03-07-2014 Sandy Springs Reporter

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BY MELISSA [email protected]

Fulton County Schools offi cials have shared more details about the new Heards Ferry Elementary School building, which is scheduled to open at 6151 Powers Ferry Road in 2015.

At a meeting March 4, offi cials spoke about the design of the elementary school and plans to relocate the school sys-tem’s administrative offi ces to an offi ce building next door.

“Th is is a very exciting project. It’s a beautiful building, and we’re looking forward to getting into the new facili-ty,” said Patrick Burke, deputy superintendent of operations for Fulton County Schools. Architect Michael Collins ex-

SEE CONSTRUCTION, PAGE 26

BY ANN MARIE QUILLSandy Springs City Council on March 4 voted to stream-

line how it supports nonprofi ts, and it omitted language from a revised policy that would have excluded fundraising activities.

Before the unanimous vote, members of the Sandy Springs Society asked the council to reconsider allowing funds for fundraising events.

Kate Dalba, society president, told the council that fun-draising should not be a reason to disqualify groups. “Non-profi ts can’t live without fundraisers,” she said. She added that two of the group’s signature events — Tossed Out Trea-sures and the Elegant Elf — support city goals of fostering tourism and cultural development.

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Sandy Springs Government CalendarThe Sandy Springs City Council usually meets the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall, which is located at 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500

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BY MELISSA WEINMAN [email protected]

Metro Atlanta cities in the running to receive a super-fast Internet service say they’re working hard in hopes of being selected for Google Fiber.

Google has cho-sen 34 cities in nine metropolitan areas around the coun-try as potential ar-eas to expand its fi -ber Internet service, which it touts as 100 times faster than ba-sic broadband Inter-net service.

Along with the city of Atlanta, Google identifi ed the cities of Brookhaven and Sandy Springs as potential candidates for Google Fiber. Th e other Atlanta-area cities selected are Avondale Estates, College Park, Deca-tur, East Point, Hapeville and Smyrna.

Google offi cials say having a high- speed Internet network would be a boon for the cities.

“Communities with abundant high-speed Internet grow stronger because there’s greater potential to create jobs, drive economic growth, and help stu-dents and families get access to essential resources,” said Kevin Lo, general man-ager for Google Fiber in a news release.

Google offi cials are talking with the governments in these cities to see what would be needed to support a fi ber optic network.

Brookhav-en City Coun-cilwoman Re-becca Chase Williams said Google is ask-ing cities to pro-vide detailed in-formation about utilities, infrastructure and property within the city limits.

As a new city, Williams said, Brookhaven offi cials have recently audit-ed infrastructure and completed a GIS mapping system. Th e city has also veri-fi ed parcels in the city in order to collect franchise fees from Georgia Power.

“We will be prepared to gear up very quickly,” Williams said. “It’s exciting.”

Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis said in a news release that city offi cials are

“thrilled” about the opportunity. “Brookhaven offi cials and staff are

looking forward to exploring this great possibility and work-ing with their team in determining if Brookhaven is a good fi t for this project,” Davis said.

In his recent “State of the City” address, Sandy Springs May-or Rusty Paul said he has met with Google offi cials about a po-tential fi ber network.

“We’re honored Google Fiber has picked Sandy Springs

as one of nine communities they’re [looking at]. It says a lot about what the technology community thinks about our city,” Paul said. “It’s something we take seriously. ... It’s a real opportunity for our community. It’s really going to put us on the map if we’re able to take advantage of that.”

Paul said that initially, the Google Fiber service would be available to res-idential customers only. But Paul said he would like for the super-fast Internet connection to be available for business-es, too.

“We pushed them real hard because we think if we’re going to have that kind of investment in our community, the business community should be able to

take advan-tage of it,” Paul said.

Google is also exploring the possibili-ty of providing fi ber service to the metropoli-

tan areas of San Jose, CA; Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, NC; Nashville, TN; Salt Lake City, UT; San Antonio, TX; Phoenix, AZ; and Portland, OR.

Currently, the only three cities in the nation with a Google Fiber network are Austin, TX; Kansas City, in both Kansas and Missouri; and Provo, UT.

Final decisions about which cities will be selected for Google Fiber net-works will likely not be made until the end of the year.

“It’s a real opportunity for our community. It’s

really going to put us on the map if we’re able to take advantage of that.”

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New mayor calls for regional solutions to common problemsBY JOE EARLE

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In his fi rst “State of the City” speech, Sandy Springs’ new mayor called for re-gional solutions to common communi-ty problems.

“We all have issues,” Mayor Rusty Paul told members of the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Cham-ber of Commerce on Feb. 25. “It’s time we put some of those issues together and started working to-gether. Atlanta is not our adversary. Dunwoody is not our adversary.”

He said metro com-munities need to work together to attract new businesses and to solve transportation problems.

“We’re all one county. We’re all one community, with the same goals ...” he said. “Let’s work together and fi gure it out.”

A need for regional so-lutions to common prob-lems, the mayor said, showed in the re-sponse to traffi c gridlock in recent snow and ice storms. Sandy Springs workers

cleared roads to the city limits, but driv-ers still couldn’t move their cars because the same roads remained blocked in ad-

jacent communities, he said.

“We’ve allowed divi-sions [in metro Atlanta],” Paul said. “Milton Coun-ty – I was involved in that. I’ve kind of decided to change my mind about some things. ...

“We’ve allowed our di-visions to divide us.”

To solve problems, in-dividual communities should be able to join to create regional entities when necessary, Paul said, pointing to the Chatta-hoochee River 911 Au-thority as an example. Th e authority, generally known as ChatComm, is owned by two Fulton County cities, Sandy Springs and Johns Creek.

Asked about the 2012 failure of the regional transportation local option sales tax, or T-SPLOST, a proposed penny

sales tax for transportation projects that was defeated by voters in a 10-county re-gion of metro Atlanta, Paul said the de-feat may indicate leaders tried to do too much with the tax.

“I think with the T-SPLOST, as it was done, we tried to bite off too much,” he said. “We tried to cobble together a solution that made everybody happy, and as a result we made nobody happy and we lost.”

He said one solution may be for may-ors of several cities to develop a plan and take it to the Legislature, rather than have the plan drawn by state lawmakers.

Paul, Sandy Springs’ second may-or, succeeded Mayor Eva Galambos. He jokingly introduced himself by saying “it is a privilege to be the fi rst mayor of Sandy Springs not named Eva.”

Other issues the mayor addressed in-cluded:

Th e civic center project – “It’s far and away the biggest thing we’ve ever tried to do. ... We want our kids and grand-kids to look back at us and say, ‘Job well done.’ Th ink 50 years down the road. We are thinking and planning for some-thing that will be a legacy that this com-munity can be proud of.

“One of the things we need is to build more community. ... We want the city center not just to become the heart of Sandy Springs, we want it to be the heartbeat.”

Development – “We want to focus on quality. Don’t bring us junk ... I’m telling all the development communi-ty, ‘We want you, but bring us quality products.’”

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City offi cials have proposed three options to improve the intersection of Spalding Drive and Chamblee-Dunwoody Road. Residents say accidents are numerous, and something must be done. To see a

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People who live near Spalding Drive and Chamblee-Dunwoody Road agree the intersection is a problem. Th ey just don’t seem to agree on what should be done about it.

On Feb. 25, Dunwoody city trans-portation offi cials presented three possi-ble fi xes they believe will cut the num-ber of wrecks at the intersection near the Dunwoody-Sandy Springs city line.

More than 40 people attended a meeting at the New Apostolic Church to hear Dunwoody Public Works Direc-tor Michael Smith outline proposals for work on the intersection. Many agreed that roads needed help.

“Something defi nitely has to be done. In the last week alone, we’ve had three accidents. ...We hear them constantly,” said Jeff Kline, who lives on Spalding Club Court nearby. “I’m glad some ac-tion is being taken.”

Smith said the city estimates fi ve ac-cidents a year likely would be eliminat-ed by improvements to the intersection.

Th e options described were:

• a $900,000 project entirely within the city of Dunwoody that would add turn lanes and other street im-provements;

• a $1.25 million to $1.35 million project in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs that would add the turn lanes and raise a portion to Spald-ing to improve sight lines;

• a $900,000 project that would make the two roads and Dunwoody Road a triangle of one-way streets.

Kline liked the second option.

But Mark Baker, who lives nearby on Van Eyck Way, said that if that option ends up being chosen, he likely would sell his home and move away.

His property straddles the Dun-woody-Sandy Springs line and his house backs up to Spalding. Raising Spalding Drive to improve the sight lines as it ap-proaches the intersection with Cham-blee-Dunwoody Road would mean driv-ers could look over his fence and into his yard, he said.

“[Something] needs to be done be-cause there’re wrecks there all the time,” he said, “but the idea of raising the road here is just ludicrous.”

And Henly Shelton, a former candi-date for Dunwoody City Council, ques-tioned whether the city should spend the amount of money needed to fi x the intersection.

“We’ve got roads that desperately need paving and we’re going to spend this kind of money on an intersection?” he asked. “I’m not against it. I’m against the timing of it. Let’s fi x the roads.”

Sandy Springs resident Mayda Acos-ta said she drives through the intersec-tion twice a day and that she welcomed improvements. She hoped, however, the construction would be timed so it wouldn’t go on at the same time as other roadwork nearby.

Dunwoody’s intersection improve-ment timetable shows the city plans construction of the project in 2016.

Sandy Springs City Councilman John Paulson said he thought the two cities would be willing to work togeth-er on a project. “We cooperate on a lot of stuff now,” he said. “It’s a matter of what’s the best way to solve the prob-lem.”

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Society plans 23rd annual fl ea market

Th e Sandy Springs Society holds its 23rd annual “Tossed Out Treasures” fundraiser March 28 and 29.

Items for sale are donated by mem-bers of the society, a nonprofi t founded in 1988 that provides funds to support other philanthropic groups which pro-vide programs intended to improve the quality of life in Sandy Springs, and oth-er Sandy Springs residents. Th e market-place raises close to $45,000 a year, the society said in a press release.

“Shoppers can expect upscale bar-gains from some of the best homes, clos-ets and attics in town,” Kim McAfee, 2014 co-chair who is heading up the

event with fellow Riverchase/Sandy Springs residents Dixie Brock and Kath-ryn Loia, said in a press release from the society.

“Our volunteers work tirelessly over the year to collect, sort, mark and dis-play thousands of treasures in a variety of categories,” McAfee said.

Th e sale will be held at Tom Jumper Chevrolet, 7200 Roswell Road. Doors are open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Ad-mission is free. Tickets to a preview par-ty on March 27 cost $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

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Society board member Gail Cohn echoed her concern. “Th e language is exclusionary for nonprofi ts that do fun-draising,” she said.

She told the council that the soci-ety would be accountable for money it raised.

Jan Collins, society co-founder, asked the council to “omit any reference to fundraising. We ask that the Sandy Springs Society be eligible to apply for seed money” for its events. She pointed out that the society has raised some $3 million for local causes in its 25 years.

Th e new policy was adopted af-ter Mayor Rusty Paul in January asked staff to look at how the city funds non-profi t groups, and develop a “more uni-fi ed” policy for grants. He has said that the city does not require the same fi nan-cial reporting from all groups receiving grants, but does not believe the money is being misused.

“Th ere’s just some ambiguity in

what’s been done,” Paul had said. “We’re not saying anybody’s doing anything wrong.”

Under the new policy, nonprofi ts re-questing money most provide programs or services that support at least one goal of Sandy Springs’ priorities: public safe-ty, transportation, recreational and cul-tural development, natural resource protection, community appearance, downtown development or economic development.

Th e city will also not provide grants to umbrella organizations like Sandy Springs Society that pass awards to oth-er entities.

However, an eligible umbrella orga-nization is welcome to apply for funds for direct programming.

After hearing from the society mem-bers, council member Andy Bauman suggested an amendment that would al-low grants for a fundraiser as long as the money could be documented as going toward hard costs, such as staging.


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Atlanta plays key role in Civil War anniversaryBY MELISSA WEINMAN

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In the summer of 1864, all eyes were on Buckhead.

The Battle of Atlanta was a turning point in the Civil War, said Gordon Jones, senior military historian and curator for the Atlanta History Cen-ter.

“Buckhead in 1864 was a small, outlying town north of Atlanta, but was situated where Peachtree Road and West Paces Ferry Road crossed, making it a vital crossroads,” Jones said.

“On July 20, Union and Con-federate troops fought the Battle of Peachtree Creek just south of Buck-

head, along present-day Collier Road, between Piedmont Hospital and How-ell Mill Road. This was the first of four major battles fought for control of Atlanta.”

This year, the Atlanta History Cen-ter will join other organizations from around the state to offer special events marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

Wright Mitchell, president of the Buckhead Heritage Society, was ap-pointed recently to serve on the Atlan-ta Civil War Sesquicentennial Com-mission. Mitchell said the commission will work with the Atlanta Conven-

tion and Visitors Bureau to publicize events planned throughout the city

over the next few months to residents and visitors.

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“The battle of Atlanta was a fairly significant event, and certainly a lot

of Civil Wars buffs will be coming to Atlanta to visit the battlefields, visit the Atlanta History Center… and we as a city want to make sure these folks can find what’s

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“Th e battle of Atlanta was a fairly signifi cant event and certainly a lot of Civil Wars buff s will be coming to At-lanta to visit the battle fi elds, visit the Atlanta History Center… and we as a city want to make sure these folks can fi nd what’s going on in the communi-ty,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell, an Atlanta native, said he fi rst learned Civil War history while attending the Lovett School in Buck-head. “Th at’s how I got interested re-ally in the Civil War was reading his-toric markers on the campus as a kid,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell said he and his cousin once took a metal detector around the Lovett School grounds and found bullets and buttons from the Civil War era.

“It really stoked a passion for Civ-il War history in me,” Mitchell said.

Leigh Massey, senior director of marketing communications at the At-lanta History Center, said the center will host lectures, a temporary exhibit of Civil War artifacts, and interactive programs for families as part of the sesquicentennial anniversary. “We are presenting many programs that will tie into this theme,” Massey said.

In addition to the History Cen-ter’s permanent Civil War collec-tion, Massey said an exhibit of arti-facts called Confederate Odyssey: Th e George W. Ray Collection, will be open from July through April 2015.

“It’s going to exhibit an incredi-

ble collection of Civil War artifacts,” Massey said. “Some of these will be the fi rst time ever displayed.”

In addition to events at the Atlanta History Center, Wright said the com-mission will be promoting events held by other organizations throughout the city, including the Historic Oakland Foun-dation, Atlanta Cyclorama, B*ATL, Th e Lovett School and the Carter Center.

“Th ere’s going to be a lot going on in Buckhead,” Wright said. “Th ere’s already a ton of events planned, and more will be added as time goes on.”

Jones said 150 years ago, Atlanta became a target for the Union because it was an important railroad hub and industrial center for the Confederacy.

“More importantly, with the war in a virtual stalemate and a presidential election looming, President Lincoln’s eff orts to preserve the Union and end slavery were in deep trouble as his op-ponents called for a negotiated peace with the Confederacy,” Jones said.

“Th e fall of Atlanta on September 2, 1864, signaled to Northern voters that the war was winnable, and Sher-man and Lincoln were winning it. Lincoln went on to re-election in No-vember, and only then did Confeder-ate defeat become inevitable.

“Th us, we like to say that Atlanta was the turning point of the Civil War and the birthplace of the Civil Rights movement – two revolutions that are closely linked.”

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“Oh, yeah. I think there’s a good chance of that. It’ll be so much easier to get there. People seem concerned about additional traffi c, but we’d go on the weekends. I’m excited about it.”

Mary Millar

“Probably more. It’ll be just down the street from me. I’m a Braves fan. We’ll probably go more, but I’m not looking forward to the traffi c.”

Jackie Dennis

“Sure. If there was [a stadium] right in my backyard, why not?”

Ralitza Spassova

“If it was football or basketball, then maybe, but I don’t go to games now. I don’t even have a team I favor in baseball. It’s too much traffi c in a little area.”

Robin Berger

“It’s immaterial. No, I don’t care where I have to go. I just go to see the Braves.”

Hope Follmer

“No. Probably not. I love the [present] location – that’s what makes [Atlanta] a city. Most every other city has a ballpark in the city.”

Michael Stover

“No. Since the strike, I haven’t gone to a game hardly since. That completely turned me off of baseball. When they’re making all that money and then going on strike. I’d rather watch Georgia Tech.”

Brent Rowlett

“Sure. It’s closer. Last year, we only went to one game, but we used to go more. We’ll defi nitely go more often.”

Sandia Chen

“I don’t like at all that it’s moving out of the old stadium after less than 20 years. But we’ll also be able to basically walk to the games now.”

Hunter Hartley

“I think we probably will. We do worry about the traffi c, but the thought of [a game], followed by a 15-minute ride home rather than the MARTA ride to the car

and drive home we take now... We go two to three times a year and this would probably double that. Now, it’s just an ordeal to get down there. It’s appealing to me, but I certainly have my concerns.”

Scott Ramshur

“Absolutely. We love the Braves, but now because it’s so convenient. It’s what? Ten minutes from our house? Now that my kids are getting older, my 5-year-old son loves going.”

Jaime Foster

“We go on weekends, so it won’t really affect the number of games we go to. I was surprised about the decision, like everyone else was. I was disappointed.

I think it caught everyone off guard. But we won’t boycott them, that’s for sure.”

Kathy Parker

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Th ere’s a lot of talk about “Th e Zone” these days.

Th ere’s a Zone exercise plan. Th ere’s a Zone life plan. Th ere’s a Zone diet. Th ere is so much zoning going on that it’s a bit tricky to determine exactly what “Th e Zone” is.

As far as I can tell, Th e Zone is ei-ther a brand name or a state of mind—or both.

It’s a way of life and a way of eating. It’s a college student’s Nirvana—being able to read a text book passage and “get it” the fi rst time. It’s that rare and coveted con-dition of operating at full mental or physi-cal capacity. It’s being in a place that’s free of stress or distraction or Hall and Oates playing in the background.

What I really want to know is, where is this Zone, and why can’t I live there?

For most of my adult life, I have lived in lesser zones. When my kids were tod-dlers I lived in the No Zone. And for the past few decades, I’ve lived in the Uh-Oh Zone.

Th at’s the zone where one child will always come down with a stomach ache and a 102-degree fever on the day before the family vacation.

Where, if we are running late for school, the car battery will die or a bird will fl y into the house.

Where thunder rumbles exactly 30 minutes after the start of a neigh-borhood swim meet and continues at a steady pattern of every 21 minutes thereafter for the next two hours.

Where, after I have arrived home from running errands at seven diff erent stores, there will still be a child who tells me that he needs notebook paper and cupcakes for school the next morning.

I’m ready for a new zone.I want to live in a Zone Of My Own.

I want to live in a place where I can get toned while texting, where the route I choose to Costco always has the best fl ow of traffi c, where decisions are made without angst.

I want to live in the zone where I please all of the people, all of the time.

In this place, my hair always looks good and my in-door plants live a long and full life. Dust doesn’t settle quite so quickly and the stones on my front porch gather no moss. My fl owerbeds are surrounded by an invisible shield that protects them from squirrels, chip-munks, rabbits, deer, coyotes and bas-ketballs.

And my Internet never shuts down.In this zone, we can always fi nd the

remote.I want to live in the zone where I can

make a complete dinner without setting off the smoke alarm.

Where cream cheese and yogurt last for three months past their expira-tion date, and “customer service” thrives wherever I shop.

Where every purchase I make has been fairly traded and is ecologically sound—and costs less than $10.

Where I am always the fi rst one in the carpool line, no matter when I leave the house. Where scintillating conversa-tion and witty repartee fl ow freely from my mouth and I can instantly summon the perfect sparkling comeback.

And my Internet never shuts down.I don’t want to live in the zone that’s

narrated by Rod Serling—I feel like I’ve wandered into that zone often enough. I want to dwell in the place where my coupons are always good and 15-minute power naps really work.

And I am always appreciated. If you know where this place is,

please tell me.Because my Internet just shut down,

and I am zoning out.

“No. I’ll go to the same number. We go a couple of times a year. I’ve got a 13-year-old, so I see lots and lots of ball games each year, just not Braves games. I have mixed emotions

about the moving. I understand, but I hate to see [the stadium] out of downtown.”

J.P. Matzigkeit

“Once they move closer, yes, because there will be less trouble getting there. But once you’re on the Perimeter, you’re going to be stuck in traffi c because

there’s no MARTA going there. Now, it’s traffi c both ways. I’ll see how traffi c is and then decide. We go four or fi ve times or year when they’re in season, so we’ll give it a shot.”

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BY ANN MARIE QUILLWhen one thinks of Jewish holidays,

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“It’s not unlike Mardi Gras,” said Rabbi Brian Glusman, director of com-munity outreach and engagement for the Marcus Jewish Community Center in Dunwoody. “The month it occurs is

the happiest month in the Jewish calen-dar.”

Purim celebrations, he said, include costumes, noisemakers, parties, food and drink, and exchanging gifts.

The holiday celebrates a story of sur-vival from the fourth century, Glusman said.

The King of Persia was manipulated by his prime minister, Haman, into be-lieving the Jewish people were a threat.

Meanwhile, the queen was secret-ly Jewish. So, Queen Esther, along with her uncle Mordechai, saved her people by revealing that she herself was Jewish, and that Ha-man planned to kill all the empire’s Jews.

“Today we celebrate with happy joy,” Glusman said.

The tradition of wearing cos-tumes comes from Esther unveil-ing herself as a Jewish person, while one of the holiday’s signature treats is hamantashen, a doughy, fruit-filled pocket pastry shaped like a triangle, representing Haman’s hat.

Jewish children often learn about Purim through school carni-vals and activities.

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Dr. Lisa Lefkovits and daughter Vivian celebrate Purim at the Marcus Jewish Community Center in Dunwoody.

Springs, “kids wear costumes, create fun skits to retell the Purim story, and engage in other sorts of fun activities throughout the day,” said Rabbi Micah Lapidus, the school’s director of Judaic and Hebrew studies.

“At the end of the day, our second-grade students host a bake sale to raise money for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. On most Jewish holidays there’s a component that involves reach-ing out to those who are in need,” Lapi-dus said.

In fact, in the Bible, the Book of Es-ther instructs people to give gifts of food to their fellow man and to the poor.

Lapidus added that while it’s a fes-tive holiday, children can learn impor-tant lessons while celebrating.

“Some of the main lessons are the importance of standing up for jus-tice and what you know is right, hav-ing the courage to make personal sac-rifice for the greater good, and the fact that God works in mysterious ways,” he said.

This year Purim begins at sunset on Saturday, March 15, and contin-ues through Sunday night, March 16. The MJCCA will celebrate with a fam-ily program, “Megillah Madness,” from 10 a.m. to noon on March 16. The pro-gram includes songs, a reading from the Megillah, a scroll containing the Book of Esther, a magic show and a costume parade.

One of the Jewish community’s sig-nature Purim events in the Atlanta area is Congregation Beth Jacob’s annual Pu-rim parade and festival in Toco Hills. It begins at 11 a.m. March 9 at the Toco Hills Shopping Center and continues on Lavista Road, ending at Beth Jacob, where the festival takes place.

Glusman said that Purim is celebrat-ing a physical freedom in comparison to a holiday like Hanukah when spiritual freedom is embraced.

“Throughout our history we have been both welcomed and persecuted, embraced and shunned,” Lapidus said. “Purim tells the story of how the Jews of Persia subverted a plot intended to anni-hilate the Jewish community.”

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‘Blessing bags’ help protect kids from sexual exploitation


For the second straight year, mem-bers of a Brookhaven congregation will gather to stuff “blessing bags” as part of an eff ort to end the commer-cial sexual exploitation of children.

Th is year, they’ll have more help.Brookhaven Christian Church is

hosting the blessing bag event from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 29 in partnership with Street Grace, an organization that aims to end the sex-ual traffi cking of children.

Last year, Brookhaven Christian was the fi rst of Street Grace’s part-ner churches to host the event. Th is year, three other houses of worship – Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Buckhead, Th e Temple in Midtown, and North Brook United Methodist Church in East Cobb – will hold sim-ilar events.

Greg Chevalier, coordinator of the program for Brookhaven Chris-tian, said one factor that makes chil-dren susceptible to sexual predators is hunger. For some kids, being out of school for Spring Break could mean they no longer have access to regular meals.

“When they’re not in school, their vulnerability increas-es signifi cantly,” Che-valier said.

Th at’s where the bags come in. Th ey contain non-perish-able food items such as pretzels, apple-sauce, pop-top cans of ravioli and bottles of water, so kids will have enough food to eat while they are off from school for Spring Break.

“Th e criminals that run that business, they’re very aware of what makes those children vulnera-ble. Th ey know how to seek them out,” Chevalier said. “We provide them with the food to remove that vulnerability.”

Th e goal this year is to make 11,000 blessing bags – up from 1,500 last year.

“Th is year we really stepped it up,” Chevalier said.

Chevalier said he hopes that includ-ing other churches and synagogues in the program this year will help raise awareness about the prevalence of the sexual exploitation of children in the At-lanta area. “Th ere was very little aware-ness and even less acknowledgement that this issue exists either in the city of Atlanta or the state of Georgia,” Cheva-lier said.

He hopes people who volunteer to as-semble the bags will get involved in oth-er programs to help the cause. “We want the blessing bags program to be a con-duit to a lot of diff erent discussions,” Chevalier said.

Chevalier also serves on the state of Georgia’s CSEC Task Force, an acronym which stands for Commercial Sexual

Exploitation of Chil-dren.

Th rough the task force, Chevalier has helped create a cur-riculum to educate organizations such as schools, neigh-borhoods, corpora-tions and govern-ments about the issue of commercial sexual exploitation of chil-dren.

Chevalier, who lives in Brookhav-

en, has helped the Pine Hills Neigh-borhood Association go through the training course. He is also talking with Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura and Councilman Joe Gebbia about con-ducting training for city offi cials and po-lice.

In 2008, Yandura, then police chief in College Park, was appointed to the General Assembly’s joint study commis-sion on the commercial sexual exploi-tation of minors. Yandura said people need to be aware that this issue isn’t con-fi ned to just one part of town.

“Any area in the metro Atlanta area has the potential for that going on,” Yandura said. “I think the problem is it’s actually out there and more prevalent than most people realize.”

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foundation offered the public a chance to fl y on the plane March 1 and 2 at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. Below, veteran Albert

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The Buckhead Atlanta development is going to be full of restaurants, but one of the most anticipated is an outpost of a New York favorite, Shake Shack (shakeshack.com.) The “roadside-style” burgers, hot dogs, fries and frozen custard have a loyal fol-lowing since its beginnings a decade ago as a food cart at Madison Square Park. It’s expected to open in July.

Restaurateur Riccardo Ullio is expected to open Novo in late spring or early sum-mer in Dunwoody, at 5592 Chamblee Dunwoody Road. According to a report in At-lanta magazine, Ullio will adapt menu items from his Inman Park Italian restaurants Fritti and Sotto Sotto for a more family-oriented eatery. Diners will order from ki-osks, and staff will seat customers and deliver food.

Vine & Tap (vineandtapatl.com) is now open at 2770 Lenox Road in Buckhead, offering small plates and by-the-glass wine selections.

The Atlanta Food Truck Park & Market will hold the 2nd annual Taste and Brews beer tasting and food festival on March 8. The event includes food samples from a choice of 10 Atlanta food trucks paired with unlimited tastings from more than 100 domestic, imported and craft beers. The event will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (VIP en-try at 1 p.m.) at the park, 1850 Howell Mill Road. Tickets are $45 for general admis-sion and $75 for VIP. For more information, visit tasteandbrews.com.

The Georgia Craft Beer Fest is set for March 22 at Red Brick Brewing, 2323 De-foor Hills Road, to benefit the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild. There will be samples from 25 breweries, including Moon River, Coastal Empire, Macon Beer Co. and Southbend. General admission tickets are $40 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. ($75 for VIP from noon to 6 p.m.). Tickets and information at georgiacraftbrewersguild.org.

SOHO Atlanta (sohoatlanta.com) restaurant in Vinings has appointed Scott War-

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The Pub, which will feature traditional British pub fare, will open mid-summer in the former Hudson Grille location at 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road.

Octane Coffee (octanecoffee.com) will open a new outpost in Buckhead’s Atlan-ta Tech Village in mid-April. The space will feature a full coffee menu and bar in the lobby of the building at the corner of Piedmont and Lenox roads. There will also be a large outdoor patio space. Octane has additional locations in Grant Park and West Midtown.

Willy’s Mexicana Grill (willys.com) will open a new location in Sandy Springs Plaza on Roswell Road, near Trader Joe’s later this spring. The Atlanta-based chain is also planning a new location for Brookhaven at Cherokee Plaza, according to a report from the Tomorrow’s News Today blog.

Big Sky (facebook.com/BigSkyBuck-head) is Hector Santiago, Adam Berlin and Juan Calle’s new, fast-casual space with a Lat-in-inspired menu at 3201 Cains Hill Place in Buckhead.

Eat, drink and bowl a strike at Painted Pin, billed as an “upscale boutique bowling and entertainment venue,” which is set to open in April on Miami Circle in Buckhead. Check in at the concierge-style desk for your shoes, then order sandwiches, tacos, wine, cocktails and more right from the lane.

Las Margaritas (lasmargaritasmidtown.com) on Cheshire Bridge Road has recent-ly given its building a fresh, bright look, installed a new bar and added selections to the menu, including a special Monday night fajita menu for just $10 and a Cuban buffet on Tuesdays.

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The lamb chops were good-sized and cooked to medium rare as ordered but, they, like the filet, lacked the sear that a hotter grill would provide. Regardless, they were quite tasty and also accompanied by the vegeta-ble medley and potatoes. The prawns were split open lengthwise and grilled in the shell with lemon butter. They had the consisten-cy of lobster and were only slightly smaller. Two at our table ordered them and both pro-claimed them a hit.

The curry chicken, while tasty, was tex-turally a one-note dish. It was a plate of com-fort food – chicken and rice with just a hint of spice – not necessarily something one would chose to eat when dining in a finer restaurant. The chicken bobotie was anoth-er comforting plate of food. Bobotie is the national dish of South Africa. To the unini-tiated it gives the appearance of a free-form potpie. However, an egg custard stands in for the topping. The dish had a mild level of spice and was quite rich, thanks to the cus-tard. Again the basmati rice was its stalwart, if uninspiring, backdrop.

No one felt the need for dessert, but the waiter’s description of Di’s sponge cake, ev-idently made daily by the owner’s mother, sounded too good to pass up. We also or-dered a brulee cheesecake as well. The sponge cake was a surprising hit. It was warm and soft, bathed in a caramel sauce and served with ice cream.

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10 Degrees South combines a very invit-ing atmosphere with solid service and some very good food, even if some dishes are rela-tively uninspired. If you don’t want to spend 15-plus hours flying to Johannesburg, it can provide you with a taste of South Africa many latitudes closer.

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For close to 15 years, 10 Degrees South has been providing Atlanta with the unique and multicultural cuisine that is South Afri-can. From its modest beginnings in a small bungalow to its present contemporary state, this restaurant has created quite a follow-ing with food that while often very good, can sometimes seem like expensive comfort food.

Our party of six arrived on a Wednes-day night. There is a warm and intimate feel about this place. The interesting artwork and lighting lets you know that someone cares just as much about the atmosphere as they do the food. A guitar-playing singer could be heard in the bar.

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We tried a variety of small plates. The mussels were excellent. The accompanying baguette was the perfect vessel for sopping up the delicious white wine and garlic broth. The bobotie spring rolls were filled with a ground beef curry and served with a chut-ney. They were crunchy good but maybe a little too sweet for many appetizer palates.

The sosatie, the South African version of a kabob or meat on a skewer, was tender beef filet and also on the sweet side with its apri-cot curry. It had been de-skewered and sat atop a mound of Basmati rice, a staple side for many dishes. An order of garlic bread produced another very good baguette; the bread is good here.

We ordered the Filet “Au Poivre,” the rack of lamb, the prawns, the chicken curry and the chicken bobotie. The filet was tender and had a nice peppercorn cream sauce. The beef was cooked to the correct level of done-ness but it lacked a good sear. The accompa-

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Costume Armor Saturday, March 15, 2:30-5 p.m. – Learn how to make costume armor from craft foam! In-terested in sharing cosplay tips or have work you’d like to show off ? Bring it with you! Free, and all in the community are welcome. Registration required. Open to youth in middle and high school. Call 404-303-6130 or email: [email protected] to sign up or ask questions. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Spring CraftTuesday, March 18, 4-4:30 p.m. – Hit the library to make a spring craft! Free and open to all. For ages 5-12 years old. Open to the fi rst 10 partic-ipants. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Dru-id Hills Rd., NE Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 for additional details.

Optical IllusionsWednesday, March 19, 4:30-5:30 p.m. –Big Th inkers presents “Eye Can’t believe It!” Ex-plore optical illusions as we prove that there may be more than meets the eye. Free. Th e public is wel-come. Registration required and started March 1. Space limited. For ages 5-12. Visit the Sandy Springs Branch Library, call 404-303-6130 or email: [email protected] to sign up or to fi nd our more. 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

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Consignment Sale Th ursday, March 20, 5-9 p.m. – Kingswood United Methodist Church invites the public to shop its Spring KidStuff consignment sale. Free admis-sion. Sale features children’s clothing, toys, books, baby equipment and much more. (No children un-der 10 on Opening Night). Sale continues March 21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and March 22, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., with many items 1/2 price. All proceeds support the missions of Kingswood UMC. In the Commu-nity Life Center, 5015 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Use the North Peachtree entrance. For de-tails, go to: http://kingswoodumc.org.

Girls’ Night OutFriday, March 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Ladies, get a sneak peek at gently-worn fashionable and de-signer clothing, prom dresses, shoes, accessories and children’s clothes at the 4th annual Sandy Springs Community Assistance Center’s Fashion Show & Sale. Enjoy wine, hors d’oeuvres, the fashion show, and shop the bargains fi rst! $10 per person. Sale con-tinues March 22 & 23 with free admission. All pro-ceeds benefi t the CAC. Marshalls Shopping Center, 6337 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 770-552-4015 or go to: www.ourcac.org for details.

VanderDash 5KSaturday, March 22, 7:30 a.m. – It’s time once again for the annual Vanderlyn Elementary School’s VanderDash 5K / 1-mile fun run! 5K be-gins at 7:30 a.m.; fun run starts at 8:30 a.m. $20. No pets, bikes or scooters. Strollers allowed at back of race. Park at Dunwoody High School or Dunwoody Elementary and take the walking path. Questions? Visit: www.vanderlynpta.com. 1877 Vanderlyn Dr., Dunwoody, 30338.

Andee’s Army Saturday, March 22, 8:30 a.m. – Andee’s Army invites runners and fi tness enthusiasts to reg-ister for the third annual Andee’s Army 5K run/walk event at Riverwood International Charter School. $20 for students/children; $30 for adults. Partic-ipants receive t-shirt, sponsor goodie bag, and en-tered in raffl e for gift cards. Proceeds directly sup-port children and their families receiving treatment for non‐traumatic brain injuries. Parking available at the high school. Register and see more details at: www.andeesarmy.com. 5900 Raider Dr., Sandy Springs, 30328.


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“The Wedding Singer”Th ursday, March 13, 7 p.m. – Riverwood In-ternational Charter School presents the musical in its auditorium. Th e show is set in 1985, when hair was big, greed was good, col-lars were up and a wedding

singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. Tickets, $8 for students; $12 for adults. Addition-al snows: March 14, 15 at 7 p.m., and March 16, 3 p.m. 5900 Raider Dr., Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, visit: http://school.fulton-schools.org/hs/riverwood.

Russian Masterpieces Sunday, March 16, 4-5:30 p.m. – Th e Cho-ral Guild of Atlanta, St. Luke’s Chancel Choir, and the Ensemble Kalinka combine for a program of music in the Russian Orthodox tradition of litur-gy and larger works. Music by Rachmaninov, Ippoli-tov-Ivanov, Chesnokov and Stravinsky. $15 adults; $12 seniors; $5 students. Childcare provided. St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, in the sanctuary, 1978 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 404-223-6362 or email: [email protected] to fi nd out more. www.cgatl.org.

Skylark EnsembleTh ursday, March 20, 8 p.m. – Covenant Presbyterian Church wel-comes the Skylark Vo-cal Ensemble, who presents “Th e Many Lan-guages of Love,” featuring the music of Brahms, Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Barber, Whita-cre and Cole Porter. General admission, $30; $20 for seniors. Students, music educators admitted free. Tickets at the door and also at: www.sky-larkensemble.org. Free parking at Peachtree Battle Shopping Center, next door to the church, 2461 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, 30305. Additional show, Friday, March 21, 8 p.m., at Holy Spirit Cath-olic Church, 4465 Northside Dr., NW, Atlanta, 30327. Call 404-252-4513 with questions.

Bacharach TunesFriday, March 21, 7 p.m. – Th e Performing Arts Department at Dunwoody United Method-ist Church puts on a Burt Bacharach revue, includ-ing hits like “What the World Needs Now is Love,” “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” “Close to You,” and “Arthur’s Th eme.” Tickets, $10 at the door. Seating is limited. Additional shows, March 22, 7 p.m. and March 23, 3 p.m. 1548 Mount Ver-non Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-394-0675 or go to: www.dunwoodyumc.org for details.

Jungle Book at Act3Friday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. – Act3 Produc-tions presents Disney’s “Jungle Book KIDS.” Enjoy Mowgli and friends Baloo, King Louie, Bagheera and others set off on a musical adventure in the jungle. Hit songs include “Th e Bare Necessities” and “I Wan-na Be Like You.” Adult tickets, $15-$20; students and seniors, $10-$15. Purchase at: www.act3produc-tions.org. Additional performances: March 22, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., and March 23, 2:30 p.m. Act3 Play-house, 6285-R Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 770-241-1905 to fi nd out more.

Ballet EnsembleSaturday, March 22, 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Th e Atlanta Ballet Centre Ensemble of tweens and teens presents several classical and contemporary dances. Appropriate for ages 4 and up. Free and open to the public. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 or email: [email protected] for additional information.

Bach BashSaturday, March 22, 7-9 p.m. – Th e Georgia Boy Choir and the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra cele-brate the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach, in a concert, entitled “Bach Birthday Bash.” Works per-formed include “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3,” “Or-chestral Suite No. 3,” “Motet No. 3 in E Minor” and more. General admission, $20; students and seniors, $12. Pre-concert talk prior to concert. Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, 3180 Peachtree Rd., At-lanta, 30305. Go to: atlantabaroque.org or geor-giaboychoir.org to learn more or for tickets.

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Lawn CareTh ursday, March 13, 7-8:30 p.m. – Th e “Gar-dening by the Springs: Lawn Care For Spring and Summer” class covers: how cool- and warm-season grasses diff er and what they require; soil testing; fertiliz-ing, weed control, aerating and watering. Free and open to the public. Presented by North Fulton County Gar-deners. Register at: www.gardeningbythesprings.event-brite.com. Heritage Sandy Springs, in the Commu-nity Room, 6110 Bluestone Rd., NE, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, visit: www.nfmg.net.

Family ResearchSaturday, March 15, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. –Atlanta History Center senior archivist Sue VerHoef off ers tips, techniques and eff ective strategies for be-ginning your own family history research. Course is for beginners. Admission, $10 members; $15 non-members. Space is limited; reservations strongly sug-gested. To reserve, call 404-814-4150. Kenan Re-search Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, 30305. To fi nd out more, visit: www.atlantahistorycenter.com.

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Meditation WorkshopSaturday, March 15, 4-6 p.m. – Join William Smith, retired Army Lt. Colonel, as he discusses medi-tation to reduce stress-related responses, improve con-centration and enhance clarity of thought. Free and open to the public. For adults. Additional workshop on March 22, 1-4 p.m. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: [email protected] or call 404-303-6130 with questions.

Health InsuranceWednesday, March 19, 11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Do you need health insurance? Stephen Bailey, with the University of Georgia Health Navi-gators Program, provides information on the Health Insurance Marketplace. Free and open to every-one. No registration required for the 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. information session. Enrollment assis-tance, with advance registration, will run 12:30-1:30 p.m. Space is limited. Call 404-848-7140 or visit the Brookhaven Branch Library to register for enroll-ment assistance following the information session. 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.


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years. “We’re vested in their success,” she said. “� e success of our program is in our model.”

Posse meetings start once the students are awarded the scholarship while in their senior year of high school. In college, the students continue to meet with their pos-se and are assigned to a faculty mentor. � ere’s also an alumni network, with the foundation staying connected with the students after college, assisting them in � nding internships and jobs.

“It’s very comforting when the students are having to navigate college for the � rst time to have that support base,” Houston said.

Davis is one of 60 students from Atlan-ta — and one of four from Riverwood in Sandy Springs — awarded the scholarship this year out of a pool of 1,200. Davis and the nine other students in her posse will at-tend Boston University.

Other high schools in the Atlanta area that have Posse winners include Chamblee Charter High, Cross Keys High, North Atlanta High, Atlanta Girls’ School, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School and Marist School.

India Smith is another scholarship re-cipient from Riverwood planning to at-tend Boston University. “� e most ap-pealing aspect of the Posse program for me is the pre-collegiate training program,” she said. “Every week for eight months we

meet to discuss important issues, and I feel that these sessions prepare us to continue developing our leadership skills.”

Davis says she learned about the schol-arship from a Riverwood student who won the previous year. � at student nomi-nated Davis, who toured Boston Universi-ty and says she fell in love with it.

Davis says she thinks her posse is a good � t for her. “All of us have di� erent strengths and weaknesses,” she said. “We balance each other out.”

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BY ANN MARIE QUILLHigh school senior Mae Davis says she

could not be more excited about attending Boston University this fall, and that she’s doing so with a support system of 10 oth-er students from the Atlanta area.

� e Riverwood International Char-ter School student will attend the school with a full, four-year scholarship from the Posse Foundation, which, along with part-ner universities, sends students to college in groups of 10. � is built-in support sys-tem is one reason Davis is looking forward to starting her college career.

“All of us are really close already,” she said.

� ey meet weekly to talk about col-lege and social issues, and play games to strengthen their bond. � ey’ll continue to meet on a regular basis once college starts.

Fifty-one colleges across the country take in Posse scholars. � e Posse Founda-tion, which says it tries to reward students who otherwise would be overlooked, has programs in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York and Washington, D.C. � e Atlanta region’s partners are Bard College, Boston

University, Brandeis University, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University and Wooster College.

� e concept behind the Posse Founda-tion was conceived in 1989 when a stu-dent told the founder, “I never would have dropped out of college if I had my pos-se with me.”

Zenith Houston, Posse Atlanta’s direc-tor, says students are chosen based on ac-ademic performance and leadership roles. She explained that those leadership roles can be non-traditional. For example, she said, the program will consider a student “working to support a single-parent home and being able to persevere. ... We also rec-ognize that as leadership.”

Atlanta students have earned $38 mil-lion in Posse scholarships since 2007, when the program started in the region. Two hundred and eighty-nine students from Atlanta are currently attending col-lege with a Posse scholarship.

Houston said that Posse scholars have a 90 percent college graduation rate, com-pared with 50 percent of all college stu-dents nationally who graduate in four

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One January day a couple of years ago, Peter Myer was in downtown At-lanta when he saw a homeless man wear-ing a short-sleeve shirt.

Peter decided he needed to do some-thing to help. He started collecting coats and blankets at his school, Holy Inno-cents’ Episcopal School, with plans to donate them so homeless people would be able to stay warm during the winter.

Last year, he collected about 80 coats and 30 blankets, and gave them to Open Door Community, which operates a soup kitchen in Atlanta. “It was truly a profound experience to see the work that I did bene� ting those in need,” Pe-ter wrote in an email at the time.

� is year, he started collecting dona-tions again. In January and February, he gathered hundreds of coats and blankets for the Open Door Community.

Gerard Gatoux, a teacher at Holy In-nocents’, said Peter’s unsel� shness “is a rare and notable characteristic in such a young person.”

“I am extremely proud of this remark-able young man,” Gatoux said. “His nu-merous accomplishments in school, on the � eld, in his community, and in the world, demonstrate his amazing capaci-ty to lead and excel academically, athlet-ically and artistically.

“I often think of him as a Renais-sance man: Eagle Scout, recipient of the National Security Language Initia-tive for Youth in China, recipient of the 2012 “Best Negotiator” Model United Nations, selected in the Wo� ord Schol-ars Program, recipient of the University of Georgia Certi� cate of Merit Award, and musician, singer and soccer player.”

Peter also is fascinated by languages. He considers himself � uent in Spanish, and tutors students at LaAmistad, where he helps Spanish-speaking students with their homework.

Last summer, Peter traveled to Chi-na. He was selected after a year-long,

nationally competitive process for a fully-funded, merit-based scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultur-al A� airs.

Peter traveled to Jiaxing, Chi-na, where he studied Mandarin for six weeks. He said he studied the language for four hours a day, � ve days a week, and on weekends. He lived in a dorm with three Chinese students.

“It was amazing,” he said. “It may sound cliché, but it truly changed my life. My perspective on everything and how I approach things is now complete-ly di� erent.”

Not only is Peter thoroughly involved in service work and languages, but he also is active in school clubs, including the all-male a cappella group called the Beartones, after the school mascot, the Golden Bear.

He’s also musical. He plays guitar, pi-ano, viola, and is learning the ukulele.

And last year, during the National Honor Society’s induction, Peter asked his girlfriend to prom by singing a solo of “My Girl,” a song made famous by � e Temptations.

What’s Next: Peter hopes to study international

relations and take courses required for a medical degree. He hopes to attend Duke University, Princeton University, Davidson College, Washington and Lee University or Brown University.

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Collins Speed learned blacksmith-ing at a summer camp in North Car-olina. In his sophomore year at Th e Westminster Schools, Collins decided to use his metalworking skills to make a mark on the world.

In July 2013, Collins traveled to Guatemala with Westminster’s Guate-mala Service Learning & Global Edu-cation program. Th e group stayed in a village called Santa María de Jesus. Collins helped build a house, distrib-uted medical and school supplies, and had the opportunity to hand a family the key to their fi rst home, the house he had helped construct.

“Th e people of Santa María de Jesus, other areas in Guate-mala, and many places around the world suf-fer from the cycle of ex-treme poverty,” Collins said. “Th ey can’t go to a clinic; they’ll lose a day of work. Th ey can’t go to school either.”

In order to attend the trip, Collins had to raise $800 to invest in tools to build a house in Guatemala. With his mom’s advice, Collins decided to make fi re-pokers and other tools to raise money. At Cal-houn Design and Met-alworks, where he has worked and interned, Collins manufactured the tools, which he later sold all in one day.

Th roughout his sophomore year at Westminster, Collins met with the other stu-dents and adults par-ticipating in the trip to Guatemala. Th ey discussed the pover-ty that they would meet on the trip, and the history behind such condi-tions.

“We talked about the cycle of pov-erty, and how kids’ education is almost worthless once they get to the age where they can work,” Collins said.

Th ose close to him recognize Col-lins, with an eye for craftsmanship and a heart for generosity, as an open and extremely hardworking person.

“He’s smart, caring and entertain-ing,” said Daniel Searl, Collins’ home-room teacher and leader on the trip to Guatemala. “Collins worked hard in a welding shop to raise hundreds of dol-

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After his preparation for the jour-ney, Collins gave even more of himself to the people in Guatemala.

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What’s Next: Collins hopes to attend Vanderbilt

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March 4 voted to authorize the con-demnation of property leased by Master Kleen dry cleaning.

City offi cials intend to use the prop-erty for the city’s future civic center. Th e city has off ered the property own-er, Nancy Clamp, the appraised value of $680,000, but so far has not been suc-cessful in purchasing it, City Attorney Wendell Willard said during the coun-cil’s March 4 meeting.

Negotiations are continuing and me-diation is planned, Willard said, but the city will use an eminent domain fi ling as a last resort.

“I hate eminent domain . . . especially of an existing business,” said City Coun-cilman Gabriel Sterling, who cast the lone vote against the resolution. How-ever, he said that he understood the ra-tionale and intention behind voting for eminent domain, but he hoped the city and property owner could come to a res-olution.

In a related action, the city an-nounced it had seleced Rosser Interna-tional Inc as the architect to lead the design process for the project. Th e city announced it also had selected Johnson Consulting to help explore multi-use opportunities for the facility.

Atlanta-based Rosser has workeed in a variety of architectural styles, the city said. Its projects include the World of Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta and the Arena at Gwinnett Center. John-son Consulting, based in Chicago, will help determine best uses for the facili-ty’s performing arts and meeting spaces,

the city said.During the March 4 meeting, Mayor

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“We’ve embarked on a project where we’ve spent over $20 million in taxpayer money,” he said. He said he understood why some council members expressed an interest in holding off on voting un-til after the mediation, but that they “couldn’t put the project at risk.”

Master Kleen is located at 6196 Ro-swell Road, near the old Target that the city purchased for $8 million in 2008 for the project. As of now, the city has purchased at least eight properties for the center, and so far has been able to negotiate sales.

Master Kleen’s owner, Will Smith, has been vocal in his opposition to the city acquiring the property. His family has operated the business at that loca-tion for more than four decades.

“Th e main thing is the city is taking prime real estate for government use,” Smith said in 2011, explaining that he was concerned about losing an estab-lished location. He said that 90 percent of his customers stop by as they travel down Mount Vernon Highway.

Several hours before the March 4 meeting, Smith said he didn’t have much to add. “It is what it is,” he said.

He said his business is among the oldest family-run businesses in Sandy Springs. “It takes government to root us out,” he said.

Smith said he had no relocation plans at the moment because he doesn’t know when he will need to move.

City votes to allow eminent domain for Master Kleen site

plained that new school building’s class-rooms will be separated from what he called the core areas, such as the audi-torium and gymnasium. Th e design al-lows for that portion of the building to be used in the evenings for events like community meetings, he said.

“It is strategically organized,” Cooper said. “It’s easy to isolate the building.”

Construction is estimated to begin by late spring. Th e Fulton County Schools system will move into an existing offi ce building next door. Around 400 admin-istrative employees will be working at that location, he said.

While offi cials are confi dent about the location of the new school and ad-ministrative building, some residents at the meeting had concerns that it would add traffi c to Powers Ferry Road.

One woman asked how the proposed new Braves Stadium, to be built just two miles away in Cobb County, would

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He said there will be 47 games during evening hours between Mondays and Th ursdays in the Braves regular season. He said the school system will be study-ing potential traffi c eff ects from the baseball games. Th ough the Braves are not scheduled to begin playing in their new stadium until 2017, Knotts said there is already some interest in parking at school facilities.

Currently, there are 680 students at Heards Ferry Elementary and 714 stu-dents are projected to enroll next year.

Burke said it’s likely some families may be more attracted to the public school because of the new facility.

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Bills to create three new cities in DeKalb County still were being considered as the Legisla-tive session wound down.

Crossover Day, the 30th day of the 40-day Legislative session, was March 3. Crossover Day usually marks the day a bill must be approved by either the House of Rep-resentatives or the Senate if it is to have time to be considered by the other chamber and become law before the end of the ses-sion.

But proposals to cre-ate new cities in DeKalb County were being han-dled diff erently.

Th ough the bill to in-corporate a city of Lake-side was the only one of the three DeKalb city bills approved before Crossover Day, the House Governmental Aff airs Com-mittee agreed to hold hearings on each of the three proposals before making a rec-ommendation on what the Legislature should do.

“I think that this process, as unwieldy as it is, is probably an appropriate one to try to resolve the disputes between these competing cityhood initiatives,” said Rep. Scott Holcomb, D-Atlanta, who represents part of the area that is drawn into the proposed cities.

Holcomb said the committee could recommend a single bill to move forward or could recommend a combination of the proposals. It’s also possible that the groups could work together to resolve their boundary disputes.

“It’s unknown exactly which of these will be successful,” Holcomb said March 4. “Th ere’s just a lot of diff erent things that could potentially happen.”

Th e three groups -- the City of Bri-arcliff Initiative, the Lakeside City Alli-ance and Tucker 2014 -- are vying to cre-ate new cities across the swath of central DeKalb County that runs from the city of Atlanta to the Gwinnett County line. Th e three proposals overlap in the area of Northlake Mall.

Kevin Levitas, co-chair of the Lakeside City Alliance, said he is confi dent that his organization’s proposal will be approved by legislators.

“We’re the only bill that moved from one chamber to another, so obviously there is proven support for Lakeside over on the Senate side. We expect we will re-ceive like treatment in the House,” Levi-tas said.

Levitas said he thinks the Lakeside bill has been the fi rst to receive approval be-cause the Lakeside City Alliance was the fi rst to organize and begin holding com-

munity meetings.“From the get go, our communi-

ty outreach was stronger, and we started the process earlier than the other groups,” Levitas said.

Some have said that Lakeside was able to get a hearing fi rst because its bill was sponsored by a Republican, Sen. Fran Millar, (R-Dunwoody).

“It certainly doesn’t hurt that we have a sponsor for our bill that’s in the major-ity party,” Levitas said. “But it would be a great oversimplifi cation to think it’s just that.”

Sonja Szubski, president of Tuck-er 2014, said Tucker has already had its hearing with the House Governmental Aff airs Committee. “I think everybody is heartened that we were able to have our hearing, and I believe our voices truly are being heard,” Szubski said.

She said she is glad Rep. Amy Carter, (R-Valdosta), and the committee decid-ed to hear proposals from all three groups before making a recommendation.

“I really feel that this is the best way, and I feel Representative Carter and the committee have made the right decision,” Szubski said. “Th is is going to be a clean way to hear all three and make the right decision as to who should move forward.”

Szubski said she thinks the groups can work out a solution where more than one can incorporate.

“We still have a road ahead of us. But Tucker can incorporate and it would not harm our neighbors from incorporating inside the perimeter,” Szubski said.

Holcomb said though Crossover Day has passed, there are still many options for resolving the complicated situation with the competing cityhood proposals. He borrowed a sports analogy to describe the situation.

“Th ere’s still a lot of time left on the clock,” Holcomb said.

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The following information was provided by the Sandy Springs Police Department from its records and is presumed to be accurate.

ROBBERY 500 block of Northridge Road 30350 – On

Feb. 15, a 45-year-old woman reported that while she and her husband were in the Cir-ca 400 Apartments, her husband walked some kids to their apartment. While she waited in the car with two other kids, two men ap-proached her car and pulled a gun. They took

a Coach purse and fl ed on foot. No one was injured.

Ga. 400 at the city limits of Sandy Springs/Roswell 30350 – On Feb. 27, a man reported that he was on Ga. 400 south about 2 a.m. and saw a car ahead of him lose control and wreck against the median. The victim and his

passenger approached the man to render aid. The man pulled a gun on the pair and then stole the victim’s Honda Odyssey van and fl ed the area. The van was later recovered in Gwinnett County. The wrecked car, a BMW, contained several weapons and ammunition inside. The car was impounded for a foren-sics inspection by CSI.

BURGLARY 2600 block of Huntingdon Chase 30350 –

On Feb. 16, the victim reported he had been gone for two weeks. During that time, some-one forced entry to the residence and took several items.

1500 block of Natchez Trace 30350 – On Feb. 16, the victim reported being out of town for two days. During that time, some-one took his Apple MacBook Pro, a TV, desk-top computer and monitor. No forced entry was located.

5600 block of Ro-swell Road 30342 – On Feb. 18, the vic-tim’s apartment was forced open via the front door, but noth-ing was taken.

5400 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Feb. 19, at 2:55 a.m., a 45-year-old woman was in her apart-ment and heard noises near her window. She moved the blinds, and found a man trying to remove the screen. She screamed and he fl ed.

1700 block of Marlborough Drive 30350 – On Feb. 22, someone kicked in a side door to a residence, but nothing was taken. The bur-glar took a pillowcase and most likely was in the process of looking for items to take but then fl ed when the complainant drove into the driveway.

6000 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Feb. 23, an employee of a restaurant said money, totaling just over $1,000, was miss-ing from the safe. There was no forced entry.

5000 block of Spring Creek Lane 30350 – On Feb. 23 the victim said someone ran-sacked her apartment and took a number of clothing, jewelry and video/electronic items. No forced entry was found.

6000 block of Wright Circle 30328 – On Feb. 24, someone entered the home by forc-ing a carport door. Several items including jewelry were taken.

100 block of Bonnie Lane 30328 – On Feb. 24, sometime while the victim was working, someone forced entry to the residence and took a shotgun, 40- and 42-inch TVs, and an Apple TV.

1000 block of Pitts Road 30350 – On Feb. 25, someone forced a front door to the vic-tim’s apartment. Several items were taken from the victim’s bedroom.

500 block of Northridge Road 30350 – On Feb. 2,5 someone threw a brick through a side window and entered the home. Missing is $102 in change, a PS3, a Toshiba tablet and Glock 9mm pistol.

THEFT 6000 block of Bar� eld Road 30328 – On

Feb. 15, a woman reported that her iPhone was stolen.

6500 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Feb. 15, a 55-year-old woman report-

ed someone took her iPhone from her pants pocket while she was shopping. She recalled someone bumping into her because the store was crowded.

800 block of Brandywine Circle 30328 – On Feb. 15, a woman reported that fi ve ex-pensive handbags were taken from her home. She called several consignment shops in the area, and one shop recently received bags matching her description. The victim did not think she was burglarized.

6000 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Feb. 15, a restaurant manager said someone lifted $100 from the cash register.

6000 block of Sandy Springs Circle 30328 – On Feb. 16, the victim said she was at the location at about 1:30 a.m. and left her purse at the table while she danced. When she re-turned, the purse was gone.

800 block of Calibre Springs Way 30342 – On Feb. 16, a 1996 Mazda was report-ed stolen.

4000 block of Kitty Hawk Drive 30342 – On Feb. 16, a man report-ed someone en-

tered his shed (not locked) and took a leaf blower ($400) and an electric pressure wash-er.

7400 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Feb. 17, a maroon Kia Sorrento was stolen from a car repair shop.

8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Feb. 18, a man reported a 53-foot enclosed trailer was stolen from behind a grocery store. The trailer reads: “J&R Schugel.”

7000 block of Glisten Avenue 30328 – On Feb. 18, a 22-year-old woman reported her blue BMW 325i was stolen from a parking ga-rage.

200 block of Johnson Ferry Road 30328 – On Feb. 18, a 78-year-old woman reported that while she was shopping, someone took her iPhone from her purse. Her daughter ac-tivated “Find My iPhone,” showing the phone was in Jonesboro and later at the airport.

100 block of Allen Road 30328 – On Feb. 19, a business owner said a bank bag was sto-len from under a desk. The bag had no cash but did contain three checks. An employee said they saw a man in the offi ce, near the desk, at the time the theft would have oc-curred.

200 block of Sandy Springs Place 30328 – On Feb. 19, a 75-year-old woman reported that while shopping at a grocery store, she helped an older man look for medicine on the shelf. With him was a woman. She said that when she bent over to look at the medi-cine, her wallet was removed from her purse. In the wallet was $50 cash, credit cards and personal ID. She didn’t notice the theft until she checked out. By the time she got home, the card had been used at a department store for $1,000.

6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On Feb. 19, security offi cers at dis-count store reported they saw a man in a grey coat and L.A. Lakers ball cap conceal a set of headphones under his clothes and attempt to leave. They stopped him at the door, but the man began to struggle with the security person. He was able to fl ee, but the complainant ended up with the coat and the tag number of the car that was driven by an-

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other person. A witness later said he recog-nized the man because they are staying at the same hotel. That case is being investigat-ed and warrants are pending.

1st block of Cedar Run 30350 – On Feb. 19, a man reported his scooter ramp was sto-len.

Grey� eld Lane – A woman said she met three men at a sports bar on Roswell Road. She and the men eventually returned to her apartment. She said the following morn-ing the men were gone as was $1,800 cash, Xanax pills and about 30 Ambien pills. The three had the names of “Journey,” “Anto-nio,” and “Crow.”

5300 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Feb. 23, a woman reported her phone and wallet were taken from her workplace. The in-store video showed a woman standing next to the purse and then leaving with her hands concealed under an apron. Later, the victim called her phone and a woman answered, then hung up.

1100 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On Feb. 24, a woman checked into an offi ce to have a Botox treatment. Afterward, she said she left her wallet in her car. She left and never returned to pay the $250 fee.

5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Feb. 24, an 86-year-old woman reported that while she was shopping at a discount depart-ment store, someone removed her purse that contained ID, documents and $150 cash.

600 block of Lorell Terrace 30328 – On Feb. 25, a man reported his 1993 GMC Sierra truck was stolen from his driveway.

200 block of Northwood Drive 30342 – On Feb. 26, a check-cashing company report-ed an employee has apparently stolen over $8,000 from the business. They found that the same employee wired money on two oc-casions recently. The wired funds match the amount taken.

FRAUD 6500 block of Roswell Road – The own-

er of a sports bar received a call on Feb. 15 from a man who said his name was Gregory Evans and told the owner that he owed Geor-gia Power Co. $1,033, and to obtain and send a Green Dot card for that amount or the pow-er would be disconnected. The owner of the sports bar, which has been a Sandy Springs

business for over 20 years, is no idiot and confi rmed with Georgia Power that the call was bogus. Georgian Power would never ask for a payment via Green Dot Card. You would receive an offi cial letter. Always confi rm in-formation independently.

1000 block of Brentwood Way 30350 – On Feb. 17, a 38-year-old man said he was con-tacted by “U.S. Grant” and told that because he paid his bills on time, he was eligible for a grant of $10,200. He only needed to send a processing fee of $180 to “Sophie,” at a 202 area code. He was later called by “Peter” and said the amount to send was $400 for in-

surance. The potential victim did not send any money.

8700 block of Dun-woody Place 30350 – On Feb. 23, a man gave a counterfeit $20 bill at a restaurant. The employ-ee said that this man has been seen in the area frequently on a

bicycle.

A man reported someone used his personal ID to open a phone ac-count.

A man reported he re-sponded to a Monster.com ad for employment with a company called “Target-Tech.” He later

received a check from a “Melissa” in Cincinnati for $1,960 to which

he was to keep some and send $1,746 to a woman named “Elizabeth” in Oklahoma. He forwarded the money and later found the check made to him was fraudulent.

In a related fraud, a woman reported she accepted a job with a company called M3 Multi-Media Studios, and was sent a check for $2,430 to which she was to send the bulk to an address via Western Union and

keep some of the money for herself. � e check turned up fraudulent and she was overdrawn. � e destination of the wired funds was Yemen.

ASSAULT 3000 block of Spring Creek Lane 30350 –

On Feb. 22, a woman reported that she got into an argument with a co-worker, which re-sulted in heated text messages. The co-work-er came over, and a brief physical fi ght took place before the co-worker left.

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SANDY SPRINGSNOTICE OF REZONING

Petition Number: 201400049 Petitioner: Shorenstein Realty Property Location: 5901-5909 Peachtree Dunwoody RoadPresent Zoning: MIX (Mixed Use District)Request: To rezone the subject property to MIX (Mixed Use District)

with a use permit and concurrent variances. Public Hearings: Planning Commission

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SANDY SPRINGSNOTICE OF REZONING

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ARRESTS O� cers arrested a man on Harbor Pointe

Parkway Feb. 12 after a call was received of a loud argument. Cops found one man yelling and screaming at another guy, with a woman trying to calm the man down. As the o� cers tried to sort things out, the yelling guy con-tinued, and when told to stop or be arrested, he said “I don’t care.” � e o� cer ended up arresting the man. � e arrested man said he was mad because of an argument over sexu-al arrangements.

River Crest Court 30328 – On Feb. 15, a woman called and said two men walked into her home while she was in the shower. They were in a truck hauling pine straw. The offi -cer found a truck matching the description and spoke to four men who were with the truck. Two said they went to the home to so-licit pine straw and found the door open but denied going in the home. GCIC checks were made of all four. One man came back want-ed in Talbot County for forgery and in Meri-wether County for terroristic threats. He was cuffed and put in the patrol car. The other three were cited for soliciting without prop-er permits and released.

1000 block of Brentwood Way 30350 – On Feb. 16, cops re-sponded to a call of a disorder-ly person. The offi cer, who said he had been at the residence before, observed a loud and drunk guy yelling and being ob-noxious. A woman at the scene said he threatened her with a BB gun. He was arrested.

5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Feb. 19, loss prevention staff at a discount department store called the cops on a man who attempt-ed to steal a headset. He removed it from the package and then walked out. The staff watched this on video and alerted the police. He was met at the door by the offi cer who ar-rested him for the $71 theft.

5800 block of Spring Creek Lane 30350 – On Feb. 19, offi cers responded to a loud-music complaint coming from a car in the apartment parking lot. The offi cers noted the smell of marijuana as they spoke to the driv-er. He was later cited for possession of six grams of weed and issued a ticket.

1000 block of Lancaster Walk 30328 – On Feb. 22, just after 7 p.m., a resident called police regarding a suspicious person who was seen at a residence. The suspect appeared to attempt to check the door handle of the front door, to see if the door was unlocked. The man then quickly walked away when spotted. Offi cers located the man and determined he had no reason to be in that residential area, and checking the door handles indicated that he was most likely there to commit a crime. The man made several statements to the offi -cers to explain his being there, but all turned out to be lies. The man was also wanted in North Little Rock, Arkansas, on a failure to appear warrant for drug possession. He was charged with loitering and prowling, and ar-rested with a hold for Arkansas authorities.

8800 block of Applegate Lane 30350 – On Feb. 23, a suspicious-person call came in regarding a man looking into car windows around 4 a.m. The man was said to be leaving the residential area in a station wagon. A re-

sponding offi cer located a station wagon that had just been parked. The driver concealed himself behind the car until the offi cer locat-ed and secured him. A second man, passed out, was found in the car. The fi rst man could not give a reason why he was in that area at 4 a.m. He was later arrested for loitering and prowling. The drunken passenger was put in a taxi and sent home.

6300 block of Roswell Road – Cops re-sponded to a suspicious-person call. The offi -cers found two men in a car, and asked them if they saw anything suspicious. The offi cers smelled marijuana when the driver rolled the window down. The driver had a small bag in his back pocket. They were cited on copies of charges for disorderly conduct-possession.

7800 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Feb. 23, a patrol offi cer spotted a fi ght going on at a bar. As he approached, one of the men engaged looked at the cop and cursed. The argument started over a man arguing with his girlfriend. One man was arrested.

6100 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On Feb. 24, employees of a hotel called police to check on guests who were

well past their checkout time. The em-ployees let the offi cers in, who found

a man and woman in bed sleeping. They were unable to wake them up, and offi cers found what ap-peared to be packets of cocaine and syringes in several areas of the room. The pair was even-tually awakened and later ar-rested.

I-285/Ga. 400 30328 – On Feb. 26, an offi cer stopped a

car going 80 mph and found that the driver had a clear jar contain-

ing marijuana on the fl oorboard. A grinder was also found in the car as

were some pills, believed to be Adderall. He was arrested.

OTHER THINGS Cops responded to Burdett Road and

Scott Valley on an injured 54-year-old wom-an. � e woman, bloody and screaming, said she fell while walking her dog. � e o� cer noted a smell of alcohol, which the woman enthusiastically denied. An ambulance came to treat the victim who, while inside the am-bulance, pulled four, single serving bottles of vodka from her bra. She was transport-ed for medical treatment and the dog was turned over to the woman’s mother.

5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Feb. 19, cops met with a 43-year-old man who was in a dispute with another man. The victim said his roommate wanted rent money. The complainant had $100, which made the other man angry. He asked for $250 or said he would hit him with a fl ute. The complain-ant said the other guy put down the fl ute and picked up a speaker and threatened to hit him with it. Cops asked the other guy, who said the complainant was in fact the aggres-sor, and threatened to harm him while hold-ing the fl ute. The second guy’s mother was on the scene and broke up the fi ght without us-ing the fl ute.

Summer Crossing – A man said he has been getting death threats via text messag-es from the boyfriend of the girl he is “mess-ing around with.”

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three were cited for soliciting without prop-

1000 block of Brentwood Way – On Feb. 16, cops re-

sponded to a call of a disorder-ly person. The offi cer, who said he had been at the residence

noxious. A woman at the scene said he threatened her with a

5600 block of Roswell Road – On Feb. 19, loss prevention

staff at a discount department store

well past their checkout time. The em-ployees let the offi cers in, who found

a man and woman in bed sleeping. They were unable to wake them up, and offi cers found what ap-peared to be packets of cocaine

On Feb. 26, an offi cer stopped a car going 80 mph and found that

the driver had a clear jar contain-ing marijuana on the fl oorboard. A

grinder was also found in the car as

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