http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk An online community for discussion in North Fulton County. en-us bposhea@ajc.com 2008-05-03T22:30:35-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 An online community for discussion in North Fulton County. http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/05/03/east_cobb_whats.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk Cobb County has been busy putting up new road signs to point to upcoming intersections along Roswell Road. The sign at Mitsy Forest Drive has a spelling that is at odds with most of the streets in the Mitsy... 3599503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Hot topics 2008-05-03T22:30:35-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/04/10/on_pollen_and_l.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk Before the drought, if you had too much pollen on your front walk or your car, it was a simple matter of getting out the hose and washing it away. What are we to do this year? Just let it... 3039603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Hot topics 2008-04-10T23:32:01-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/03/28/will_you_go_to.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk The new Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park will hold its inaugural concert in May with a performance by the Atlanta Symphony. The Eagles, Steve Miller Band and Stevie Nicks are among the bands scheduled to perform there. (Plus Yes!,... 2723203@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Hot topics 2008-03-28T22:11:49-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/03/05/is_it_time_for.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk Northside reporter Doug Nurse is writing today about the latest on efforts to separate North Fulton into a separate county from Fulton. It’s pending in the Legislature and would require a couple of steps, including a complicated amendment to the... 2137303@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Hot topics 2008-03-05T10:15:27-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/02/21/remembering_dor.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk Click photo to enlarge Dorothy Felton, who represented Sandy Springs in the Georgia House of Representatives for 26 years, died Tuesday at her home of complications from rheumatoid arthritis. The funeral for Mrs. Felton, 78, will be at noon... 1784802@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Sandy Springs 2008-02-21T19:47:31-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/01/16/notable_landmar.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk We wrote the other day about efforts by Johns Creek to come up with a logo that symbolizes the city. The question is a stumper so far. So here’s an easier question. Aside from the Chattahoochee River, what would you... 962102@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Johns Creek 2008-01-16T17:33:53-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/01/15/johns_creek_nee.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk No one said crafting a city logo was easy. Just ask the city of Johns Creek. Other than the river, Johns Creek lacks any defining geographic features, history, or personages. The current logo was hurriedly crafted by designers with CH2M... 923602@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Johns Creek 2008-01-15T12:15:31-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/01/11/be_thankful_if.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk If you live in Northside and work or have business downtown today, you have our sympathies. For the rest of you, it’s one more thing to be thankful for. Because of the crush of big events, among other reasons, the... 855402@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Sandy Springs 2008-01-11T10:28:06-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/01/08/would_you_repor.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk Last month, six teens were charged with breaking into 150 cars in Alpharetta and Johns Creek. (Read the full story) The Northview High School juniors and seniors are accused of taking a range of goods from iPods and laptops to... 789702@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Johns Creek 2008-01-08T16:24:48-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2008/01/04/should_we_pay_f.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk House Speaker Glenn Richardson wants to give our local tax system a makeover. His notion: To eliminate property taxes for schools and at the same time expanding the sales tax instead. The AJC’s James Salzer reports that the public can... 714402@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Hot topics 2008-01-04T10:29:41-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2007/12/31/what_will_make.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk The new year is upon us, and it’s likely to be an eventful one. We’ll be watching to see if the housing market can rebound, if our troops will come home and if our next president will be a woman.... 645502@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Hot topics 2007-12-31T12:09:25-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2007/12/13/jewish_theatre.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk The Marcus Jewish Community Center is eliminating the 13-year-old Jewish Theatre of the South at the end of the season, and founding director Mira Hirsch is resigning to pursue her artistic vision elsewhere in Atlanta. Michael D. Wise, the center’s... 401102@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Dunwoody 2007-12-13T16:33:33-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2007/12/07/sandy_springs_m.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk The city of Sandy Springs released a statement Thursday night from Mayor Eva Galambos vowing to fight the new billboards that could be built in the city as a result of a Fulton County Commission vote this week. If you... 283502@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ Sandy Springs 2007-12-07T10:26:34-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2007/12/06/should_you_tell.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk ‘Tis the season of that jolly old elf from the North Pole. You know who I’m talking about. Kris Kringle. Father Christmas. St. Nick. Santa Claus. He who’s making a list, and checking it twice… But as a parent, I’m... 271602@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ 2007-12-06T18:08:03-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/entries/2007/12/03/are_higher_gas.html?cxntfid=blogs_northsidetalk The holidays are upon us. And, so are higher gas prices. Do you plan to travel less during the holidays because of rising prices? Did you travel less during the long Thanksgiving weekend due to higher gas prices? Are you... 210678@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/northsidetalk/ 2007-12-03T12:21:04-05:00