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Members of the Pinetree Garden Club, from left, Mary Katherine Colbath, Emily Fawcett, Anna K Mansfield and Garden Club president Frances St. John, gather around the metal sculpture of butterflies donated to the Blue Heron Nature Reserve.
Pinetree Garden Club celebrates milestone
On June 21, 1938, a few women came together to form the Pinetree Garden Club in Buckhead. Now, 75 years later, the 28 members of the organization are celebrating its 75th year. “The idea was for th...
May 15, 2013 11:42 AM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sally White, Northside Neighbor Columnist
Column: A Night in Blue to salute, support Atlanta Police Dept.
A Night in Blue, a gala Saturday at the Marriott Marquis hotel in downtown Atlanta, will serve as a signature event to spotlight and support the exceptional work of the men and women of the Atlanta...
May 15, 2013 11:40 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Retiring teacher B.J. Hayes stands with this year's participants of the first B.J. Hayes Citizenship Award.
Passionate Pace history teacher retires after 41 years
B.J. Hayes often dressed up as Abraham Lincoln, and sported an antebellum dress and pilgrim costume during her 41 years at Pace Academy in Buckhead. “She also does other things that are out of the ...
May 15, 2013 11:27 AM | 2 2 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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European School of Music hosting special concert Sunday
In a news release, the European School of Music, in Sandy Springs, announced it will present a piano concert Sunday at 6 p.m. The event, which celebrates the nonprofit school’s 20th anniversary, is...
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The top finishers in the elementary school contest were, from left, Catherine Roddey (third), Matt Alea (first, vocal) and Jordan Harmon (second).
UPDATED: ShowStoppers honors top youth arts talent
(UPDATED AT 11:20 A.M. WEDNESDAY WITH PHOTOS OF THE WINNERS IN EACH DIVISION) In a news release, Art Sandy Springs, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the arts in the city, Tuesday announced the ...
May 13, 2013 06:38 AM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sally White, Northside Neighbor Columnist
Column: History center bringing animals Back on the Farm
Back on the Farm, a casual but elegant party, will take place Friday in the rustic setting of the restored 1847 Smith Family Farm on the Atlanta History Center campus on West Paces Ferry Road in Bu...
May 08, 2013 05:50 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Looking through invitations for the Hope on the Horizon symposium and luncheon are, from left, event honoree Dan Carithers, host committee member Nina Cheney, Nancy Carithers and Sarah Ann Vaughn, president of the Alzheimer’s Society of Atlanta, which is co-hosting the event; at the Carithers’ home in Buckhead.
Event to raise funds for, awareness of Alzheimer’s disease
Mary Rose Taylor knows first-hand the toll Alzheimer’s disease takes on people and their families. The Buckhead resident’s husband, Mack, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, which causes dementia inclu...
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‘Mr. Right’ by Carol Reynolds, one of the artists whose work will be on display this weekend at the Buckhead Spring Arts and Crafts Festival.
Buckhead Spring Arts and Crafts Festival this weekend
The fourth annual Buckhead Spring Arts and Crafts Festival, hosted by the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, will take place Saturday and Sunday at Chastain Park . The event will include 175 art...
May 08, 2013 02:58 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Garden tour Mother’s Day weekend tradition
For the 29th year, the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour will open for Mother’s Day weekend. This year, 11 private gardens in Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Decatur and Midtown we...
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Christian Favalli, owner of La Grotta restaurant in Buckhead with his mother Ursula Favalli.
Families show appreciation with various traditions on Mother’s Day
The meaning of Mother’s Day varies from one Atlanta family to the next. The Favallis like rolling fresh pasta and cooking up an Italian meal to enjoy leisurely with wine. In the Harrington househol...
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Atlanta Botanical Garden President and CEO Mary Pat Matheson stands in front of the exhibit's massive sculptures.
Atlanta Botanical Garden opens exhibit of enchanted creatures
The Atlanta Botanical Garden opened its most “intense” exhibit yet, last weekend. “Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger than Life” features enormous topiary-like sculptures made up of thousands of livin...
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Artists, from left, Kimberly Trump, of Dunwoody; Emily Hirn, of Buckhead; Susan Westmoreland and Suzanne Engel, both of Sandy Springs; sit surrounded by paintings and photos in the Brooklyn Café by local artists for Arts Sandy Springs.
Artists, restaurateurs unite for ArtSSpring
Artists and eateries are banding together in the name of cultivating culture as part of ArtSSpring. The collaboration — 28 artists and 13 restaurants in all — accounts for the ArtSS About Town phas...
May 08, 2013 10:18 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Column: Art center's spring schedule to include Nexus Award
    by Sally F. White
    Northside Neighbor Columnist
    04.17.13 - 05:34 pm
  • Heritage Sandy Springs announces Rhythm & Brews concerts
    In a news release, Heritage Sandy Springs Monday announced its newest concert series, Rhythm & Brews. The series was sparked by the success of its previous happy-hour, monthly music series, Wind Do...
    May 04, 2013 10:44 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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John Drambel, 9, who suffers from cerebral palsy, smiles at his father, Ed Drambel, who co-founded Let’s Cure CP with Lizette Dunay, whose son Alex also suffers from the disorder.
    Local nonprofit to host fundraiser for cerebral palsy research
    Friends Ed Drambel and Lizette Dunay, who each have children with cerebral palsy, years ago were shocked to discover the lack of funding for research on the neuromuscular disorder caused mostly by ...
    May 01, 2013 01:21 PM | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Sally White, Northside Neighbor Columnist
    Column: Trees Atlanta supporters to Party by the Pond
    Party by the Pond Friday will introduce a new social format for generating funds and interest in Trees Atlanta’s tree-planting and plant initiatives. Staged at the beautiful Buckhead home of Elly ...
    May 01, 2013 12:43 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Special Photo / Jeff Roffman<br>
The Algerian master Mustafà, right, played by Burak Bilgili, sings of being the greatest person to ever exist to his captain at service Haly, left, played by Frederick Jackson.
    Atlanta Opera presents ‘The Italian Girl in Algiers’
    When I think of the opera, I usually envision a heart-wrenching plot, a tragic death and plenty of drama. But this week I got the opportunity to experience my first comedic opera, “The Italian Girl...
    May 01, 2013 12:14 PM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Jay Shapiro Arts Legacy Foundation hosts Buckhead gala
    In a news release, the Jay Shapiro Arts Legacy Foundation announced it will host its third annual Art for a Cause Gala May 9 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Mason Murer Fine Art in Buckhead. The foundati...
    May 01, 2013 12:08 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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A man competes in last year’s triPATHlon.
    Third annual triPATHlon hits Chastain Park Sunday
    For the third year in a row, the PATH Foundation, Chastain Park Conservancy and Chastain Park Athletic Club are joining forces to host the Mercedez-Benz of Buckhead triPATHlon and Splash and Dash. ...
    May 01, 2013 12:06 PM | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Don Dutson of Atlanta Cycling and event chair Dianne Fries.
    Sandy Springs Cycling, Taste events set
    Sandy Springs is bringing its own flavor to its return engagement as part of Speed Week Sunday. The city-hosted Global Imports Cycling Challenge is the final stop in the venerated weeklong series o...
    May 01, 2013 11:26 AM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Madison, the 2012 Arthritis Walk-Atlanta juvenile honoree
    Supporters line up for Arthritis Walk
    By Bobby Tedder btedder @neighbornewspapers.com Arthritis Walk-Atlanta 2013 is expected to draw thousands of people again to the Concourse Office Park in Sandy Springs Saturday, each with reflecti...
    May 01, 2013 11:20 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Buckhead's Leftover Luxuries hosting fundraiser
    Leftover Luxuries, a high-end, pop-up consignment shop located at the Paces Ferry Plaza shopping center in Buckhead, will host its sales event today through May 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event w...
    April 26, 2013 06:30 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Sally White, Northside Neighbor Columnist
    Column: Consular Ball to salute Georgia’s consular corps
    International businesses and local officials will host the annual International Consular Ball Saturday at the World of Coca-Cola in downtown Atlanta. Hosted by officials of the nonprofit Georgia Co...
    April 24, 2013 04:13 PM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Staff / Nathan Self<br>
From left, Moondog Growlers co-owner Eleanor Benson, Heritage Sandy Springs Executive Director Carol Thompson, Heritage Special Events Director Rebekah Henry-Murphy and Moondog Growlers Beer Geek Joel Mendelson discuss at Moondog Growlers’ Sandy Springs location the beers and ales to be served at the upcoming Heritage Sandy Springs Beer Fest.
    Heritage Sandy Springs Beer Fest on tap for Saturday
    In a news release, Heritage Sandy Springs announced its third annual Beer Fest will take place Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Heritage Green, 6110 Bluestone Road. The event will feature domestic, imp...
    April 24, 2013 04:06 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fix Georgia Pets Ambassadors, supporters and leaders of the Buckhead-based nonprofit dedicated to raising funds to provide for more spay/neuter surgeries to limit the pet population and reduce euthanizations, recently hosted a meeting at the Buckhead home of Wayne and Rubye L. Reid. The group is supporting Petco’s 5K9 Walk/Run. Front row from left, Wayne Reid, Jennifer Spiegel (with Yoda Reid), Chip Perry and Fix Georgia Pets co-founder Ginny Millner. Back row from left, Beau Grant, Fix Georgia Pets co-founder Rubye L. Reid and Sara Wells McCook.
    Petco 5K9 Walk/Run coming to Sandy Springs
    The Petco 5K9 Walk/Run is set for Sunday at Lake Forest Elementary School in Sandy Springs. Sandy Springs Recreation and Parks is partnering with San Diego-based Petco to host the event, which will...
    April 24, 2013 03:25 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Retired doctor pens fourth book
    by Kelley Quinn
    nside@neighbornewspapers.com
    04.17.13 - 11:27 am
  • Column: Workshops offer inspiration to women seeking jobs
    by Sally F. White
    Northside Neighbor Columnist
    04.10.13 - 06:36 pm