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MARCH 2021 • VOL. 12 — NO. 3 reporternewspapers.net Dunwoody Reporter COMMENTARY Lessons learned as pandemic arrives FOOD FOR THOUGHT Inside an authentic Cuban sandwich shop P8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMEHT Hear DIY songs named for local towns P10 Dunwoody Reporter is mail delivered to homes on selected carrier routes in ZIP 30338 For information: delivery@reporternewspapers.net SL# liuxied VO ‘eojuoiAi aivd e6eisod sn SSMy03 aislysyd y3i/\ioisno ivisod • n n ■MTLLJi* Ifcu/f u ion his s mi tffrv uraisTi montl m IS BiaCK ■m A1 m PHIL MOSIER Skateboarders hang out near one of the Black History Month murals displayed in February at Brook Run Park as part of a city-commissioned installation. Apartment project gets $/M tax break, but no council approval BY SAMMIE PURCELL A proposed development including apartments for seniors received a $7 mil lion tax break from the Dunwoody Develop ment Authority, but the City Council balked at making a decision on zoning because of concerns age restriction would not stick. The property at 84 Perimeter Center East, which sits at the corner of Ashford-Dun- woody Road and Perimeter Center East, was originally approved as a 12-story hotel by the council in 2019, but has been revamped in light of the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on the hospitality industry. The new proposed development would have approximately 225 age-restricted, for- rent housing units and about 43,000 square See APARTMENT on page 29 BY SAMMIE PURCELL Brook Run Park is home to a display of a variety of temporary murals centered around Black and women’s history commis sioned by the city for $13,000. A rotating band of regional art will be on display at the skate facility in the park at 4770 Peachtree Road. Seven Black History Month murals were on display in February and eight Women’s History Month murals will be on display throughout March. “Because of COVID, we’ve been trying to find new ways to get people active in the parks and showcase the diversity we have in the community,” said Brent Walker, di rector of the city Parks and Recreation De partment. “We want to support Black Histo ry Month and Women’s History Month as a See CITY on page 30 WELRY WHEN YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE TO GO. k I
