Thursday, April 11, 2013
Burke Boger, 32, will be remembered for his theatrical nature and inner light that brought out the best in everyone.
A funeral service for the man who fell 10 stories to his death, in what Atlanta Police believe to be a suicide, at a Buckhead high-rise will be held Thursday morning. However, the death of 32-year-old Burke Boger cannot be confirmed a suicide until results from the Medical Examiner's Office have been returned. Boger was beloved and well-known for his outgoing and energetic personality. His funeral is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 634 West Peachtree Street NW. The Reverend Noelle York-Simmons officiating. The family will receive friends at a reception in Ellis Hall immediately following the service. According to his obituary, Boger was educated at Westminster Schools in Buckhead, where he …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Despite the abundance of Romney-Paul yard signs found throughout Buckhead, how exactly did Buckhead resident vote once they went to the polls?
It may seem obvious how most Buckhead residents voted in the 2012 Presidential Election as you would have been hard-pressed to find an Obama-Biden sign in their yards, but still there may be a few surprises. In fact, Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle did select Buckhead as the location for his Election Night Watch Party. The Buckhead precincts closest to Midtown, like the Peachtree Hills Recration and Brighton Gardens precincts, were almost split down the middle between votes for Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama. At Brighton Gardens, 557 votes were cast for Romney, while 560 voters chose Obama. At Peachtree Hills, 837 voted for Romney and 828 picked Obama. However, the rest of Buckhead strongly supported Romney over Obama. Two separate…
Monday, October 15, 2012
Montgomery had a key role in bringing the Braves to Atlanta and also helped save the Fox Theatre from demolition.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Hawkins Francis Wilber passed away last week.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
A memorial service has been arranged for former Lovett student Hawkins Francis Wilber, 24, who passed away at his home in Atlanta last week. The service will be held on Sunday, April 22, at 2:00 pm at The Carter Center. Wilber attended the Lovett School where he excelled in lacrosse, football, and basketball and graduated in 2006. "The Lovett community is deeply saddened by Hawkins' passing," said William S. Peebles IV, headmaster at the Lovett School. "He was a wonderful friend, teammate, and student at our school, and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Wilber family during this difficult time." Wilber was a 2010 graduate of The College of Charleston, studying abroad at the University of Innsbruck in Austria…
Monday, March 26, 2012
Choose your favorite spot for the Southern treat
This week's Readers' Choice poll is the place in Buckhead with the best iced tea. Vote for your favorite spot to enjoy the traditional Southern treat. Here are a few Buckhead spots known for their ice tea. If we left off a place where the ice tea is especially good, let us know. You can vote on your favorite place for iced tea through 10 a.m. Friday. Give us your comments about what you like about the sweet tea at your favorite place. Waffle House Shane's Rib Shack Souper Jenny Buckhead Diner Corner Cafe Cheesecake Factory Landmark Diner
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Super Tuesday poll hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Buckhead voters go to the polls Tuesday for the Georgia presidential primary and to decide whether to extend the municipal option sales tax for four years. In the Georgia GOP presidential primary, voters will decide on awarding delegates to candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum or Ron Paul. President Barack Obama will be on the Democratic ballot. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia will award 76 delegates, which will be awarded both by congressional district and on a statewide basis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The MOST election will decide on contiuing the tax that goes toward funding city sewer system improvements under a consent decree with the federal government. City officials have said…
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Longtime merchant among founders of Buckhead Business Association
Friday, December 2, 2011
Memorial service will be Jan. 14 at the school auditorium
Alex Horsley, the Atlanta International School's founding headmaster, died Thursday at his home in Atlanta after "a spirited battle with cancer," AIS announced. "A linguist, teacher, headmaster and international education consultant, Alex was an adventurous, broad-minded visionary whose hard work, persistence, and good humor inspired countless students, teachers, and fellow educators during a 45-year career that spanned six continents," AIS said in its announcement. "Students remember him as larger than life, often calling him 'the Gentle Giant.' He remained endeared to them because he always put them first, taking a genuine interest in each one." The head of AIS during its first 10 years, Horsley on Nov. 15 made his final public …
Saturday, November 12, 2011
John Donoghue dies at age 83
The funeral Mass for Atlanta Archbishop-emeritus John Francis Donoghue will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Buckhead. Archbishop Donoghue, 83, the fifth archbishop of the Atlanta Archdiocese, died Friday night, the Atlanta archdiocese said. The archdiocese gave no information about the cause or circumstances of his death, but The Atlanta Journal-Constitution cited a report that he had grown increasingly weak in recent months. The AJC said that he regularly prayed at the cathedral at 2 a.m. His body will lie in state at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 353 Peachtree St. from 10 a.m Wednesday until 10 a.m. Thursday. There will be a procession of the body to the cathedral, 2699 Peachtree Road, the …
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Emily Dunn, 23, was killed in San Francisco
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
From Patch Staff Reports A memorial service for Emily Dunn, a 2006 Lovett School graduate and a former Buckhead resident, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, according to her obituary in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Lovett website. Dunn, 23, died Aug. 19 in San Francisco when she was struck by a municipal bus, according to a SF.streetsblog article about how she was remembered by residents of the city's Castro district, where the accident occurred. An honors graduate from Washington University in St. Louis, she had moved to San Francisco in July to work for Superfly Presents, a concert festival promoter, a news obituary in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said. The position was a dream job for her, the …
Anna Varela
9:43 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012
Thank you for sharing this beautiful tribute. I'm sorry for your loss. more ›