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First-grader Amelia Williams happily cheers the appearance of St. Nikolaus during the Atlanta International School’s annual German Christmas Market.

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There will be big changes along Peachtree Road in the next two years as four diﬀerent agencies work to make improvements they say they hope will make the road safer. Residents and business owners got a glimpse of what’s in store during a Dec. 10 public information meeting hosted by the Peachtree Road Task Force. The task force is composed of representatives from the Buckhead Community Improvement District, the city of Atlanta, Georgia Department of Transportation and the Midtown Alliance. All of these agencies will have a hand in paying

As its name suggests, Tuxedo Park’s Where history contains the stories of Atlanta’s You most powerful and wealthy families. Live The Governor’s Mansion is here, situated on property sold to the state by former Atlanta Mayor Robert Maddox. But even having the governor in your neighborhood doesn’t guarantee a flawless neighborhood. Traﬃc, exacerbated by east-to-west commuters, is something residents would like to see less of. The daily frustration of traﬃc

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Boutique bowling alley will open in 2014 on Miami Circle BY DAN WHISENHUNT

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The owner of a bowling alley rolled over his critics this month and will open next year on Miami Circle. Plans for the Painted Pin didn’t sit well with members of the Miami Circle Merchants Association. The association appealed a special application permit (SAP), but the Atlanta Board of Zoning adjustments on Dec. 5 sided with the Painted Pin. The Painted Pin will open in spring of 2014, according to a statement from the owner. “We are excited to finally build this dream into a reality and look forward to breaking ground in the immediate future. We are going to be the best neighbors possible to all the surrounding businesses and hope to further solidify Miami Circle as a unique destination for Atlantans,” Justin Amick, principal and founder of The Painted Pin, said in a press release. The merchants association said the owners should’ve applied as a restaurant, which would require one parking space for every 100 square feet of space. The Painted Pin permit is for a “family entertainment complex,” which requires one parking space for every 600

square feet of space, the merchants association said. “Their plans shows only 39 dedicated parking spaces, but they told us that their business plan is to serve 400 to 600 people per night,” the merchants association says on a website created specifically to outline arguments against the Painted Pin SAP. “The Miami Circle Market Center is a design related street with art galleries, antique dealers and interior design showrooms. Most if not all of the shop owners have regular night-time events. We believe bringing upwards of 400 additional cars on a daily basis to the Circle, will destroy the district, which the Merchants Association has spent millions of dollars in branding and marketing.” Amick said the merchants association was using the parking issue as a means of controlling development. “This is simply an issue of traditionalists trying to control the types of businesses that land on their street, veiled as a parking issue,” Amick said. “Miami Circle is entirely a commercial zone, and bowling alleys are an allowable use in this sub area, in which we meet 100 percent of the code requirements. We are pleased the facts spoke for themselves

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At issue in the special application permit was the number of parking spots the boutique bowling alley must provide for the facility they plan to build on Miami Circle, an enclave of mostly interior design companies.

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Attorney says grass-roots campaign, brownies fueled victory BY DAN WHISENHUNT

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After a long campaign season, Cynthia Briscoe Brown finally got a chance to rest after defeating incumbent school board Chairman Reuben McDaniel in the Dec. 3 runoffs. But her break didn’t last long. The day after the election, Brown was training with the Georgia School Board Association to prepare for her role as the next Seat 8 At-Large representative on the Atlanta Board of Education. Brown, former co-president of North Atlanta Parents for Public Schools and an attorney living in Buckhead, defeated McDaniel in a landslide, receiving 9,885 votes. McDaniel received 5,125 votes. “I think it was just that so many people shared our vision of how much better Atlanta Public Schools can be for every child and it was a complete grassroots campaign,” Brown said. “I have never been the big money candidate in this race.” The two candidates advanced to the runoff from the Nov. 5 municipal election, where they squared off with three other candidates: Mark Riley, Tom Tidwell and Dave Walker. McDaniel and Brown came in first and second in that election, but neither received more

“People shared our vision of how much better Atlanta Public Schools can be for every child and it was a complete grass-roots campaign.” – CYNTHIA BRISCOE BROWN

than 50 percent of the vote that was required to win the seat. Since the election, Tidwell has stepped into a more visible role as chairman of the Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods. In that role he will remain visible and connected with some of the

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most influential people in Atlanta. McDaniel enraged many in the Buckhead community by initiating an investigation into allegations of “institutional racism” at North Atlanta High. The investigation found the allegations to be unfounded. McDaniel did not return messages seeking comment for this article. Brown said she also had a secret weapon: brownies. “We gave out 5,000 brownies,”

Brown said. “I had a campaign staﬀer whose job title was ‘Brownie Brigadier.’ She corralled volunteers to bake and package 5,000 brownies.” Each package had a label that said, “It’s a Cynthia Briscoe Brownie.” “We passed these out at arts festivals, soccer games and car pool lines,” Brown said. “Everywhere we could. It turned out to be a huge plus for the campaign.” Brown will be sworn into oﬃce in January.

Buckhead Atlanta on track Residents looking for the latest news on the Buckhead Atlanta project need only look up when they’re driving on Peachtree Road. The successor to the Streets of Buckhead project keeps moving as contractors for OliverMcMillan ready for a 2014 opening. When finished, Buchead Atlanta will take in 1.5 million square feet, including 300,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and cafes, 125,000 square feet of oﬃce space and 370 luxury residences. As the pace of construction has increased, so has the interference with local traﬃc in Buckhead, which is already challenged when it comes to transportation.

Hunter Richardson, managing director of development at OliverMcMillan, said utilities work has frustrated drivers. “We are completely transforming six blocks of Buckhead Village with a destination that includes two 20-story towers, retail and oﬃce space,” Richardson said. “A project this large requires a lot of utility work, but we are actively working to minimize the impact of construction. “We are striving to be a good neighbor and minimize any disruptions to the day-to-day lives of Buckhead Atlanta’s neighbors, their employees and clients.” — Dan Whisenhunt

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Parents form GLASS to lobby for bill on new school systems BY JOE EARLE

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Ten parents gathered over coﬀee in a Dunwoody restaurant one morning this week to start putting together a lobbying campaign they hope will foster new Georgia school systems. The group, organized by Erika Harris and Allegra Johnson of Dunwoody, hopes to convince the state Legislature to approve HR 486, a proposal to amend the state Constitution to allow new systems to be set up in cities created since 2005 and cities adjacent to them. “We’re still in a 1945 school system,” Johnson told the group gathered at Café Intermezzo in Dunwoody on Dec. 9. “We need to bring it up to a new century.” Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) last year introduced the legislation that would allow Dunwoody and other cities created since 2005, such as Sandy Springs and Brookhaven, and cities adjacent to the “new cities” to organize new school systems or to join other cities to organize new school systems. If approved, the bill would allow creation of new systems in 16 cities, including Atlanta, said Page Olson, Taylor’s chief of staﬀ. Dunwoody parent Tom Lambert said

he attended the Dec. 9 meeting because he thought passing HR 486 would be “important for the local community and the state.” “There is nothing more important for the community than education and it’s not working right now,” he said. “This is the first step. I believe a local school system that’s more responsive provides for greater opportunities for the community.” When a recent study determined that a Dunwoody school system was financially possible, Harris and Johnson launched a new advocacy group to push for the legislation. Leaders of the advocacy group, called Georgians for Local Area School Systems, or GLASS, want to organize parents in several communities to push for passage of the new law. “This is an important starting point,” Harris said. GLASS will raise money and organize parents to attend legislative meetings to push for approval of the proposal, Harris and Johnson told members of the board of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association during their Dec. 1 meeting. “We need to have volunteers ready to go to the Capitol,” Johnson said. “They need to see

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the support is there.” Harris and Johnson said they hoped parents in nearby cities also would join eﬀorts to promote the legislation. They planned to hold organizational meetings in Sandy Springs and Brookhaven after the one in Dunwoody. “This is not just a Dunwoody issue,” Johnson said. “This is for the entire state.” Johnson said she had expected more people to attend the Dec. 9 meeting. She said the group’s Facebook page has recorded about 160 “likes” so far. Shawn Keefe or Brookhaven, pres-

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jams hasn’t deterred the neighborhood’s popularity, however. Michael Hilton bought his house shortly before the 1996 Olympic Games and rented it out before he moved in. “I wanted to live close to work,” he said. “I was single at the time.” Soon afterward, he met Amy, with whom he now enjoys the luxury of a spacious backyard and the convenience of being close to Chastain Park. The neighborhood is zoned for Jackson Elementary. Its bounded on the north by Blackland Road, Putnam Drive and Powers Ferry Road, on the east by Roswell Road on the west by Northside Drive and on the south by Moores Mill Road, West Paces Ferry Road and Andrews Drive. There are about 300 homes in the neighborhood. Tuxedo Park’s diverse architecture reflects the whims and tastes of Atlanta’s wealthy residents. The Tuxedo Park Civic Association notes that “its elegant homes range from Georgian and Tudor to Italianate and Greek Revival” and many of them sit on large lots that add to the neighborhood’s exclusive character. The neighborhood is on the National Register of Historic Places Streets, boasting famous residents including attorney Morris Brandon, golfer Bobby Jones and

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William Lamar, a Florida congressman. Gov. Nathan Deal lives there too, of course, as have several of his predecessors. According to the civic association and Buckhead.net, the original development of Tuxedo Park occurred in the early 20th century. The lots became the summer homes of Atlanta’s elite. After the Depression and World War II, larger lots were subdivided and sold, though the lots remain much larger than those of other Buckhead homes. Many of the parcels were bought and divided by the Tuxedo Park Company. Buckhead.net observes, “The post1941 structures in the district occupy property that was originally subdivided much earlier, and by the same development company that sold property to earlier residents. For the most part, the newer structures are of a size, quality and character which complement the district. The historic environment, especially the historic landscape setting, is intact, maintaining Tuxedo Park’s position as one of Atlanta’s most prestigious

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and lovely neighborhoods.” Many of the older homes remain standing, the article notes. The Hiltons and their neighbor Liz Lauer said the biggest issue they face is traﬃc. Blackland Road is an east-towest commuter street, and Cobb County traﬃc keeps the streets busy. “Cars drive through here fast,” Michael Hilton said. While the larger lot sizes are among the neighborhood’s key selling points, it’s also an obstacle to building community. “You see your neighbor more often at

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for and building the projects that are on the horizon. Bert and Dawn Quist, owners of Divers@Sea in Buckhead, attended the information meeting. “We are hopefully optimistic that it will improve the traﬃc,” Dawn said. The improvements will begin just south of I-85 and will run north along Peachtree Road to Maple Drive in Buckhead. There will be bike lanes, dedicated left-turn lanes and beautification projects. The project phases presented at the meeting were labeled and categorized by the city of Atlanta. The Buckhead CID has its own system to categorize the Peachtree Road improvements within its boundaries. The four projects concepts are: • Peachtree Road Phase 4, which the Buckhead CID calls Phase 3, is an extension of the Buckhead CID’s Peachtree Road streetscape project. The project is from Maple Drive to Shadowlawn Avenue. Construction is expected to begin summer of 2015, and the total cost estimated at $4.6 million. • The Gateway Bridge Project overseen by the Midtown Alliance at the southern end of Peachtree Road in Buckhead. The $2.9 million project to refurbish the bridge where Peachtree crosses I-85 will include decorative elements like sidewalks and arches. It’s expected to begin in fall of 2014. • A Peachtree Road safety improvement project overseen by the Georgia Department of Transportation. The $1 million project is expected to begin in the spring or summer of 2015 and extends from Sheridan Drive to I-85. • Peachtree Road Phase 1, which the Buckhead CID has called Phase 4, is expected to begin in the spring of 2014. The total cost is unknown. It extends from Shadowlawn Avenue to Sheridan Drive. Buckhead CID Executive Director Jim Durrett said the section from Shadowlawn Avenue south to the Peach Shopping Center will be constructed BH

ahead of the section from Maple Drive to Shadowlawn in order to create an “appropriate transition” among the segments. “Maple Drive to Shadowlawn Avenue is the third phase of the original project and has always been on the books,” Durrett said. “Its ultimate design will now depend on what we will do south of there in order to assure an appropriate transition to existing segments. We believe that what we decide to do in what we are calling Phase 4 we will be able to do without taking significant rightof-way and without using federal funds, just CID dollars, and it will therefore be able to be accomplished quicker.” Joshuah Mello, assistant director of Transportation and Planning with the city of Atlanta, said the roads will be restriped to create a two-way left-turn lane, effectively dedicating the third lane to turning traffic. The plans foreshadow the implementation of plans created by the Brookwood Alliance, a group of south Buckhead neighborhoods. In addition to the dedicated left-turn lanes, those plans also call for more vertical development along the southern end of Peachtree. Mello said while the capacity of the road will decrease slightly, it will be safer in the long run. “It’s estimated to decrease crashes by 37 percent,” Mello said. He said it also will allow the city to install more traffic signals. “Under current guidelines, you can’t have a [turn] signal unless you have a lane,” Mello said. The Peachtree Road task force provided some other statistics supporting the need for the improvement projects along the notorious Buckhead street. • Between 2010 and 2012, rear-end crashes increased from 78 to 129 on Peachtree Road; • Side-swipe crashes increased from 64 to 113; • Peachtree Road crash rates are above the statewide averages in all severity categories.

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All I want for Christmas is a little feng shui It’s December, and once again I am decking my halls with Christmas clutter while asking myself the perennial question: Why do I do it? Why do I spend so much energy each year with nutcrackers and knick-knacks? What is it about this month that inspires me to make my house and hands smell like a fir tree? Well, it’s tradition, of course. And it’s expectation. If it’s a week past Thanksgiving and I haven’t pulled out the Advent wreath and the Christmas village, my kids will notice. And they’ll ask for it. But most of all, it’s me. Just as I wouldn’t mail a letter without signing it, I wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t spread a little of my own signature fa-la-la around our home each December. Yet, as I surround myself with the sights and scents of the season — and bargain-hunt for Christmas pajamas — I am tempted to simplify. What I really want is a feng shui Christmas. (I’ll admit here that I don’t know a lot about feng shui, except that it’s pronounced “fung schwey” and my father used to say that “feng shui is bull shui”; but it has something to do with order, balance and simplification, ROBIN JEAN and that’s my only point.) MARIE Simplify, after all, is the buzzword of this generation — along with yolo and podcast. Simplifying the month of December, however, is a bit of a challenge. But I want to do it. I want to feng shui a little GUEST COLUMN “less is more” into the season; I want to nurse my chai with a cup of tea and give my minivan a break. So I’m culling the buying and the baking. I’m decking only some of the halls, and I’m letting the crate of snow globes and the four boxes of ornaments go unpacked. I’m weighing wants vs. needs and giving accordingly. I’m simplifying the wish list, and I’m starting with myself. And that brings me to socks. Personally, all I want for Christmas is a pair of really good socks. So in that way (and in that way only), I am similar to the wise and feng shui-ish Dumbledore. In “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” he famously looks into the Mirror of Erised (that’s code for Mirror of Desire for the two of you out there who didn’t already know that) and claims that the most coveted object of his desire is a pair of thick woolen socks. I can understand that, because a great pair of socks is so hard to find. The irony here is that my husband’s first Christmas present to me when we were dating was, in fact, a pair of thick woolen socks. At the time I was not impressed; a pair of socks was not the gift I was hoping for — especially from him. But I married the man anyway, and I still wear the socks. And now, as I’ve noted, I’d really like a second pair. It’s not a lot to ask for. And I’ll admit that I have — in the spirit of order, balance and sanity — added a few more items to my simple wish list for the season: From my energy-eﬃcient light bulbs: that extra three years of power that you promised. From my washing machine: whiter whites and brighter brights. Really. From my dryer: all of our missing socks. From my hair: frumpy to fabulous while I sleep. From yard crews everywhere: silent leaf-blowers. From my laptop: complete obedience. From my husband, Mr. Studfinder: the pictures. Hung on the wall. Finally. From my teenage twin boys: a clean bathroom. From my son and daughter, who are studying in lands as foreign as Chile and New York: a safe trip home. Just those things … and world peace. Robin Jean Marie is a writer and mother of four who lives in Dunwoody. She can be contacted at robinjm@earthlink.net

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Lyn moved onto Hildebrand. In Turin, Ga., a small town near the town where Lyn’s cousins lived, someone set up a “Barbie Beach,” a place where dolls frolicked in the sand. “I remember going to the original when I was a kid.” he said. “I was like, ‘That is so hilarious.’” When pulling up ivy in their yard, Lyn and his housemate uncovered a small, walled area apparently intended to be used for nty r r a f™ a r w P r o o ler ye a a 15 - Stain nt Se r e n fo a m Pe r

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Arguably, Thanksgiving weekend has is a very small organization, but they some of the best football games of the make a huge impact in the community.” year. Before the debutantes are formally But for people in the hospital, small presented at the annual ball, they are recomforts such as watching football can quired to volunteer their time with the seem out of reach. two organizations the Phoenix Society So, women from supports: the High an organization Museum of Art and Do you know an organization or called the Phoenix the Shepherd Center. individual making a difference Society planned a “They work so in our community? Email tailgate party recenthard and give a great editor@reporternewspapers.net ly for patients at the deal of their time,” Shepherd Center so Minnich said. they could enjoy beTucker said it was ing with their families and watching her experience of volunteering at the a good old-fashioned football rivalry: Shepherd Center with the Phoenix SoUniversity of Alabama vs. Auburn Uniciety that ultimately led her to work versity. full-time at the hospital for spinal cord “We had a barbecue dinner catered injuries. for patients and their families. I would “I thoroughly enjoyed my my volunestimate we served at least 200 people,” teer time here very, very much,” Tucksaid Lauren Tucker, senior major and er said. planned gifts officer for Shepherd CenTucker was part of the Phoenix Soter Foundation. “It was awesome.” ciety’s debutante class of 2002, after she Tucker, who raises money for the graduated from Holy Innocents’ EpisShepherd Center Foundation, made her copal School in Sandy Springs and Furdebut with the Phoenix Society. The man University. She now serves on the Buckhead-based philanthropic organiPhoenix Society’s board of directors. zation celebrates its 50th anniversary As a liason between the two groups, this year. Tucker says she loves seeing the debu“Phoenix Society was formed by tantes getting excited about their volungroup of gentlemen that not only wantteer work at the Shepherd Center. ed to present their daughters to the “I hear their favorite part time and community but expand opportunities time again is being able to volunteer for community service in Atlanta,” said with Shepherd. It’s just heartwarming Saundra Minnich, who has been infor me to hear,” Tucker said. volved with the organization for many Tucker said the Phoenix Society years. gives financially to the Shepherd CenWhat sets the Phoenix Society apart ter, as well. from other debutante groups is their “The Phoenix Society has been able commitment to helping the communito make very generous cash contributy, Minnich said. tions,” Tucker said. “It was neat to see “This organization is more about serparents giving back financially while the vice and philanthropy than presentagirls are volunteering their time.” tion to society,” Minnich said. Minnich said she really enjoys that Minnich said the organization is family aspect of the Phoenix Society. small and membership is by invitation She said families will come togethonly. Fathers are nominated to join, and er to show their support for the debutheir daughters may make their debut tantes at this year’s ball, scheduled for to society as debutantes between the Dec. 22 at the Cherokee Town Club in ages of 18 and 22. Buckhead. “They are very pleased to see their “It’s family-oriented and service-orichildren joining the service ranks in the ented,” Minnich said. “I think in today’s community,” Minnich said. “Phoenix society that’s particularly important.”

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study,” Szubski said. “It might have some features that the others may not.” In a press release, Allen Venet, the president of the City of Briarcliff Initiative, said advocates of Briarcliff are eager to compare the results of their own feasibility study to the other study results. He said the completion of the studies will be an opportunity to reconcile the issues and divisions among the competing proposals. “The residents of each area that actively raised thousands of dollars for these studies deserve a chance to vote on whether they want to incorporate as new cities — not just Lakeside but Briarcliff, Tucker and Stonecrest,” Venet said. “We hope that the Legislature will give everyone in the area the right to choose the style of government that they prefer. The people of central DeKalb County and their civic associations want a voice in creating their futures. Completion of the feasibility studies is important, but it is just one part of a process that should end by allowing everyone the opportunity to vote.” The City of Briarcliff Initiative is hoping to create a city between I-85 and the city of Decatur. Szubski said she realizes getting legislative approval to create a city will be more challenging this year. In the past, when cities such as Brookhaven and Dunwoody were approved by the Georgia General Assembly, there were no other cityhood bills competing for legislators’ attention. “It certainly is going to be a unique situation this session because there are a total of four cityhood bills that need to be looked at, and I believe several annexation bills from existing cities in DeKalb County,” Szubski said. “The committees that will be making these decisions will certainly have their plates full.”

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MARTA is asking cities to go on record about whether they support extending service north of the Chattahoochee River and beyond the North Springs station. During a work session on Dec. 3, Sandy Springs City Council sounded ready to support the extension, provided MARTA keeps any new stations and rail lines on the west side of Ga. 400. “We are totally united it should be on the west side,” Mayor Eva Galambos said during the work session. MARTA is examining building a line on the east side of Ga. 400, and that’s stirred up residents living in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody neighborhoods that could be affected by the construction. There’s a proposal for a station at Northridge Road, and MARTA is considering adding other stations farther north as the transit system extends the north line to Alpharetta. MARTA is examining three options: bus rapid transit, light rail and extending the current heavy rail line north from Sandy Springs. The agency is considering adding stations at Northridge Road, Holcomb

Bridge Road, Mansell Road, North Point Mall, Old Milton Parkway and Windward Parkway. The reason MARTA is looking at a rail line east of Ga. 400 is simple: cost. Each crossing of Ga. 400 is projected to add a few hundred thousand dollars to the expense. If the train crosses to the west side of Ga. 400, it will at some point have to return to the east side. Preliminary estimates show the bus option is expected to cost about $460 million, compared with $1.8 billion for light rail and $1.6 billion for heavy rail. The heavy rail option is less expensive than light rail because the heavy rail extends the current line. Some Sandy Springs residents spoke during public comments prior to the Dec. 3 City Council meeting and said they were against work on the east side of Ga. 400. City Council members said they would support a resolution in favor of the extension on the west side and suggested adding language that would make it clear that the council means both the new stations and any new rail lines.

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Jason Sheetz is a serious Christmas enthusiast. Last year, the owner of Hammock Trading Company in Sandy Springs adorned his rooftop with an inflatable Santa Claus in a hammock between two palm trees. Icicle lights dangled from the galvanized steel roof. The display caught the attention of judges from the city of Sandy Springs’s holiday lights competition. They recognized the business with an honorable mention in the annual contest known as Sparkle Sandy Springs. This year, he’s considering testing LED Christmas lights as a way to cut down on his need for extension cords. “I can’t believe the price difference in what you save really makes up for the price difference between LEDs and incandescent [lights],” Sheetz said. “But it looks like they’re coming down in price. We might try one or two sets.” LED technology is already pervasive in light bulbs and headlights, but it’s now becoming more common in the jolly world of Christmas decorations. LED, which stands for light-emitting diode, allows light bulbs to provide bright light while using a fraction of the electricity needed for traditional bulbs. Allen Dawson, owner of Ace Hardware in Buckhead, said there are several advantages to using LED Christmas lights. “You don’t have to worry about blowing fuses on your lights or extension cords or anything like that,” Dawson said. “Your electric bill goes down dramatically.” For those who like to connect many strands of lights together, LED may be the way to go, Dawson said. “The normal ones, even commercial ones, you can usually only hook six

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lights together, which would be like 600 lights,” Dawson said. “LEDS, even with 100 lights, you can hook like 43 sets together.” The lower electricity demand reduces the need for extension cords needed to make multiple strands of lights connect. He said one of his customers went with LEDs to make a 25,000 outdoor display. LED technology isn’t new, but it’s only recently become affordable for many people. Dawson said he started selling LED holiday lights at Ace three or four years ago, but “they really started catching on last year or the year before.” Dawson said he expects to sell more this year. Depending on the type of lights, LEDs typically cost about 25 percent more than traditional Christmas lights. But they’ve also gone down in price. Dawson said in the past, LEDs were really expensive for many custom-

ers. But this year, the price will be a little more in line with regular lights. “Just like any new technology … price eventually does start going down,” Dawson said. Another advancement in the LED technology is that they now have the warmer light of incandescent bulbs, rather than the bright, bluish light often associated with LEDs. “Some had a purple-y tinge to them, others were so bright white. They’ve adjusted them, where they’re more traditional-looking now,” Dawson said. “There’s some they call ‘pure white,’ some they call ‘traditional white,’ which are just like the oldtimey ones.” Sheetz said the color is one reason he’s hesitated to try the LED lights. “I don’t have a lot of experience with the LEDs. But I will tell you, the rea-

son I’ve stayed away from LEDs is the way they look — they’re a little blue,” Sheetz said. However, he likes to hang multiple strands of lights and is intrigued by the possibility of using fewer extension cords. “Here’s something I think is cool about them, that’s always been an inconvenience about other lights, is they use so little power you can make a longer run of them,” Sheetz said. Regardless of what type of lights he uses, Sheetz planned to go all out with his decorations again this year. “We’re going to see if we can add a larger lit structure in our front lawn area, along Roswell Road, in addition to Santa in the hammock and lights,” Sheetz said. “We’re going to see how far we can push it, how big we can get without offending all the neighbors.”

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Morgan Brewton-Johnson Pace Academy No one is a stranger to Morgan Brewton-Johnson. She is involved in practically every service, extracurricular and academic pursuit at her school and goes out of her way to help others, whether they’re among Atlanta’s homeless, her peers at school, or strangers. Every other Sunday, Morgan cooks dinner and eats with the residents of Trinity Knight Table Service, a Pace program to provide dinners for a homeless shelter operated by a church in downtown Atlanta. There, she has listened to stories that have opened her eyes to the reality of poverty in her life and her community. After hearing one articulate man describe how he fell into the downward spiral of cocaine addiction, she realized that “a lot of times, in Buckhead, we expect that things like that don’t happen to people here, but it definitely can and I think that’s a really important message.” Morgan said she wants to do what she can to make sure people’s basic needs are met. “It’s a shame that we can sit here in this lovely place,” she said, “with cars worth more than some countries will ever see. ... I feel like we’re so privileged that there’s no reason that basic needs like health and water shouldn’t be available everywhere.” Morgan has extended this understanding to school, where she is a member of the Student Advisory Board, which organizes events to raise student awareness about mental health and other issues. She has pursed other leadership opportunities as well, such as membership in the yearbook staff, the Pace Academy Student Support program, the varsity basketball cheerleading team, and a position as a counselor at Pace Camp during the summer. She also works constantly to get to the heart of a subject in order to relate textbook material to her own life. “To Morgan, the subject matter of history and political science is not just words, names, or terms. She understands the real people behind the social movements, street protests, political party formation, or impact of economic austerity measures, for example,” said Helen Smith, Morgan’s Advanced Placement Comparative Government and Politics teacher.

“If asked to summarize why Morgan is such a strong student, my answer is simple: She reads. She is always reading — a wide variety of subject matter, international authors, fiction and nonfiction, reality and fantasy. She shares her knowledge and enthusiasm and enlivens discussions with examples from her reading. Above all, she exemplifies the word ‘student.’” Despite her heavy extracurricular and academic schedule, Morgan manages to pursue personal projects and experiences that have opened her heart even more to the people around her. A photographer, Morgan is working on a project in which she takes a portrait of a person and overlays a handwritten note by her subject of what is important to him or her. Her project began after a conversation with a man she once worked with at a fast-food restaurant. “He had this amazing story, and it seemed like he really wanted to be heard,” she said. “I was glad that I’d asked. “From that point on, I want to make sure I ask people because everybody has something they’re really passionate about and I want to make sure that I don’t miss that when I’m interacting with people.”

What’s Next: Morgan said she hopes to attend Brown University and pursue a philanthropic career with a focus such as global health that will enable her to directly aid people around the globe. This article was reported and written by Margaret Langford, a student at Atlanta Girls School.

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EDUCATION Student Proﬁle:  John Gabianelli  The Galloway School, senior It is hard to downplay John Gabianelli’s success in high school as an athlete. He has been a member of the Galloway baseball team, varsity basketball team and varsity golf team. Although he enjoys playing a variety of sports, he said, “golf is my favorite when I’m playing well.” And he has the honors to show that he often plays well. He’s been crowned champion of the 2013 Atlanta Junior Masters golf tournament, champion of the high school regional golf tournament and two-time Bobby Jones award winner at Cherokee Country Club. In comparison to other plays, golf moves at a slower pace, he said, and requires more concentration. Also, the game has various components that John finds are relatable to events in life. “You have to overcome mental issues and obstacles that can handicap your life as well,” he said. John’s golf skills provided him with an outstanding opportunity this past summer. He was captain of a team that traveled to England for the Colonial Cup, a Ryder Cup-style golf tournament. John’s friend, Marist School senior Will Kesterton, was a member of the team. John attributes some of his success to Will, saying he provided a “good friendly competition” when the two play golf together. John also attributes some of his success to his coaches, notably Josh Burr, the former assistant athletic director at Galloway and the assistant varsity boys

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AS S AULT  1100 block of Huff Road NW – A woman and her boyfriend got into an argument shortly after noon on Nov. 17. The argument turned physical. The woman pulled a gun. The man said he held the woman down to protect himself. Neither would press charges against the other.  2600 block of Oakdale Street NW – A person was arrested Nov. 17 after threatening another with a knife.  1800 block of Piedmont Road NE – A man said his girlfriend stabbed him in his right arm about 3:20 a.m. on Nov. 21. She ﬂed before police arrived.  3400 block of Alexander Road NE – On Nov. 26, a man said his girlfriend grabbed his shirt while he was trying to sleep, ripped his shirt, scratched his chest and threw a vase and tissue holder at him. The girlfriend was arrested.  110 Woodland Avenue NE – Two friends argued. One put his arms around the other’s neck and they began to struggle. The ﬁrst man then punched the second man several times in the face. The second man then fell onto a TV set, causing it to fall and nearly strike the man’s children. The attacker left. The injured man was taken to Piedmont Hospital.

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 1100 block of Chattahoochee Avenue NW – A convenience store was robbed at gunpoint shortly after 3 a.m. on Nov. 19. The clerk said a man came into the store, pointed a gun at the clerk, and demanded money from the lockbox and cash register. The robber then told the clerk to go to the rear of the store and count to 50 before coming out. The robber ﬂed with about $500.  3200 block of Lenox Road NE – A man said he was walking through the parking lot at his apartment complex between 1:30 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. on Nov. 22 when three men grabbed him. They threw him to the ground and stole his wallet, cellphone and car keys. They then ﬂed in a red car.

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 700 block of Loridans Drive NE – A pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint Nov. 25 by two men who approached him on the street after he’d parked his car. One of the men showed him a gun and motioned for him to hand over the pizza. The men then took his wallet, money and car keys and fled. A white Lexus sedan was spotted leaving the area. After dispatchers broadcast a description of the car, a police officer pulled over a white Lexus with three men inside. The officer saw a pizza heating bag in the back seat of the car. Police found a pistol in the glove compartment of the car and a .22-caliber rifle in the trunk. The three men were arrested.

A woman said she was about to get into her parked car about 11:30 p.m. Nov. 25, a black Dodge van pulled up alongside. Two men got out of the van and walked towards her. One produced a pistol and demanded her car keys and purse. The man told her to lie on the ground and not to move. As the robber drove away in her car, he ran over her foot. She went to Piedmont Hospital for treatment.  100 block of Peachtree Memorial Drive NW – About 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 28, a man was struck in the face and knocked unconscious by someone who approached him from the rear and hit him with an object. When the man woke up, his wallet was missing and his face was swollen and cut.  3200 block of Peachtree Road NE – About 10:22 p.m. on Nov. 28, a woman with a handgun robbed a pedestrian of his wallet and credit and debit cards. She was arrested.  3400 block of Peachtree Road NE – A man and a woman were seen at a discount department store putting items into a bag. They then ran away.

B U R G L A RY  3000 block of Margaret Mitchell Court, NW – A laptop computer was taken from a residence on Nov. 22.  1st block of Andrews Drive NW – On Nov. 17, someone forced open the rear patio door to get into a home and then stole $800 in foreign currency, $70,000 in jewelry and two shotguns.  2000 block of Peachtree Road NE – On Nov. 21, someone pried open the door to a home and stole jewelry and other items.  2700 block of Roswell Road NE – When a man attempted to open a cleaning shop for business on Nov. 22, he discovered the shop’s rear door had been damaged and a laptop was missing.  2500 block of Chantilly Drive NE – Someone went into a retail storage facility, deactivated the alarm, removed a lock and stole keys and $434 in cash.  1300 block of Middlesex Avenue NE – On Nov. 22, someone broke into a home through the master bedroom window and stole a watch, a U.S. passport, jewelry and English currency.  1700 North Rock Springs Road NE – On Nov. 22, someone smashed open the door to a home and stole jewelry and other items.  2900 block of Piedmont Road NE – A security camera recorded a suspect breaking a window while apparently trying to break into a bar between 9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. on Nov. 23.

 2300 block of Peachtree Road NE – On Nov. 24, a man walked up to a pedestrian, held a gun to his cheek and took his wallet.

 1300 block of Wayne Avenue NE – A resident reported property was missing from a home on Nov. 23. Dust and dirt had been disturbed on a window to the outside. A neighbor had reported seeing a “ﬂash of a person” at the home the night before.

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LA RCEN Y  1900 block of La Dawn Lane NW – On Nov. 16, an air conditioning unit was stolen from an apartment.  1300 Collier Road NW – Two suspects in a Honda Passport were suspected of stealing three trailers from a parking lot some time from Nov. 17 to Nov. 21.  1800 Howell Mill Road NW – Various attempted thefts were reported at a discount clothing store. On Nov. 17, a man attempted to hide underwear he had not purchased in a bag and then to return the items. On Nov. 20, a person was seen selecting items and then leaving the store without paying for them. On Nov. 22, a person was observed selecting goods and then trying to leave the store. The next day, Nov. 23, a man was seen in the store hiding several pairs of beaded jewelry inside his pants. The last three were arrested.  2000 block of Howell Mill Road NW – On Nov. 30, a woman in a sports bar hung two jackets on the back of her chair. A short time later, she found the jackets, her purse and car/house keys were missing.  1st block of East Andrews Drive NE – On Nov. 17, “boots” were removed from parked cars.  300 block of East Paces Ferry NE – Someone broke out the back window of a parked vehicle on Nov. 17 and stole about $1,000 worth of property.  2000 block of Peachtree Road NW – On Nov. 17, a man left his wallet on the counter at a gas station. When he returned, the wallet was gone. Surveillance cameras recorded two men taking the wallet.  2600 block of Peachtree Road NW – A woman reported that while her apartment was being renovated between Nov. 18 and Nov. 20, someone took a laptop computer, an iPod, a purse, a Gucci watch, a BlackBerry, a piggy bank and jewelry.  2900 block of Peachtree Road NW – On Nov. 18, someone stole items from a purse that was hanging from the back of a chair at a coffee shop. On Nov. 23, between 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m., a bookstore patron put items in a book bag and walked out of the store withBH

out paying.  3000 block of Peachtree Road NW – Sometime during the night of Nov. 17-18, someone stole an iPad from a business and tampered with a computer’s external hard drive.  3300 block of Peachtree Road NE – Two shoppers were victimized in separate incidents. On Nov. 17, someone stole a woman’s purse from a specialty store’s dressing room. On Nov. 22, someone stole a woman’s wallet from her purse while she was shopping.

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 3300 block of Peachtree Road NE – Seven people were accused of shoplifting in various incidents. On Nov. 18, a shopper at a discount department store hid two boxes of cologne, valued at $180, and left without paying. On Nov. 21, two women were arrested at a department store after they were seen hiding $439 worth of clothing beneath the clothes they were wearing and attempting to leave the store. On Nov. 22, another person was arrested after selecting items and attempting to leave a department store without paying. On Nov. 23, two department store shoppers were arrested after each was seen taking items from the store without paying. That same day, a man took clothes into the dressing room, put on two pairs of jeans beneath the jeans he was wearing and put two jackets in a shoebox and then hid the box in a bag he was carrying. As he left the store without paying, he, too, was arrested.  3300 block of Peachtree Road NE – Store employees also got into the act. On Nov. 29, a cashier at a department store was arrested for ringing up a friend’s purchases at a large discount. The cashier rang up 22 items totaling $1,037, and then cancelled 19 of the sales, reducing the cost to $99.35. All the items were bagged and given to the purchaser, who also was arrested. On Nov. 22, an employee of a department store was arrested and jailed on charges of stealing $2,084 worth of merchandise.

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 3500 block of Peachtree Road NE – On Nov. 18 a shopper in a department store hid a bottle of cologne in her purse and left without paying.  200 block of Pharr Road NW – Between Nov. 19 and Nov. 22, a resident of a condominium used a gift card at a Buckhead restaurant without consent from the recipient of the card.  3400 block of Lenox Road NE – On Nov. 20, a man stole two cellphones from a display case in a discount department store.  1900 block of Paces Ferry Road NE – On Nov. 24, someone kicked in the back door of a home, went in and stolen jewelry.  4100 block of Harris Trail NW – Sometime between Dec. 25, 2012, and Nov. 28, 2013, someone stole $10,000 worth of silverware in an antique wooden box and a silver cup from a home. There were no signs of forced entry.  1800 block of Howell Mill Road NE – Two people in a discount store concealed a car charger and left the store. They were arrested. On Nov. 25, a woman hid eight bottles of Chanel perfumes, valued at $1,000, in her purse and left the store without paying.

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 2100 block of Northside Drive NW – On Nov. 21, someone broke the window of a parked GMC Yukon and a purse containing credit cards and checkbook was stolen.  1800 block of Cheshire Bridge Road NE – A person was arrested about 9 p.m. on Nov. 22. The person had been seen near the place a parked vehicle was broken into. The person arrested had property in his possession that matched the description of goods taken from the vehicle.  1900 block of Peachtree Road NE – On Nov. 27, four parked vehicles were broken into. Items were stolen from three of them. Surveillance videos show a gray or silver Dodge Charger parking next to each of the vehicles. A woman was seen running through the parking lot and getting into a gray or silver Dodge Charger.  3200 block of Peachtree Road NW – On Nov. 17, someone broke out a passenger window from a parked Honda Civic and stole an iPad 2.On Nov. 19, someone broke the rear window of a parked vehicle and took several things. CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

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Dear Brookhaven Mayor and City Council. This year for Christmas all we want: 1. To keep our club the way it’s been for the last 22 years. 2. We would like to give Brookhaven our $450,000 in Tax Revenue to help the city service. 3. We would like to keep our 300 employees working, so they can pay their mortgages, car payments, tuition for their kids. 4. We would like to stop paying attorneys to fight this. 5. We would like to see the city stop paying Attorney Scott Bergthold! 6. We want the Mayor & Council to listen to the Voters! 7. We would like this to get resolved going into 2014.

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Police release holiday shopping tips The busy holiday shopping season also creates opportunities for criminals interested in separating shoppers from their Christmas gifts. Police departments in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody have released lists of tips to keep you and your property safe this year. • • • • • • •

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Stay alert and remain aware of your surroundings. Put all shopping bags in the trunk of your vehicle. Park in a well-lit area. Check around your car and look in the backseat before getting behind the wheel. Lock your doors and windows at home, even if you step out for a few minutes. Leave a light or a TV on so potential burglars will think you’re home. Never hesitate to call 911 if you think something doesn’t look right.

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• Take all of your valuables with you and lock your car when shopping or eating at a restaurant. • If you have valuable items that you can’t take inside a shop or mall with you, place them in your car trunk before you get to your destination. “Thieves will watch parking lots and notice if you are placing your purse, laptop bag, or other valuables in your trunk,” the department said. • Thieves will always target the people who look distracted, so be alert and pay attention. • Shop in groups of two or more people. • Don’t put your purse in your shopping cart. Thieves will try to distract you so they can lift your wallet or your purse when you’re not looking. • Don’t hang your purse on the back of your chair at restaurants. Don’t place expensive purchases to the side or your table. The best place to keep your purse is your lap, police say. • Place purchases beneath the table, near your feet. Source: Sandy Springs and Dunwoody police departments.

Police Blotter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 28  3300 block of Peachtree Road NW – On Nov. 17, someone damaged the door lock on a vehicle, got inside and stole a car radio. On Nov. 19, someone damaged the driver’s side door handle of a 2007 GMC Yukon, got into the vehicle and stole a bag of clothes, a bag containing a Glock 23 handgun, and an iPad.  3500 block of Peachtree Road NE – On Nov. 14, the lock on a parked Ford F 15 was damaged and a laptop computer was taken from the vehicle. On Nov. 21, a lock on a Chevy Tahoe was damaged and a laptop computer and change cup were taken from the vehicle. On Nov. 22, someone jimmied the door on a parked vehicle and took property from inside it. On Nov. 23, a shopper noticed the middle console of his vehicle was ajar; when he checked, he found his gun had been stolen.  1st block of West Paces Ferry Road NE – On Nov. 22, a woman told police that someone from a restaurant valet service stole two suitcases from her vehicle.  500 block of Trabert Avenue NW – Sometime between 11 p.m. Nov. 20 and 7 a.m. Nov. 21, a bag was removed from a parked 2012 Ford Escape after a window was broken. The bag later was recovered.  3400 block of Buckhead Loop NE – On Nov. 18, someone smashed a window of a parked vehicle and took two gym bags. Sometime between Nov. 23 and Nov. 30, some damaged the driver’s side lock on a parked vehicle, got in and took several items.  4500 block of Lake Forrest Drive NE – On Nov. 28, a woman who went for a walk in the park returned to the gravel parking area to ﬁnd the rear passenger window of her vehicle shattered. Several items were taken. She later discovered her debit card had been used at several stores shortly after it was taken.

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 3300 block of Piedmont Road NE – On Nov. 27, someone broke into six vehicles in a parking deck. Among the items stolen: laptop computers, a wallet and an iPod. On Nov. 24, someone broke into a vehicle and took a silver bag containing a laptop computer, an iPad and Air Force clothing.  1600 block of Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW – A catalytic convertor was stolen from a 2011 Ford sometime between 6 p.m. Nov. 25 and 8 a.m. Nov. 26.  1400 block of Chattahoochee Avenue NW – On Nov. 30, between 1:30 p.m. and 2:07 p.m., someone broke out the passenger’s window from a parked car and stole a purse and iPhone.  3900 block of Roswell Road NE – On Nov. 29, a man said he parked his car and left it from 5:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. When he returned to the car, he called his wife’s cellphone and a man answered. He thought he’d called the wrong number, so he dialed again and the same man answered. The man went and found his wife in a store and then returned to their car. They determined that a number of items had been stolen. Later, Dunwoody police contacted them and said they had arrested someone and most of the couple’s items were returned.

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