I have every sympathy with the American who was so horrified by what he had read about the effects of smoking that he gave up reading. - Henry G. Strauss
By John Schaffner johnschaffner @ reporternewspapers . net How do you get the city of Atlanta to repair almost 300 potholes in just a couple of weeks? The answer is to band together neighbors in the 28-square-mile Buckhead area to identify the potholes by street address and GPS coordinates in an effort led by a [...]Related posts:Buckhead Coalition tackles potholesBuckhead residents can text City Hall to report potholesMassell: Buckhead’s in very good state of health, integral part of city
By John Schaffner johnschaffner @ reporternewspapers . net Does the fact that the city’s arborists report to the head of Atlanta’s Bureau of Buildings—the agency that controls new development—set up the potential for conflicts of interest and an environment that prevents the arborists from doing their job of enforcing the city’s tree ordinance? The Tree [...]Related posts:Pruning of city’s arborist staff alarms Atlanta tree supportersCity amends tree ordinance; limits removal to 1 in 5 yearsLarge turnout at NPU-A meeting tackles beefs with city operations
By Joe Earle joeearle @ reporternewspapers . net The offering had been collected and the Doxology had been sung. Choir director Terri Evans turned to the congregation and suggested they open their big red hymnals. “Call out the numbers of some your favorites,” she said. And some did. And the choir sang them. At Sardis [...]Related posts:St. Philip’s choir journeys to sing at famed Dublin, London churchesBuckhead-based Boy Choir singing in ChinaBuckhead church traces history of its congregation back to 1812
By Jan Landau Lewin Some arrived in running shoes. Some used canes, walkers, wheelchairs. One or two carried oxygen tanks. Nothing stopped the 350 or so people who came from all over the Southeast -– some from as far away as Florida — on July 25 to the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta to [...]Related posts:BBA’s Educational Alliance hosts school lunch seriesArts Alliance chief broadens roleLatin Jewish families honored
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The world’s largest aquarium is partnering with Discovery Channel to provide exclusive online streaming content during Shark Week, a week-long programming event dedicated to sharks, beginning Aug. 1, 2010. Now in its 23rd year, Shark Week is one of Discovery Channel’s most-watched and mos
By Amy Wenk amywenk @ reporternewspapers . net A recent fire at The Falls apartments on Spring Creek Lane is raising questions about how the city of Sandy Springs inspects fire hydrants to ensure they are working. The fire occurred the night of July 12 and burned 20 units at the apartments off Brandon Mill [...]Related posts:City officials want to know why hydrant didn’t workInvestigation continues on apartment explosionCity officials endorse proposed car museum
By Amy Wenk amywenk @ reporternewspapers . net A recent fire at The Falls apartments on Spring Creek Lane is raising questions about how the city of Sandy Springs inspects fire hydrants to ensure they are working. The fire occurred the night of July 12 and burned 20 units at the apartments off Brandon Mill [...]Related posts:City officials want to know why hydrant didn’t workInvestigation continues on apartment explosionCity officials endorse proposed car museum
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