JUNE 2022

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Editorial Amy Wenk Editor, Reporter Newspapers Collin Kelley Editor, Atlanta Intown Joe Earle Editor at Large Staff Writers Dyana Bagby Bob Pepalis Sammie Purcell Contributors Sally Bethea, Rickey Bevington, Cathy Cobbs, Isadora Pennington, Clare S. Richie, Maria Saporta, Charles Seabrook

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Buckhead Atlanta BeltLine donation 6 Sandy Springs City Springs master plan 8 Sandy Springs Society grants 8 Hammond Drive widening 8 Brookhaven “Wings of the City” exhibit 10 Progress at Brookhaven Park 10 Dunwoody American Rescue Plan funds 12 Student art program 13 Commentary Orly remembered 14 Sustainability Drowning in plastic 16 Hope at the Chattahoochee 18 Dining Chow Club 20 New restaurants 22 Real Estate State of the housing market 24 Affordable housing in Buckhead 25 Business Bus rapid transit proposals 26 Education Dunwoody robotics team 28 Valedictorians and Salutatorians 30 St. Martin’s athletic fields 32 Ban on transgender athletes 33 Head for the Hills A weekend in Clayton 34 Waterfalls, wildflowers and wine 38 Bike adventures in the mountains 42 Sports Jerry Rhea’s Hall of Fame induction 46

About the Covers

This month, we examine the local housing market on page 24. Our cover photos were provided by local brokerages. Brookhaven Cover: 4326 Peachtree Dunwoody Road. Photo and listing courtesy of Shanna Bradley of Ansley Real Estate Christie’s International. Buckhead Cover: 330 Argonne Drive. Photo and listing courtesy of Sam Bayne of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty. Dunwoody Cover: Photo by Kris Janovitz, listing courtesy of Jodi Halpert of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties. Sandy Springs Cover: 5400 Lake Forrest Drive. Photo and listing courtesy of Katie Reynolds and Laura Peters of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty.

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