, city councils and commissions,

and volunteer their time and talent to build a thriving, inclusive community.”

The foundation starts each year with the members selected to the new class. The Leadership Sandy Springs Class of 2023 includes:

• Lauri Barrett - Community vol unteer

• Charnaye Bosley - Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital

• Sherry Collins - Community volunteer

• Cameron Darweesh - Community Assistance Center

• Michelle Day - Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta

• Gail Early Jokerst - Brightside Works LLC

• Jennifer Emery - City of Sandy Springs

• Maite Fuertes - Los Niños Prim ero

• Shanti Gangadharan - Health Stream

• Candice Giardino - Arrow Exter minators

• Sequoia Hanneman - Genpact

• Megan Harris - Nagem Manage ment Group, Inc.

• Eric Hollinhead - Fulton County Schools

• Kacy Homans - HP, Inc.

• Imani Isaac - Sandy Springs Fire Department

• Scott Levy - Sandy Springs Police Department

• Rashida Liddell - DIRECTV, LLC.

• Ryan Love - Created With Love Events LLC

• Leslie Marie Moseley - eXp Realty

• Matt Neylon - The Mount Vernon School

• Brian Patterson - North Springs Charter High School

• Rollin Richmond - Rotary Club of Sandy Springs

• John Runningen - Commenda Capital LLC

• Crystal Seymore - Kaiser Perma nente

• Marc Sonenshine - Atlanta Gas troenterology Associates

• Justin Sparano - Northside Hospital

• Kevin Stone - Burr & Forman LLP

• Kyle Sweeney - Sandy Springs Fire Department

• Ben Taube - Bank of America

• Linda Trickey - Cox Communica tions

• George Tucker - Campbell-Stone North Apartments

• Nancy Votta - Atlanta Orthodon tic Specialists

• Matt Weiss - Parker, Hudson, Rainer, Dobbs LLP

• Chris Zorn - Emory Winship Cancer Institute

ATTENTION GENERAL PUBLIC

Saturday, October 8

Atlanta WWll Round Table monthly meeting is open to all who are 18 or over.

10:45am: Social period & brief meeting

11:15am: Lunch, includes entrée, sides, dessert & beverage ($20.00) WWll veterans eat FREE!

Guest Speaker: WWll Veteran Bill Norberg, age 99, was on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, during the entire war and fought more major actions than any other US ship. Bill saw all the action – you do not want to miss this meeting!

To Attend: Reservations are required. Contact Bill Lecount 404-886-7383 by end of day October 3rd to RSVP.

Location: Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mt Vernon Rd. Dunwoody, GA

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Blacksmithing, a way ‘back to simpler times’

the depot and the railroad tracks. Zebulon Reeve also had a blacksmith shop in the area where Chamblee Dunwoody Road forks at Roberts Drive. He is listed on the 1910 census with his wife Sarah Reeve and six children.

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The work of a black smith was crucial to everyday life in small farming com munities. Black smiths made tools, horseshoes and plowshares. They were called on to repair horse-drawn wagons and they made railroad spikes and railroad tools.

According to Vivian Price’s 1983 book “Past Memories, Present Progress, Future Dreams, a History of the Community and City of Chamblee,” there was a blacksmith shop in the early 1900s near the Chamblee railroad depot. Robert Hardin is listed in the 1910 census with a blacksmith shop on Peachtree Road in Cross Keys.

The blacksmith shop of James Cephas Spruill was near the Dunwoody Depot, located between where CVS and Chevron are on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. His shop was in the triangle that is formed by today’s Nandina Lane, Chamblee Dun woody Road and Mount Vernon Road. The census records of 1920 and 1930 indicate Spruill continued working as a blacksmith for many years.

FROM THE COLLECTION OF VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF

The Remount Station of World War I Camp Gordon was built in 1917 to house horses and the people who would care for them. It included a blacksmith shop.

His son, Sentell Spruill, was also a blacksmith. His shop was behind the farm house where he and Emma Spruill lived on the property where Dunwoody Baptist Church is today.

John W. Ball worked as a blacksmith at his home on today’s Roswell Road where Big Trees is located. He and wife Margaret

Adams Ball built a log cabin, two wells, a barn and a blacksmith shop on their prop erty. John Ball made wagon wheels, plows, and shod mules in his blacksmith shop. The property was along a wagon road that led to Roswell.

Two other blacksmiths are listed in the 1910 census in Dunwoody, both near

William Allgood was a horse shoer and blacksmith, listed in 1910 with wife Mary and eight children. Their street name is identified as Sandy Spring Road, an early name for Mount Vernon Road as it leads to Sandy Springs.

William J. Donaldson, who built the farmhouse at Donaldson-Bannister Farm in 1870, was a blacksmith. The blacksmith shop was in the small build ings down the hill from the house and caretaker’s house.

The large estate known as Glenridge Hall (now demolished) at Glenridge Drive and Abernathy Drive included a black smith shop. An estate this large and with several horses needed a blacksmith shop on the property.

Another blacksmith shop in Cham blee was built in 1917 as part of World War I encampment Camp Gordon. Ten paddocks for horses, a blacksmith shop, housing for veterinarians and a mess

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Discovering new authors is always a treat

It’s been a good week for reading — two au thors I haven’t tried before and two strong heroines I want to get to know better.

First up is Ashley Weaver’s Electra McDonnell series. It’s not often that I spend time during the day reading, but when I discovered this new-to-me British mys tery series, I found myself reading a few pages every chance I had. The heroine is enchanting; the plot is clever, and the story is set in England. I couldn’t ask for more.

“A Peculiar Combination”

It’s London during WWII, and Electra McDonnell is an intelligent, witty, savvy woman who holds her own with the men who want to treat her like – well – like a woman who needs protecting, a woman

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who may not “understand” what’s going on. Wrong! She won’t stand for it. She’s feisty, speaks her mind and never fails to surprise the men in charge with her intelligence and resourcefulness.

Described as a “delightful mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit,” it was a book I couldn’t put down. Read it for the intrigue, for the hints of romance, and for the humor sprinkled throughout. Though the mystery is sat isfactorily solved by the end of the book, you’ll be eager to dive into Book II in the series to see how the relationships evolve and what fresh assignment Major Ramsey will involve Electra in. I’ve already added “The Key to Deceit” to my TBR list.

Checking to see what else the author had written led me to her seven-book Amory Ames series set in 1930s England. This review of “Murder at Brightwell,” shortlisted for an Edgar award, tells me that I’ve stumbled on yet another author who will rank up there with my favorites:

“Lovers of Agatha Christie and Jacqueline Winspear will enjoy this elegant murder mystery set on holiday at the English seaside. What starts out as a lark, intended to make Amory Ames’s misbehaving-but-oh-so-delicious husband jealous, turns into a danger ous and deadly game of whodunit for Amory and her friends. Love, jealousy, and revenge are tangled together in this smart and sophisticated British mystery reminiscent of the genre’s golden age.” ― October 2014 Library Reads List

This next book isn’t set in England, my favorite locale, but it too has a strong heroine who can take care of herself. I found it through one of the several Face book readers’ groups I belong to.

“Flipped for Murder”

What an entertaining mystery! Dare I say tasty? This book checks all my boxes. The plucky heroine, Robbie, is an accomplished chef who opens a restau rant in small-town South Lick, Indiana.

Stir in the vivid descriptions of the coun tryside, the food, and the characters, and you have a delectable read.

Okay, I’m going with foodie descrip tions, here. The cherry on top, for me, is the fact that Robbie is an avid cyclist, as I was in my younger days. I’ve already downloaded book two in the series, and I’m looking forward to getting to know Robbie and her friends even better.

Once again, I’m adding too many books to my TBR list, and I already have six library books on my desk, four of which are only two-week checkouts. It’s times like these that make this Frank Zappa quote one of my favorites: “So many books, so little time.”

Award-winning author Kathy Manos Penn is a Sandy Springs resident. Find her Dickens & Christie cozy mysteries locally at The Enchanted Forest and on Amazon. Contact her at inkpenn119@ gmail.com, and follow her on Facebook, facebook.com/KathyManosPennAuthor/.

Time-honored advice for investors: Don’t fight The Fed

the potential impact on market direc tion. The highly watched S&P 500 stock index dropped 4.2 percent in August. Oil prices continued a three-month decline through August, good news on Main Street at the gas pumps, but dour news for Wall Street as Mr. Market saw a stronger chance of recession.

electorate, most politicians should heed the warning offered in 1992 by Demo cratic strategist James Carville, “It’s the economy, stupid.”

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Marty Zweig (1942-2013) was a celebrated American stock investor, invest ment adviser, and financial analyst. In his book, “Winning on Wall Street” (1970), he penned the now famous phrase, “Don’t fight the Fed.” He saw trends in interest rates and monetary policy driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank as one of the dominate factors in attempting to augur the direction of the stock market.

Efforts at prognostication have equity market participants reacting to every tidbit of news, especially comments such as those made by Federal Reserve Chair man Jerome Powell at the Fed’s annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in August. Powell said that interest rates must be raised further to fight inflation, despite growing recession risk. Zwieg’s advice was for investors to align portfo lio strategies with the current trends in monetary policies rather than against them. Simple, yes?

Not really. So-called “sophisticated investors” are constantly sifting through the tea leaves, attempting to assess the meaning of data and news items and

One of the best quotes about prog nostication is the famous 2002 comment by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also un known unknowns — the ones we don’t know we don’t know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tends to be the difficult ones,” he said.

Rumsfeld was talking about evidence purporting to link the government of Iraq with the supply of weapons of mass destruction and terrorist groups, but his thought process can also apply to guess work relative to market trends.

September opens the political war fare floodgates leading up to the No vember elections. While most political advertising consists of trying to smear the opposition rather than tout spe cific fixes for the problems bugging the

Understanding what’s on voter’s minds by-and-large may have a bear ing on both political and stock market outcomes. A 9/3/2022 report by pollster Rasmussen indicated that the majority of Americans still are “very concerned” about the economy, most are not sold on electric vehicles (cost, limited range, and lack of charging stations); most rate Joe Biden as “poor” on immigration; just 8 percent rate public schools as “excel lent”; only 29 percent say America is headed in the right direction. Given con cern over public schools, many families are opting for private schools, introduc ing added financial planning consider ations.

What is interesting is that when you or any stockholder sells given a worri some outlook, someone is on the other side of the trade, buying in the spirit of bargain hunting. By the time a positive trend is confirmed, the bargain price is long gone. If we have learned anything over time, it’s “the certainty of uncer tainty.”

Reflecting strategies in his persis tent pursuit of value, Warren Buffet’s shareholder letters are rife with timetested wisdom. To wit: “While it’s true that downturns can create opportunities

for investors, short-term investing still comes with a substantial amount of risk. Over the short-term, the direction of the market can be impossible or nearly impossible to predict with any level of accuracy. Over the long-term, trends begin to emerge, and we can see that the market consistently rises over time. A market downturn doesn’t make the short-term more predictable, and it may even make it less predictable. Do not take yearly results too seriously. Instead, focus on four- or five-year averages.”

Investment advisers can help to align portfolio strategies and the selection of money managers with your need for liquidity, ability to tolerate risk and vola tility, time frames, tax posture, and over all goals and objectives. There is always a tradeoff of some kind in the strategies touted by advertisers and radio and tele vision pundits at the heights of market uncertainty. If you increase certainty relative to principal preservation, often you must cap the rate of return poten tial. Absolute safety, for example, in a money market fund currently results in negative inflation adjusted terms after tax.

Buffett is a big fan of dollar-cost-av eraging, consistent and patterned invest ments in a diversified equity portfolio over time, made regardless of what the

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Brick Traditional in Sandy Springs

Accessories and antiques redefine this marvelous remodeled traditional home

The art of collecting and remodeling is all in the hunt, a vivid imagination, and ingenuity. In perfecting that art form, the owners of this two-story, red brick home, perched high above a trib utary of the Chattahoochee River, have breathed new life into a sturdy dwell ing. And with furniture and acces sories sourced at local antique shops, extensive remodeling, and unique paint treatments, they have redefined tradi tional.

This home is one of the stunning homes featured in the 49th Annual Dunwoody Home Tour set for Wednesday, October 12, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and is hosted by the Dunwoody Woman’s Club. All profits of the home tour are used to implement the club’s charitable initiatives. Home tour tickets can be purchased now online at the following link -https://www. dunwoodywomansclub.com/ht-tickets/ In addition, you can purchase tickets in other ways as shown at the end of this article.

Collectibles abound throughout this spacious four-bedroom home. An ibis lamp at the entry, a half-round marque try table, plush oriental rugs and color ful urns, crystal chandeliers, paintings, antique framed mirrors, rich mahogany furnishings, and much, much more find new life on the main floor living and dining rooms. Main halls are butter yellow in color, kitchen and sunroom antique white, and living areas painted in rich gem tones of rose and green. Ceilings are a lighter shade of each room’s palette.

Inset shelving of natural wood tones in the main floor den provides backdrop to a stacked stone fireplace with granite hearth facing a comfy sectional bedecked with decorative pillows. A sunroom at the rear sports new blond flooring graced by an antique curio cabinet showcasing Royal Dalton figurines, and a breathtak ing aerial view of the forested backyard. You also can exit here onto a towering deck above that forest.

A 200-year-old, leaded glass door window offers a peek from the sunroom into the kitchen which has been com pletely remodeled and updated with new appliances. Warm toned cabinetry is in counterpoint to granite-topped counters and center Island, and a sparkling back splash. Backlit cabinets illuminate an im pressive Portmeirion collection. A round antique table and leather upholstered chairs offer a calm oasis for in-kitchen dining.

Upstairs, a four-poster bed in the master bedroom is underpinned by a trellis-patterned Marilyn Monroe rug and capped by a deep tray ceiling. Pale blue walls repeat in the master bath which has been redone in shades of blue and gray with inviting new fixtures. Marilyn Monroe also found her way into an upstairs office, appropriately painted “Desired Pink.” A signed and framed photograph of Marilyn wearing a Georgia Tech sweater sits atop a mirrored chest.

A child’s ensuite bedroom is sur rounded by 16 magical pictures, mostly of dogs. You won’t want to miss this dis play. Nor will you want to miss the beau tifully crafted maple bed and nightstand in the guest bedroom.

Jennifer Aniston once said “…if you live through remodeling a home, you can live the rest of your lives together.” These home owners have put the magic into home ownership with love and a whole lot of imagination.

This year’s home tour will include three outstanding private homes; one in Dunwoody and two in nearby Sandy Springs. Once again, the club is partner ing with Southern Comforts Consign ments in Dunwoody. Included on the tour is “Designing for My Best Life”– a home tour decorating event with Marc Jones our in-house Consignor’s Designer. Seating is limited so pre-registration is encouraged. Home Tour tickets are available now. For more information about the Dunwoody Woman’s Club go to:

www.dunwoodywomansclub.com

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Blooms of Dunwoody in Dunwoody Village, Camelot Jewelers, Southern Comforts Consignments at Mount Vernon Shopping Center, Face Haven in Williamsburg at Dunwoody, Lauderhills Fine Jewelry at Orchard Park Shopping Center, Lookingood Hair Design, 1841 Peeler Rd, Ste B, The Enchanted Forest at Dunwoody Hall, Under the Pecan Tree in The Shops of Dunwoody, online at www.dunwoodywomansclub.com/ht-tickets/ or from any DWC member.

All profits of the Home Tour help support the club’s charitable programs. Service to our Community since 1971.

In its 15th year, the Best of North Atlanta contest has become one of the year’s most exciting corporate events. Top businesses in North Atlanta participate and covet the honor with enthusiasm. This year’s votes were once again record breaking with over 107,000 people voting! Now here is your 2022 list of the Best businesses in North Atlanta, drum roll please...

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The team at Swilling Family Law Firm has a passion for helping North Atlanta families while keeping the children’s best interests at the forefront of the solutions and thank you for the recogni tion of Best of North Atlanta.  Melody Swilling founded the firm with the goal of protecting the unique needs of the families that comprise North Atlanta.  Swilling Family Law Firm, LLC helps families throughout North Atlanta and surrounding counties navigate complex divorce, custody, alimony and child sup port cases.

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Thanks for voting Dr. Bradley Hepler – Best Dentist 2022!

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Wow! Thank you. We are truly honored and hum bled by the support of our community and amazing patients to be voted North Atlanta’s “Best Dentist”- Dr. Bradley Hepler and 1st runner up for “Best Dentistry” Atlanta Center for Dental Health.

Dr. Bradley Hepler and the Atlanta Center for Dental Health have proudly served the North Atlanta community for almost 20 years! In our conveniently lo cated state of the art dental practice, patients discover the immense benefits that come from dentistry with a deep commitment to the very highest quality. The care designed by Dr. Hepler is tailored to the needs of each individual patient. In our friendly, clean profes sional environment, we utilize the latest technologies and highest quality materials. We are pleased to offer all your treatment needs within our practice to save you time and money. Atlanta Center for Dental Health provides a wide range of Comprehensive, Cosmetic, Implant, and Sedation dentistry, as well as Periodontal Therapy, Orthodontics and Facial Rejuvenation proce

Our amazing, highly trained team has had the privilege to develop long lasting relationships with our patients over the years who have become our patient family. We get tremendous joy seeing our patients healthier and more confident. Our patients continue to trust and refer their family and friends to the Atlanta Center for Dental Health. It is the greatest compliment we can receive.

Dr. Bradley Hepler obtained his Doctor of Den tal Surgery from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry. He then traveled to San Diego, CA to receive advanced training in comprehensive dentistry. Upon the completion of this one-year residency program, Dr Hepler received Advanced Education in General Dentistry certification. Prior to starting private Practice here in Alpharetta in 2003, Dr. Hepler served in the US Navy as a Dental Officer.

Dr. Hepler is one of the Founding members of the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health. In addi tion to his dedication to practical experience, Dr. Hep ler sees the immense value in continued education. He and his staff regularly attend courses that will enable

them to provide the very best care to patients of the At lanta Center for Dental Health. Dr. Hepler and his wife Renee live in Fulton County with their three sons. His recreational pursuits include reading, cycling, running, and spending time outdoors.

Dr. Jeffrey Priluck was born and raised in Pawtuck et, RI. He attended Boston University for his under graduate studies. Dr. Priluck then graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia where he earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree. He served as a clinical instructor at the Emory University School of Dentistry and estab lished his private practice in Dunwoody, GA. He has treated generations of patients in this community for over 40 years.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all new patients in need of the very best dentistry North At lanta has to offer! Call us at 770-992-2236 or visit us.

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Five curb appeal trends for 2022

Summer’s end marks the perfect time to update your curb appeal be fore the arrival of the holiday season. Although morning temperatures might be slightly crisper, your home’s ex terior doesn’t need to look as though winter has already arrived! There is still enough time before Thanksgiv ing to complete an upgrade or two. If you’re looking to elevate your home’s attractiveness, here are a few tips for an on-point facelift this year:

1. Neutral Color Palettes

If you are considering giving your home a fresh coat of paint or siding, earth tones, shades of black or gray, green hues, neutrals and soft whites are the ones to beat. Adapting beauti fully to varying levels of light and har monizing perfectly with natural sur

roundings, colors like beige, black, charcoal, cream, heather gray, pewter gray, navy, tan and white are easy to mix and match with accent colors.

2. Assorted Materials for Texture

A second aes thetic trend this year is the use of different materials to create texture and incorporate an element of visual depth, emphasizing architectural features and adding char acter to a home’s exterior. Texture can be achieved in any number of ways, whether through the use of stone and brick accents, concrete siding, metal roofs, copper gutters or real wood for siding, accents, board and batten walls and more.

3. Landscape Lighting

The right kind of lighting is an unbeat able addition to any exterior, creating a welcoming ambiance that can’t be re placed. From pathway lights and lanterns to fireplace/fire pit lighting and string lights, there are a number of opportunities available to infuse atmosphere into your curb appeal and highlight your home’s unique features.

4. Eco-Friendly Energy Solutions

Homes that recycle internal (or passive) energy sources are trending, and adding sustainable features like solar panels, large skylights, floor-to-ceiling windows, electric vehicle charging stations and drought-re sistant landscaping will lower your current energy bill while prepping your home to sell more quickly.

5. Integrated Indoor-Outdoor Living

Finally, a top curb appeal trend for this year is the creation of spaces that allow a seamless transition between a home’s indoor and outdoor living areas. Decks, porches, patios and ga

zebos are popular ways to accomplish this, and many homes already have the basic structures in place, but the most successfully linked indoor and outdoor spaces are those that view them as extensions of one another. Incorporating similar design elements like colors, textures and materials, adding canopies or screening to out door areas, populating indoor areas with plants and using lighting strate gically are a few ways to coherently tie those areas together.

This year’s trends are all about sus tainability and creating social gathering spaces that are aesthetically pleasing. If you need assistance renovating your home or have any other real estate needs, please contact Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty at 770.442.7300. We would be happy to assist you!

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Congratulations to Premier Derma tology and Mohs surgery of Atlanta for its fifth year in a row of being voted Best Dermatologist and Best Vein Special ist of North Fulton! Since opening in 2017, Premier Dermatology has quickly become the go-to dermatology practice for Mohs surgery and comprehensive dermatologic care. As in years past, I decided to sit down with Dr. Brent Tay lor to get his take on his success and to learn a bit more about him.

Alyssa: Hey Dr. Taylor! Thanks for meeting with me again. Winning the Best Dermatologist and Best Vein specialist for five years in a row means you must be doing something right! In the past, we have discussed some of your personal interests, but this year I thought we would hear some more anecdotes about your professional lives, experiences and accomplishments. First off, do you have a patient care moment or a diagnosis of which you are exceptionally proud?

Dr. Taylor: Thank you! It is abso lutely our goal to deliver outstanding dermatologic care. Regarding diagnoses that I’m proud of, the first instances that come to mind involve catching a disease that is technically outside my specialty. For example, a patient looked a bit yel low, and I ordered a liver function test and caught acute liver failure. I helped another patient discover that one of his ureters had been accidentally cut during a surgery at the hospital.

Within my own specialty I’m often most proud of how simply being thorough can be critical to a patient’s care. By be ing thorough, I have caught melanomas on the scalp and bottom of the feet of patients who were sometimes surprised I asked them to take out a hair tie or take their socks off. Likewise, photography helps us monitor moles for change, and just last month we caught a melanoma early because a slight change from a pre vious photo prompted an early biopsy.

Alyssa: Do you have any uncomfort able or funny moments you’ve experi enced during training that you’re willing to share?

Dr. Taylor: When I was training dur ing my fellowship in San Diego, a patient brought his pet horned lizard to sit in his shirt pocket during surgery. He told me not to make it feel threatened or it would shoot blood at me from its eyes. I looked it up later. Sure enough, that is one of the horned lizard’s self-defense tactics!

Alyssa: Has a patient or teacher or

coworker ever asked you out on a date?

Dr. Taylor: (Laughs) Yes they have. Sadly, the number of patients in their 90s who have asked me on a date is higher than the number of non-patients who ever asked me on a date before I was married.

Alyssa: Is there a funny medical fact that you have learned?

Dr. Taylor: Actually I have a good one! An ENT professor in medical school told us that as men age they lose the ability to hear higher pitch sounds, and, as women age, their voices increase in pitch. Thus, men naturally lose the ability to hear women with time. So the next time your wife accuses you of ignoring her: blame biology, not the football game!

Alyssa: Do you have a pet peeve of which patients or staff are guilty?

Dr. Taylor: I really don’t get frus trated easily. I understand that every one has a life and everyone’s lives have struggles about which we often know little. If someone is being rude, I usu ally chalk it up to unseen struggles. That being said, I do wish that certain patients would realize what a marvel Mohs surgery really is. My primary pet peeve is patients mistreating my cowork ers. Sometimes, patients get frustrated waiting on their tissue to process during a day of Mohs surgery. And they some times take it out on my medical assis tants, who are wonderful and caring and are in healthcare for the right reasons.

There is a comedian who has a bit on youtube called “everything’s amazing and nobody’s happy.” He talks about how upset people get on airplanes when just a few hundred years ago a trip across the country was like the video game Oregon Trail – the journey took months, and half of the wagon party died of cholera on the way. Like air travel, skin cancer treatment nowadays is miraculous. Prior to Mohs surgery, far more skin cancers routinely caused disfigurement and even death. Now, Mohs surgery offers a cure rate of 99% for most skin cancers, and the aesthetic results are often outstanding. Mod ern skin cancer care truly is fantastic. Unfortunately, the same day shipping world in which we live has made people expect immediate results, and they sometimes take out their frustrations on my coworkers. The world can always use a little more kindness, patience and grace.

Thank you to Dr. Brent Taylor for sharing a little more about themselves and congratulations again for winning both Best Dermatologist and Best Vein Specialist in North Fulton for 2022!

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“There are so many great options for women,” Dr. John Reyes said. “It’s our job to get that information to them and make them aware they don’t need large incisions, long hospital stays, or painful recovery times.”

Minimally invasive robotic sur gery allows the physicians at Modern OBGYN to operate through just a few small incisions. Featuring a high-def inition vision system and tiny wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human wrist, da Vinci enables them to operate with en hanced vision, precision and control.

As the first surgeons to perform da Vinci robotic surgeries at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, husband and wife team Dr. Ingrid and Dr. John Reyes know some common issues that can be addressed with robotic surgery are hysterectomies, ovarian cysts, pelvic pain and heavy bleeding. Striving to do their best for the women in the community, Dr. John said, “It’s a blessing to be able to do minimally invasive and robotic surgeries on

patients suffering from longstanding issues such as infertility from endo metriosis, fibroids, or pelvic adhesive disease.”

Established in 2010, Modern OB GYN has three convenient office loca tions in Johns Creek, Alpharetta at Avalon, and the newest office located on the Northside Forsyth campus in Cumming.

Along with compassionate care for patients and their needed surgeries, Modern OBGYN strives to give expect ing mothers the support they need by making sure that the mothers per sonally know their provider. Modern OBGYN has a highly experienced team of Certified Nurse Midwives who work alongside each physician to provide well-rounded, patient-centered and personal obstetrical care. You’ll always know us, and we’ll always know you,” Dr. John said. “No surprises when it comes time to deliver!”

Dr. John says the best part about building provider-patient relationships is, “We can help them become preg nant, and come full-circle to care for them during their pregnancy and de livery. It’s the full spectrum of caring for what’s so important to a woman’s life—her health and her family.”

Modern OBGYN also provides rou tine annual exams, Pap smears, HPV testing, irregular cycles, menopause and other common women’s issues. The physicians perform robotic surgery at both Emory Johns Creek Hospital and Northside Hospital-Forsyth.

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Home Helpers of North Atlanta wins for the 6th time as Best Home Care for Seniors!

be the key to aging in place gracefully, as safely and economically as possible.”

Home Helpers of Alpharetta and North Atlanta Suburbs has been voted the Best Home Care for Seniors in North Atlanta for six consecutive years. It’s so rewarding to know we have been able to maintain your trust in our commitment to exceptional care. Thank you to all our supporters for your votes!

“Looking back over the years, the abil ity to look at the needs of our clients and their families in a unique and ever-chang ing way has made a true difference in the kind of care we deliver” say Hilary and Greg Eldridge. “We know that home can be a private house, assisted living commu nity or health facility as you recuperate. Using our knowledge and experience to create a truly personalized approach can

Just one example of listening to our clients and creating a new approach can be found with our live-in care alterna tives. A heart-centered, well matched and skilled Home Helpers Caregiver lives in your loved one’s home and can pro vide daytime support care, ideal for chal lenges like decreased mobility, increased fall dangers and conditions like Al zheimer’s and Parkinson’s. They’re also available for occasional nighttime assis tance or for emergencies. It answers the concerns so many families have about too many people and schedules to man age. But a caregiver needs five hours of uninterrupted sleep and eight hours total sleep, so if care is needed through the night this option was unavailable – usually making a team of caregiv

ers and more expensive hourly fees the norm. We take a different approach and can also provide a nighttime caregiver who provides supplemental assistance, allows your primary caregiver to get the rest they need, and is still more eco nomical than an hourly team. It also creates a safe, calming environment with no shift changes during the day.

We know the benefits to a speedy re covery that in-home care provides when recuperating after a stroke, surgery, managing personal care and emotional support, or providing specialized care for Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s, etc. Being able to help families navigate their unique care needs quickly and de liver quality care management requires hands on attention to detail by a team with depth and skill. While it starts with matching a dedicated caregiver to each

client, there’s also a care management liaison who provides a critical link to address questions and concerns in real time, before issues become critical.

Hilary and Greg built this business as a tribute to Hilary’s father and set out eleven years ago to raise the bar for in-home care. “I saw what a difference truly personal ized care made for my dad” says Hilary. “I always use his memory as an inspiratio headline serif advertn to make sure that even in the midst of change we engage the spirit of our clients and honor the richness of their lives.”

We’re here to help, from eight hours a day, several days a week to 24/7 and live-in care. For a free consultation please call Home Helpers of Alpharetta and North Atlanta Suburbs at (770) 6810323.

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deck mural project. He showed color ful images of parking deck murals and explained that the artwork would cover the entire side of the building, preserv ing the existing trees, though some trim ming would be required.

business has already approached the city, likely prompting the moratorium. None of the businesses are currently open.

Council members plan to use the 180 days to review best practice regula tions, state licensing requirements and potential impacts of medical cannabis use. Depending on the council’s find ings, it may propose changes to the city’s zoning laws, which might require an extension of the moratorium.

Also at the meeting, Director of Economic Development Michael Starling discussed the upcoming MARTA parking

Mayor Lynn Deutsch suggested designs be centered around Dunwoody, with per haps the city’s name extending across the bridge connected to the parking deck.

“It would be terrific if that mural could somehow extend across that bridge and turn that drab piece of concrete into something special enter ing the city,” Councilman Tom Lambert said.

The project’s funding is equally split between the city of Dunwoody, MARTA and the Perimeter Community Improve ment Districts.

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hall were all part of the Remount Sta tion built at Camp Gordon. In 1920, Joel Logan, Singer Moon and Claude Lynch were still employed at the Camp Gordon blacksmith shop.

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In Memoriam

Marcia Seaton

Marcia Seaton of Dunwoody, Georgia, passed away on September 5, 2022, at her home in Arlington, Virginia, where she spent her final years. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Seaton of Pensacola, Florida, and her son, Scott Seaton of Arlington, Virginia, and her six grandchildren, Lindsey, Kathryn, Kristen, Claire, David and Audrey.

Marcia was born in Kearney, Nebraska, in 1933 and moved to the Pacific Northwest with her family during the Dust Bowl. She was married for 57 years to the love of her life, Philip Seaton, whom she met on a plane when returning to the Seattle area after the Thanksgiving holiday. Philip asked her out for New Year’s Eve, and the rest is history. Philip spent his career with Union Carbide, and Marcia pursued a number of interests and vocations, mostly centering on her love

of music. Trained as a classical pianist, she taught elementary music for many years in Dunwoody and prior to that, in Memphis, Tennessee. She shared her love and knowledge of all genres of music with everyone, and especially enjoyed teaching about music to her many friends at the Dunwoody Women’s Club, where she was a member for several years. She was also a longtime member of St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Dunwoody, where she enjoyed singing in the choir.

Philip and Marcia loved to travel, before he passed away in 2014. Marcia also had a passion for gardening and reading, volunteering often at the Dunwoody Library.

Respecting their wishes to be buried together, an interment service for Philip and Marcia will be held in the spring at St. Barnabas.

Not every blacksmith considered that their occupation. Farmers, such as Ambrey Carpenter at the corner of Tilly Mill Road and Mount Vernon Road, also were skilled blacksmiths but considered farming their principal work.

If you are interested in learning the skills of a blacksmith, classes are of fered at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody. Falls classes just began and are full, but more will be available in January according to instructor Mike Romeo.

Romeo took a class himself when his sons bought him a gift certificate for Spruill Center for the Arts. He enjoyed the class, adding “The origi nal blacksmiths mostly made tools. I find it fascinating that if I need a tool to complete a project, I just make it. You really can’t say that about many other trades. Tradespeople used to go to a blacksmith for that needed tool. Today, you go to a big box store for a tool.”

“Blacksmithing as a hobby is a way to detach from the fast-paced technol ogy driven world and make something useful or create art out of a piece of metal,” suggests Romeo. “I think the renewed interest in blacksmithing today has a basis in people wanting to get back to simpler times where you can take pride in what you’ve made and ac tually use physical labor to make it - no button pushing.”

Award-winning author Valerie Big gerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier. She lives in Sandy Springs. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.

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1822 MOUNT VERNON ROAD

Applicant: Anna Khoklan and Roman Khoklan

Reason for meeting: Reason for meeting: Applicant is requesting a Special Land Use permit to allow an elderly care facility, for a maximum of seven seniors, in a residential home.

Location: 1822 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338

Date: October 8th, 2022

Time: 12 PM to 6 PM

CITY OF DUNWOODY FY 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that the proposed FY 2023 Budget for the City of Dunwoody is available for inspection online (www.dunwoodyga.gov) and with the City Clerk at Dunwoody City Hall, 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, weekdays between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. The City of Dunwoody will hold a Public Hearing at 6pm on October 10, 2022 at which time any persons wishing to be heard on the budget may appear. A second Public Hearing, as well as a vote to adopt the 2023 Budget, will be held at 6pm on October 24, 2022.

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attention from a handler, and if the dog barks a fourth time, it is to be restricted indoors for the rest of the day.

Before signing the consent order, Sperry had already taken several steps to be “a good neighbor,” including spending upwards of $10,000 in sound mitigation measures to address complaints. But, one or two neighbors have continued to complain, and the city isn’t budging on allowing Camp Run-A-Mutt to change its hours to 8 a.m. to 5 or 6 p.m.

Brantley said both parties met for a status conference on Sept. 14, where it was decided they would go to trial Nov. 15. Dunwoody spokeswoman Jennifer Boettcher said the step was expected.

“Attorneys representing the business worked out an agreement with the city earlier this year to address noise com plaints by neighbors,” Boettcher said. “The judge put the case on hold for six months to evaluate the impact of the agreement. The business wants to change the agreement, so a trial is the next step.”

Brantley said Sperry has already tried everything in her power to resolve the issue to avoid getting to this point even while she has been offered little to no help from the city or the neighbors.

“There are neighbors who have been intentionally trespassing onto the prop erty and taking videos of the animals and getting the animals all riled up on purpose so that they can take videos,”

Brantley said. “We’re not going to stand for it. She has a right to operate her business in peace.”

Brantley said he thinks Camp RunA-Mutt is exempt from any animal nui sance statutes based on the city code, and that Sperry is legally allowed to operate her business with dogs outside from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. He alleges that according to several sound studies, the

are within the acceptable ranges for the area they’re in.

“This business was not built and designed to be able to handle 100 dogs inside,” Brantley said. “Most people drop their animals off between 7 and 9 a.m. and don’t pick them up until after 5 p.m., so it’s actually a safety hazard for the employees to try to bring that many dogs in and out at one time.”

to work with them, then they’re going to enforce their rights.

“The city already has crossed the line,” Brantley said. “They’ve taken up the fight for these neighbors against a lawfully operating business, and my client is tired of it. At this point, she financially cannot afford to keep trying to try to be a good neighbor. She’s got to defend herself.”

Most recently in Atlanta, the City Council approved an ordinance to amend its “nuisance animal” law that al lows the time a dog can persistently bark before the city steps in to stop the noise. Since 2018, Atlanta had allowed dogs to bark for 20 minutes or more before imposing a monetary fine.

Under the new Atlanta ordinance, dogs only have 10 minutes or longer to bark before their owners are fined. The city’s fines range from $150 for a firsttime violation to $1,000 after four viola tions. Those making a complaint must live or work within a 1,000-foot radius of the property where the violation oc curred, according to the ordinance.

A complaint will be accepted when either an animal control officer or sworn law enforcement have received from at least two unrelated adult witnesses liv ing at different addresses, or from one adult witness, a recorded video showing the alleged violation.

The legislation was sponsored by Atlanta City Councilman Dustin Hillis, who said the former 20-minute or longer limit was unreasonable and difficult to enforce by animal control or other law

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Camp Run-A-Mutt opened in the back of the Shops of Dunwoody in May 2018.

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