Volume 8, Issue 2
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014
In This Issue
Zonolite Park ......... 1-2 New Floataway Faces ... 3 Natural Body ............ 3 Boi Tips .....................4 Tenant of the Quarter 4
IMPROVED PARK TRAILS for Zonolite
In 2013, the GA Department of Natural Resources awarded Dekalb County about $80,000 in grant money to build trails in Zonolite Park. We are now seeing those improvements come to life!
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e here at Floataway would like to sa-
back in the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s by manu-
properly. Then there’s a three-layer process
lute our friends at South Fork Con-
facturer W.R. Grace. After the cleanup, SFC
of construction involving landscape fabric, a
servancy. SFC formed their scrappy non-
volunteers spent the next year installing a
gravel base, and a top layer of hardwood
profit about four years ago around a dream
$10,000 donation of dogwoods, maples,
mulch. This is the work currently underway
of connecting greenspace along the south
and other species from Trees Atlanta. They
on the section of trail from the park entrance
fork of Peachtree Creek. To our great de-
also wrote several grants, including one
to the wooden bridge. Next comes construc-
light, they set their sights on Zonolite Park as
on behalf of Dekalb County, which netted
tion of an attractive trailhead with benches
“Phase I” of their efforts.
the funds the county needed to begin real-
and signage. South Fork Conservancy is
izing SFC’s dream of a permanent, well-
overseeing this process as we speak.
They enlisted the talents of landscape ar-
graded, well-drained .08 mile trail system
chitect Susan Stainback (Sylvatica Studio) to
through Zonolite Park’s 12 acres. It’s a lot
Tenacious, determined and eternally opti-
create a master plan, and the attention they
more complicated than you might imagine
mistic, South Fork Conservancy is a won-
brought to the Zonolite Park site spurred
to build trails that will stand the test of time.
derful partner to the Floataway Community,
the EPA to clean up the area, a portion of
First, you have to mark off the trail align-
and we are eternally—and publicly—grate-
which had been contaminated with asbestos
ment. Next, the trail must be graded to drain
ful. Thank you.
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ZONOLITE PARK: A RETROSPECTIVE
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In 2012 , WR G race’s clean bankruptc up of y the Zo settlemen t nolite park s funded a $ 2M ite.
SOUTH FORK CONSERVANCY BEGAN INSTALLING TREES, NATIVE SHRUBS, POLLINATING PLANTS & TRAILS IN THE PARK
March, 2012—EPA Work winds down & Zonolite Park was declared asbestos-free!
nity re commu y the enti b d e y o j n actively e lite park is 2 2014: Zono
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NATURAL BODY
FLOATAWAY FLASHES V O L #
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RAY WHITE & AU1 Property management specialists Ray White & AU1 are setting up headquarters at 1123 #23. We’ll have more from them in the next issue of the Flash.
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n 1989 when Cici Coffee and Patti Beggs founded Natural Body,
SHIPE DOSIK
hardly anyone had heard of, let alone been to a “day spa.” To-
Kitt Shipe and Pete Dosik of Shipe Dosik Law LLC are nationally-recognized leaders in franchise law, and they also act as “general counsel” to business owners. Their clients include Fresh to Order, Tin Drum, Backyard Burgers, and Tropical Smoothie Café. They’re excited to be part of the Floataway community! (1145 #1)
day, Natural Body has spas all over the southeast, with locations in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida. They’ve built their reputation around being one of the “greenest” spas in the business. But championing natural products doesn’t leave Natural Body behind the curve when it comes to skincare technology. Their newest product line, Jurlique’s Nutri-Define collection of age-reclaiming products, is a case in point. Natural Body reports that the clinical evidence supports Nutri-Define’s efficacy, with 85% of women who used the products reporting their skin felt instantly nourished
BRUCE BROWN
in 7 days. 71% saw a visible reduction in the appearance of lines and wrinkles in just 28 days, and 89% say an improvement in skin smoothness after 28 days. As part of their product launch, Natural Body is offering the Floataway Community $50 off a package including a Nutri-Define Con-
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Brown L aw
touring Facial and the Retexturizing Serum ($210 for a $260 package.) Email ggrimes@tuckermott.com to receive a coupon for this very special offer—compliments of your neighbors at Natural Body!
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Bruce will settle his law practice into 1123 # 6 in late September. A former partner in McKenna Long & Aldridge, Bruce started his own firm in 2012. Bruce is a trial lawyer specializing in complex commercial cases, First Amendment, and public policy litigation. Claudia Bradley is the firm’s Law Practice Consultant. Bruce lives nearby in VaHi and loves the space, and the commute.
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Wit and wisdom by property manager Jan McCurry’s emotionally evolved alter ego “Boi.”
Y’all, I’m remembering a particularly cringe-worthy photo of my 1980’s self in a perm and full makeup, (before I identified as a ‘boi’). I’ve never been accused of having great style, yet—somehow—I’ve ended up working in an environment that practically defines style. This community has taught me the value of clean lines, good bones, subtlety, and minimalism. I especially love spaces that celebrate synergies between interiors and exteriors. Increasingly, over the years, Floataway has embraced these synergies. From the boxwood “F” planter in front of 1123 to Nickel Bottom, the community garden we’re envisioning for the Zonolite Park meadow behind 1145, I feel like we’ve “grown green” together. Our community has been instrumental in envisioning the lovely Nickel Bottom Garden concept pictured left. With an open air pole barn, a rainwater harvesting system, an orchard, and a fanned design of raised planting beds, when its built, Nickel Bottom promises to be a best-in-class public space—right in our backyard. We’ve got the dream, but we need you to help us make it a reality. Please consider donating your time and leadership to help our garden grow. Email ggrimes@ tuckermott.com to learn how you can help.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TENANT OF THE QUARTER DataView has been growing fast since moving into our community a few years ago. They’re currently building out an expanded space at 1123 #10. The technology company manufactures, engineers and designs state-of-the-art audio visual and computing systems. Want to turn an entire wall of your office into an interactive video screen? They can hook you up! And they’ll have a lot fun doing it too. The easy-going staffers at DataView are enthusiastic participants in all of Floataway’s community events, and they’re a pleasure to work—and play—with. Dataviewsys.com 4