The Buckhead Coalition has announced a $250 reward for the return of a historic marker thought to be missing from the triangular park at Peachtree and Roswell roads. Coalition president Sam Massell was told by a resident that the plaque was situated in the park at the corner of Peachtree Road and Sardis Way corner, the coalition said in a press release. Susan Barnard’s book “Buckhead” says the monument marked the Sardis Masonic Lodge, the coalition said. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the missing stone or plaque is asked to call Coalition Executive Vice-President Garth Peters at (404) 233-2228.
It looks like outgoing Atlanta Public School Superintendent Erroll B. Davis, Jr. won’t completely cut ties to the district on his last day, July 1. According to a report from 11 Alive, Davis has been appointed as as an advisor to the school board to work on the dispute with the city over a $19 million Beltline payment. APS has threatened to sue the city over the issue.
Before the great recession, condos were seemingly built on every available corner. Some of those projects went bust, while some converted to apartments. However, with the real estate market rebounding, condo sales are on the upswing again and there have been several new projects announced. The Atlanta Business Chronicle has a list of the Top 10 condo sales for the first half of 2014, and there’s not a single one under $2 million.