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A Sandy Springs condo building that caught fire Jan. 31 is show in a photo from the Sandy Springs Fire Department.

Visitors stroll in a walkway lighted for Sparkle Sandy Springs. (John Ruch)

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AirWatch chairman Alan Dabbiere, left, greets Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambos, right, after the company’s announcement it plans to hire hundreds of high-tech workers. Gov. Nathan Deal, center, praised the company’s expansion plans.

Linden Longino, right, was honored by LeadingAge Georgia as an example of “positive aging” and for his longtime leadership of International Paint Pals. Joining him, at left, Chris Keysor, president and CEO of Lenbrook, a resident senior community in Buckhead, and Jackie Durant, also of Lenbrook.

Brookhaven YES supporters await voting results from DeKalb County at Pub 71 on July 31.

Above is an artist rendering of the new administration building that may be built at the Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center on Riverside Drive in Sandy Springs. The 3,000-square-foot building would house the retreat center’s employees.

Dunwoody Councilmember Terry Nall, left, with Bev and Windy Wingate, also of Dunwoody, who all support Karen Handel.

Asher Cull, 2, sports a Santa shirt as he explores the houses at Sparkle Sandy Springs. Asher is the son of Sandy Springs residents Brad and Melissa Cull. (Phil Mosier)

Dunwoody-NE Georgia Soap Box Derby 06/14/13 Photo by Phil Mosier Parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta on New Peachtree Road Saturday June 1, 2013 8:30am. This is the sixth year of the event, and fifth as a sanctioned competition where finalist in all three divisions will compete in Akron Ohio at the national finals. At the starting ramp (blocks?) is Red shirts competitors in the Masters Division ages 10 -17.Victoria Joh, and Fredrick Joh Victoria’s brother, and crew chief.

Left to right, Andrea Sneiderman, Rusty Sneiderman and Hemy Neuman

Dunwoody Lt. Fidel Espinoza gives a thumbs up to the opening of Pernoshal Park.

Jeff Goghill points out the proposed trail’s path through the park. Despite residents’ objections over tree removal, the Dunwoody City Council plans to move ahead with the project with no major changes.

Peachtree Charter Middle School’s drama department hosted the school’s seventh annual fall festival top raise money for the schools’ production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast, Jr.,” planned for February. Below, Jackson Smith, a Kingsley Elementary fifth grader, battled Peachtree Middle seventh grader Riley Mied during the festival on Oct. 18.

Karen Handel removes candles from a birthday cake presented to her at her Election Night watch party in Roswell. Dunwoody Councilmember Terry Nall is behind her.

“CATS” member Francisco Escovar, a sophomore at Cross Keys picks up as firefighter Pete Erickson, a member of DeKalb Fire Station Number Two on Dresden in Brookhaven watches. DeKalb firefighters were on hand to make sure everyone was safe, and out of the water.

From left, Wendell Lawing and Marlo Clowers pose for a photo during a tour of Georgia Department of Transportation’s “Transform 285/400” interchange project (Hannah Greco).

Cutting the ribbon on the Sandy Springs Innovation Center on Oct. 12 are, from left, Dan DiLuzio, board chair of the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce; City Councilmember Chris Burnett; Mayor Rusty Paul; City Councilmember Gabriel Sterling, who is also vice chair of the Sandy Springs Development Authority and a candidate for Fulton County chair; Andy Macke, a vice president at Comcast; and Chamber of Commerce President Tom Mahaffey. (John Ruch)

Sandy Springs police say Dr. Kelly Thrasher was arrested in Miami, Fla.,by the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Marshals received information leading them to a Days Inn Hotel in the South Beach area of Miami. Thrasher was located and taken into custody in the hotel room without incident. Thrasher had approximately $30,000 cash in his possession. Thrasher is being held at the Metro West Detention Center in Miami awaiting extradition. Thrasher, indicted in 2012 on child molestation charges, had did not show up for an appointment with Sandy Springs police on May 19, police said.

Robin, left, and friend Cathy enjoy the “Snackadium” for last year’s Super Bowl.

Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams addresses the crowd at Jon Ossoff’s Election Night watch party.

Eileen Esworthy of Sandy Springs with her son, Evan, 15, volunteered for the first time in an election for Ossoff.

Jason Lappe in a photograph from his Facebook page.

Jim and Laura Strange of Dunwoody support Karen Handel.

Cutline photo #27: North Springs Charter High School Dance Magnet student and choreographer for Epstein?s musical production of the Lion King, Jess Miller shows Epstein students how to do animal dance moves as they prepare for the performance on March 14, 2010.

ID?s photo #27: Left to right: Maddie Grosoff, Chloe Levitas, North Springs Dance Magnet student Jess Miller, Rebecca Cohen and Noah Platt

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A Plexiglas partition and face masks help keep volunteers and shoppers at the Upscale Thrift store safer from the coronavirus. (Community Assistance Center)

Some of International Paint Pals’ art was chosen from around the world for display at the 2015 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

Resident Kim Bornstein attended a Feb. 22 meeting at City Hall about Roswell Road streetscape upgrades.

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Laura Martin, who runs Ties That Matter, works on a bag made from recycled neckties at her Buckhead home.

Mayor Denis Shortal greets everyone at the grand opening of Pernoshal Park.

New District 4 City Councilmember Jody Reichel, joined by family members, is sworn into office Jan. 2. (John Ruch)

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Gordon Jones, the Atlanta History Center’s senior military historian and curator, works with German consultant Ulrich Weilhammer on Jan. 25. (Phil Mosier)

Georgia Democratic Party Chair Dubose Party leads the crowd in a “Flip the Sixth!” chant.

Emma Fountaine, left, and Rachel Urbach dance up a storm March 23 during the Father-Daughter dance at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta.

U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk speaks about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the Dec. 4 Sandy Springs Rotary Club luncheon at the Hilton Atlanta Perimeter Suites hotel. (John Ruch)

A conservator works on the “Battle of Atlanta” painting. (Phil Mosier)

Leading Mrs. Shaikh?s kindergarten class in our silent Peace Walk is Davis Williams ? holding their ?Hands Helping Haiti? poster.

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Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis delivers his 2015 ‘State of the City’ address.

Mayor Reed at this morning’s winter weather press conference.

Teens enjoy a game of basketball at the city’s new park.

One of three River Access site proposals by Sandy Springs was chosen for riverfront property just west of Roswell Road, with a connecting trail envisioned to the bridge project. (City of Sandy Springs)

On April 17 the public first heard that Sutton Middle School Principal Audrey Sofianos, left, and North Atlanta High Principal Howard “Gene” Taylor would not return for the next school year.

From left, Glen Fuse, a volunteer with the Dunwoody Preservation Trust, his grandson, Cesare Granozio, and Jim Williams, vice president of property for the Dunwoody Preservation Trust, take a look at the Stephen Martin Cemetery.

Andrea Surratt (Special)

Mercedes-Benz USA headquarters, Abernathy Road at Mercedes-Benz Drive, Sandy Springs Project: The luxury automaker’s North American headquarters, relocated from New Jersey. Expected completion: Early 2018

The units in Adley City Springs Apartments range from studios with a little more than 630 square feet to two-bedroom, two-bath units with an office in almost 1,4000 square feet of space. A salt water pool and aquatic lounge is found on the roof of the building. (Adley City Springs)

Harry Hower (in foreground) takes a swing at virtual bowling at Atria Buckhead, the senior community where the 79-year-old lives on Lenox Road. Hower, Phillip Stroud (at left), John Davis (on couch and below) and Al Medore play in a Wii bowling league called the Buckhead Kingpins.

Lizbeth Harrison entered the parade with her dog Whymsie.

The crowd at Karen Handel’s Election Night watch party.

The Galloway School wrapped its Black History Month celebration by presenting its annual Harvest Awards to Elisabeth Omilami, CEO of Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless (HFTH), and Lexi Fields, a Galloway School upper learning teacher and 1998 alumna of the school. The Galloway Harvest Awards recognize individuals whose work sustains and inspires the human spirit by impacting a range of communities and affecting change locally and globally. HFTH was chosen for its continued support and work throughout the world by distributing more than $3 billion in food, clothing, medical supplies, educational materials, furniture and cleaning supplies. Fields was honored for her unwavering dedication to helping students find ways to impact their community and her leadership in several Galloway School service-learning programs including a Hunger Workshop and Service Fair & Marketplace. Both Omilami and Fields were selected for their ability to live Galloway Founder Elliott Galloway?s vision that citizens should embrace diversity, maintain common decency and promote human dignity.

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St Martins of the Field Episcopal Church

“CATS” member Monica Izaguirre [long brown hair], sophomore at Chamblee Charter High School picks up trash.

Photo by Phil Mosier Neighborhood Block Party on the parking lot of church Saturday June 1, 2013 5:00pm. Bubble makers, Ann Marie Nutter (12yr) [yellow], Kinsey Bryan (3yr) [blue/green], Madison Sanders (4yr) [braids], twins Liberty Sanders (1yr) [pony tails], brother Jackson Sanders (1yr) [skyland shirt], and Sam Wages (1yr) [red grey sleeves].

Sandy Springs City Manager Andrea Surratt’s report said this office building at 620 Morgan Falls Road is on two parcels totaling 12.5 acres and has plenty of room for the Police Department, Municipal Court and ancillary services. (Google Maps)

Al Medore also bowls with the Wii league at Atria Buckhead.

Tracy Brown, left, and Terri Polk of Jack & Jill-Dunwoody, a nonprofit organization for African-American mothers. The organization is donating a “bird tree” library to the park for children to grab a book to read while at the park or take it home and then bring it back.

Dunwoody Police Officer Jared Bradley.

a group gathered in Brook Run Park on Dec. 1 to protest the construction of a 12-foot wide concrete path, for which approximately 330 trees will be removed. Residents are also concerned about potential runoff issues.

Fulton Schools Superintendent Mike Looney, right, hears what the district’s IT staff had accomplished to make the first day of universal remote learning relatively problem free for video streaming of classes.

Hundreds of people packed the ball room at Jon Ossoff’s event at the Crowne Ravinia hotel in Dunwoody.

Brook Run Park, Saturday April 16, 2016 1:00pm. Lemonade Days. Claire Stephens, and Hannah Hummel [light green shirt].

From left, ArtSS board members Melissa Patterson, Bridgette Cunniff and Randy Young; artist Corrina Sephora; and Sephora’s studio assistant, Richard Pepe, pose with Sephora’s sculpture “La Voyageur Qui Fait Son Nid,” recently installed at City Green at City Springs. (City of Sandy Springs)

A Steinway & Sons Model D concert grand piano. (Special/Steinway & Sons)

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Sandy Springs City Council approved the purchase of three fire trucks from Pierce Manufacturing dealer Ten-8 of Georgia, including this mid-mount, 100-foot aerial truck. Ten-8/Pierce

Dunwoody-NE Georgia Soap Box Derby 06/14/13 Photo by Phil Mosier Parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta on New Peachtree Road Saturday June 1, 2013 8:30am. This is the sixth year of the event, and fifth as a sanctioned competition where finalist in all three divisions will compete in Akron Ohio at the national finals. Red Shirt, Masters Division ages 10 – 17 Dunwoody resident racer Georgia Wescott at start line with her crew chief Mark Hodges [big hat / glasses].

Doug Schuster, an incident management consultant working with the Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency, used this chart during the Aug. 4 Sandy Springs City Council meeting to show that the projected death total for the county by Nov. 1 is 1,133, but that number could be cut to 647 deaths if a universal mask mandate was adopted immediately.

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Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis jokes with the crowd during a portion of his 2015 ‘State of the City’ address.

Melissa Dorrell, a volunteer with Ahimsa House, works with Boss, one of the dogs in the nonprofit’s care.

Katie Love, 8, with her dog, Codie.

Granite countertops and stainless steel appliances are standard in the Adley City Springs Apartments on Roswell Road just north of Hammond Road in Sandy Springs. (Adley City Springs)

Emma Kate Sellers

Isabella Hendry
Atlanta Girls? School
2010 STAR Student

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Keisha Lance Bottoms gives a speech during her inauguration ceremony on Jan. 2.

New District 2 City Councilmember Steve Soteres, joined by family,is sworn into office Jan. 2. (John Ruch)

Dunwoody City Councilmember John Heneghan.

Local seniors enjoy playing on the Nintendo Wii gaming system. At left, Harry Hower plays Wii bowling at Atria Buckhead, a senior facility that sponsors a National Senior League Wii bowling league called the Buckhead Kingpins.