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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, Cathy Cobbs, Melody Harclerode, Isadora Pennington, Maria Saporta, Joann Vitelli

Published By Springs Publishing Keith Pepper Publisher keith@springspublishing.com Neal Maziar Chief Revenue Officer neal@springspublishing.com Rico Figliolini Creative Director Steve Levene Publisher Emeritus Advertising For information (404) 917-2200 sales@springspublishing.com Deborah Davis Account Manager | Sales Operations deborah@springspublishing.com Jeff Kremer Sr. Account Manager jeff@springspublishing.com Suzanne Purcell Sr. Account Manager suzanne@springspublishing.com Circulation

58,000 copies of Reporter Newspapers are delivered to homes in ZIP codes 30305, 30319, 30326, 30327, 30328, 30338, 30342 and 30350 and to businesses/retail locations.

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Buckhead BeltLine segment starts construction Buckhead City poll Sandy Springs New mixed-use project 8 Gun violence discussion 9 Brookhaven City Hall lease finalized 10 Gray Television deal 10 Dunwoody Data about Perimeter Center 12 Church deal dropped 13 Dining Farmers & Fishermen 14 Sports Atlanta to host World Cup 16 Dunwoody 4th of July Parade Parade info 17 Charlie’s Army 20 Pam Tallmadge 22 History of the parade 23 Pets & Their People Community photos 25 The Village Vets 28 Dunwoody Police K9s 29 Farm Hounds 30 Arts New leader for Bill Lowe Gallery 32 Sustainability Kayaking local rivers 34 Real Estate Buckhead’s Round House 36 Business Newell Brands’ turnaround 37

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Brookhaven: Cama Gebhart of Brookhaven submitted a photo of her two dogs, Lucy and Charlie. Buckhead: Dr. Francoise Tyler and Dr. William Draper of The Village Vets. Photo by Joann Vitelli. Dunwoody: A scene from last year’s Dunwoody 4th of July Parade. Photo by Cameren E. Rogers. Sandy Springs: Ursula Shields of Sandy Springs shared a photo of her miniature horse Roosevelt.

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