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Inside Walkabout Buckhead Forest community in ‘thick of things’ COMMUNITY 3 Tough transit MARTA must change to better serve patrons COAAMENTARY 8 Wall flowers Dunwoody offices showcase local artwork OUT & ABOUT 18 All their love Creatures large and small bring joy to many PET REPORTER 20-21 Trigger happy State Rep. Lindsey explains education bill EDUCATION 26 Scan here to get Reporter Newspapers in your inbox or sign up @ ReporterNewspapers.net Buckhead Reporter www. ReporterNewspapers. net JAN. 25 - FEB. 7,2013 • VOL. 7 - NO. 2 Testing the waters PHIL MOSIER Spencer Gragg, 8, collects water samples from Nancy Creek on Jan. 12 to take to Oglethorpe University for further study. Spencer was with a group at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve in Buckhead that collected specimens to help gauge the health of the stream. More photos on page 27. Buckhead crime up, other zones down BY DAN WHISENHUNT danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net Crime rates in Atlanta Police Department’s Zone 2 precinct, an area that includes Buckhead, rose in 2012 while crime rates in the city’s other five zones decreased, figures released by APD show. The biggest increase came from theft from auto, and APD SEE BUCKHEAD, PAGE 28 Recycling program catches some off guard BY DAN WHISENHUNT danwhisehunt@reporternewspapers.net Atlanta’s plans to increase participation in its recycling program caught some Buckhead residents by surprise. The problem was, the city inadvertently delivered some new 96-gallon carts to people who already had them. District 8 Atlan- SEE ATLANTA’S, PAGE 5 A HEARING AID THAT CAN DO AIL THISP See our ad on page 29 to learn about our 14 day test drive! Audiological Consultants of Atlanta “Since 1983” You Could Be Hearing From Us.
