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Newspaper Page Textreporternewspapers.net APRIL 2020 • VOL. 14 — NO. 4 Buckhead Reporter WORTH KNOWING COVID-19 BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspaipers.net Neighbors start helping neighbors P5 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts economy takes a big hit P6 COMMENTARY Teleworking may stick around P10 \ <c§ Check out our podcasts Reporter at ReporterNewspapers.net Extra The Buckhead Reporter is mail delivered to homes on selected carrier routes in ZIPs 30305,30327 and 30342 For information: delivery@reporternewspapers.net SL# uuxied VO ‘eojuoiAi aivd a6eisod sn SSMH03 aisinsHd yaiAioisno ivisod changes local life ATLANTA ofessional Buildings i-77-95-105 jqua Heart Center arcus Heart Valve inter ICORONAVIRUS] PRECAUTIONS VISITOR screening underwav MERGENCY CHEST PAIN CENTER pig tif ' - ■■ —p? i m m i| ■ wppS'fj iff u i -TOnr" - f k ||[| It —- 1 r ~~~rx PHIL MOSIER A sign outside a Collier Road entrance to Piedmont Atlanta Hospital on March 16 alerts visitors that they must be screened for the coronavirus. Locals adjust to shutdowns, ‘distancing’ BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net In a blink of an eye, residents had to ad just to a new lifestyle of “social distancing” and shutdowns for the coronavirus pan demic, with no definite end in sight. The Re porter asked some of them how their lives have changed. Sally Silver, aide to Councilmember Howard Shook “It’s taken me several days for this to kind of sink in.... You look out the window and it looks like the same place you were yester day.” She has one socializing idea she’d like to run past a doctor friend. “Just for fun, I’m See LIFE on page 23 Life in Buckhead changed fast. For how long and how much remain questions as Atlanta joins the world in responding to a global pandemic of a new coronavirus and its potentially deadly COVID-19 disease. As March began, one of the biggest local concerns was work on a new Tree Protection Ordinance. The big public safety news was a string of shootings at Lenox Square mall. By March 18, City Hall and Atlan ta Public Schools were shut down, and See COVID-19 on page 23 A note to our readers As this issue went to press, the im pact of the coronavirus pandemic was affecting all aspects of life in the Re porter communities. Residents and lo cal officials—as well as our editorial team—are dealing with fast-moving de velopments. As a result, the news and stories in this issue reflect a snapshot of the early moments of this extraordi nary time. Our writers and editors are covering events on a daily basis, posting break ing news and updates on our website, ReporterNewspapers.net. Check the website often for new stories and an nouncements and sign up for daily emails with community news. It is our ongoing mission to provide hyperlocal news and information that connect our readers to their neighbor hoods and communities. To that end, please share your stories and experi ences with us, or let us know of others who deserve recognition, by emailing editor@reporternewspapers.net. Thank you to our readers and adver tisers for continuing to rely on Reporter Newspapers for their community con nection. — Steve Levene, Publisher WE WON’T LET WORRY STEAL YOUR SPARKLE* FINE JEWELRY (SEE PAGE 8)