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Hartsfield-Jackson contracts not as ‘open’ as one might think
To the editor: In response to Howard Shook’s commentary, “Hartsfield-Jackson Contracts Got Well-Deserved Scrutiny,” in the Buckhead Reporter dated Jan. 13-Jan. 26: With due respect, the Taxpayers Foundation declares unequivocally…
Five years, one mission
By Steve Levene This issue marks the start of our sixth publishing year. When the first two Reporter editions in Sandy Springs and Buckhead rolled off the presses in January…
He takes a H.E.R.O.’s view of metro interstates
Traffic talks to Alan Chambers. Not in words. It speaks to him in the way it moves, the way cars slow down or speed up, the way brake lights flash.…
Hartsfield-Jackson contracts got well-deserved scrutiny
This statement was released by Atlanta City Councilman Howard Shook after Atlanta City Council approved new concession contracts for Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. By Howard Shook After an intensive nine-hour…
50 years of haircuts and stories
Charles Day can talk. Just ask him. “There’s not a barber alive who can tell more stories than me,” he said. “I have a good memory and I remember them…
Company J marches to its own theatrical beat
Brian Kimmel happily describes his new theater group in military terms. “We’re talking about building our army,” he said. Well, the theater group is called Company J. And the more…
Give Brookhaven residents time to ponder cityhood idea
To the editor: We have attended three open meetings to discuss the proposed new city of Brookhaven. I read Stan Segal’s letter with interest especially the part asking where the…
On the bomb squad ‘you get to drive fast and blow things up’
The backhoe had dug a construction trench about six feet deep, as Bart Humble remembers it, when the machine turned over a rock and the operator spotted a strange-looking cylinder.…
Buckhead boldly on its way to more parkland, greenspace
By Howard Shook, Atlanta City Council At a recent retreat, board members of the Buckhead Community Improvement District (BCID) acknowledged a conspicuous void in the community’s otherwise glittering portfolio of…
Vinyl records still rock across generations