🌱 Mountain Way Common Graffiti Paint-Over + Mend Coffee Comes To Town

Welcome back, Buckhead! Snack along on National Cheese Doodle Day! I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you up to speed on everything you need to know that's going on around town, including news about...

• ⚠️ A drug deal gone wrong on Piedmont
• 🤝 The mayor expressing relief
• 🎶 A treat from the Molly Blank Concert Series

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☀️ But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and beautiful. High: 70 Low: 44.

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⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations Around Buckhead

• QuikTrip at 1678 Howell Mill Rd., $3.11
• CITGO at 4968 Roswell Rd., $3.15
• Exxon at 2331 Bolton Rd NW, $3.21

😋 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, 57.1% admit to loving funnel cake, 14.3% snack on fried cheese curds, and 14.3% each wrote in cheesecake and cotton candy!

📰 Here are the top stories in Buckhead today:

1. On Friday, just before 11 p.m., the Atlanta Police Department (APD) responded to 1905 Piedmont Road Northeast after reports of shots fired. They connected with a 49-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds but still alive. Reportedly, the man was engaged in a “dispute concerning a narcotics transaction” at 1896 Piedmont Road Northeast, when he was shot. (APD)
2. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens expressed relief on Friday during a meeting with the Atlanta Committee for Progress. “Today was definitely a victory lap around squashing the de-annexation effort,” he said. He pointed to Cousins Properties, located in Buckhead and the largest landowner in the city, as being an example of a stakeholder uninterested in having two cities. (Saporta Report)
3. Liveable Buckhead volunteers spent Saturday painting over graffiti. They went to Mountain Way Common on Ivy Road Northeast. Since it's partially located underneath a highway overpass, it's a lure for taggers who see the concrete as a personal challenge. (Liveable Buckhead)
4. The Breman Museum at 1440 Spring Street Northwest has a treat for you. On March 12, enjoy selections from the Great American Songbook as part of the Molly Blank Concert Series. Saxophonist Houston Person and pianist Joe Alterman will deliver “good solid melodies with some improvisation and plenty of blues feel.” The duo’s bona fides are in order. Alterman has played the big venues and Person accompanied Etta Jones. (Roughdraft Atlanta)
5. Mend Coffee is opening up at 3655 Roswell Road Northeast, in the space previously occupied by Marcello's. An opening date may be coming as soon as this fall. Mend is a retail concept that “will offer dignifying employment to adults with disabilities, as well as beautiful accessibility-first spaces for gathering, working, and celebrating.” The founders are Jay and Katherine Wolf of Hope Heals. (What Now Atlanta)

📆 Today in Buckhead:

• Visit the Atlanta History Center FREE if you have a card with Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank (9 AM)
• Come to the Atlanta Jewish Life Festival at the Georgia Aquarium Oceans Ballroom (11 AM)
• PalmerHouse Properties hosts a "Dominant Characteristics Of A Peak Performer" seminar (12 PM)
• Attend the International Women's Day 2023 Luncheon at Maggianos (12 PM)
• Have a Girls' Day Out at Painting with a Twist (3 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "The Atlanta Preservation Center is calling for Pershing Point to join the very short list of City parks that are protected from destruction by official landmark status." (Buckhead Heritage Society via Facebook)
• "❝Readers are leaders & leaders are readers!❞ Earlier, we joined Atlanta Public Schools 3rd graders to celebrate Read Across Atlanta Day." (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook)
• "Spring Into Safety with APD: Our Citywide Neighborhood Watch Training is being hosted by the Crime Prevention Unit to be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 9:00am - 1:00pm. 226 Peachtree St SW." (City of Atlanta Police Department via Facebook)
• "ICYMI: In a recent op-ed, Mayor Andre Dickens reflects on how the Biden-Harris Administration is helping us transform Atlanta and make our city a better place for everyone." (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook)
• "NaanStop, the fast casual Indian eatery, invites guests to its Buckhead location for an inclusive, family-friendly Holi celebration from noon until 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 11. This special event will feature complimentary Holi powder, DJ/live performance and light snacks." (Dish Around Town)

🏡 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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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll be back in your inbox Tuesday morning with a new 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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