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BY ANN MARIE QUILL Eric Bern Studio should be in a new location by January of next year. Sandy Springs City Council voted on Feb. 18 to purchase the photographer’s property at 161 Mount Vernon Highway so that it can extend Blue Stone Road as part of the city’s downtown redevelopment plan. The road will connect the planned civic center to Heritage Sandy Springs. The city will pay $1 million for the property, as well as an additional $137,000 for moving and relocation expenses. Bern will be able to stay in the property rent-free un-

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Gabi Linehan, 8, gets a big lift from her dad, Kevin, during the fifth annual Father-Daughter Dance, sponsored by the Sandy Springs Parks and Recreation Department. Young and old enjoyed the festivities held at Spalding Drive Charter Elementary School on Feb. 8.

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Heritage Sandy Springs to take over farmers market Heritage Sandy Springs will take over operation of the Sandy Springs Farmers Market for 2014, the two organizations announced Feb. 18. The market will open for business this year on April 12, market oﬃcials said in a statement. The newly named Heritage Sandy Springs Farmers Market will be held on Saturdays, April through November, from 8:30 a.m. to noon each week, the statement said. The popular market also will change locations this year, the organization said. Past markets had been held in the parking lot in front of the former Target store on Sandy Springs Circle. Because that building is being razed as part of the

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City Council on Feb. 18 voted to approve a rezonSandy Springs City Council on Feb. 18 voted to exing that will allow the city’s first Zaxby’s restaurant. A tend its 911 communications service partnership with vacant car wash and building now sit on the property at the city of Johns Creek for another five years. 6545 and 6555 Roswell Road. ChatComm is the cities’ joint 911 center, loV&V Land petitioned to have the zoning cated in Sandy Springs. changed to allow the restaurant and other The intergovernmental agreement becommercial uses. The 3,652-square-foot resB RIEF S gan November 2008, and was set to end this taurant will sit on .95 of the 4.19 acres. The summer. The agreement provided that the remaining 3.24 acres will be developed in the partnership could be renewed by the city in future, but no plans have been submitted for increments of five years. the site. Both cities wished to renew, according to Sandy Springs city oﬃcials.

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When he was younger, Matt Boettchwant to do er wrote himself a checklist of things he this stuff, we hoped to do someday. He didn’t call it his need to plan “bucket list” – the preferred current shortit for them.” hand for a list of things to do before you George kick the bucket – because the term really Markley, one hadn’t come into common parlance at the of the origtime. But it sort of served as one. inal dads, Around the turn of the century, in a counts the bit of self-evaluation, he dug out the list parade as the and took a look to see how things were best experiAROUND going. He realized a lot of the items on ence he’s had TOWN his list were things to do with his chilso far with dren. “Take your kids skiing the first the group. JOE EARLE time.” That sort of thing. “We worked Cut to the summer of 2012. Boettchwith the kids er’s young sons were playing on sports to build a float,” he said. “We just didn’t teams by then. When Boettcher and think it would happen, and then it did, other dads gathered at Murphey Canand the people of Dunwoody just loved dler Park in Brookhaven to watch their the concept. It was an old-school float, children compete in Dunwoody Unitlike you did in high school. Kids don’t ed Methodist Church get exposed to that anyleague games, they talkmore.” ed about how they wantMarkley said his ed to do more things with 7-year-old son and their kids. They wanted 11-year-old daughter to do memorable things now look forward to the together. So, Boettcher events. “My kids ask evsaid, they created Dads’ ery month: ‘What’s Dads’ Bucket List. Bucket List going to do Notice the position of this month?’” he said. the apostrophe, Boettch“We’re all working er said one recent afterdads trying to find time noon in the basement with our kids,” said Marof his Dunwoody home. kley, who’s 45, grew up in Matt Boettcher Dads’ is plural. It’s not his California, and now lives list, but the group’s. “It’s in Dunwoody. “This proabout dads getting together and having vides structure, and it helps my kids get a group bucket list,” he said. out of their little clique and meet othAnd since last June, these mostly er kids.” Dunwoody dads and kids have been off Besides, he said, “a lot of the things on periodic adventures. we have done, it’s not stuff I would have They climbed Stone Mountain. That done without Dads’ Bucket List.” was Adventure Number One. They set Now these Dunwoody dads are tryoff with a party of 13 – five dads and ing to take their concept a step further. eight kids. “Climbing a mountain, it They’re organizing a Dads’ Bucket List was kind of symbolic,” said Boettch“Checklist Challenge” for March 1 at er, who’s 44 and grew up in Colorado. Cagle’s Dairy Farm near Canton. It’s “That kind of set the ball in motion.” open to the general public, and if it’s Since then, they’ve gone caving, successful, they may try to do more facamping, fishing, tubing, ziplining, ther-child events. Entry fees start at $79 and, yes, skiing. Boettcher’s 8-year-old for a dad and one child and add $25 for son Blake is quick to say that ski trip to additional children. For more informaNorth Carolina was his favorite. “We tion, go to dadbucketlist.com. liked it a lot,” he said. During the day, participants can take It’s not all road trips to ski resorts part in 14 or 15 “challenges” based on and caves. They’ve breakfasted at a Wafreality TV show-styled games. They will fle House. They’ve done good deeds as have a chance to kick a field goal, tear a group. They once shook hundreds of down and rebuild a small structure made pounds of pears from a donated tree and of PVC pipes and, Boettcher promises, harvested them for a food pantry. They join in “some sort of eating challenge.” did a Polar Bear Plunge in one dad’s Boettcher says the basic idea is for Dunwoody pool one cold morning. fathers and their children to share exAnd last July 4, they made a big, buckperiences. “My dad was all in on faet-shaped float and marched in Duntherhood,” he said. “He didn’t miss an woody’s Fourth of July Parade. opportunity to do things with me.” Boettcher said the idea behind the He says he and the other dads want group is just to get dads and kids out dotheir kids to think the same of them ing things together. The dads take turns someday. “We want to leave a legaplanning events. “Women naturally plan cy for our kids,” Boettcher said. “I replay dates,” he said. “They’re just good member some great times with my at this stuff. Men aren’t. We’re more ‘fly dad. That’s what we want our kids to by the seat of our pants’ types. If people remember.”

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The true measure and spirit of a community typically emerges in times of crisis. How a community responds under duress reveals its true character, and its treatment of people during times of unexpected need reflects its innermost values. If all this is true - which I believe it is - then the response of our city staff, businesses, charitable/faith-based institutions, and ordinary citizens during the recent winter storm epitomized the generosity that characterizes Sandy Springs. The stories coming from that week were amazing. The actions of our police oﬃcer that helped deliver a baby along I-285 received the most attention, yet similar, though less dramatic, stories were replicated across the city. When it was obvious that possibly thousands would be stranded in bone-chilling weather, our city staff immediately opened our fire stations, City Hall Council Chambers, and the Hammond Gym as emergency shelters, and launched a quest to find cots, blankets and other items of comfort. I contacted religious groups like Congregation Or Hadash and Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church, who unhesitatingly opened their doors at a moment’s notice in the absence of full preparation, and welcomed strangers whose only option was exposure to a long, bitter winter night. Soon schools like the Davis Academy and Weber School pitched in to help, all demonstrating again that faith remains as much action as belief. Through the night, fire and police personnel checked vehicles and drove stranded individuals to various shelters, where we housed at least 320 people. That doesn’t count the grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants and other businesses, too numerous to mention, that provided all-night refuge for people stranded by the conditions. Finally, ordinary citizens, seeing struggling motor-

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City workers don’t know laws To the editor: Recently, I had a very unfortunate situation with one of the city arborists, which led to damage to my home. The employee did not have a grasp of the city tree ordinance, and the person’s communications with me led to a tree causing over $6,000 worth of damage to my home. Moreover, the damage included a branch that went two feet through our roof decking, directly over my 9-year-old son’s room. We do have a pending lawsuit with the city, so I cannot share details and the city won’t either; however, elected oﬃcials need to take a good, hard look at the employees the city

Use volunteers for next storm Thank you for your article praising storm response [Sandy Springs Reporter, Jan, 24-Feb. 6]. As your headline indicated, our cities need improvement. I am writing to you and Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan, as this may be the fastest way to get this where it needs to go. I wonder if you could escalate this to the mayors and all decision-making parties for prompt consideration and, perhaps, even action before our next storm comes. My daughter and son-in-law who live in Sandy Springs (I am a Dunwoody resident, for almost a quarter of the century now) have a suggestion for our cities.

LE T T E R S T O T HE E DIT OR ists trudging down frozen streets and sidewalks, opened their doors, inviting total strangers into their homes for the night. My family went to Holy Innocents’ to talk with individuals there, prepare meals, and help where we could. We saw residents from the area walking across snow and ice to deliver food, blankets, pillows and personal items for those we sheltered. One restaurant owner told me of a Cobb couple who stopped in his place to ride out the storm. Hours later, when it was obvious they weren’t getting home, Sandy Springs patrons who lived nearby came over and simply said, “Come to our house tonight.” A local grocery manager invited occupants of a stuck school bus into the store with the words, “Eat what you want, kids.” These scenarios played out all across Sandy Springs. I have received more than 300 emails from people in Sandy Springs and around the metro area thanking our first responders, businesses, churches, synagogues and schools for the magnanimous hospitality and professionalism of our city staff and community residents. Our response was far from perfect, however, and the city is evaluating steps we can take to alleviate problems next time. Nevertheless, our community used a “trial by ice” to demonstrate what I have always known: Sandy Springs is truly a city of Good Samaritans. Rusty Paul Rusty Paul is the mayor of Sandy Springs

hires and the contractors they use, since I feel there are some serious issues such as integrity, honesty and transparency. I have found employees don’t have a grasp of the laws that they are enforcing and cannot communicate them to the public. Also, the public is taken for granted when phone calls are not returned and promised deadlines for follow up are ignored, created by a lack of urgency on their part. All these things are common today when it comes to municipal governments. Many elected officials ran for office on the promise that the government is for the people, and I feel that Sandy Springs is becoming like all other municipal governments. I hope you all will ensure that this trend is reversed as you journey into the next few years as our elected officials. Nolan Feintuch

They noted that many residents in our cities own trucks and can easily form a Volunteer Storm Response Unit. All that is needed would be a snow shovel attachment for each truck, and a set of tire chains. The Red Cross could equip each team with a First Aid kit and some basic medical supplies. Everyone has cellphones for communication. We could easily have a good-sized Volunteer Storm Response Unit at a very low cost. No need to purchase any snow plows for our cities. Also, our Volunteer Storm Response Unit will be responding very swiftly, from locations within our communities. Paula Hanson-Kahn

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Not your daddy’s alley: New bowling venues offer more ways to play BY ANN MARIE QUILL Forget smoke-filled bowling alley hangouts. Bowling venues that are more than just alleys are popping up in the metro area in the form of upscale boutiques and family entertainment centers with some local entrepreneurs at the helm. In Sandy Springs, North Fulton residents Jack Canouse and Chris Albano opened Stars and Strikes in December at 8767 Roswell Road, just south of the Chattahoochee in the North River shopping center. “Jack and I each have three children and we ANN MARIE QUILL just didn’t think there Chris Albano, co-owner of the Stars and Strikes bowling venue were enough activities in Sandy Springs, says the facility also offers laser tag, video [in the area] for parents games, a full bar and restaurant, and live entertainment. and children to do as a family,” Albano said. Meanwhile, in Buckhead, the 20,000-squaresuch as wood fired pizza, sandwiches and small plates foot Painted Pin is slated to open in April along Mimeant for sharing. ami Circle, offering an upscale entertainment venue Both are opening at a time when the Bowling Prowith sophisticated dining and drink options, includprietors of America brag that more people take part ing wines, craft beers, signature cocktails and foods CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

Perimeter market becoming ‘economic hub’ of metro Atlanta region BY JOE EARLE

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The Valentine’s Day announcement that a Texas developer planned to build more than 2 million square feet of office space in the heart of the Perimeter drew widespread notice. But developers, office building owners and planners were closely watching insurance giant State Farm’s plans for a corporate campus across from the Dunwoody MARTA station long before Dallas-based developer KDC made the formal announcement. State Farm, they say, is a “game changer” for the Perimeter. “State Farm has changed everything – and not just for Dunwoody, but for Perimeter Center,” Dunwoody Economic Development Director Michael Starling said. “[They’ve taken] this big block of space and everybody else is looking and saying, ‘OK, now where are we going to land?’ The ripple effect is all the office projects now are tightening up, if you want big blocks of space.” KDC announced Feb. 14 that it planned to build 2.2 million square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of restaurants and shops, and a 200-room hotel on property located on Hammond Drive across from the Dunwoody MARTA station. State Farm will lease 585,000 square feet of the office space, and plans to add additional buildings over the next decade, KDC said in its press release. Construction will begin next summer, the developer said. The Atlanta Business Chronicle called the project CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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PERIMETER BUSINESS Chambers, local officials welcome new businesses Here’s a sampling of recent ribbon cuttings formally marking the opening of new businesses in the area. Photos were provided by the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce and the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce.

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Christophe’s To Go, which offers gourmet take-out food, celebrated the opening of their new location in Sandy Springs Plaza on Jan. 23. Cutting the ribbon is owner Cyclone Covey and chef Christophe Le Metayer.

The Pet Resorts, offering grooming, day care and boarding for cats and dogs 40 pounds and under, recently opened in Dunwoody at 4343 Dunwoody Park. Owner Malcolm Aga, center, ﬂanked by Mayor Mike Davis, left, and City Councilman Denny Shortal, right, cuts the ribbon.

Morris/Hardwick/ Schneider, a law ﬁrm specializing in real estate, recently opened their ofﬁce at 8200 Roberts Drive, Suite 200. From center to the left: Nat Hardwick, Natalie Hardwick; from center to the right, Dunwoody City Councilman Denny Shortal, Brent Morris.

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in bowling than any other participatory sport. According to the association, modern venues require a variety of entertainment options and fresh menu choices in competing for disposable income. At Stars and Strikes, Albano said that community response to the 51,000-square-foot facility has been good, but it’s not just the bowling balls and pins that are drawing in the crowd. In addition to 20 regular bowling lanes, plus eight more in a “VIP area” for private parties, the facility provides a laser tag arena, a video game room, a 250-seat restaurant, a full bar and live entertainment. “We offer something for everyone,” Albano said. The Painted Pin co-owner Justin Amick grew up in the hospitality industry. His family owns Concentrics Restaurants, which develops restaurant concepts nationally, and he himself trained as a sommelier, or wine steward. After working every aspect of the family business, Amick said he wanted to strike out on his own. After talking it over with a friend, William Stallworth, the two decided to open an upscale bowling and entertainment venue, combining Amick’s food and bever-

William Stallworth, left, and Justin Amick are opening their upscale bowling alley in Buckhead this spring. THE PAINTED PIN

age experience with Stallworth’s sales and financial background. “As a kid I can remember bowling on the weekends,” Amick said. But The Painted Pin will differ from the places Amick bowled in his childhood. The two hope to attract young families and executives by featuring Old English décor, exposed brick walls, natural lighting and a dark oak bar. Bocce courts, shuffleboards, basketball pop-a-shots, a pingpong room and skee-ball are among

the extra amenities complementing 20 bowling lanes. Stars and Strikes’ owners expect to bring 100 jobs to the area, while The

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Painted Pin plans to bring around 50. Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said he’s especially excited about Stars and Strikes’ north Roswell Road location. “They are located in an area where we’re trying to get commercial activity generated,” Paul said, adding that such a business can help begin revitalization of an important commercial district, attracting more businesses if it’s successful. Amick said he was surprised how easy it was to raise money for his and Stallworth’s venture. “Getting investors was one of the easiest steps,” he said. “They saw what a viable concept [The Painted Pin] was. We couldn’t have gotten a better response.” A little less easy was the zoning and permitting process, as some retailers on Miami Circle, which largely consist of antique dealers, protested the traffic that would be created by the bowling business and the parking it needed. Amick ultimately obtained the needed permits, and hopes the retailers, along with local consumers, will see his venue as not just a bowling alley but an upscale boutique business. “We’re reviving an old American pastime and presenting it in a new, modern way,” Amick said.

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North Park

1.5 million square feet ofﬁce space; 150,000 square feet retail space; 500 residential units; 250-room hotel

Sterling Pointe

134-room hotel; 20,000 square feet retail space

High Street

635,000 square feet ofﬁce space; 400,000 square feet retail space; 1,500 condos; 1,500 apartments; 400 hotel rooms

Hines Ravinia IV

30,000 to 40,000 square feet retail space for restaurants and shops

State Farm

2.2 million square feet ofﬁce space; 100,000 square feet of space for retail, restaurants and entertainment; 200-room hotel

Goldkist Site

1.03 million square feet ofﬁce space in two high-rise buildings

John Hancock

250,000 square feet ofﬁce space; 500 apartments

Palisades

200-room hotel; 425 residential units; 54,000 square feet retail space

Hyatt Atlanta Perimeter at Villa Christina 173-room hotel

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Perimeter becoming ‘economic hub’ of region CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 it from the activity, the phone calls. Evone of the largest corporate office develerybody is fighting to be the first out of opments in metro Atlanta history. the ground.” State Farm plans to create a new naSandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul sees tional operations center on the property. the changes, too. “There’s no question The company plans to hire up to 3,000 that the Perimeter is rapidly becoming more workers to add to the 5,000 it althe economic hub of the region and, in ready employs in the metro Atlanta area, many ways, the ‘new downtown’ of the KDC said. metro area,” he said. “We are working to create a ‘workOne reason is an effort to attract place of the future,’ including a live/ younger workers. Developers believe work/play environment – with housing, younger workers want to live and work public transportation, shopping and ennear places to shop and dine, and are attertainment all within easy access,” State tracted to areas served by mass transit, Farm spokesman Justin Tomczak said. such as MARTA. These workers, in their “We envision buildings and offices 20s and 30s, often are described as “milthat foster a creative and collaborative lennials.” environment – open spaces and meet“We are all focused now on millening areas, a bright nials,” Heagy and new look and said. “Millennifeel, comfortable als are very happy gathering areas, to live and work and easily accessiin places where ble amenities.” they don’t have to The scale of drive a car.” the development Business own– combined with ers in the area other projects welcome the new such as plans to customers. “I relocate the Atthink it’s going to lanta Braves basemean more busiball team to a new ness for us,” said stadium in Cobb restaurant owner “We are all focused County – show Doug McKendnow on millennials. a renewed interrick. “It’s going to Millennials are very est in developadd a lot of young happy to live and work in ing large projects business people places where they donʼt along the “top to the area.” have to drive a car.” end” of I-285, Still, some reseconomic develidents worry deopment officials velopment will – John Heagy say. In the Perimspawn more trafHines, senior vice president eter area, develfic, already the aropers are dusting ea’s biggest proboff plans that had lem. been shelved for properties zoned in the “About 80 percent of the people who past to allow construction of millions of work here live elsewhere,” Paul said. square feet of new office space, hotels, “The goal is to have more people who shops and restaurants, government offiwork here to also live here. If we reduce cials said. the distance people must drive to work, “What was happening before the reit will have a significant, positive impact cession just sort of sped up [recently] beon congestion, so we hope the new peocause we took so long a break,” Starling ple coming here to work will also choose said. “I think you’ll see a slightly more to live here as well.” dense development. You’ll have some Doug Dillard, a lawyer representing very dense nodes in Perimeter, on the the John Hancock Life Insurance Co. Dunwoody side and the Sandy Springs regarding a planned mixed-use developside.” ment in the Brookhaven portion of the Just a few years ago, at the bottom of Perimeter, argues that a mixture of ofthe recession, little was happening in the fices, shops and homes in a single develPerimeter office submarket, said John opment will help avoid traffic problems. Heagy, senior vice president-marketing “I think as you look at these subfor Hines, an international real estate urban areas developing into an urban firm developing a high-rise office buildnode, mixed-use is the best way to make ing in the Sandy Springs portion of the them pedestrian-friendly and minimize Perimeter. “Today, compared with two the cost associated with getting into and years ago, it’s a different world,” Heagy out of the project,” Dillard said. “You said. put food and beverage in close proximiStarling says developers are positionty to where people work and live, you’re ing themselves to be the first to raise going to minimize traffic and other imnew buildings in the area. “I think the pacts.” next couple of years are going to be inMelissa Weinman contributed to this teresting,” Starling said. “You can sense report.

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Savor Sandy Springs Local owners Jason Sheetz (pictured) and William Sigley have 50 years of experience with the best restaurants in Atlanta and Las Vegas. Hammocks combines their attention to detail with a casual family-friendly, neighborhood feel. The menu features cuisine from the southern U.S. coastal regions and every dish is made from scratch. Popular items include BBQ oysters, baked salmon, gumbo, shrimp and grits and grouper.

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tion of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the Eighth Air Force in Savannah, the Atlanta History Center hosts an evening program, featuring veterans who served in the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Hear first-hand accounts of bravery and sacrifice from those who fought the air war over Nazi-occupied Europe. 6 p.m., light reception; 7 p.m., program begins. Free, and all are welcome. RSVP requested by calling 404-814-4150. In McElreath Hall, Woodruff Auditorium, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30305. To find out more about the program, visit: www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/ VeteransVoices.

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50 Years Friday, Feb. 28, 7:30-11 p.m. – Friends of North Springs Foundation invites all to a 50th Birthday Bash for the charter high school. Enjoy dinner, drinks, entertainment and bidding on auction items. Proceeds benefit the school. Tickets, $100 per person, and can be purchased online by going to: www. friendsofnorthsprings.com. Held at Hudson Grille, 6317 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328.

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Poetry Contest Monday, Feb. 24, 10 a.m. – Children and teens in grades K-8 can enter the Ida Williams Memorial poetry contest at the Buckhead Library. Win gift cards for Barnes & Noble! Poetry can be free-verse or rhyming. Entries can be hand-written, typed or computer printed. Three grade categories: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Winners will be on special display throughout the year. Several entries per person allowed. Entries must be submitted by April 19. 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-814-3500 or email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us for information.

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arts is fun! Kids learn valuable skills that help with focus, selfdiscipline and confidence. You will learn basic moves, and test for your white belt in a safe learning environment. Free and open to the community. For ages 4 and up. Registration required and started Feb. 17. Space is limited. Classes continue Mondays through March 24. Call 404-303-6130, email: leah.germon@ fultoncountyga.gov or visit the Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328 to sign up and learn more.

Turtle Tours Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Heri-

tage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an educational series appropriate for children ages 2-5, continues. In this program, museum mascots Spring and Sandy “feed their feathery friends.” Free; donations encouraged. No reservations required. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings.org, call 404851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org.

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Saturday, March 1, 9:30 a.m. – Join an At-

lanta Audubon Society naturalist for a morning of birding and exploration! Participants learn how to use binoculars, identify at least 10 common birds by sight, and use a field guide. Appropriate for ages 6-11. $15 per child, and includes a pocket field guide, nature journal, and handouts. Register by going to: www.sandyspringsga.gov/registration or by calling 770-730-5600. Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Rd., Sandy Springs 30350.

St. Patrick’s Day

Saturday, March 8, 6 p.m. – To celebrate Teen

Tech Week, youth are invited to test their problemsolving skills by escaping the Pit of Doom! Contest rules and entry forms available at the Sandy Springs Library starting Feb. 1. Entries due March 8. Prizes awarded to best entries. Registration required. Free and open to youth in middle and high school. Email: marlan.brinkley@fultoncountyga.gov, call 404-303-6130 or visit the library for details. 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Saturday, March 1, 3-4 p.m. – Ms. Leah

holds a seasonal story time about St. Patrick’s Day. Free and open to the public. Appropriate for ages 3-7. Registration required and started Feb. 17. Space is limited. Call 404-303-6130, email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or visit the Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328 to sign up and find out details.

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erty Foundation’s 2014 Salute to Veterans tour will celebrate the 71st anniversary of the Memphis Belle’s historic last mission, and P-51 “Mustang” fighter aircraft. The aircraft will be open to the public and available for flights and ground tours. Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, Atlantic Aviation, 2040 Airport Road, Chamblee 30341. For information about flights and tours, call 918340-0243 or visit libertyfoundation.org .

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The Phoenix Flies Month-long tour schedule showcases Atlanta’s historic treasures BY COLLIN KELLEY Atlanta has a reputation for tearing down the old to make way for the new, but there are still hundreds of historic sites in metro Atlanta, and they will be open for tours and special events during The Phoenix Flies, presented by the Atlanta Preservation Center. There are 237 events during this year’s annual Phoenix Flies program, which runs March 8 through March 23, and takes place in buildings, landscapes and neighborhoods around the city, according to coordinator Carolyn McLaughlin. “We’ve added 30 events this year,” McLaughlin said, “and we’re expecting 4,000 to 6,000 people to take part in this year’s celebration.” The Phoenix Flies includes guided walking tours, bicycle tours, exhibits, interactive children’s activities and visual and performing arts. Notable events happening include the Atlanta History Center’s tours of Kenan Research Center, Whittier Mill Village Neighborhood Association’s neighborhood home tour, a tour of the Atlanta International School, New Hope AME Church & Cemetery, Sardis Church & Cemetery, The Cathedral of St. Philip and Oglethorpe University.

Some of the new events for 2014 include: • Guided tours of the Atlanta Curb Market, Glenn Hotel and the Tabernacle. • Visits to Return to Rich’s at The Breman Museum

led by a curator of the exhibit. • Self-guided, guided and bicycle tours of Westview Cemetery, a private cemetery which dates from 1884, which is the resting place of many important Atlantans. • An afternoon in Ansley Park, with guided tours of the Piedmont Driving Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution Building. • Lectures on the National Register and preservation tax benefits by the Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Easements Atlanta.

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Complete event listings are available at PreserveAtlanta.com. All events are offered on a firstcome, first-served basis, but many events require reservations, so be sure to check the website to secure a spot. McLaughlin said the Atlanta Preservation Center raises all funds necessary to produce and publicize the event with private donations, sponsorships and grants.

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STAR STUDENTS Every year, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators Foundation honors top students at both public and private high schools from across the state. Students who receive the highest scores at their school on the SAT, a college entrance exam, and have grade-point averages in the top 10 percent of their class are recognized as STAR students, which stands for Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program. Each STAR student then chooses a teacher as his or her STAR teacher. After STAR students and teachers are chosen from the high schools, school system winners are named. Winners chosen from districts compete for the title of state STAR student. Here are the STAR students and teachers from schools in Reporter Newspapers communities: Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs. Their names and photos were provided by their high schools.

Atlanta Girls’ School

Africa McLeod STAR student

Melissa Bobeck STAR teacher

Cross Keys High School

Kui Sit STAR student

Monique Whorton STAR teacher

Dunwoody High School

Maddie Dill STAR student

Erik Vincent STAR teacher

Holy Spirit Preparatory School

Carson Hooper STAR student

Michael Rondeau STAR teacher

Atlanta International School

Liam SimkinsWalker STAR student

Peter HamerHodges STAR teacher

Chamblee Charter High School

Mollie Simon STAR student

Christopher Y. Smith STAR teacher

The Galloway School

Lakota Rich STAR student

Rebecca Klein STAR teacher

The Lovett School

Halle Payne STAR student

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Brandon Hall

Mary Gunning STAR student

Scott Chruszcz STAR teacher

Dunwoody High School

Mallory Harris STAR student

Raymond Wise STAR teacher

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Natalie Kessler STAR student

Gerard Gatoux STAR teacher

Marist School

Joey Paris STAR student

Sergio Stadler STAR teacher

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Brendan Phillips STAR student

Anne Washington Saunders STAR teacher

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Bailey Palmer STAR student

Robert Bramlett STAR teacher

Pace Academy

Joshua Rogers STAR student

Gus Whyte STAR teacher

Erin Connolly STAR student

Michele Brown STAR teacher

Matt Romano STAR teacher

Joseph Martin STAR student

North Springs Charter High School

Jake Busby STAR student

Jan Arnette STAR teacher

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Ben Dolder STAR student

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Emily Bachner STAR student

Mount Vernon Presbyterian School

Diane Kopkas STAR teacher

Tom Rounds STAR teacher

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Kal Golde STAR student

Elizabeth Kann STAR teacher

St. Pius X Catholic High School

Christina DeLurgio STAR student

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The Westminster Schools

Alexandra Smith STAR student

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 Henry Ballard  North Springs Charter High School, senior What sets the musical Evelyn Evelyn apart is not just its storyline or the fact that it is based on an album. What distinguishes the show is that it was written by North Springs Charter High student Henry Ballard. Henry, a senior in the performing arts magnet program at the high school, spent most of this past summer working on the script, and writing back and forth with director and North Springs teacher Steve Young. The show premiered in January. It was based on an album of songs by duo Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley. The score for the show was put together by Henry’s fellow North Springs senior Danny Marmer. “I have been born and raised in theater, so I imagine everything on stage,” said Henry, who also worked as assistant director of the show. “The way the story [of Evelyn Evelyn] was built on the album made it easy to translate over, and I thought of the different images I saw on stage as I listened to the music. Then I thought, why not actually do it, instead of just thinking about it?” The play tells the story of Evelyn and Evelyn Neville, conjoined twin sisters, and victims of various misfortunes. Through music, writing and performing their hit album, they find the strength to overcome a frightful past. Henry’s work won praise from his director and teacher. “Henry is stellar; he is very involved in what he wants to do in life, which is one of the reasons he was allowed to even start pursuing this in the first place,” said Young, who has taught at North Springs for 14 years. “He is a great student and a great kid.” Henry hopes his experience writing Evelyn Evelyn will lead to more plays

that will attract young audiences. “I want to start really reinventing theater in a way that appeals to my generation, and to make theater more accessible to the masses, because the more live theater I go out to see, the more I notice that 70 percent of the audience is in their 70s,” said Ballard. “My generation has the instant gratification complex and wants the ‘Netflix’ appeal, and they want it instantly and that is really hard to do with theater.” In the spring, he will stage manage the last of North Springs’ three annual productions, and has done building and lighting work for other productions in the past. To Henry, being part of theater is its own lifestyle. This year, he is part of the teen ambassador program at Theatrical Outfit in downtown Atlanta. The program draws two seniors from each area high school, and includes free shows and workshops with professionals. Off of the stage, Henry enjoys biking and playing the ukulele and ocarina, a wind instrument. He also attends the annual Highland Games at Stone Mountain and Grandfather Mountain with his family. “I am very involved in my Scottish heritage,” said Henry. “You can often see me in a kilt.” The games, which Henry describes as a mini Scottish Olympics, involve everything from sheep herding to a caber toss. “It is good camping, good music and good fun, and I get to meet up with a lot of my family there.”

What’s Next: Henry plans to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts next year. He intends to major in design and production, with a concentration in stage management. Down the road, he would like to operate his own theater company. This article was prepared by Mollie Simon, a senior at Chamblee Charter High School.

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til Jan. 10, 2015, while he secures a new location. “I’ve been fortunate to have operated my business for over 23 years from a location that I have treasured,” Bern said Feb. 19. “Of course, I have mixed feelings about having to relocate. I intend to remain in Sandy Springs and continue to serve the community.” In November, Bern wrote an editorial in the Sandy Springs Reporter expressing dismay when the council voted to demolish his 23-year-old property. He said the city’s offer at the time did not cover the cost of moving his business and purchasing a comparable property. Now “the contract has been approved by both sides” after “extensive negotiations,” said City Attorney Wendell Willard. Bern signed the agreement on Jan. 30. “We are pleased we could work out an agreement with Mr. Bern,” said Sharon Kraun, Sandy Springs communications director. “At the end of the day, we never want to use eminent domain unless absolutely necessary.” She added that so far the city has been “very fortunate” in not having had to use its power to condemn property for the project.

But on Feb. 18, the council voted to authorize the use of eminent domain, if needed, to purchase 6087 Roswell Road and 6094 Boylston Road. Those properties are needed to construct a connector between the two roads, city officials say. Griffin 6075 Roswell Road Partners owns the 5.34-acre parcel at that location, and negotiations to purchase the property are ongoing. City officials say they are hopeful a deal can be reached so that they will not have to exercise eminent domain. The city adopted the civic center master plan in December 2012, approving a first phase of implementation in January 2013. The plan was adopted following a year of public input meetings. City center plans extend from north of Johnson Ferry to south of Hammond Drive, with a goal of creating a “walkable” city where pedestrians can reach retail, recreational, cultural amenities and neighborhoods. Plans also include a civic center that will house city offices and a performing arts venue. “There’s a consensus in the city that it needs the city center. We want to see it prosper and develop,” Kraun said. “It’s just been a matter of sitting down and talking with different property owners.”

Sandy Springs Government Calendar The Sandy Springs City Council usually meets the first and the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall, which is located at 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500 For the most up to date meeting schedule, visit http://www.sandyspringsga.org/Calendars/City-Calendar SS

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the shelter every day,” Guinn said. On the fifth day, she decided to save the dog that had been caught in the fence. The first day she had visited, the shelter was packed. But by the time she came back, many of the animals had been euthanized. “That empty shelter -- I’ve never forgotten that moment,” Guinn said. “At that time in the Atlanta area, over 100,000 animals were being euthanized a year. I had no idea.” Guinn knew there had to be a better way and was moved to start LifeLine Animal Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to animal welfare. Guinn now serves as the CEO of the organization. “We started LifeLine and started looking at why is it like this in the Atlanta area -- what can we do to make a difference?” Guinn said. “Today, we run that shelter.” LifeLine Animal Project now operates the animal shelters in Fulton and DeKalb counties. LifeLine is coming up on its first anniversary of running the shelter in Fulton County, having taken over the management of the facility and county animal control services on March 15, 2013. LifeLine began managing DeKalb’s shelter July 1. In December, both counties had record low rates of euthanasia: 25.8 percent in Fulton and 13.4 percent in DeKalb, LifeLine says. “We’ve done a lot to promote adoptions at Fulton County. We’ve tried to raise the profile of the shelter and bring more people to the shelter,” Guinn said. Guinn said one way LifeLine has boosted the number of adoptions is simply informing people that they can go to their county shelter to adopt a pet. LifeLine also has used several other strategies to find homes for animals in its shelters and prevent more from ending up there. For example, Guinn said there is a “surrender counselor” in both that will talk with people about why they are turning their pets over to the shelter. Often, she said, people feel they can’t afford something their pet needs. “We try to find resources for them, whether it’s building a fence for them, or a dog house, or veterinary care,” Guinn said. One of LifeLine’s first initiatives was a spay/neuter clinic, Guinn said. All of the adoptable pets at the shelter are already spayed or neutered. But Guinn

said the organization is continuing to emphasize the importance of getting pets fixed to prevent unwanted litters of puppies and kittens. In DeKalb County, LifeLine is offering a program called SNIP DeKalb, to provide free spay and neuter operations and vaccinations for people who can’t afford them. “This is a program that we raise money for, it’s not something that the counties pay for,” Guinn said. As a nonprofit organization, LifeLine has resources such as volunteers, donations and relationships with other animal welfare groups that allow it to be more flexible than a traditional government-run shelter. DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader said he’s been pleased with LifeLine’s work at the animal shelter. “I think that the experiment in outsourcing shelter services has been a good success,” Rader said. “Based upon the numbers I understand coming out of shelters, we’re seeing a reduction in euthanasia and an increase in placement of animals, which is very positive.” DeKalb commissioners have approved funding for a new animal shelter to replace the current facility, which is outdated and too small to serve the county’s needs. The new shelter is to be built on land adjacent to the DeKalbPeachtree Airport. Rader said that facility is expected to be complete by March 2015. Guinn said taking over county services has been a big adjustment for LifeLine. She said each shelter can take in up to 30 animals a day, which means the organization is providing services for between 25,000 and 30,000 animals a year. But Guinn said bidding to provide the county services was a logical extension of the work LifeLine was already doing. “We’ve always been involved in the solution and felt like if we wanted to take Atlanta to the next level, we needed to lead the way,” Guinn said. “Both counties were struggling.” Guinn said there’s still a lot of work to do, but she’s pleased with what LifeLine has accomplished in Fulton and DeKalb. “Where it used to be that 83 percent were dying [at the DeKalb shelter], in December, 87 percent left alive,” Guinn said. “Which just goes to show you, if you see a problem, you can fix it.”

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the night and she thinks one of them stole the phone. 6900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Jan. 28, a motorcycle was stolen from an apartment parking place at an apartment complex.

The following incidents and arrests are some but not all of the reports filed with SSPD over the listed period, dated through Feb 13. The following information was provided by the Sandy Springs Police Department from its records and is presumed to be accurate.

ROBBERY 8200 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Feb. 8, a man came into a pizza restaurant around 8:15 p.m. and pulled a gun, demanding money. Instead of giving him the money, the employee ran to the freezer area and activated the alarm. The suspect did rob a customer of about $70 in the store. The man fled on foot. 8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Feb. 11, a man reported that around 9:30 p.m. he was walking behind a bowling alley when he was attacked by two or three men. They took $180 cash. During the assault, the man was cut in the face and leg with a knife.

BURGLA RY 1000 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On Jan. 26, several items taken from a home being remodeled. 5600 block of New Northside Drive 30328 – On Jan. 27, several laptops were stolen from an office building. No forced entry was found. Also on that date, a man report-

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ed that someone entered his office and stole a laptop. At least one other burglary was reported in this building.

T H EFT 1100 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On Jan. 27, the victim said he and his wife were at a pub. She placed her purse on the floor near her chair and later found that someone took her wallet from her purse. She said she recalled that a man dropped a phone next to her purse and she believes that when he reached down to pick it up, he took the wallet. The credit cards were used a short time later. They noticed that he had sat himself near them and ordered only water as he looked at a menu. 600 block of Summer Drive 30350 – On Jan. 27, a woman reported that someone stole her iPhone plugged into her bathroom outlet. Her roommate had three guests spend

him with heroin and then dropped him off on Roswell Road. He was treated by medical personnel. A man reported – that he and his ex-wife got into an argument inside his apartment, so he told her to leave. She kicked his car several times on the way out.

A man reported that his 25-year-old stepdaughter took his debit card and $300 was taken from the account. He said she is on drugs and has a druggie boyfriend. He is pursuing charges against her.

1000 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On Feb. 6, around 11:30 p.m., cops were called to a hotel about two persons in a car that was parked in the lot. Both appeared to be unconscious. They found a woman, head back, mouth open, hold AS S AULT Read more of the two syringe nee 8800 block of Police Blotter online at dles. She was evenwww.reporternewspapers.net Dunwoody Place tually awakened but 30350 – On Jan. 28, the other occupant, a 22-year-old man a man, was not rereported that his friend hit him in the face sponding. The woman said the man took a lot over being jealous of all the attention the of heroin and some prescription pills. EMS revictim was getting from “some females” who sponded and transported the man to Northwere in the apartment drinking with them. side Hospital, where he eventually woke up. They said the heroin was bought from some 8200 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On one in one of the hotel rooms. Feb. 5, a 40-year-old man reported that a driver became enraged at him over a lane A woman reported – Feb. 11 that she has change, and attempted to cut him off while been getting threatening calls. She explained at the same time brandishing a knife. The to the officer that she is married and in addisuspect is a 30- or 40-year-old man who was tion, is having relationship with another man driving a Hyundai Santa Fe. A tag was obwho, by the way, is having another relationtained and criminal charges are being filed. ship with another woman. The complainant said she began getting phone calls from the woman who’s in a relationship with the guy O T H ER T H I N G S she’s messing around on her husband with. 5700 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On The woman also calls her asking to speak Jan. 26, a man called police just after 5 a.m. with her husband, who appears to be the only and said that he was with two men at the real victim here. It appears they all deserve Comfort Inn. He said the two men took his each other. property but gave it back. They later drugged CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201303893

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5920 Roswell Road, Suite 115

Request:

Secondary variance to appeal the Department’s August 6, 2013 determination regarding revocation of the sign permit.

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SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201303931

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AR R ES TS Island Ford Parkway – Three juveniles were arrested following reports of federal government property being damaged. The three crossed over a fence onto park property and vandalized, with paint, a truck, mower attachment, camping shell, dumpster and a canoe. They were charged with criminal trespass and then released to their parents. 4900 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Jan. 27, cops were called to meet with a man who said he was approached by a man who asked for a ride to Tennessee in exchange for $200. The man also showed the complainant what appeared to be a white substance the complainant interpreted as drugs, probably methamphetamine. The complainant told the man he couldn’t help him and then called the cops. The officers arrived and looked for the suspect who they found hiding in the women’s restroom. The officers asked if there was anyone in the restroom. A voice returned, “There’s no one in here.” They opened the door and saw a set of hairy legs inside one of the stalls. They gambled and entered the restroom. They then saw the man, and told him to come out. The man quickly reached into his pocket which, by the way, is a “freakout” button for cops. One officer grabbed the jacket, which came off. The man retreated into the stall. The second officer climbed the stall wall and saw the suspect flushing the dope. The officer leaped over the wall and struggled with the man until they got him cuffed. They found a black BB gun in the pocket along with a syringe, scale, two cell-

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201303978

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8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Feb. 11, grocery store employees detained a man for shoplifting a family meal from the deli department and then leaving without paying for it.

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201400062

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8105 Roberts Drive

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201303879

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1100 Hammond Dr.

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Board of Appeals March 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

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