🌱 Protect Pershing Point Park + Murder Suspect Indicted

Good morning, neighbors! Today we celebrate National Dadgum That’s Good Day by cooking some comfort food. Sylvia here with your fresh copy of the Buckhead Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out everything you need to know that's happening locally, including:

• 🤝 A new task force
• 📖 Faculty members protesting the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center
• 🎉 An Atlanta Jewish Foundation celebration

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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, …

• 23.6% opted for lemon bars
• 22% voted to write in Key lime pie
• 20% chose peach cobbler
• 10.9% selected ambrosia salad
• 9.1% liked fruit tarts
• 5.4% wrote in cheesecake
• 1.8% loved mixed berry buckle
• 1.8% picked strawberry icebox cake
• 1.8% wrote in bean pie
• 1.8% wrote in strawberry short cake
• 1.8% wrote in ice cream or coconut cream pie

📰 Here are the top stories in Buckhead today:

1. The 23-year-old suspect in the December murder of Eleanor Bowles was indicted on Tuesday. If you recall, she may have interrupted the suspect while he was attempting to steal her car, which then led to her killing. The suspect was charged “on suspicion of murder, aggravated battery, possession of a knife during the commission of a felony, elder abuse and hijacking a motor vehicle.” (Patch)
2. On Tuesday, Mayor Andre Dickens established a task force. What will it do? It’s supposed to “further engage the community on plans for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center site as well as the surrounding green space, including the former Atlanta Prison Farm.” Known as the “South River Forest and Public Safety Training Center Community Task Force,” it will have around 40 members appointed by the mayor in March. By July, he expects a first set of recommendations. (City of Atlanta)
3. Sixty-six (out of around 180) Spelman College faculty members condemned the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. They pointed to the building site as being a former “slave labor camp,” and said that the “violent histories of settler colonialism and slavery abound in this project.” Faculty members say construction of the facility would “contribute to militarization, deforestation and gentrification” that will harm the Black community. Previously, 50 (of around 137) members of Morehouse College’s faculty demanded an end to the project. (Moguldom)
4. Is “development pressure” bearing down on Pershing Point Park? Monday’s report highlights the proactive call of the Atlanta Preservation Center to give the park landmark status. If you think it's a case of crying wolf, consider that a large apartment building is going up just across the street at 1441 Peachtree, and remember the city’s history of tearing down spaces wholesale to make room for projects that may or may not come to fruition. (Saporta Report)
5. The Atlanta Jewish Foundation is hosting its “Grow A Legacy” event on March 2 at the Congregation B’nai Torah at 700 Mount Vernon Highway Northeast. A festive reception will celebrate the “Jewish Community’s dedication to grow and sustain a vibrant Jewish Future.” (Atlanta Jewish Foundation)

📆 Today in Buckhead:

• Bring the little one to Toddler Storytime at the Atlanta History Center (10 AM)
• Get your (online) Ten Minutes Of Daily Mindfulness (2:50 PM)
• Come to the Northside Branch Library to learn about Gardening with Native Plants (4 PM)
• Fado Irish Pub hosts a Pub Quiz with Dirty South Trivia (7 PM)
• The Q-Tip Bandits perform at Smith's Olde Bar's Atlanta Room (8 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "🌊 JUST ANNOUNCED! 🌊 English new wave legends A Flock Of Seagulls is coming to the Buckhead Theatre on June 30 w/ Strangelove-The Depeche Mode Experience! 🎫 Presale: Thur (3/2) at 10am (code: OPENER) 🎫 Public on sale: Fri (3/3) at 10am." (Buckhead Theatre via Facebook)
• "Congratulations to Camille Russell Love for being named a Fulton County Champion of the Arts. As the Director of City of Atlanta - Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Camille has worked tirelessly to promote our creative communities." (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook)
• "🤘 JUST ANNOUNCED! 🤘 Cinderella’s Tom Keifer Band - Live / Loud 2023 Tour w/ support from Winger and John Corabi on June 15! 🎫 Presale: Thur (3/2) at 10am (code: OPENER) 🎫 Public on sale: Fri (3/3) at 10am 👉 : https://livemu.sc/3ZrcXVL" (Buckhead Theatre via Facebook)
• "Mayor Andre Dickens joined members of The Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. for their weekly community forum. It was an opportunity for Mayor Dickens to give updates on his Administration’s initiatives & priorities." (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook)
• "Hey Atlanta, We want to hear from you as we consider the roadmap to completion of the Atlanta BeltLine by 2030! Join us, as we update the Atlanta BeltLine Inc.'s Strategic Implementation Plan this Saturday, March 4th." (Atlanta BeltLine 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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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another 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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