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Vinyl records still rock across generations

Vinyl records still rock across generations

Tanner Moore picked up a copy of Fleetwood Mac’s album “Rumours.” He admired the black-and-white photos on the back. This might be a good one. He’d heard some of their…

Five years, one mission

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

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.…

Chamber has big plans for 2012

By Rusty Paul Even though the dream of creating a city of Sandy Springs has been realized, the hard work of continuing to move the community forward has only just…

50 years of haircuts and stories

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…

On the bomb squad ‘you get to drive fast and blow things up’

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.…

After six years as a city, Sandy Springs is not standing still

After six years as a city, Sandy Springs is not standing still

By Eva Galambos, Sandy Springs Mayor Six years have flown by, and so much has happened to make Sandy Springs a better place to live! First of all is the…

Looking for music that’s honest

Looking for music that’s honest

Sonny Walden’s cluttered office doubles as his recording studio. A keyboard sits by his desk. A pair of microphones stands guard at one of several chairs clustered around his desk,…

Republicans, Democrats see different fixes to fiscal stalemate

Our nation’s $15 trillion debt is a threat to our prosperity and security. It is an incredible challenge that requires serious, sound leadership and the courage to make tough decisions.…

PCIDs envision a new Perimeter

PCIDs envision a new Perimeter

By Yvonne Williams Relax after work at an outdoor café along a vibrant boulevard filled with restaurants, shops, art galleries, live theater and other entertainment. Enjoy a concert in an…