Support for Atlanta Classical Academy Growing

A local group of parents and educators have been working on Atlanta ClassicalAcademy for over 18 months. Their team as well as their concept and strategy are impressive.

Their hope is to compliment APS' (Atlanta Public Schools) current public school offerings with a K-12, non-selective, tuition-free, public charter school that would serve the Atlanta area beginning in the Fall of 2014. The school would offer a liberal arts, traditional classical model of education that is delivered in a smaller-school environment. Each grade would accommodate approximately 54 students (600-700 total school population). The school would be centrally located in our North Atlanta Cluster and enrollment would be open to all APS students. Regardless if someone has a child that attends ACA or not, there is a benefit to the community in having a variety of education choices in our public school offerings.

ACA is at the point where they need help with getting community support.  Those interested in supporting the school's efforts are asked to sign the online petition by March 29th at AtlantaClassical.org. (Signatures are not published publicly.)

ACA's application to APS is due in April and they must show awareness and support among the communities within the APS system. The APS Board will vote this summer; five favorable votes are needed (out of the 9 board members).  

For those who want to learn more about Atlanta Classical Academy, register for an upcoming informational meeting, and/or volunteer to help, they may visit the website AtlantaClassical.org.  

Upcoming Presentations

*Thursday, March 28 (7-8:30pm) Agape Center (2353 Bolton Road)

*Tuesday, April 2 (9:30am and 6:30pm) Lodge at Peachtree Presbyterian Church (3417 Roswell Rd.)

*Wednesday, April 3 (7-8:30pm) Garden Hills Community Center (335 Pine Tree Dr.)

Follow this link for a video from a Classical School in Arizona to see how the curriculum works and hear the perspective of students, teachers, and parents.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vy1wffWeD4

Buckhead Home Sales Reports

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Thanks,
Carson Matthews
Associate Broker
Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty
678-595-9286
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Sunday Open House 4595 Runnemede Road in Chastain Park

This Sunday February 10 from 3-5pm I will be holding 4595 Runnemede Road in Chastain Park open.

Quick Details:

4 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths
2 Story Brick Home
Renovated Kitchen and Baths
Formal Living and Dining Rooms
Separate Family Room
Gorgeous Front Yard
Private Rear Patio ideal for entertaining
Warren T. Jackson Elementary School

Offered for $745,000

This is a new listing and all of the details can be found on my website by clicking the link below.

Sunday Open House 4595 Runnemede Road in Chastain Park

Construction of 77 Andrews Drive Update

The Buckhead View is reporting that Camden Properties received approval (including conditions that need to be hammered out between the developer and adjacent neighbors) from NPU-B last night to begin construction on the new 22 acre development that was once home to the Paces Apartments.  This site runs south on Roswell Road from Peachtree Presbyterian Church, west on Andrews Drive to West Paces Ferry Rd.  It is divided into 3 parcels, each with their own set of zoning rules and plans.  Along Roswell Road will be 10 story apartment buildings with street level retail.  At both corners of Andrews Drive at West Paces Ferry & Roswell Rd the light commercial zoning will allow for residential to be stacked on top of street front retail, as well as a two story commercial building and bank.  Both of those buildings will be less than 25 feet tall.  The interior portion of the development could begin as early as this month.  Read all about it and see renderings on the Buckhead View website.

http://www.buckheadview.com/2012/11/npu-b-approves-land-use-zoning-changes.html?utm_source=Issue+88&utm_campaign=Issue88&utm_medium=socialshare



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Shop Whole Foods to Benefit Buckhead Heritage Society

On Wednesday September 19, Whole Foods Buckhead will donate 5% of it's net sales to the Buckhead Heritage Society.  Below are the details that I received in an email from the Buckhead Heritage Society:


Whole Foods team members are part of the local community and they are passionate about supporting the local causes that are important to their shoppers and neighbors. Several times a year, stores hold community giving days (otherwise known as “5% Days”) where five percent of that day’s net sales are donated to a local nonprofit or educational organization. The groups that benefit from these 5% Days are as varied as the communities themselves. Buckhead Heritage sincerely thanks Whole Foods Buckhead for selecting our organization to benefit from its 5% Day this quarter! 

For more information on Whole Foods Buckhead, visit www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/buckhead. 

For the latest news from Buckhead Heritage, visit www.buckheadheritage.com. 

**While writing this I clicked on the Buckhead Heritage link and literally got lost in the stories for 30 minutes.  Definitely go check it out, it is full of fascinating information on Buckhead and it's history.

Recent Photographs of Buckhead at Night

Monday night I went out and took some photographs of Buckhead after dark.  I was just north of the intersection of Piedmont and Peachtree Roads, and got some cool night shots.  Here are a couple of my favorites.  The first is looking south on Peachtree at Terminus, the Grand Hyatt Hotel and Tower Place; the second is the Intercontinental Hotel Buckhead.  You can see all of my Atlanta pictures at www.PicturesofAtlanta.com.

Buckhead Atlanta Cranes on the Move

Today the cranes high above Buckhead Atlanta began moving again.  As far as I can tell they were just warming up, getting ready to tackle the 8 acre redevelopment of the areas along Peachtree Road, Pharr Road and Buckhead Avenue.  Reports from Oliver McMillan say the entire project will be completed in late 2013/early 2014.  Here is a video of the action: