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Sandy Springs’ cityhood: A model for public-private partnerships in Georgia

Brookhaven Reporter 1/9 9:12A Logan C. Ritchie

Sandy Springs City Hall (file photo) Businessman, author, and entrepreneur Oliver Porter played an instrumental role in the lobbying, cityhood, and structure of Sandy Springs’ city government more...

My Magnolia Mahjongg holds fundraiser for woman paralyzed in accident

Brookhaven Reporter 1/9 8:23A Cathy Cobbs

A local organization is holding a mahjong fundraiser on Jan. 26 to raise funds for a young mother who is now completely paralyzed after a tree fell on her car. Maisie Marsau, whose husband, Jack, is a...

Metro Atlanta mayors meet in Sandy Springs to discuss ways to tackle antisemitism

Sandy Springs Reporter 1/9 6:17A Rough Draft

Nearly a dozen mayors from across metro Atlanta gathered at Sandy Springs City Hall Jan. 8 for a dialogue with the Combat Antisemitism Movement on ways to fight anti-Jewish...

Filmmaker’s 14-year journey brings ‘Sheepdog’ to theaters in January

Buckhead Reporter 1/9 1:00A Jim Farmer

Steven Grayhm in the new movie Sheepdog. (Photo provided by Allen Media Group Motion Pictures) Filmmaker Steven Grayhm’s experience with a tow truck driver in 2011 paved the way for his new film,...

Practical effects save the day in ‘Primate’

Buckhead Reporter 1/8 11:00P Sammie Purcell

(Top to bottom) Miguel Torres Umba and Johnny Sequoyah in Primate. (Photo provided by Paramount Pictures) Michael Myers. Freddy Krueger. Ghostface. All iconic slasher villains who made their mark by...

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Atlanta Checkmate Club turns chess into a social hangout

Atlanta Magazine 1/7 6:01P Joe Reisigl

Online matches are gaining popularity, but chess club is all about the thrill of good old-fashioned board play. Photograph courtesy of Atlanta Checkmate Club: @Slickdaflicka On a Wednesday night in...

EMPOWERING WOMEN

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Mickey Goodman

Acquisition broadens impact. Cynthia Good, Susan Bonds- McColloch, Meg Reggie, Tammy Farley, Myra McElhaney Dress for Success Atlanta began in 1997 as an organization focused on offering business...

SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Nicole Letts

WOO OPENS THIRD LOCATION IN SANDY SPRINGS! Atlanta-based skincare and beauty boutique Woo Skincare + Cosmetics opened its third metro-area location in Sandy Springs in late fall, bringing its hands-on...

MOVING ON UP

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Lauren Finney Harden

Sande Beck meets her design clients where they are. Sande Beck never dreamt of having a design firm. After following a friend from Florida to Atlanta to teach elementary school, which she did for 10...

UMAMI IN A GLASS

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Angela Hansberger

Cocktails that prove sake is a brilliant base spirit! O-Ku’s Saint Miyako stirs in Koji Sake for a refreshing Japanese influenced gimlet. There is a surprising elegance to sake. The traditional...

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Atlanta Falcons defense is saving its best for last

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 12/30 12:00A Donnell Suggs

Defense wins championships. In the case of the Atlanta Falcons, that will not be happening, at least not this season, but it does win games. The Los Angeles Rams hadn’t been held scoreless during the...

‘The game is the game’: FAMU’s Charlie Ward has good memories of playing in Atlanta, FAMU faces...

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 12/28 12:03A Donnell Suggs

First-year FAMU head basketball coach and former 12-year NBA veteran Charlie Ward won the 1993 Heisman Trophy as a quarterback at Florida State University. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice The...

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