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reporternewspapers.net JULY 8 - JULY 21,2016 ■ VOL. 8— NO. 14 FACEBOOK.COM/THEREPORTERNEWSPAPERS TWITTER.COM/REPORTER_NEWS Brookhaven Reporter ► Local dishes ► Tails on trails PAGE 24 PAGE 26 SPECIAL SECTION | P20-28 PHILMOSIER Back, from left, Dechen Cohen, 12, Mary Hogrete, 9, and Brookhaven Library Manager Catherine Lamply watch Lauren Dobbins, 8, handle the larger-than-life dice during a game of “Human Monopoly” at the library on June 29. See additional photos on page 19. MAKING A DIFFERENCE Page 5 facebook twitter}* L L The local neighborhood parties we held, especially the streetside one at Mystic Place and Roswell Road, with our coolers nearby, frantically waving our American flags, as our neighbor ran by with the Olympic torch. Karen Meinzen McEnerny See more Olympic memories in COMMENTARY Page 13 OUT & ABOUT Edible plants Page 8 Residents continue to speak out against MARTA’s Peachtree Road redevelopment BYDYANABAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net MARTA and its developers submitted July 1 a rezoning request to the city of Brookhav en to seek approval for a mixed-use develop ment at the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe station on Peachtree Road. MARTA will hold a public hearing July 25 at Oglethorpe University at 5:30 p.m. The re quest is expected to go before the Planning Commission on Sept. 7. See MARTA on page 15 Faith leaders concerned about affordable housing BY DYANA BAG BY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net Martha Herrera is a single moth er who is working this summer at the Boys & Girls Club on North Druid Hills. During the school year, she works as a receptionist at Ashford Park Elemen tary School. She attends Brookhaven Presbyterian Church. “Everything I do is in Brookhaven,” she said. But she can’t afford to live in Brookhaven. “I have never been able to live in Brookhaven,” she said. “It’s a little bit pricey.” See FAITH on page 16 Cancer doesn’t wait. Make the right decision the first time. (5?) EMORY WINSHIP Find a location near you at emoryhealthcare.org/cancercare. CANCER INSTITUTE Emory Johns Creek Hospital | Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital | Emory University Hospital | Emory University Hospital Midtown A Cancer Center Designated by the National Cancer Institute