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Newspaper Page Textreporternewspapers.net WORTH KNOWING Neighbors start helping neighbors P5 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts economy takes a big hit P6 COMMENTARY Teleworking may stick around P10 - ' v \z4ip* <(£ Check out our podcasts Reporter at ReporterNewspapers.net Extra Springs Reporter is mail delivered to homes on selected carrier routes in ZIPs 3032 7,30328, 30342 and 30350 For information: delivery@reporternewspapers.net KATHLEEN WOMACK Customers line up at the Kroger at City Walk on Sandy Springs Place on March 13 as stocking up for the pandemic shutdowns began in earnest. Locals adjust to shutdowns, ‘distancing’ BY HANNAH GRECO AND JOHN RUCH 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. And Kevin C. Madigan, a free lance journalist who writes for the Reporter, describes his life under self-quarantine. See LOCALS on page 2 BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net Life in Sandy Springs changed fast. For how long and how much remain questions as the city joins the world in re sponding to a global pandemic of a new coronavirus and its potentially deadly CO- VID-19 disease. As March began, the big local concerns were impacts from 1-285 toll lanes and a possible widening of Hammond Drive. The latest public safety news was tech nology that lets fire trucks change traf fic lights green. The popular City Springs Theatre Company was preparing its latest See COVID-19 on page 22 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 WONT LET WORRY STEAL YOUR SPARKLE St# uwjed VO ‘eojuo|A| aivd adeisod sn SSMyQ3 CHS lysyd y3i/\ioisno ivisod FINE JEWELRY (SEE PAGE 8)

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Sandy Springs reporter. (Sandy Springs, GA) 2007-current, April 02, 2020, Image 1