Category: Brookhaven Reporter

The Georgia Court of Appeals issued an opinion Feb. 20 stating that the sex toy store Stardust is in contempt for going against a lower court’s ruling to stop operations because it violates a Brookhaven ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses. What this exactly means for Stardust, located at 3007 Buford Highway, remains unclear. Cary Wiggins, attorney for Stardust’s owner, Michael Morrison, did not have an immediate comment. City Attorney Chris Balch did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Court of Appeals opinion this week follows the August 2018 ruling by a three-judge panel of the 11th...

Oglethorpe University is partnering with TheDream.US to become the first Georgia college to provide scholarships to qualified immigrant students who came to the United States as children, or “DREAMers.” “DREAMers are among our most accomplished students and young alumni,” said Oglethorpe University President Larry Schall in a press release. “I’ve stated before that Oglethorpe stands firmly in support of DREAMers, and we would take all possible steps to protect and support them. Partnering with TheDream.US is part of that commitment.” For more information on eligibility requirements and application information, visit TheDream.US. The current scholarship application deadline is Feb. 28....

The city of Brookhaven has entered into a letter of intent to purchase a miniature billboard sign at 2036 North Druid Hills Road, near the intersection with Buford Highway, from Railroad Outdoor for $375,000. The billboard sits in the first phase of the Peachtree Creek Greenway trail now under construction. The city is not sure whether it will remove or keep the billboard, City Manager Christian Sigman said. Now that the letter of intent has been signed, the city and Railroad Outdoor will negotiate a purchase agreement, according to Moe Trebuchon, project manager for the Greenway. The lease for...

Volunteers are being sought for the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival set for March 30-31 at Blackburn Park, 3493 Ashford-Dunwoody Road. Volunteers opportunities include artist setup, breakdown, assisting in the hospitality suite. Volunteers are also being sought to help with Cherry Blossom Festival 5K which is being held on March 23 also at Blackburn Park. Those 14 and older can volunteer. For more information on volunteering, click here. The festival will feature an all-star music lineup including the Wallflowers, Smash Mouth, the Spin Doctors and the Romantics, an Arts & Crafts Market, Kidz Zone and Pet World. The Classic Car...

The city of Brookhaven is honoring Arbor Day with a tree planting in Georgian Hills Park, 2800 Georgian Drive West, on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Georgian Hills Park’s new improvements, including a new open space field, walking trail, playground, picnic shelter and basketball half-court, were completed last year. Volunteers and city officials and staff will plant trees and spread mulch at the event. Participants are asked to bring work gloves, water and jackets for cold/rain. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. and the planting will begin at 9...

The Brookhaven City Council will hold its annual retreat on Saturday, Feb. 16, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Perimeter at Villa Christina hotel, 4000 Summit Blvd. NE. Agenda items for the meeting include a look at capital improvement projects through 2023 and ways to fund them and a review of the city’s demographics. The council will also be discussing “MARTA 2.0,” a review of a new effort to redevelop more than 6 acres of mostly empty parking lot space at the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MARTA station. MARTA wanted in 2016-17 to redevelop its station into a “town...