Reporter’s Week in Review

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/15 12:22P Amy Wenk

Editor s Note The community mourned this week for four people tragically killed in a plane crash at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. Dunwoody residents Jonathan Rosen and his 14-year-old daughter Allie were...

State Rep. Matthew Wilson to call for Medicaid expansion on state tour

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/14 10:07A Sammie Purcell

State Rep. Matthew Wilson (D-Brookhaven) will embark on a tour across the state in an effort to convince Gov. Brian Kemp to include expansion of Medicaid in this fall’s special legislative session....

Cisco to open new office at Coda in Midtown

Atlanta INTown Paper Business 10/13 5:57A Collin Kelley

Global tech conglomerate Cisco announced Wednesday that it will invest $41 million to open a talent and collaboration center in the Coda building at Technology Square in Midtown. The Fortune 100...

Brookhaven to hold pop-ups for City Centre project

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/12 8:57A Sammie Purcell

Brookhaven will hold a series of pop-up events about its City Centre master plan throughout October, according to a press release. There will be four events in total, each one taking place in one of...

The Ironman Duo: Kyle and Brent Pease advocate for disabled athletes

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/12 6:29A Sammie Purcell

At left, Kyle Pease with his brother, Brent. They started the Kyle Pease Foundation – a nonprofit that helps disabled athletes participate and succeed in sports – in 2011. The first time Kyle Pease...

Dunwoody businessman, daughter among four killed in PDK plane crash

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/11 5:54A Amy Wenk

The DeKalb County Medical Examiner s Office has released the names of the four people who were killed Friday when a plane crashed and caught fire at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. Jonathan Rosen, 47, and...

Early voting begins Oct. 12

Sandy Springs Reporter 10/11 2:12A Amy Wenk

Early voting starts Oct. 12 for local municipal elections in Fulton and DeKalb counties. In Fulton, advance voting for the Nov. 2 election will take place Oct. 12-29, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. In DeKalb,...

Environmental Gardener: Finding fall colors where you may not expect them

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/9 1:54A Greg Levine

Recently I was able to spend a day with Darrel Morrison, a highly regarded landscape architect known for designs that mimic native plant communities. Darrel was the dean of The School of Environmental...

Reporter’s Week in Review

Sandy Springs Reporter 10/8 1:56P Amy Wenk

In case you missed it, here’s our weekly newsletter. It goes out to our subscribers at noon on Friday. You can subscribe at our  Newsletters subscription page . Editor s Note This week, another...

Update: Plane crashes, catches fire at PDK

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/8 8:55A Amy Wenk

A plane crashed at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport just after 1 p.m. on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The single-engine Cessna 210 caught fire after it crashed, said the FAA....

Brookhaven Planning Commission recommends approval for new cell tower

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/8 7:42A Amy Wenk and Sammie Purcell

Brookhaven may get a new cell tower, the first to be built in the city since its incorporation, according to city officials.  “This is the first macro cell tower that we’ve had an application for in...

Emory Musculoskeletal Institute opens up in Brookhaven’s Executive Park

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/7 9:02A Sammie Purcell

City and hospital officials gathered in Brookhaven’s Executive Park on Thursday to celebrate the official opening of the Emory Musculoskeletal Institute, a new healthcare center focusing on helping...

A look inside the Thompson Buckhead hotel

Sandy Springs Reporter 10/7 5:29A Amy Wenk

A rendering of Tesserae, the private club at the Thompson Buckhead. Buckhead’s newest hotel will feature a private rooftop club and a restaurant called Dirty Rascal. The Thompson Buckhead is expected...

First look: Emory Healthcare opens new $130M institute in Brookhaven

Atlanta Business Chronicle 10/7 1:16A Maegan Smith

The 180,000-square-foot facility will provide orthopaedics and spine care, physical therapy, imaging, and ambulatory surgery.

Sandy Springs chamber to honor local businesses

Atlanta INTown Paper Business 10/7 12:58A Amy Wenk

The Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber will honor local businesses at its annual luncheon. The event is set for Oct. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Westin hotel in Concourse Center. Register here...