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ROUGHDRAFT.NEWS DECEMBER 2025 | 3 20 CONTENTS DECEMBER 2025 Go deeper online with Sandy Springs @ 20 Seeking custody of child support law IN LIVING, E1 When robot dogs is rule the soccer field • ) IN ATLANTA & THE WORLD, F1 — I— The Atlanta Journal-Constitution WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005 ajc.com 50 CENTS Scan the QR code to read more on our website. Braves 5 Marlins 0 Sandy Springs a city at last Online coverage sponsored by Beep beep! ‘Herbie’ roars back - Iitue VW that could. Living, E1 Lewis Grizzard would’ve loved this Metro,B1 After landslide vote, big job awaits T. LEVETTE BAGWELL / Staff Linda Zaworski (left) and Lynn Twiner welcome early returns in favor of making Sandy Springs a city. t Mississippi justice Klansman convicted of manslaughter 41 years to the day after 3 civil rights workers’ execution Insurer drives down car rates PUBLISHER’S NOTE 5 EDITOR’S NOTE 6 BUCKHEAD Fundraiser for South River 8 Atlanta Runoff Results 8 Henson Donation 9 BROOKHAVEN Designer Showhouse 10 Millage Rate Cap Removed 11 DUNWOODY DHS Fortenberry Retires 12 Kroger to Perimeter Village 13 SANDY SPRINGS Paul, Roberts Win 14 TUCKER Battery Charge for Siggers 16 Tucker Town Green opens 17 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Holiday Guide 18 DINING Best New Restaurants 20 SANDY SPRINGS @ 20 Rusty Paul Editorial 24 Levene on Local Media 26 City History Timeline 28 City Council Thoughts 30 Remembering Eva 34 Sandy Springs Momentum 36 City Springs 38 El Azteca 40 Non-Profits in the City 44 Police and Fire 47 The Journey to Cityhood 48 Atlanta Intown A RoughDraft Publication Editorial Cathy Cobbs Managing Editor, Reporter Newspapers Collin Kelley Executive Editor Beth McKibben Editor-in-chief Sr. Editor Food & Dining Sammie Purcell Associate Editor Staff Writers Katie Burkholder, Bob Pepalis, Logan C. Ritchie, Sarra Sedghi, Stephanie Toone Contributor Steve Levene, Lauren Menis, Rusty Paul Reporter Newspapers Georgia Voice RoughDraft • • • A RoughDraftPuoicanon - A RoughDraft Publication Y atlanta Published By Rough Draft Atlanta Keith Pepper Publisher keith@roughdraftatlanta.com Neal Maziar Chief Revenue Officer neal@roughdraftatlanta.com Rico Figliolini Creative Director Steve Levene Founder Circulation 63,000 copies of Reporter Newspapers are delivered to homes in ZIP codes 30084, 30305, 30319, 30326, 30327, 30328, 30338, 30342 and 30350 and to businesses/retail locations. To subscribe to home delivery, ($125 I year) email delivery@roughdraftatlanta.com Advertising For information sales@roughdraftatlanta.com Deborah Davis Account Manager | Sales Operations deborah@roughdraftatlanta.com Jeff Kremer Sr. Account Manager jeff@roughdraftatlanta.com Suzanne Purcell Sr. Account Manager suzanne@roughdraftatlanta.com Operations Savannah Pierce savannah@roughdraftatlanta.com ABOUT THE COVER Buckhead/Brookhaven Virginia Highland’s annual Tour of Homes and Winterfest are teaming up for a weekend of holiday fun on Dec. 13-14. Check out our guide starting on page 18. (Photo by Craig Bromley) Sandy Springs/Dunwoody Cover illustration by Rico Figliolini with images supplied by the City of Sandy Springs Tucker Aerial shot of the city's Tucker Town Green (Photo by City of Tucker) RoughDraft.News INSTAGRAM.COM/ FACEBOOK.COM/ BSKY.APP/ ROUGHDRAFTATL &P ROUGHDRAFTATL ROUGHDRAFTATLANTA.COM SCAN TO SUBSCRIBETO ROUGH DRAFTOR TEXT DRAFT TO 66866 Honored as a newspaper of General Excellence ©2025 with all rights reserved Publisher reserves the right to refuse editorial or advertising for any reason. Publisher assumes no responsibility for information contained in advertising. Any opinions expressed in print or online do not necessarily represent the views of Rough Draft Staff.
