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JUNE 27 — JULY 10, 2014 • VOL. 8 — NO. 13

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Yard clippings and dog waste are some of the reasons two streams in Sandy Springs are polluted, says a Kennesaw State Uni-versity class, whose members presented fi ndings of a six-week sum-mer study to the community on June 24.

Th e study marked the fourth year the class has teamed with the Watershed Alliance of Sandy Springs to conduct fi eld studies mon-itoring the health of Long Island and Marsh creeks.

“It’s a service for the community and an educational experience for [the class],” said Dick Farmer of the Watershed Alliance.

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Study: Clippings, dog waste pollute streams

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Lenox Brotherton, 6, tries his luck at catching a “big one” at Island Ford along the Chattahoochee River during a Kids’ Fishing Day event on June 21. Youngsters used poles

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Carter/Selig picked as master developer for city center

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

For the most up to date meeting schedule, visit http://www.sandyspringsga.org/Calendars/City-Calendar


Roswell Road’s transforma-tion is one step closer with the selection of a master develop-er for Sandy Springs’ city cen-ter, the project that is meant to transform the corridor into a walkable downtown with green space, mixed-use development, and a civic and performing arts center.

Sandy Springs City Coun-cil on June 17 unanimously ap-proved entering into a 90-day negotiation period with Carter/Selig Enterprises to become its development partner in Phase I implementation of the center’s master plan, which includes an area north of Hammond Drive and west of Roswell Road.

Th e master developer will be responsible for developing and managing the retail, private offi ce and residential component of the project, including planning, de-sign, fi nancing, permitting, con-struction, sales and leasing, and ongoing management.

“Th is is a process that we started approximately nine months ago to identify a part-ner for the implementation of our city center master plan,” said City Manager John McDonough at the council meeting.

Carter/Selig was among four fi -nalists chosen following a request for qualifi cations issued by the city in Sep-tember, and was chosen after a request for proposals was issued to the fi nal-ists. Th e team consists of the Carter real estate fi rm and Selig Enterprises, both Atlanta-area veterans in the de-velopment industry.

“Carter/Selig is one of the old-est and most successful of all Atlanta-based real estate developers and own-ers,” McDonough said. “We believe they also demonstrated fl exibility in their approach to uses and density on this site.”

After the 90-day period, terms of the negotiation will be brought back to the council for approval.

“We don’t know ultimately as we sit here tonight what the fi nal develop-ment agreement will look like,” Mc-Donough said, explaining that fi nal details will be hammered out during the 90-day period, and that any poten-tial changes to the master plan will in-

volve public workshops and the coun-cil’s approval.

Carter/Selig was unanimously cho-sen by an evaluation committee con-sisting of McDonough, other staff , and developers. Mayor Rusty Paul was an advisor to the committee.

“We had some realy good ideas and proposals that were put on the table,” Paul said. “It was a very diffi cult de-cision, but in the end, Carter/Selig clearly was the correct choice.”

He said that the negotiation period is an interim step toward fi nal approv-al, and once there is a letter of intent and program and development agree-ments, the city will be able to move forward on city center plans.

He said that all decisions such as how the site will be developed and what it will look like will be fully aired in public.

“Th e public is going to have every opportunity to provide feedback in this, because this is the most impor-tant project the city has ever undertak-en in its young history,” Paul said. “It’s one of the reasons why we wanted to become a city.”

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When Sandy Springs City Council made its choice for a master developer for its city center project, the city opted for a team of veteran real estate developers.

The choice – made unanimously by an evaluation committee, according to the mayor – was Carter/Selig, a partnership of two Atlanta-area development firms that now has entered into a 90-day nego-tiation period with the city to hash out fi-nal details of the deal.

Carter will head up the residential aspect of the mixed-use development, while Selig Enterprises will lead the retail component.

Selig Enterprises’ roots in Atlanta can be traced as far back to 1918, though it formally became Selig Enterprises in 1968. The company’s portfolio today contains more than 10 million square feet of properties in the Southeast. Among its properties are AAA Parking, Ansley Mall, Brookwood Place on Peachtree, Avondale Crossing and Buckhead Commons.

“Over the course of this project, we look forward to working with the Sandy Springs community to create a unique, mixed-use destination and community asset which attracts residents and visitors to the development for a variety of activ-ities,” said Scott Selig, vice president of acquisitions and development with Selig

Enterprises. “A unique and sustainable retail experience will be core to that mis-sion.”

Selig Enterprises’ president and chair-man of the board, Steve Selig, is regard-ed as a pillar of the community, serving on the boards of the Atlanta Housing Authority, Woodruff Arts Center and the Carter Center, among others.

Carter, headquartered in Atlanta, boasts five decades of experience in real estate. Its projects include Lindbergh City Center and Columbus Commons in Ohio, an example of a public-private partnership.

“Over the past 12 months, Sandy Springs has spent significant effort con-ceptualizing a vision for its City Cen-ter project,” said Jerome Hagley, execu-tive vice president of Carter. “The Carter/Selig team looks forward to partnering with the city of Sandy Springs in a col-laborative effort to fine-tune the overall development program, while addressing both civic and private components.”

John Jokerst, senior vice president of development with Carter and a Sandy Springs resident, was on hand when the council voted to approve the team.

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Residents: MARTA rail extension must go west of Ga. 400

BY JENNA GOFFSandy Springs residents had a simple

message for MARTA when discussing how best to extend the transit agency’s trains to the north: Go west of Ga. 400.

“If the expansion were to proceed on the east side of the highway from the North Springs station, it would poten-tially impact two elementary schools [Woodland Forest and Dunwoody Springs Charter] and many neighbor-hoods that exist already,” Chip Swearn-gan, president of the Somerset Home-owners Association in Sandy Springs, told MARTA offi cials during a meeting with homeowners June 12.

Other residents said a past agreement between MARTA and the communi-ty promised MARTA would expand solely on the west side. More commer-cial development exists on that side of the highway, and fewer neighborhoods would be aff ected.

“Th at agreement is still there, but we must consider all options,” said Don Williams, senior director of transit sys-tem planning at MARTA. “Nothing is etched in stone. We want to fi nd the best suitable option.”

MARTA offi cials are examining ways to provide future mass transit to Fulton County residents who live north of the river. Th e project is expected to take 10 to 15 years.

Janide Sidifall, project manager for MARTA, said that because of changes in the area over the years, the agency “had to start back at zero in 2011.”

MARTA is examining three options: bus rapid transit, light rail and extend-ing the current heavy rail line north from Sandy Springs.

Th e agency is considering adding sta-tions at Northridge Road, Holcomb Bridge Road, Mansell Road, North Point Mall, Old Milton Parkway and

Windward Parkway.“If we do not have strong communi-

ty support, we will not do the project. It won’t be funded,” Williams said.

Preliminary estimates show the bus option is expected to cost about $460 million, compared to $1.8 billion for light rail and $1.6 billion for heavy rail, Sidifall said. Th e heavy rail option is cheaper than light rail, she said, because it extends the current line.

Th e reason MARTA is looking at a rail line east of Ga. 400 is simply the cost. Sidifall said each crossing of Ga. 400 is projected to add “a few hundred thousand dollars” to the cost of the proj-ect. If the train crosses to the west side of Ga. 400, it will at some point have to return to the east side, she said.

Sandy Springs and Dunwoody city offi cials have publicly expressed support for building the rail on the west side of the Ga. 400 highway, saying building on the east side would interfere with neigh-borhoods.

MARTA is holding a series of public discussions on plans to extend its trains north to Alpharetta. Th e trains now stop at the North Springs station. MARTA’s plans call for a new station at North-ridge Road.

MARTA offi cials met with residents of the Somerset Homeowners Associ-ation and the Northridge Community Association on June 12.

Th ree more community meetings will be held in the near future to dis-cuss MARTA’s Connect 400 Project. Th e fi rst will be held on July 8 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Johns Creek En-vironmental Center; the next will be on July 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the GSU Alpharetta Center; the last will be on July 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Hampton Inn Atlanta/Perimeter.

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Vacant/Underutilized Land: 148 Acres (29% of total land area)

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Projected 2040 Population: 1,738Projected 2040 Employment : 3,911

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MARTA’s Connect 400 Project proposes new stations at Northridge Road, Holcomb Bridge Road, Mansell Road, North Point Mall, Old Milton Parkway and Windward Parkway. There has been much discussion on the path these new lines would take. Residents would like to see the rail line built on the west side of Ga. 400, rather than the east side, lessening the impact on existing schools and neighborhoods. MARTA plans a series of public input meetings to discuss the extension. See a larger version of this map online at ReporterNewspapers.net.

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Th e city of Sandy Springs will hold its fi rst public hearing on next year’s mill-age rate on Tuesday, July 15, at 6 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 7840 Ro-swell Road. Th e budget tentatively ad-opted by the Sandy Springs mayor and council requires a millage rate higher than the rollback millage rate.

Each year, the board of tax assessors is required to review the assessed value for property tax purposes of taxable proper-ty in the county. When trends of pric-es on properties that have recently sold in the county indicate there has been an increase in the fair market value of any specifi c property, the board of tax asses-sors is required by law to re-determine the value of such property and adjust the assessment. Th is is called a reassessment. Th ere are two types of value increas-es made to a county tax digest: increas-es due to infl ation and increases due to new or improved properties.

When the total digest of taxable property is prepared, Georgia law re-quires that a rollback millage rate must be computed that will produce the same total revenue on the current year’s di-gest that last year’s millage rate would have produced had no reassessments oc-curred. Th e city’s millage rate of 4.731 is set in the city charter and has not changed since incorporation. However, due to the increase in property values, the millage rate for FY15 refl ects as 1.07 percent higher than the rollback mill-age rate computed by the Fulton Coun-ty Tax Assessors Offi ce.

Based on Georgia law, three public hearings will be held prior to the City Council fi nalizing the budget and set-ting a fi nal millage rate. Th e two addi-tional required public hearings will be held on Aug. 5 at 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Th e council adopted a $90 million general fund budget at its June 17 coun-cil meeting.

Rural/Metro contract renewedRural/Metro Ambulance will contin-

ue to provide emergency medical ser-vices (EMS) within the city of Sandy Springs. During its June 17 meeting, the city council approved a fi ve-year contract extension with EMS Ventures, Inc., Ru-ral/Metro’s parent company. Rural/Met-ro has been the city’s ambulance provid-er since incorporation in 2005.

“We are talking about a service in which every minute can be the diff er-ence between life and death. Th ey not only meet the response times, but also many times beat them. Rural/Metro has done a phenomenal job of saving lives in Sandy Springs,” said Mayor Rusty Paul in a press release.

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hours. Rural/Metro also must meet an eight-minute response time on all emer-gency calls, and a 15-minute response time on all non-emergency calls 90 per-cent of the time. In 2013, Rural/Metro responded to 9,415 calls for emergency medical service with an average six min-utes and 49 seconds response time.

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Fulton schedules hearings on tax

increase Fulton County will hold three pub-

lic hearings on a proposed 17 percent property tax increase before voting on July 16.

Commissioners voted 5-2 to call for the increase.

Supporters say the increase is needed to fund county services properly.

Some opponents say an increase is illegal, and Commissioner Liz Haus-mann, who represents a portion of North Fulton and voted against the hike, says the county should focus on managing costs instead.

Th e hearings will take place July 9 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and on July 16 at 10 a.m. at the Fulton County Government Center, 141 Pryor St., Atlanta.

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Th e Georgia Department of Trans-portation plans to raise the speed limit along the “top end” of the Perimeter to 65 mph starting in September.

Th e change from the current 55-mph speed limit will be part of a DOT plan to implement variable speed limits along the 36-mile segment of I-285 north of the I-20 interchanges, DOT said on its website.

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Th e class started after Farmer came across a study of Long Island Creek con-ducted in 2001 by KSU Professor Mark Patterson and got in touch with him.

Farmer asked Patterson if he would be interested in following up on the study.

Patterson, along with fellow professor Nancy Hoalst-Pullen, Farmer and Patty Berkovitz of the Watershed Allliance, starting devising a full-credit summer course giving geography students real-world experience in the fi eld.

“On average we have 18 to 24 stu-dents each summer,” said Patterson, adding that during the course students conduct studies such as water quality testing and urban tree risk assessment.

Students in KSU’s Watershed Assess-ment and Watershed Analysis classes say that while overall the streams are in good condition, there are signs of pollution, in some cases, extreme. “In only the sec-ond week, one site found extremely high E. coliform counts,” Patterson said.

Th e Watershed Alliance subsequent-ly alerted Fulton County and the city of Sandy Springs of the high E. coli counts, and also notifi ed nearby homeowners of the risk.

Th e county found a manhole over-fl ow and notifi ed the Environmen-

tal Protection Division. Th e water was treated, and the numbers started com-ing back down.

Student Amy Taylor described her team’s experience in monitoring a sec-tion of Long Island Creek.

“Our biggest concerns on this wa-tershed were mainly the yards that were right next to this site,” she said. “We found traces of animal waste decompos-ing near the stream and in the yards.” Taylor also noted erosion taking place on the stream banks, exposing roots and contributing to potential tree collapses, which also dam up the stream and cause further pollution.

Overall the students found E. coli levels in both streams troubling, not-ing that growing amounts of impervi-ous surfaces that come with new devel-opment are also a factor in the pollution along with yard and pet waste.

But while the biological conditions of the streams need monitoring, the stu-dents found that it’s not all bad news for the two urban watersheds.

Th e students found pH balances and dissolved oxygen, which allows aquatic life to breathe, to be in acceptable ranges.

“Surprisingly, given how many man-icured lawns there are, they’re not fi nd-ing a lot of [fertilizer traces] in the wa-ter,” Patterson said.

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Allyson Reed (left) with the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area teaches KSU students about the history of the river.

KSU students in the school’s Watershed Assessment and Watershed Analysis classes are pictured with the Watershed Alliance’s Patty Berkovitz (center, pink shirt) and Dick Farmer (right, blue shirt.)

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More than 20 states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical treatment. An eff ort to add Georgia to the list failed in the 2014 Legislature, but state lawmakers are taking a new look at the issue, and Gov. Nathan Deal has said he has talked to federal of-fi cials about allowing clinical trials using a marijuana derivative to treat children with seizure disorders.

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BY BOB PEPALIS The home-sales market in the Perimeter area appears to

be rebounding, although high-end luxury homes may take months longer to sell than lower priced homes.

For homes priced between $1.5 million and $3 million, “we’ve just been over-saturated. Now we are in an extreme buyer’s market,” said Cynthia Lippert, a broker for Keller Williams First Atlanta in Buckhead. She said the very small area of the Historic Brookhaven neighborhood fares better for the luxury market at the moment.

The news is better for less expensive homes.David Hutchins, an associate broker with Re/Max, said

houses for sale in the Perimeter area and priced $600,000 and below are moving very well, with a smaller supply than the demand.

“The inventory of homes has fallen to five months or less in the $600,000 and under price point,” he said, referring to figures revealed in the “Absorption Analysis Reports” by FMLS, the local Atlanta listing service.

“While we saw the market stabilize and even start to re-bound in 2013, there remains one major challenge in 2014 – low inventory,” said Brett Duffy, managing broker for Cold-well Banker Residential Brokerage-Dunwoody. In May, 20,517 properties were available in metro Atlanta, up 6 per-cent from April, and 25 percent from May 2013. In May, just 255 properties were available in Dunwoody, up 13 percent from April and 21 percent from May 2013.

“Finding buyers is no problem – there are plenty – but there aren’t enough properties to meet the demand, particu-larly in the Dunwoody area,” Duffy said.

The average days on the market in May was 62, down from 70 days in April and 73 days last May. That’s a great sign for sellers.

The low inventory of homes extends to Sandy Springs, Brookhaven and Buckhead, said Tony Floyd, chief marketing officer for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Georgia Prop-

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Mike’s Hot Dogs serves up a bite of Chicago in down-town Sandy Springs.

Chicago blues play nonstop on the sound system. Im-ages of Chicago institutions – the Cubs, the Bulls, the late actor John Belushi – cover the walls. Customers have con-tributed expired Illinois license plates so the floor-to-ceil-ing display bears an authentic touch of home. And the biggest seller on the menu is, of course, the Chicago-style hot dog.

Chicago and its hot dogs have found fans in metro Atlanta. On June 16, Zagat, which provides customer-based restaurant views, named Mike’s one of the 10 best hot dogs in metro Atlanta. Voters in the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s “Best of Atlanta” survey last year made it the top “reader’s pick” for hot dogs. And yelp.com, the online review site, gives it four of five stars.

“My expectations were lowered because, let’s face it, south of the Mason-Dixon Line, you couldn’t pay me to eat a hot dog,” one Yelp reviewer wrote. “I’ve had the best and that’s that. However, I had a wonderful surprise when I ate my hot dog. It felt like home.”

That’s been a big part of Mike’s appeal from the start. Mike Sweeney, who gave the place its name, opened the restaurant to serve Chicago-style food, including the city’s hot dogs dressed with tomatoes, peppers and the like, Polish sausages and Italian beef, still the mainstays of the menu. Elvis Hajdarevic, a Bosnian refugee who bought the restaurant 3½ years ago after managing it for four

years, says he still buys all his sausages and meats from Chicago.

“Everything has to be original from the city,” the 30-year-old Hajdarevic said. “You can’t make a Chicago dog without a poppy seed bun. If I made them differ-ently, people would start riots.”

Mike’s now sells more than 5,000 hot dogs a month, Hajdarevic said after a quick calculation. And while most of Mike’s customers live in or near Sandy Springs, the restaurant draws fans from across metro Atlanta, and even Tennessee, for special items such as its Italian beef sandwich, he said.

At one time, prior Mike’s owners tried expanding to other metro communities, Hajdarevic said. They planned to operate five restaurants, he said, but the expansions all closed. Only the Sandy Springs location, the original, continues operation, he said.

Hajdarevic, who came to the United States at age 16, said he was introduced to Mike’s when he was working at a discount store in the same shopping mall. Hot dogs reminded him of a kind of sausage he’d eat-en in his home in eastern Europe, so he ate at Mike’s all the time, he said. “I was the biggest customer,” he said.

After he bought the business, he made sure to change little so he could continue its appeal. He did start playing blues on the sound system – earlier owners liked 1960s music, such as the Beatles, on the soundtrack – and kept adding images of Chicago and other bits of Americana to the display Sweeney had started on the restaurant walls, he said. “He came up with it, but it wasn’t this good,” Hajdarevic said. “I made it better.”

He points to photos on display of Mike’s customers

who have been eating at its wooden booths for decades. Some paired photos depict customers when they were children and then again as adults. “There’s something for everyone on this wall,” Hajdarevic said. “Niney-nine per-cent of my customers see something they like. ... See this [photo of a] little girl? That’s her right here [in another photo nearby]. She’s even bigger now. She walked in a cou-ple of days ago.”

Mike’s customers keep coming back, so he’ll keep serv-ing up Mike’s Chicago Hot Dogs. And he’ll keep eat-ing them, too. “I love them. I still love them,” he said, grinning. “I actually had one earlier today. As a quali-ty check.”

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Mike’s Hot Dogs owner Elvis Hajdarevic in the Sandy Springs restaurant that has offered a little

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any new housing for the past three to four years.

Leigh Schiff of Schiff Realty Partners said it is a seller’s market.

“Good homes are experiencing multiple offers within the first 72 hours on the mar-ket,” she said. “These offers often result in offers above list price and without contin-gencies.”

Her clients have seen success particular-ly over the last year and a half since the mar-ket has turned.

Ashton Woods, a national develop-er, has experienced strong demand in its neighborhoods throughout metro Atlanta, and in particular at locations in and around Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and Dun-woody, said Michael Malloy, chief market-ing officer for the company’s Atlanta divi-sion.

He said the market has steadily im-proved over the past few years as inter-est rates have remained low, demand has been steady and people have been able to sell their existing homes quicker than years past. Ashton Woods has seen more buyers move up to a higher price point. “The big-gest difference we see is the increasing cost of land and increased demand as more de-velopers are seeking “A” locations,” Malloy said.

At a price point between $200,000 and

$750,000, the 2014 real estate market is performing better than 2013, both in val-ue and sales, Floyd said. Investor deals and foreclosures made last year have resulted in fewer homes priced at $200,000 or less this year.

“Some areas still have substantial short sales and foreclosures. Some areas, such as Buckhead, Sandy Springs and Brookhaven have none,” Lippert said.

“I think the long-term outlook for real estate is good,” Lippert said.

In 2006, when the market was peak-ing in metro Atlanta, there were about 60,000 new homes being sold, Floyd said. During the recession, it was down to about 5,000.

At the recent “smart housing” confer-ence, Floyd said it was shown that based on current numbers, approximately 16,000 new homes will be built in 2014. About 70 percent of those sales are pre-sales. New home prices are rising rapid-ly because of the short supply, high de-mand, issues with availability of labor, raw material costs rising and the time to get permits increasing.

“They just simply can’t get them out of the ground fast enough,” Floyd said.

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Tightening marketThe market is tightening for homes priced below $500,000, real es-

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Metro Atlanta closings in MayPrice Number of TransactionsLess than $100,000 654$100,000-$200,000 1,636$200,000-$500,000 2,077$500,000-$1 million 439$1 million -$2 million 66$2 million + 7

Months of housing inventory on market in metro Atlanta in MayPrice Months of InventoryLess than $100,000 3.4$100,000-$200,000 3.2$200,000-$500,000 4.4$500,000-$1 million 6.4$1 million-$2 million 13.1$2 million+ 40Overall 4.2

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Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers are lead-ing home sales, with people buying a sec-ond home following behind.

Floyd thinks part of what drives this trend is that first-time buyers can’t find homes they can afford that they like as pric-es rise. Qualifying for mortgages is back to

normal and fewer people can qualify. So, more people are waiting until they reach their 30s to buy their first home.

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Sandy Springs-based Atlan-ta-Israel Chamber of Commerce has changed its name to conexx: America Israel Business Con-nector. Joel Neuman, chairman of conexx, said the change was made “to establish a clearer mes-sage about who we are and what we do.” The new name was an-nounced June 10. “We hope that our new branding adequately reflects our unique ability to connect U.S. companies with Israeli innovation, and create the environment that supports communities of opportunity in both Israel and the Southeast [United States],” Shai Robkin, president and CEO of the organization said.

Big Scary Cranium, an Atlanta-based digital marketing agency owned by

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The Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia (MBAG) Board of Governors has

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Office rents in the Central Perimeter market are hitting new peaks, according to a report in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Rents at trophy office properties in San-dy Springs and Dunwoody have been climbing to the range of $27 to $28 a foot for the past year, and some floors are renting for $30 a foot, according to market data, the newspaper reported. That’s higher than rents were at the peak in 2008, the news-paper said.

After more than 20 years on Roswell Road, Ruth’s Chris Steak House is moving

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Fizz, Boom, Draw Monday, June 30, 10:30-11:15 a.m. – Kids, come to the Buckhead Branch Library to see air-brush artist Michael White, illustrator of “The Li-brary Dragon” and “Return of the Library Dragon.” For ages 4-12. Free, and all are welcome. 269 Buck-head Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: [email protected] or call 404-814-3500 for details.

Fossils are FunMonday, June 30, 1-1:45 p.m. – Learn about fossil animals, fish, amphibians, reptiles and dino-saurs! Handle the fossils, and take home a sample. Free. For ages 5-12. Open to the community. Reser-vations required by calling 404-814-3508 or email-ing: [email protected]. Northside Branch Library, 3295 Northside Parkway, NW, Atlanta, 30327.

Pure MagicMonday, June 30, 4-4:45 p.m. – The mag-ical Mr. McClure dazzles you with his tricks! Free and open to all. Suitable for ages 5-12. Dunwoody Branch Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-512-4640 for infor-mation.

Movie TimeThursday, July 3, 10:30-11 a.m. – Chil-dren ages 2-5 will enjoy a se-ries of short films with favor-ite characters from children’s books, with each film ap-proximately 30 minutes

long. From 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., older children ages 5-12 will see two science films, “Stormchasers” and “Rockfinders.” Free and open to the commu-nity. Groups of five or more must register by call-ing 404-814-3500. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: [email protected] to learn more.

Kuumba StorytellerThursday, July 3, 10:30-11:15 a.m. – Ernes-tine Brown, animated and seasoned storyteller, per-forms for children ages 4 and up and their families. Free, and all are welcome. Call the Buckhead Branch Library at 404-814-3500 for further details. Perfor-mance at the Sunshine House, 135 W. Wieuca Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30342. Email: [email protected] with questions.

Princess & The PeaMonday, July 7, 2-2:45 p.m. – Can a tiny green pea hidden under a dozen mattresses prove whether a young lady is royal or regular person? Find out in this audience participation musical. Suitable for ages 5-12. Free and open to all. Northside Branch Library, 3295 Northside Parkway, NW, Atlanta, 30327. Call 404-814-3508 to learn more. Sandy Springs Library also hosts the free show, appropriate for ages 3 and up, on July 8, 10:30-11:30 a.m. No reservations required. 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 or email: [email protected] for details.

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Building WristbandsTuesday, July 8, 1:30-2:30 p.m. – Learn how to build a switch to turn your LED on and off. Prac-tice making wristbands for your favorite team and school. Free. The public is welcome. Open to ris-ing middle school and high school youth. Find out more and register by calling 404-303-6130 or email-ing: [email protected]. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon High-way, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Fizz, Boom, PopWednesday, July 9, 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Discover the chemistry that is all around you, from exploding film canisters to electrifying indoor light-ning. Free for all young scientists! Suitable for ages 4-12. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 or email: [email protected] or for additional information.

Juggler ExtraordinaireWednesday, July 9, 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Adam Boehmer has been captivating audiences with his juggling, gymnastics and unicycling skills for over a decade. Come see for yourself! Free, and open to the public. For ages 3 and up. San-dy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: [email protected] or call 404-303-6130 with questions.

LadybugsWednesday, July 9, 3-3:45 p.m. – Sarah Brodd, with the DeKalb Cooperative Extension, demonstrates a fun ladybug craft and activity. For ages 3-5. Free. Open to the first 10 participants. For groups of five or more, call the Brookhaven Branch Library at 404-848-7140. 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

Fizzing FolktalesWednesday, July 9, 3:30-4:15 p.m. – Lis-ten to folktales from around the world about volca-noes, earthquakes, lightning and more. Free. Open to the community. Suitable for ages 4-12. North-side Branch Library, 3295 Northside Parkway, NW, Atlanta, 30327. Call 404-814-3508 or email: [email protected] for details.


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Thursday, July 10, 10:30-11:15 a.m. – Au-thor Ivonne Hernandez, mother of an autistic son, reads her new book to children ages 5-12. Through the characteristics of animals, listeners learn what it is like to be autistic, and how to be a friend to an autistic child. Free. Open to everyone. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: [email protected] or call 404-814-3500 for further information.

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Thursday, July 10, 12-1:45 p.m. – Junior Achievement helps youth discover a market need, and create and market the product. Open to rising middle school and high school students. Continues Thursdays through July 31. Free. The community is welcome. Ask questions and register by calling 404-303-6130 or emailing: [email protected]. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Teen Improv 101 Thursday, July 10, 1-2 p.m. – Develop public speaking and acting skills, while boosting con-fidence and learning to think on your feet. Learn different tech-niques through theater games and exercises. Free. For ages 12-18. Space limited to 20 participants. Get details and register by calling 404-814-3500 or emailing: [email protected]. Buckhead Branch Library, 269

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Turtle ToursSaturday, July 12, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Heritage San-dy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an education-al series appropriate for children ages 2-5, continues. In this program, join muse-um mascots Spring and Sandy as they “rock out with rocks.” Free; donations en-couraged. No reservations required. 6075 San-dy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, email: [email protected], call 404-851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org.

Israel Scout CaravanMonday, June 30, 7 p.m. – The Israel Scout Friendship Caravan performs in Atlanta! The 10 Israeli scouts, ages 16-18, bring a love of Isra-el through song and dance, performing in Eng-lish, Hebrew and Yiddish. Tickets: $5 per person or $10 for a family of four. Temple Emanu-El, 1580 Spalding Dr., NE, Sandy Springs, 30350. For more information, visit: www.israelscouts.org, email: [email protected] or call 678-880-7170.

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Enrichment Classes Thursday, July 10, 10 a.m. – Inquisitive adults age 55 or older are invited to Lifespan Academy, an enrichment and education program! Classes include: Remembrance of WWII; art history; technology; your partner in aging; investing and finance; Tai Chi; and line dancing. Classes continue Thursdays through August 14. $59; lunch available for a fee. Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30305. For details and registration, go to: www.lifespanseni-orresources.com or call 404-237-7307.

Grains of SandSunday, July 13, 7-8:30 p.m. – Con-certs by the Springs continues its 18th sea-son by welcoming the Grains of Sand band, featuring beach, Mo-town and soul music. Free and open to the com-munity. Picnic baskets, coolers and blankets wel-come. No outside tables. Pets and smoking are not permitted. Gates open at 5 p.m. Heritage Green, on the Sandy Springs Society Entertain-ment Lawn, 6110 Bluestone Rd., NE, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-851-9111, visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org or email: [email protected] for more information.

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Celebrate this July 4th viewing parades and fireworks

Rockets will glare and bombs will burst in air as Reporter Newspapers communities celebrate the Fourth of July. Here are some places to sit back and celebrate the July 4 holiday by catching a parade or a fireworks show.

The annual Dunwoody Fourth of July Parade

What: The largest pa-rade in the state of Geor-gia promises marching bands, floats, clowns, animals and local celeb-rities. Music from the 116th National Army Guard will follow the parade, along with a presentation of parade awards. Hot dogs, BBQ and grilled sausages will also be available for pur-chase.Where: The parade will start at the intersection of Mount Vernon and Jett Ferry roads, and proceed to Dun-woody Village Parkway, Dunwoody, 30338.When: The parade steps off Friday, July 4, at 9 a.m.How much: FreeFor more info: www.dunwoodyga.org

Lenox Square’s 55th annual Legendary Fourth

of July FestivitiesWhat: The celebration offers music from Sons of Sailors, an Athens-based band, and Party on the Moon, a cover band from Atlanta. There will also be a Kid Zone and food concessions. The evening will culminate with a fireworks show. Where: Lenox Square Mall, 3393 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, 30326When: Friday, July 4, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The mall’s shops and restaurants will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., music will begin at 6 p.m., and the fire-works show will start at about 9:40 p.m.How much: FreeFor more info: www.simon.com/mall/lenox-square

The Peachtree Road RaceWhat: Atlanta’s annual 10K race invites runners to celebrate the Fourth of July. Registration is full, but volunteers and spectators are welcome. Where: The race starts at Lenox Square in Buckhead and travels down Peachtree to 10th Street in Midtown. The finish is located on 10th Street just outside of Piedmont Park. When: The race begins with the wheel-chair race at 6:45 a.m. and continues until the last official start time at 9:05 a.m.

How much: Free For more info: www.peachtreeroadra-ce.org

Sandy Springs’ Stars and Stripes Celebration

What: The city of Sandy Springs’ Fourth of July celebration includes a perfor-mance by the band Shiloh and a fire-

works show. Guests are invited to bring a snack and a blanket to enjoy the evening on the lawn, but pets, tents, outdoor cooking and sparklers are prohibited.Where: The Concourse Corporate Center Lawn, 5 Concourse Parkway NE, 30328When: Music kicks off at 7:30 p.m., followed by the fireworks show at 9:45 p.m.How much: FreeFor more info: www.

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Chamblee’s Fourth of July Celebration

What: The event will feature conces-sions from popular food trucks, a bike parade from Chamblee Middle School, activity booths, train rides and a corn-hole tournament. The band The Mus-tangs will perform. The evening con-cludes with a fireworks show.Where: Keswick Park Soccer Field, 3496 Keswick Drive, 30341When: Concessions and activity booths are open from 5 to 9 p.m.; the parade starts at 5 p.m.; train rides from 5 to 8 p.m.; the cornhole tournament is at 6 p.m.; music from 6 to 9 p.m.; and the fireworks show will begin at 9:15 p.m. or after dark.How much: FreeFor more info: www.chambleega.com

Annual Chastain Park Fourth of July Parade

What: Chastain Park invites families and friends to the 7th annual parade. Children are encouraged to decorate their bikes, tricycles, scooters and more, and join in the parade. The celebration will continue at the Chastain Pool.Where: Parade route starts at the inter-section of Dudley Lane and West Wieu-ca, and continues down West Wieuca to Pool Road. When: Parade lineup starts at 11 a.m., beginning at 11:30 a.m. and ending at noon. The pool celebration will be from noon to 3 p.m. How much: FreeFor more info: chastainpark.org

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newest production for fam-ilies, The Frog Prince, is a lo-cally produced retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm tale. From the music and lyr-ics to the actors on stage, all involved in the creation of the show hail from the At-lanta area.

Allen O’Reilly, the show’s director, has been a name in local theater for many years. “I’ve done 24 seasons with Georgia Shakespeare as an actor,” he said. “And I’ve been involved in probably every children’s theater in town.”

O’Reilly calls The Frog Prince one of the best chil-dren’s productions he’s been involved with. “It is a highly, highly entertaining show,” he said. “The score, the act-ing ability, and the set are all remarkable.”

Jennifer Bauer-Lyons, managing director with Georgia Shakespeare, agrees that the show -- one of two the theater is staging in July -- is truly special. “Un-like our shows that have featured music in the past, this play is a full-on musi-cal,” she said. “Our performances will be its world premier.”

Melanie Martin Long, a local play-wright and lyricist, wrote the show, and James Woodward, an Atlanta-based mu-sician, provided the music. “Long took the best parts of the story to create a live-ly, fun and funny version,” said O’Reilly. “And Woodward’s score will have people humming the tunes long after they’ve left the theater.”

At the heart of it, though, the show still remains a classic fairy tale. Audienc-es will find many aspects of the Grimm

story that they have come to love. The production follows the relation-

ship between Princess Alaina and the Frog Prince, both portrayed by student actors from local universities. After the princess loses her golden ball in a well, she promises her friendship to the frog if he will retrieve it. This promise is quick-ly broken, but as the frog sticks around, Alaina begins to realize he is more than meets the eye.

“There are some scary aspects and some great, magical aspects,” Bauer-Ly-ons said. “And like every fairy tale, there are life lessons to be learned.”

In addition to “The Frog Prince,” Georgia Shakespeare is staging a show for adults in July. “One Man, Two Gu-vnors” runs July 9 to July 27.

These lessons can be enjoyed by chil-dren and adults alike. While the show is aimed at children, O’Reilly thinks that adults will get a kick out of it, too. “The show is the best kind of children’s the-ater,” he said. “Children will enjoy the humor, the music, and the story, but adults will get some jokes and have a good time, too.”

The quality of the show even paral-lels that of an adult production. “It is a main stage show, so no expenses have been spared,” said Bauer-Lyons. “Like all our shows, it is a high-quality, full production.”

From the local talent behind the scenes to onstage, all have been working hard. “It’s a big show,” said O’Reilly. “It’s not a normal children’s show where you have a box and some costumes. This is different. It’s a real musical.”

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The day marks the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which will be the beginning of Ramadan for the Brookhaven family and Muslims around the world.

In the Islam-ic faith, Ramadan is the holiest peri-od of the year. It is a holiday that focus-es largely on fast-ing, with the goal of building a stron-ger relationship with God, Awad said.

The Awads wake up every morning during Ramadan for a pre-dawn meal. “Prayer follows the meal, and we continue the fast until sunset,” Awad said. “We break the fast with dates and water, followed by eve-ning prayer and a meal.”

Fasting is an essential component of the Awads’ faith. “Fasting during Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam,” said Awad. “We abstain from food and drink during sunlight hours to focus on our devotion to God.”

The Five Pillars of Islam are require-ments that every Muslim must fulfill to live a good life. The fact that one of them focuses solely on Ramadan speaks to the holiday’s importance.

The Quran, according to Islam-ic tradition, first was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad during the month of Ramadan. Because of this occurrence, Muslims spend additional time in prayer. “It is a time of height-ened focus,” said Awad. “There are ex-tra prayers and extra time spent recit-ing the Quran.”

While in this sense, Ramadan is a largely personal holiday, fasting also encourages Muslims to think about others. “While we are fasting, we feel compassion and sympathy for the less fortunate,” Awad said. “It makes us grateful for what we have.”

To observe this aspect of Rama-dan, many local mosques host iftars, or fast-breaking dinners, where all are welcome, Muslim or not. “It is a month of charity when the Muslim community comes together to give to the needy,” said Awad.

The Awads attend Masjid Abu Bakr in Brookhaven, but they often go to other mosques around the Atlanta area to break the fast. Awad’s children, Omar, 8, and Ahmed, 4, especially en-joy this aspect of Ramadan.

“For the children, Ramadan is a fun time,” said Awad. “They like to spend time at the mosque at night; they en-joy the community coming together.”

Children may refrain from fast-ing. There also are exceptions for those who are pregnant, traveling, suffering from chronic diseases, and the elderly. But to make up for not fasting, these Muslims often buy meals for the less fortunate in the spirit of Ramadan.

“One of the com-mon ways to give back is to sponsor a dinner,” said Awad. “The meals are al-ways sponsored out of charity.”

Awad said that it hasn’t been hard to find a large Muslim population around Atlanta with whom to share these meals. He’s also found a very supportive community of peo-

ple in Brookhaven. “My wife and I love Brookhaven,”

he said. “It’s a very accommodating, open-minded community. We’ve been able to open up to share our traditions and food.”

But the Awads sometimes face chal-lenges from those curious about their faith. “It often takes a little longer to build bridges of community,” Awad said.

This doesn’t stop him from reaching out to others. He and his wife, Noor, are part of the Islam-ic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta, an orga-nization devoted to developing under-standing and aware-ness about Islam and Muslims.

“The ISB offers tours of mosques, so that people can see how it is from the inside,” Awad said. He also stressed that mosques’ Rama-dan dinners are open to members of any faith.

“Ramadan is a time of community,” he said. “While you build on strength-ening your personal relationship with God, it’s also about time together.”

“One of the common ways to give back is to sponsor a dinner.

The meals are always sponsored out of charity.”

– ASHRAF AWAD

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Ashraf Awad and his wife Noor, with sons Omar, 8, and Ahmed, 4, celebrate

Ramadan starting this month.

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This rendering of the planned new Braves stadium in Cobb County shows the interstate highways connecting it to the city of Atlanta. Some

Braves games are expected to add 20,000 cars to traffic in the area.

BY JOE EARLE AND PAT FOXThe numbers seem a bit overwhelm-

ing: 6 miles of roadway, perhaps four levels of bridges, nearly $1 billion in construction costs.

But the problem is huge. More than 416,000 drivers pass through – at times, make that inch through – the intersec-tion of Ga. 400 and I-285 every day.

To try to ease the resulting conges-tion, state transportation officials are considering spending three or so years remaking the stretch of I-285 begin-ning just east of Ashford Dunwoody Road and ending just west of Roswell Road and the segment of Ga. 400 run-ning from south of the Glenridge Con-nector to Hammond Drive.

Meanwhile, just down the many-laned road, Cobb County officials are considering how to handle the 20,000 more cars expected to head to the Cum-berland Mall area when the Atlanta Braves relocate to their new suburban stadium in 2017.

Put simple, construction on the

stretch of I-285 running through or near Reporter Newspapers communities -- Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Buckhead -- will soon be ramping up. Regular I-285 drivers know that will translate in the short term to a bright-ly flashing sign saying simply: Delays ahead.

But former Sandy Springs City Coun-cilman Chip Collins, for one, figures it’s worth it. “In the short term, it will cause some issues, but there’re already issues,” he said. “Sometime to make things bet-ter, they’ve got to get worse for a while.”

And the intersection of Ga. 400 and I-285 has got to get better, he says. “I agree with Gov. [Nathan} Deal when he says it’s the most important project in metro Atlanta,” Collin said. “The in-tersection is one of the least effective in the number of cars it has to take. I don’t even get near I-285 and Ga. 400 at cer-tain times of day. ... We’ve got to make this interchange work.”

As for the Braves, Collins says he’s

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happy living within a few miles of the planned new stadium. “As a Braves fan, I love the fact that the stadium will be about three miles as the crow flies from my home,” he said. “If traffic’s real bad, I can always ride my bike to the game.”

Not everyone is quite so welcoming.Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said

his initial reaction upon hearing about the new Braves stadium was shock.

“And then when I realized where it was – horror,” he said.

“While it’s a Cobb County project, when you look at where the season tick-et holders are, Sandy Springs is going to be the front door to this thing.”

Sandy Springs is familiar with Cobb County traffic. The route along Johnson Ferry Road west to Roswell Road into Atlanta sees close to 45,000 vehicles a day, many of them from Cobb County.

Paul said he’s excited to have the Braves nearby, and he expects the com-plex will be a long-term plus for the re-gion. Still, the traffic challenges to those cities in the path of the front gates could be debilitating.

The I-75/I-285 interchange, the nearest connection of interstates to the planned new stadium, is already one of the most congested in metro Atlan-ta, with rush-hour backups a daily oc-currence. Adding Braves traffic to that mix, Paul said, will force people to seek alternate routes such as Roswell Road through Sandy Springs.

Paul believes Cobb County officials

and Braves officials have downplayed the traffic issue, saying a host of multi-million-dollar projects are under way to ease traffic flow through the corri-dor. The county, for instance, recently announced a $41 million plan to wid-en Windy Hill Road and install a new interchange with I-75, widen a portion of Cobb Parkway to six lanes, and add managed lanes to I-75 north. Adjust-ments to nearby streets and exits are also being considered.

And Paul isn’t alone in questioning the road plan for the stadium.

In a review of the Development of Regional Impact study for the project, the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority called for better pedestrian access to the stadium in addition to traf-fic improvements. GRTA approved the stadium transportation plan subject to a long list of conditions calling for im-provements to Cobb Parkway, Cumber-land Boulevard, Windy Hill Road and Powers Ferry Road.

Laura Bell, developmental region-al impact manager for GRTA, said the transportation analysis looked chiefly at the Cumberland area. “We’re not try-ing to track every trip,” Bell said. “We’re just trying to track the majority where we can figure out where regional impact would occur.”

Because the traffic surge for night baseball games will coincide with the evening driving peak, it will affect traffic throughout the “top end” of the Perim-

Location along I-285

Total daily traffic in all four directions

I-85 N interchange (Spag Jct) 421,043 vehicles

GA 400/I-285 416,000

I-75 N (Cobb cloverleaf) 411,960

I-20 E (east side) 294,721

I-20 W (west side) 291,914

I-85 S (southside) 274,198

I-75 S (southside) 249,955

I-675 190,491

eter, predicts Bob Dallas, a Dunwoody resident and former director of the Gov-ernor’s Office of Highway Safety. State and local governments should figure out how to get more dollars into the system to fund transportation -- not just road-ways, but also transit, he said.

“Our region wants to continue to grow,” Dallas said. “We have not kept up with our growth.”

Or the traffic. Georgia DOT’s pro-posed improvements to the Ga. 400/I-285 intersection include adding collec-tor lanes, improving ramps connecting the two roads and widening or rebuild-ing several bridges. “Specific inter-

change footprint will be determined as the interchange concepts are finalized,” GDOT spokeswoman Nathalie Dale said in an email.

Construction is expected to begin in 2016 and last about three years, Dale said.

Once the work begins, lawyer Sal-ly Wyeth will have a close-up view from her office near the Glenridge Connector. She commutes into Sandy Springs every day, so she’s not looking forward to the problems she expects will be created by the construction. Still, she’s optimistic about the outcome.

“I think we can live through it,” she said.

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2014

Friends and family describe Sarafi-na Chitika as determined, independent and loyal.

She is “one of the top students I have ever taught,” Corinne Dedini, Academ-ic Dean at Atlanta Girls’ School, said. “Her focus, work ethic and efficiency are only surpassed by her insatiable desire to understand the way the world works. Because of Sarafina’s intellectual capac-ity and intrinsic motivation, the world is her oyster.”

Sarafina is involved in many activi-ties both in and out of school. “I like to put my all into about a million differ-ent things: whether I am singing, doing gymnastics, running track, or at school, I am constantly trying to push myself to work harder and achieve more than I think is possible,” Sarafina said.

Not only is she involved in extracur-ricular activities, Sarafina dedicates 14 to 18 hours per week to studying, which has allowed her to maintain her 4.0 GPA and ace her AP exams.

Last summer, she had the opportuni-ty to travel to Ecuador with a few of her friends. While there, Sarafina worked at a childcare center for children who lived in and around the Zambiza dump in Quito.

“It was an amazing experience,” she said. “I was so lucky to get to spend my first time abroad doing meaningful work and making an impact with some of my closest friends.”

Competitive gymnastics has been part of Sarafina’s life for nine years. She says it taught her to perform under pres-sure, how to be a fierce competitor, and

how to be a supportive teammate. Last fall she decided to take a break

from gymnastics so she could experi-ence other things high school had to of-fer. She joined the track and field team, competing in the 300-meter hurdles and placed second at region, qualifying her for the state meet.

Over the past couple of years Sarafina proved to be a prominent leader at AGS. “I have become really comfortable in my role as leader. It is hugely important to me to be able to form my own opinions and make the decisions that are right for me,” she explained.

Among the highlights of high school for Sarafina are the friends she has made. “Friends like mine are pretty hard to come by, and I know at the end of the day that I would do pretty much any-thing for them and vice versa,” she said.

What’s Next: Sarafina will be attending Harvard

University in the fall. She plans to major in economics and applied mathematics.

This article was reported and written by Sierra Middleton, a student at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School.

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Fireworks will illuminate the skies above the King and Queen buildings in Sandy Springs as the community comes together in celebration of our nation’s independence. Music from the band, Shiloh, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks will dazzle the skies beginning at 9:45 p.m.

Pack a picnic, bring a blanket, and enjoy an evening under the stars.

The Sandy Springs Stars and Stripes Celebration is sponsored by Regent Partners (Concourse Corporate Center) and the City of Sandy Springs.

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Student Profile: � Nikunj Jinan � Riverwood International

Charter School, Class of 2014

Nikunj Jinan was born in India and moved to the United States with his par-ents when he was 5. Upon entering high school, he says he observed the social isolation that occurs between groups of students.

“I was shocked that in all my fresh-man classes, students automatically seg-regated themselves – the Caucasian kids sat on one side of the class while the His-panic and black kids sat on the other,” Nikunj said.

That provided the inspiration to cre-ate the after school program “Kids Teach It Forward,” for underprivileged and un-derperforming students at Mimosa Ele-mentary School in Roswell.

Because of his work, Nikunj was awarded a certificate of accomplishment in the Princeton Prize in Race Relations. Alison Earles, a member of the Prince-ton Prize Committee, described Nikunj as “visionary, a leader, courageous.”

Sheri Smith, Nikunj’s IB Business and Management teacher, recalled him

as “diligent, hardworking, dedicated and helpful.”

Nikunj says he created this program because he “wanted to help students bet-ter their scores... and their opportunity.”

But, just like its founder’s dexterity, “Kids Teach It Forward” does a lot more than just work to raise students’ stan-dardized test scores. The program also helps build stronger bonds between ra-cially diverse students, and promotes a greater understanding of different cul-tures by pairing tutors with pupils of dif-ferent ethnicity. “He was motivated as he saw a racial divide in his class,” Ear-les said.

Princeton University awards the Princeton Prize in Race Relations annu-ally “to promote harmony, understand-ing, and respect among people of differ-ent races, by identifying and recognizing high school age students whose efforts have had a significant, positive effect on

race relations in their schools or com-munities,” according to its website.

Smith says she was proud, but not surprised, to learn of his achievement. “He always contributed to class discus-sions in a way that you could tell that he went home and reflected … and came back with additional support.”

To learn more about Nikunj’s pro-gram, visit www.kidsteachitforward.org.

What’s Next: Nikunj will attend Purdue Univer-

sity this fall to study computer science and statistics. He hopes to be involved with “Kids Teach It Forward” while in college, and to see its expansion to oth-er schools, stating that he is “pleased and blessed with the opportunity.”

This article was reported and written by Elizabeth Lamar, a student at River-wood International Charter School.

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PHOTOS BY PHIL MOSIER

Goal!!!!Above, Soccerfest, an all-day World Cup viewing party, was held at Brookhaven Park on June 22. Above, right, Sofi a

Smyth, 3, plays with a Brazuca-like ball. Right, the event

featured food trucks, large-screen viewing areas to watch the U.S. team battle Portugal,

and soccer clinics for kids.


A good storyThe Atlanta History Center

in Buckhead hosted “Juneteenth: The First Day of Freedom,” commemorating

the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, and the 50th

anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, on June 21-22. Above, storyteller Akbar Imhotep entertains the audience.

Left, Jordyn Vaxter enjoys Imhotep’s performance.


Just voicesThe Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers,

who do not use musical instruments, but just four notes and their voices, performed at the Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church in Dunwoody on June

22. Above, Matt DeLong leads the singers. Right, Laura DeLong takes

her turn leading. Sacred Harp singing is a 200-year-old American style of hymn singing, utilizing four-part

harmonies, with participants seated facing inward in an open square.

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What to eat?Kristen DeVos of Dunwoody and Jacob Clawson of

Jacksonville, Fla., discuss what to choose from food trucks gathered at Brook Run Park

on June 19 for Food Truck Thursday.

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Above, left, Lenox Brotherton, 6, and his father Jerry, get some fishing tips from National Park Service Ranger

John Huth, sitting, during a Kids’ Fishing Day event at Island Ford on June 21. Clockwise, above, right,

Gabriel Hise, 4, uses a red fishing rod to lure a catch as his grandmother, Paula Hise, looks on. Right, eager anglers could reel in bluegill, bass, breem or catfish. The fishing took place in a pond that feeds into the

Chattahoochee River. Right, below, Park Ranger John Huth shows off a bluegill. Bottom, Steve Jones, left, with his children Marley, 8, and Harper, 5, join Lenox Brotherton, 6, center, Gabriel

Hise, 4, and his grandmother. Left, the park supplied cane poles for the youngsters,

but they could use something a little fancier to hook a fish, as Gabriel did.

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Police BlotterThe following incidents and arrests are some but not all of the reports fi led with SSPD over the listed pe-

riod, dated through June 20.

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

ROBBERY � e victim was parked in the Kroger lot,

not far from the gas pumps. As she walked in the parking lot, a woman came up and grabbed her purse. � e victim resisted and was pulled to the ground as they struggled for the purse. � e suspect left in a white Honda with a NJ tag which the victim was able to obtain. � e purse was later found near St. Joseph’s Hospital.

1000 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On June 14 a woman reported that she was physically assaulted and robbed by a man who she knows. The woman works at the lo-cation. Later in the day, the man returned, pushed her, and took her wallet. He then ran, according to her, to the nearest MARTA sta-tion. MARTA Police were notifi ed as was Dun-woody Police, but the man was not spotted.

6000 block of Bar� eld Road 30328 – On June 14, around 8:30 p.m., offi cers were called to an apartment to meet with a man who said he was robbed at gunpoint. The of-fi cer noted that upon entering the apart-

ment, he could smell burnt marijuana. The man said someone knocked on the door ask-ing for someone named “D.” The man opened the door. One of the three who were outside pulled a gun. They went through the apart-ment looking for things. They left. The vic-tim, instead of calling 911, went looking for the suspects. He checked the area for about three hours. He told the offi cers he called 911 but was on hold for 30 minutes. A check of the log showed that this was not the case. The victim said the following was missing: a laptop, iPhone, $100 cash, PS3 game system, a belt with the initial “H” on the buckle, and a Michael Kors Watch.

4500 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On June 15 employees reported that just af-ter 4 a.m., a man, dressed to conceal his identity, broke through a glass window, via a brick, and pulled a gun on the employees. He robbed them of an undisclosed, but not signifi cant, amount of cash. The man’s voice “sounded familiar,” like a former employee whom they knew.

Ga. 400/Abernathy Road 30328 – On June 19 the victim told police that at 4:20 a.m., he was south on Ga. 400 at Abernathy Road when he saw a man trying to wave people down. The man said he had compassion for this man and pulled over and picked him up. The man told him that he needed to go to Cobb Parkway. The man then pulled a gun de-scribed as a Glock and pointed it at the vic-tim. He ordered the man to pull over, where he took his wallet and his 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis, and drove away.

BURGLARY 7200 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road

30328 – On June 9 someone broke into the storage room for the Dunwoody Ridge Apart-ments. Several items were taken.

900 block of Persimmon Point 30328 – On June 9 someone forced a front door to the home and en-tered. Missing is a 50-inch plasma TV, 32-inch Toshiba TV and a Sony TV.

8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 9 sometime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., someone entered the apartment through a sliding door. A TV, sunglasses, watch, speakers and an Xbox game system were missing.

300 block of Sandalwood Lane 30350 – On June 10 a man reported that he was gone from June 5 to June 10 and on return, found that someone had broken into his apartment and also had stolen his car. The car was found abandoned in Fulton County.

6300 block of Powers Ferry Road 30327 – On June 10 offi cers received an alarm call just after 3:30 a.m. They found the front door glass broken and a rock in the parking lot. Several bottles of liquor were taken. The loss is somewhere just under $2,000.

900 block of Abernathy Road 30328 – On June 10 a storage facility was forced open and the owner’s expensive clothing was tak-en.

8100 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 10 a storefront window was shattered by a rock which activated an alarm. The of-fi cers found no one inside the building. The complainant arrived and said that it ap-peared nothing was taken. The laptops in the building were secured and not taken.

8100 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 10 some-one threw a rock through a glass door and entered the building sometime between 9:15 p.m. and the next morn-ing. A laptop was

taken.

8100 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 11 sometime between 5:45 p.m. and 10 a.m., someone forced entry into the busi-ness, taking a Keurig coffee maker, Mac note-book, Apple 27-inch monitor, Motu recording device, Motu pre-recording device and bat-teries. More items may be missing. The com-pany has an alarm but didn’t set it because of the number of false alarms they have had.

6600 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On June 14 the owner of the Kiton Boutique found the front door glass shattered but said it did not appear that anything was missing.

6700 block of Roswell Road 30328 – A glass door was found broken by a rock. Noth-ing appears to have been taken, although a fi le drawer had been gone through.

2000 block of Treelodge Parkway 30350 – On June 14 a woman said that someone re-moved six to eight pairs of shoes. She said she found a back window slightly opened and believes that someone came in and took the shoes.

Landfall Road 30350 – On June 14, just be

THEFT A man on Summer Drive said that on

June 7, he opened his back patio door, us-ing his door key, and left the key in the door. Around 11 p.m., he heard someone “leaning on my fence,” and when he went to investi-gate, he discovered the keys were gone from the door.

6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road – A man reported on June 8 that his iPad was stolen from his shopping cart while he was shopping. He doesn’t know how it was tak-en or who took it. The “Find My iPad” app showed it to be in the area of Vicksburg Place (Roberts Drive.) Offi cers checked several apartments there but no answers.

5900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On June 10 the kitchen manager reported that around 2 p.m. a man ran up a lunch tab of $49 and then headed to his car without pay-ing. The manager followed and asked the man if he was going to pay. He said he was and that he was just getting a cigarette. The man started the car up and drove away, all while the manger was knocking on his win-

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SANDY SPRINGSNOTICE OF ZONING MODIFICATION

Petition Number: 201401133

Petitioner: Masoud Zahedi

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Present Zoning: A-L (Apartment Limited Dwelling District)

Request: To delete all conditions related to senior living in Sandy Springs zoning case RZ08-012

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dow. The tag was obtained and registered to a white Ford Escape, at a home on William-son Drive. The manager described the man. The cops went to the home but the car was not there and no one answered. The informa-tion on the registered owner showed an FTA from Sandy Springs, for a suspended license with no insurance.

200 block of Johnson Ferry Road 30328 – On June 10 a 34-year-old man called po-lice and reported that he met with a female friend at the Goodwill store around 5 p.m. on June 7. While she was sitting in her car, he showed her his Pioneer CD player and a Visa gift card, both valued at $200. He told the offi cer that he was proud of the items he bought and gave them to her to hold. She held them—and then drove away. The victim tried several times to call and text her but she did not answer. He said she works at a lo-cal eatery.

6100 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On June 11, around 9 p.m., a man came into the hotel and stole an Apple lap-top used by guests. He sat at the comput-er for a while, and then returned three or four minutes later with a large bag like the ones the pizza guy uses for delivery, and took the computer. He walked out toward Ham-mond Drive.

1500 block of Huntcli� Village Drive 30350 – On June 15 a woman said that she placed her kayak and accessories on her boy-friend’s apartment porch. They were gone for a day and upon return, found the items had been stolen.

200 block of Hilderbrand Drive 30328 – On June 16 a woman said she was at Café 290 and just after midnight, someone stole her Coach purse. She suspects a server whom the offi cer spoke with and who denied taking it.

5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On June 16 the owner of the restaurant report-ed that one of his employees has been steal-ing money from the cash register. That case is under review.

8100 block of Colquitt Road 30350 – On June 17 a 1991 Acura NSX was reported sto-len.

900 block of Johnson Ferry Road 30342 – On June 17 offi cers were called to a medical facility and told that a woman apparently ac-cessed the employee area of the offi ce and took a wallet from a purse without anyone noticing. The victim later found that $3,500 had been charged on the card at Macy’s, Best Buy and other businesses nearby.

6600 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On June 17 the victim said that between 9 and 10 a.m. he had items taken from his locked locker at LA Fitness. His Citibank Visa card was missing. He immediately canceled the card and to his knowledge, no activity was found.

6600 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On June 18 a man reported someone took his Dodge Ram truck key from his unlocked lock-er. His wallet and contents were stolen, and his debit card was soon used at Target in Norcross.

1st block of Concourse Park-way 30328 – On June 18 a man said that he and his lady friend checked into the Westin Hotel. He told the offi cer that around 2:30 a.m., he was changing clothes and $5,000 fell from his pants pockets to the fl oor. He saw this but did not pick it up. He left his lady friend in the room while he left to run an errand. He texted her at 3:30 a.m. asking if the money was still on the fl oor. She said yes, along with her $900 shoes. The next day they checked out of the room around 2:30 pm. He told the offi cer that he realized that he left the $5,000 on the hotel room fl oor. He returned to the hotel at 10 p.m. but the hotel manager was gone until the next day. Bottom line is the money is gone. They have safes in the rooms but one was not used. The hotel interviewed the staff and key-access info is available to the police investigation.

1600 block of Dunwoody Club Drive 30350 – On June 18 the staff reported that a man driving a black Jeep Cherokee told them he was there to pick up a leaf blower and sod. He did so, and left with a Stihl backpack blower. It was after he left that they realized there was no order to pick it up, and in fact he had stolen it.

5600 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30342 – On June 18 a patient at St. Joseph’s Hospital said at some point when he was out of the room, someone took his cellphone from the bedside desk drawer.

ASSAULT 700 block of Hammond Drive 30328 –

On June 8 a man said that he met a woman at Meehan’s and they later went to his resi-dence. The next morning she asked for a ride back to College Park and he said he would not but would give her funds for the MARTA ride. She screamed, yelled and then tried to grab his gun on his night stand, but he got it away

from her. So…. she hit him on the head with a vase, a shelf, and anything else she could fi nd. She fi nally left on foot.

6000 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On June 9, around 3 a.m., offi cers were called to the Taboo 2 Club on a disturbance. They spoke with security who said a woman was assaulted by another woman inside the club. The fi ght was broken up by bouncers who said the two left separately. One had a bruised el-

bow.

5200 block of Spalding Drive 30328 – On June 16 a wom-an reported that she and her live-in girlfriend got into an argu-ment that escalated to the point that the victim was hit in the head with a ceramic dog bowl. Offi cers, after speaking to both parties and the dog, arrested the girlfriend on simple assault /do-

mestic violence. The victim re-ceived a scratch on the head.

ARRESTS 700 block of Huntcli� Village Court

30350 – On June 7 offi cers responded to a fi ght call just after midnight. The caller said one person had a gun. When they arrived, ev-eryone scattered. They rounded up one per-son who ran from the police. He was charged with disorderly conduct.

200 block of Northwood Drive 30342 – On June 7 police responded to a fi ght call just after 1 a.m. No arrests. The participants, all of whom had minor injuries, said they were not fi ghting.

5900 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30342 – On June 7, following a traffi c stop, the driver was found in possession of about 35 grams of marijuana, a scale, a “Quick-It” can, with a false compartment common-ly used to store drugs, black ski mask, gloves, several hundred dollars and a .40 caliber Glock. He was arrested for possession with intent to distribute.

6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On June 7 store security watched a woman take a pair of “Executive Beats” headphones, conceal them in her purse, and then try to leave the store without paying. She was detained and later arrested. She told the offi cer she had done fi ve years in prison for identity theft.

8800 block of Long Beach Circle 30350 – On June 7, around 11:30 a.m., cops respond-ed to a fi ght call. They met with a man who

said he hit the other guy because he was a “meth head.” A witness said the victim, who was bleeding from the head, was hit with a machete. The suspect denied it, saying that he hit the victim with something else. The suspect was eventually arrested.

5600 Roswell Road 30342 – On June 7 store security staff watched as four per-sons parked their cars just outside the doors of the store. They entered and started fi ll-ing up shopping carts quickly and without re-gard to the prices. The staff knew there was a good chance these folks were going to load the baskets then bum rush the front door, load the cars, and make a quick getaway. They called the cops who were waiting out-side then the suspects did indeed head for the cars with over $700 in merchandise they had no intention of paying for. The four were arrested for felony shoplifting.

500 block of Northridge Road 30350 – On June 7, around 1:30 p.m., offi cers were called to a burglary in progress. They found two people outside an apartment. The pair was secured and asked what was going on. One said she took a cab ride earlier and left her wallet in the cab. She said she did some research on the driver and found a video of him using what she believed to be her cred-it cards. She did an online search of the com-pany which led her to the apartment in ques-tion, occupied by a married couple, none of whom bore the name of the suspect cabbie she was looking for, nor had any history of owning a cab. The two were charged with disorderly conduct.

4000 block of Treelodge Parkway 30350 – On June 8 a man reported that around 5 a.m. his girlfriend, who had been to a club, was intoxicated, and had to be helped to the apartment by a friend. Once inside, she be-came angry and ripped his “do-rag” off his head and then dropped a crock pot on the fl oor, breaking it. She became enraged, and threw pieces of the crock pot at him as well as bottled water. He left to sleep in the car but forgot his keys so upon return to the apartment, he found that he was locked out. She refused to open the door so he kicked it down. The offi cers found her intoxicated and in the bathroom. While talking to the cops, the woman hit the wall with her fi st and was arrested. The report said while she was in the back of the patrol car, she banged her head on the bars and partition.

6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On June 10 store security nabbed a man who stole two bottles of Dom Perignon Champagne, $140 each, and two v-neck T-

er. His wallet and contents were stolen, and his debit card was soon used at

1st block of Concourse Park-– On June 18 a man

clothes and $5,000 fell from his pants pockets to the fl oor. He saw this but did not pick it up. He left his lady friend in the room while he left to run an errand. He texted her at

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8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 10 a man was detained after taking some King Oscar sardines, berry lip balm and Dove shave balm.

Cops were called to a residence and spoke to a man who said his partner was intoxicat-ed and arguing with him all night. � e man was using a knife to cut up stu� ed animals and was mistreating the couple’s dogs. When the cops got there, they talked to the other guy who said he had paid for his partner to have breast implants and he was being dis-respectful to him. He continued to be disor-derly in the presence of the o� cers and re-fused to calm down. He was later arrested for disorderly conduct.

1100 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On June 11 SunTrust staff said a woman was in line and attempting to cash a forged check. They called the owner of the check who said it was not from him and the account had pre-vious fraud activity. Cops found the woman, and she told them the check was a person-al check, but upon review, the check was a business check. She was arrested for forgery.

7900 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 14 the victim said he and his boyfriend/roommate got into an argument and the boy-friend/roommate/now suspect, pulled a kitchen knife and threatened him. The sus-pect was later arrested.

5600 block of Roswell Rd 30342 – On June 14 a woman was spotted by security employ-ees stealing $57 in items consisting of cell-phone cases. She was later arrested.

6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road

30328 – On June 14 store security nabbed a man for taking the following: beef tenderloin ($90), pork tenderloin ($80) and tuna ($32). The groceries were placed in a book bag and the man attempted to leave without paying.

8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 17 Publix store employees witnessed a woman stealing a bottle of wine. She was charged with shoplifting.

Two men were arrested on June 18 around 8:30 p.m. after a tra� c stop. � e o� cer on the stop noticed the pickup truck had a large amount of metal in the bed. Due to the trend of copper and recycle goods thefts, he asked the driver and passenger about the metal. � e stories were lame at best with frequent changing of the facts, and it became clear to the o� cer the men were lying. It is probable that the two were at 180 Allen Road, a de-molition site, stealing copper and metal. � e two were later arrested.

6000 block of Boylston Road 30328 – On June 19 a 32-year-old woman reported that her live-in girlfriend assaulted her while the pair was in bed because the victim would not talk to the girlfriend’s mother on the phone. The victim said she was hit as well as bitten by the suspect. Warrants were taken for the arrest of the suspect.

OTHER THINGS 5500 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On

June 8 a resident reported seeing a man look-ing in through balcony doors just before 10 p.m.

A man called the police and told them he was being attacked by several people who live in Africa. � ey used Voodoo to attack him and read his mind. � ey often see what

he sees and tells him things to do, and they always talk to him in his head. He went on to say they do this to other people with the goal of stealing � nancial information.

Cops were called to Hilderbrand and spoke with a man who said he was at Café 290 dancing and having a good time with a woman. When the bar closed, around 2 a.m., he told the woman he would pay her $100 for sex. � e woman said no but would en-gage in oral sex for that amount. Somewhere along the line, the man found out the wom-an was another man, so he said he wanted his money back. � e person formerly known as a woman acknowledged the agreement of oral sex for money, but said this was not prostitution but merely an “incentive.” Both were charged with solicitation of an illicit sexual act.

SSPD o� cers were called by Alpharet-ta PD o� cers who were earlier called to North Fulton Hospital regarding a woman who said she was robbed. � e woman was naked and told o� cers she was a witch and was in the woods praying for a princess. She was in the � fth house but someone from the fourth house came over with a shotgun and body bag. She said she was not sure how she got there but had given some of her cloth-ing to a man who was bleeding. She told of-� cers that she had been smoking marijuana and mushrooms. Alpharetta cops found her on the side of the road and on talking with her, determined she came from around the Roberts Drive area. She said she had been walking for 12 days, trying to get to Mexico so she could smoke and drink all she want-ed. She was admitted to the hospital with no criminal charges pending.

A man reported that while driving west on I-285, his car was hit by a green residential trash can that came out of nowhere.

A 25-year-old woman reported that while she was shopping in Atlanta last Labor Day, she met a man who asked for her phone number. She gave it to him and (the report says) she kept asking him how old he was. � e woman said the man continues to call although she made it clear that she doesn’t want to go out with him. He calls and then yells at her, wanting to go out.

4900 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On June 14 a 42-year-old man reported that he went into the Mail USA business with his mother and his two children. During the con-versation, the owner of the business told her there would be an extra charge for ad-ditional packaging. She asked why, because UPS didn’t charge it. The owner got mad and came from around the counter with a yard stick ordering them out of the store.

An employee of a gym reported that two women came in but neither had member-ships. � ey were declined. Later, the man re-ceived a call from a man whose phone num-ber was listed in California. He threatened to beat the man up in the parking lot.

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