🌱 Cadence Education Buys Local Montessori Schools + QuiltCon Is On

Good morning, neighbors! Rim a glass with salt, because today is National Margarita Day. It's Sylvia, your host of the Patch newsletter. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town, including:

• ⚠️ A homicide suspect is under arrest
• 👮 A burglary suspect is also caught
• 🌳 The mayor joins the Parks Coalition

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Variably cloudy and very warm. High: 76 Low: 66.

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🍰 Spring Dessert Poll! 🍓
The first day of spring is March 20! Among the things we look forward to in spring are refreshing desserts. Which is your favorite spring dessert? So far, 26.7% choose peach cobbler, 20% each select ambrosia salad and fruit tarts. 6.7% each opt for lemon bars and mixed berry buckle. The write-in candidate key lime pie is at 19.9%.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Buckhead:

1. On September 27, two shooting victims were taken to Grady Hospital. Both were shot near Baker Street Northwest at Williams Street Northwest while they were “engaged in an exchange of gunfire with the suspects.” Fast-forward to October 1, and one of the victims died. The Atlanta Police Department (APD) then treated the case as a homicide. On Tuesday, Zone 2 officers arrested a suspect “for Aggravated Assault and Murder.” (APD)
2. Speaking of arrests, the APD also arrested a burglary suspect. Officers caught up with the 49-year-old man on February 11 at 532 Cleveland Avenue. While the suspect made a run for it, even jumping through a closed window, he couldn’t escape the long arm of the law. Reportedly, the man had “31 previous arrest cycles, including previous charges for burglary.” (City of Atlanta Police Department)
3. Mayor Andre Dickens joined the Mayors for Parks Coalition. Tuesday’s notice highlights this is a bipartisan coalition that focuses on getting “federal funding for our nation’s urban parks.” Mayor Dickens sees this step as a means of addressing inequities as they pertain to “quality parks and recreation opportunities.” (City of Atlanta)
4. The Suzuki School, which operates Montessori campuses at 443 East Paces Ferry Road, 600 Peachtree Battle Avenue, and 650 North Avenue Northeast, along with the Montessori Teacher Education Institute of Atlanta at 480 Pharr Road, changed hands. Tuesday’s press release identifies Cadence Education, LLC as the new owner. “Cadence Education boasts a portfolio of nearly 300 premium preschools and elementary schools, spanning 40 diverse brands across the United States.” (yahoo!finance)
5. QuiltCon is on! Head out to the Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart on February 23 through 26. The headliner is work by Chawne Kimber. Another must-see is the “Lives Taken, Lives Remembered” exhibit made by the Fulton County Remembrance Quilters Project. In addition to these works, we’ll have an awards ceremony and plenty more to see. (QuiltCon)

📆 Today in Buckhead:

• Attend the IMPACT 2023 - Enterprise Tech Conference at the Atlanta Tech Village (8:30 AM)
• Bring the kids to Story Time at the Northside Branch Library (10:30 AM)
• The Fusion Academy hosts a webinar, "How Self-Care Positively Impacts You And Your Child" (4 PM)
• Celebrate Ash Wednesday at Trinity Anglican Church (7:30 PM)
• Danny Ocean performs at the Buckhead Theatre (8 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "JOIN US in Zone 5: Join the Atlanta Police Department for Coffee with a Cop in Zone 5 on Wednesday, March 1 at 850 Courtland Street NE. Zone 5 officers and our Crime Prevention Inspectors will be there from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m." (City of Atlanta Police Department via Facebook)
• "🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED! 🚨 Hunter Hayes is bringing The Red Sky Tour to Buckhead Theatre on May 15! 🎫 Presale: Wed (2/22) at 1pm (code: CHORUS) 🎫 Public on sale: Fri (2/24) at 10am 👉 : https://bit.ly/3lXrjPn" (Buckhead Theatre via Facebook)
• "Livable Buckhead and Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant have joined forces to create the best running club in the city, open to all levels. Run, walk, or even cartwheel – we just want to see you out on PATH400! Join us every Tuesday at 6 pm." (Livable Buckhead via Facebook)
• "St. Philip's Episcopal Church was established in 1846, with five communicants. The first building was located on what is now the corner of Washington Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive." (Buckhead Heritage Society via Facebook)
• "2022 in Review: City of Atlanta Government is on solid financial ground, according to two of the world’s leading credit rating agencies. The City’s general obligation bonds were rated Aa1 by Moody’s Investors Service and AA+ by Fitch." (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook)

🏡 What are homes selling for these days in Buckhead?

• Median Listing Home Price $705K
• Median Listing Home Price/Square Foot $340
• Median Sold Home Price $466K

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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