The change of ownership/management of the Briarcliff Summit building

January 19, 2012

Evergreen Housing was finally successful in their attempts to win needed state tax credits thru the Department of Community Affairs in order to make the numbers work to not only purchase this building, but to launch a huge restoration and rehab project. Evergreen’s plans call for restoring the facade of this building to its original…

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Crime reports

January 19, 2012

Now – The Bad News The new Rosemont clothing store on North Highland Avenue was the victim of smash-and-grab burglaries two nites in a row this week. The story at – http://www.ajc.com/news/ atlanta/blue-jean-bandits-hit-1305133.html Youthful gang activity is suspected – but no known arrests as of this writing. The following reports are gleaned from the Zone…

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Criminal Justice Reform Movement

January 3, 2012

I think that most all of us realize that something has to be done here in Georgia as to the ever-growing number of persons incarcerated in our state’s jails and prisons – we taxpayers can only afford to support so many folks behind bars – yet how do we strike a balance between those who…

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Christmas Tree Recycling

January 3, 2012

Saturday, 1/7/2012, is Bring One for the Chipper day at the Home Depot stores on PDL Avenue in Midtown and Piedmont Road in Buckhead from 9 til 4 – there will be Boy Scouts from Troop 298 on duty at this time to help you unload your tree. You can take your tree to these…

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Crime reports

January 3, 2012

The 12/30/2011 Monroe Drive Carjacking/Kidnapping Incident This very recent incident is chronicled here and here. This episode very clearly illustrates how guns taken during car break-ins can end up in the hands of teenagers who would not have the wherewithal to buy them legally. Crime reports gleaned from APD Zone 6 crime stats The following…

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