🌱 MARTA Nixes Light-Rail Idea + USA Basketball’s Youth Camp

Hey, everybody! Today, we remember chemist Percy Truesdell's contribution to sweets on National Gum Drop Day. It's Wednesday in Buckhead, and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know that's happening in town, including news on:

• 🔥 A kitchen fire on Fairburn
• 🚧 An end to the Piedmont Enhancement Project
• 💰 The Lewis Crook Estate is for sale

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⏰ Daylight Saving Time Poll! 🤔
Daylight saving time begins on March 12. According to history, we can thank entomologist George Hudson for coming up with the idea in 1895. Implementation took place in 1918 to save resources and extend the work day during wartime. In 1966, daylight saving time became the law of the land, but states could opt out. So far, only Hawaii and Arizona have done so. Now, dueling studies point to the successes and failures of the practice. Where do you stand on the issue? So far, 66% don’t like daylight saving time, while 33.5% do. Only 0.5% don’t care one way or the other.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Buckhead:

1. Ten residents lost their home when it went up in flames on Monday evening. Firefighters responded to a blaze at a two-story home on the 400 block of Fairburn Road Southwest. They found that the fire was in the kitchen and were able to contain it to this area. The Red Cross is working with the residents. (Atlanta Fire Rescue Department)
2. MARTA initially considered light-rail transit for the Clifton Corridor project. However, we learned on Monday that it effectively killed the option and decided to move forward with bus rapid transit instead. Officials explained that connecting Lindbergh Center and Avondale is cheaper when done with buses. That said, officials are vague about the project’s funding. (SaportaReport)
3. Atlanta Gas Light is reportedly seeing the light at the end of the tunnel that is the Piedmont Enhancement Project. Tuesday’s report outlines that the anticipated finishing date is spring 2023. However, continue to be patient. “Some of the restoration will require temporary lane closures,” a representative cautioned. (Buckhead)
4. If your youngster — under 16 — loves basketball, it’s time to sign them up for the upcoming USA Basketball youth camp. This year, the camp will run at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School at 805 Mount Vernon Highway Northwest. Boys will train on May 28 and 29; girls' days are May 27 and 28. “Instruction is led by licensed coaches and follows a curriculum set by 10-time gold medal winning coach, Don Showalter.” The application deadline is April 28. (Rough Draft Atlanta)
5. The Lewis Crook Estate at 50 Valley Road Northwest is for sale. If you have a little more than $8 million to spend, you can get 11,380 interior square feet of space on 4.86 acres. Featuring Norman Askins updates, it was built in 1941, has six bedrooms and eight full baths. By the way, property taxes are $76,946 a year. (Sotheby’s)

📆 Today in Buckhead:

• It's Story Time at the Northside Branch Library (10:30 AM)
• The Buckhead Branch Library screens a Classic Movie (3:30 PM)
• The Technology Association of Georgia hosts “The New Landscape of the International Workforce” at the Atlanta Tech Village (5:30 PM)
• Boys Of Fall w/ARCHERS and Glimmers perform at The Masquerade (6 PM)
• Join Honduras Hope at the Mardis Gras Carnival 2023 at Corso Atlanta (6:30 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "The Buckhead Branch Library celebrates Black History Month! Everyone is welcome to visit the branch on this special occasion to see the works of Local Historian, National Explorer and World traveler: Mr. Arthur Ratliff." (Fulton County Library System)
• "Venezuelan singer Danny Ocean has announced an early 2023 tour across America supporting his new album '@dannocean'. The 16-city excursion takes place in February visiting tons of major markets including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Atlanta and Miami." (Discover Atlanta)
• "When not off singing around the country or across the globe, Jazz Vocalist, Adam Komesar calls F&B his home. Adam sings a variety of music from Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett to Latin Dance Music and Dance Hits from the 60s and 70s." (F&B)
• "Join us on Wednesday at 3 at Fado Buckhead to see Chelsea play away at Dortmund in the Champions League." (Atlanta Blues CFC)
• "Mayor Andre Dickens announced the recipients of the first two cycles of the City’s Youth Development Grant Awards. A total of $1,000,000 in American Rescue Plan funds were awarded to the Urban League of Greater Atlanta to facilitate the issuance of the grants to local community-based organizations that provide programming and services to Atlanta students up to age 18 in grades K through 12." (City of Atlanta)

🏡 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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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— 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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