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The Champion, Thursday, May 21 - 27, 2015
Attendees shop food trucks provided by the Atlanta Street Food Coalition on Park Avenue.
Food trucks rally in
by Ashley Oglesby
Ashley@dekalb champ, com
A great way to spend a
summer day is enjoying mu
sic with family and friends
and binging on food truck
treats.
On May 13 from 5 to
9 p.m., the Doraville Food
Truck Rally took place on
Park Avenue in Doraville.
Mayor Donna Pittman
said, “We were extremely
pleased with the turnout
for this first-time event and
feedback from our citizens
has been very positive.
“We are proud of our
diverse community and we
will continue to try to bring
in trucks that appeal to a
wide audience.”
She added, “I felt the
choice of trucks and the
variety of menus provided
a terrific selection... every
thing from New Orleans
fare, to island conch fritters
and shrimp tacos to Indian
specialties. Mixed in was
solid American fare such as
burgers and cheesecake, to
name a few.”
The event was held in
partnership with the Atlanta
Street Food Coalition and
featured music from the
local band, the Chamblee
Tuckers.
The event will continue
to be held on the second
Wednesday of each month.
Pittman said, “We will
pass suggestions from
residents along to the food
truck coalition and rely on
them to continue to provide
a wide variety of menu op
tions.”
She said, “They do
plan to rotate the different
trucks each month so there
is always something new to
sample.”
Pittman said, “The
wonderful thing that I
noticed last night was the
sense of community that
resonated throughout the
evening. Any time we can
provide the opportunity
for our citizens to gather
and socialize, I believe, of
fers everyone the chance
to get to know neighbors
they may have never met or
make new friends. It also
gives the leadership of the
city the opportunity to get to
Doraville
know people and hear their
thoughts and input in a re
laxed atmosphere.”
The food trucks com
mitted to the event included:
C’est Bon Tout (New Or
leans fare including po’boys,
Bayou Burgers, and Garden
Dogs); On Tapa the World
(Spanish tapas empanadas,
carne asada and sliders);
Linkz Express (American
fare including salads, chees-
esteaks and burgers); Five
Finger Philly (cheesesteaks
and desserts); Tracy’s Tasties
(mini cheesecakes and push
pops); Loaded Burger (load
ed burgers, unique sides and
desserts); and Bollywood
Zing (authentic Indian
food).
Other participants in
cluded Incrediball Falafel
(serving Israeli favorites:
falafel, humus, pita, beef ka-
bobs, shawarma, and crispy
fries); Refuge Coffee (cof
fee, tea, and espresso); and
Island Chef Mobile (island
conch fritters, lobster tacos
with mango salsa, grilled
Snapper and more).
Dunwoody Municipal Court Judge Sharon Dixon, Mayor Mike Davis,
Judge September Guy and City Attorney Bill Riley pose in front of the
official seal of the city.
Dunwoody solicitor to
become court judge
by Ashley Oglesby
ashley@dekalbchamp.com
On May 7, Dunwoody
officials announced Sep
tember Guy, the city’s mu
nicipal court senior solicitor
has been appointed as a
DeKalb County magistrate
court judge.
Mayor Mike Davis said,
“Dunwoody’s municipal
court system has attracted
phenomenal talent over the
last six years, and while
we hate to lose exemplary
personnel, we are proud to
provide an environment that
fosters and produces judi
ciary leaders.”
Guy attended the Uni
versity of Georgia for her
undergraduate studies and
graduated in 2001 from
Georgia State University
law school.
“I worked in a small
private practice my first
year out of law school
in Rossville, Georgia,
then moved back to At
lanta where I worked at the
DeKalb County Public De
fender’s Office from 2002
until 2012. At that point, I
went to work at the DeKalb
County Solicitor General’s
Office in the Diversion Unit
handling the G.O.A.L.S pro
gram for youthful offenders
and the Phoenix Diversion
Program. I left that office in
2013 and became a solicitor
in the city of Dunwoody.”
Guy added, “I am excit
ed to continue to serve the
people of DeKalb County as
a magistrate court judge.”
Other solicitors elevated
from their positions in
Dunwoody include Judge
Candice Howard, Sandy
Springs Municipal Court;
Judge Leigh Dupree, Atlan
ta Municipal Court; Judge
Warren Atkinson, Fulton
County Magistrate Court;
Judge Sharon Dixon, San
dy Springs and Dunwoody
Municipal Courts.
Dunwoody’s current
assistant solicitors include
Ladonya Horton, Josie
Stevens, Chuck Rooks and
Victoria Aronow.