🌱 Cityhood Group Cools Its Heels + Shepherd Center's Pedestrian Woes

Hey, everybody! Today, support a small business on National Be Heard Day. Sylvia here with your fresh copy of the Buckhead Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town, including news on:

• ⚠️ A toddler with a gunshot wound
• 😠 Molotov cocktails around “Cop City”
• 🤔 We’re #97

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🌤️ But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warm. High: 76 Low: 44.

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😋 Fair Food Poll!
Fair food is the ultimate cheat meal. Although we all know it’s unhealthy, everyone has a guilty pleasure. Which is your favorite? So far, 50% admit to loving funnel cake, 16.7% wrote in cheesecake, 8.3% added cotton candy, 8.3% added tri-tip sandwiches au jus, 8.3% opted for candy apples, and the last 8.3% went for fried cheese curds.

📰 Here are the top stories in Buckhead today:

1. On Sunday morning, Atlanta Police Department (APD) officers responded to the Children's Hughes Spalding Hospital at 35 Jesse Hill Drive Northwest. They found a toddler with a gunshot wound in the hand. The boy was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle coming from the Hunter Hills area. Reportedly, the child was “shot during an attempted robbery at a bus stop” while with his mother. (APD)
2. The area around the so-called Cop City erupted in violence on Sunday. Police officers reportedly arrested 35 people who allegedly “attacked Atlanta police officers and construction equipment with Molotov cocktails, commercial-grade fireworks, bricks and large rocks.” Twenty-three of them are now looking at domestic terrorism charges. It’s interesting to note that officials say only two of the suspects are actually from Georgia. However, activists claim that most were from Atlanta. (CNN)
3. Leaders of the Buckhead City Committee spent Sunday evening letting supporters know that they’ve quit their efforts at cityhood “for now.” They point to Governor Brian Kemp’s “coordinated” effort “behind closed doors” as the reason for the break. However, they’re looking toward 2026, when he leaves office, as a possibility for a return push. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/paywall)
4. Pedestrian safety advocate James Curtis survived being hit by a vehicle while in a crosswalk last month. “He’d had front teeth replaced and was healing from a busted nose and ribs, while trying to get a new wheelchair.” It happened near the Shepherd Center at 2020 Peachtree Road Northwest, where Curtis volunteers. Reportedly, it’s the fourth time he was hit. The Georgia Department of Transportation stayed mum. (Saporta Report)
5. We’re number ... 97! Researchers crunched numbers to determine America’s 182 happiest cities. They looked at depression rates, income growth and similar key factors. At the top of the list is Fremont, CA. At the bottom is Detroit, MI. That said, Atlanta’s first in the State of Georgia. Columbus and Augusta were numbers 174 and 176 respectively. (WalletHub)

📆 Today in Buckhead:

• The Fusion Academy, Buckhead invites you to attend its Open House (10 AM)
• The Northside Branch Library shows "Ghost World" for Women's History Month (5:30 PM)
• The Beths perform at The Masquerade (7 PM)
• The Spice House Buckhead welcomes the Black Comedy Tour Of ATL (8 PM)
• Sing Karaoke at 1000 Marietta St NW (9 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Mugshots and Arrestee Information - 3/5/2023 Atlanta Public Safety Training Center Demonstrations All were charged with Domestic Terrorism - The Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) is the charging agency." (City of Atlanta Police Department via Facebook)
• "Mayor Andre Dickens joined the Head of The Boyce L. Ansley School, Dr. Leah Skinner, for the Our Kids Gala & Fundraiser. The City recently awarded the school a $50k Youth Development Grant to support its mission of serving children experiencing homelessness." (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook)
• "Mayor Andre Dickens appointed Candace M. Stanciel to serve as the City’s Chief Equity Officer. In this role, she will be responsible for ensuring that equity, social justice, diversity and inclusion are at the core of an integrated strategy." (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook)
• "The National Endowment for the Arts supports the arts in Atlanta, including Art on the Atlanta BeltLine. Yesterday the Chair, Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, visited the Eastside Trail to see how we are incorporating the arts to connect neighborhoods, improve economic opportunity and create equitable and safe spaces for healthy living." (Atlanta BeltLine via Facebook)
• "💥 JUST ANNOUNCED! 💥 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is coming to the Buckhead Theatre on April 23! 🎫 Presale: Thur (3/9) at 10am (code: OPENER) 🎫 Public on sale: Fri (3/10) at 10am 👉 : https://bit.ly/3KUM2xq" (Buckhead Theatre 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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