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Director Lisa D'Apolito and puppeteer Mallory Lewis discuss the new documentary, “Shari and Lambchop,” which closes the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on February 26 at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs. Plus, food historian Akila McConnell and chef Asata Reid from the WABE podcast Savory Stories join us with the history of potato chips, and we hear about the Molly Blank Concert Series. This year's inaugural show is on February 25 and features a program by the Oran Etkin Quartet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are excited to host the Best of Jewish Atlanta recipients. Today, we celebrate the achievements of four business owners who have excelled in their craft. We will chat with Gayle Rubenstein of Balloons over Atlanta, Cathy Schwartz of Atlanta Fever Entertainment, Sandra Bank of Added Touch Catering and Ramin Djaved representing City Springs. We will delve into the distinctive qualities that set their businesses apart and have garnered favor among the residents of Atlanta. To them, we extend a heartfelt mazel tov. IN THIS EPISODE:[00:23] Jeff introduces his guests as we celebrate the Best of Jewish Atlanta. [01:58] Ramin shares what is different at City Springs since Covid and whether or not there is a difference between preparation for an event between Jewish and non-Jewish events. [04:44] City Springs has planners on staff, and they work to ensure events follow a detailed plan. [05:50] Sandra Bank of Added Touch Catering explains the difference between a kosher event and a non-kosher event and how staff is trained for the events. [09:00] Cathy describes her business model and talks about her DJs and how in tune they are with the clients and that they travel from state to state. [13:31] Gayle discusses how Balloons over Atlanta has evolved and the unique requests they provide for their clients. [16:11] Cathy and Gayle explain how influencers have affected their businesses. [18:10] Jeff asks Ramin how far in advance is necessary for a booking for City Springs services. KEY TAKEAWAYSDistinguishing between organizing a Jewish event and a non-Jewish event reveals both subtle and significant contrasts.Influencers undeniably sway the general public, and the masses request what they observe on social media platforms.You may need to work with several different vendors to procure a large variety of kosher products.QUOTES:“With Jewish events, it's a step up because usually, it's a more high-end caliber and detailed. What I like about Jewish events is there is a timeline and nine out of 10 times, they stick to that timeline, which makes our actual job easier.” Ramin Djaved “TikTok is a massive influence for my clients. The kids all love the songs on TikTok, the popular songs and the dances accompanying them—all of my MCs and dancers are well-versed with TikTok and all the popular music, so we incorporate those into our parties. Almost every client's child wants the TikTok songs.” Cathy  SchwartzRESOURCE LINKS:Jewish Time -  PodcastAtlanta Jewish Times - WebsiteAtlanta Jewish Times - FacebookAtlanta Jewish Times - YouTubeBalloons Over AtlantaAtlanta Fever EntertainmentAdded Touch Catering - WebsiteCity Springs - WebsiteSponsor:This episode of Jewish Time is sponsored by 42West! As the west side's most sought after simcha venue, 42West has created a name for itself in the Atlanta event industry with its modern and award-winning design, flexibility in event times, flat rates with no extra fees and a very hands-on approach. Your mitzvah, wedding or corporate event is guaranteed to be a unique and elevated experience.  Check out 42West at www.42westentertainmentgroup.com or on Instagram @ 42 west entertainment group. BIOGRAPHIES: ABOUT GAYL

"I distinctly remember every time I had to stay home from school sick my mom would put on the VHS of CATS." This episode features Maggie McCown who performed as Bombalurina in the City Springs Theatre Company regional production of CATS in Atlanta. Hear Maggie discuss how she learned about the show from the legendary Jacob Brent, some of the relationships her cast has created for the cats, and how she embraced CATS Tik Tok. Plus, Maggie and Mike discuss the similarities between CATS and A Chorus Line. Check out Maggie on Instagram: @maggie_mccown Check out Maggie on Tik Tok: @xoxomaggiemc Produced by: Alan Seales & Broadway Podcast Network Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok: @TheWrongCatDied Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Georgia Department of Transportation 2022 triennial safety audit of MARTA “finds a strong commitment to safety and no major safety gaps or concerns,” according to a news release. The audit examined MARTA's heavy and light rail departments including operations and maintenance, training and communications, and equipment, structures, and signals. As required by the Federal Transit Administration, MARTA maintains and regularly updates an agency safety plan and that plan, along with authority safety procedures and practices are audited every three years through GDOT's State Safety Oversight program. This year's findings show a significant improvement in safety practices in all areas, with only 20 deficiencies and 16 areas of concern identified, compared to close to 100 such findings during the previous audit in 2019. A deficiency is defined as an item that doesn't meet the established safety criteria; an area of concern partially meets those criteria. MARTA will review the audit findings this month and generate a corrective action plan for each item needing attention.  Despite a strong showing in favor of the change, Juneteenth and Veterans Day will not be added to the Sandy Springs Holiday Calendar in 2023. Adoption of the 2023 city calendar was originally proposed on November 15, but the matter was deferred after significant public comment in favor of the addition of Juneteenth and Veterans Day. Mayor and council revisited the discussion at the December 6 meeting. Human Resources Director Jennifer Emery presented two options for the 2023 Holiday Calendar. The first being to add one floating holiday in recognition of Juneteenth and Veterans Day. The floating holiday must be taken within the calendar year. The second option was to make no changes and keep the calendar as it. Mayor Rusty Paul and city council members chose to keep the originally proposed 10 holidays and the floating holiday option. Many residents, once again, spoke in favor of the Juneteenth addition. Councilperson Melody Kelley spoke to the importance of adding Juneteenth, presenting both a factual and personal perspective. According to Kelley, 73% of Georgia cities have adopted Juneteenth and 87% have adopted Veterans Day as a city holiday. The cities include Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon-Bibb, Savannah, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Warner Robins, Albany, Alpharetta, Marietta and Stonecrest. Kelley also shared memories of her grandfather, who helped raise her, correlating personal memories with the importance of Juneteenth. Michael Pauken has been named Interim Executive Director of the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs and will join the team this month. Pauken has served as General Manager/Executive Director of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, Illinois, since 2002. The North Shore Center is a 65,000 square foot, two theater complex containing a total of 1,185 seats. The Center has two resident theater companies and partners with several other organizations. More than 400 events and performances are held at the Center in a typical year. During his time at the Center, Pauken brought programming in-house and presented more than 475 international touring and Chicago-based artists including Al Jarreau, Art Garfunkel, Boz Scaggs, Clint Black, Ed Asner, Graham Nash, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, and the Indigo Girls, to name only a few. A number of Pace Academy and Lovett players were among those selected to the All-Region 5AAAA football team. Leading the way among the local contingent was Pace Academy junior wide receiver Terrence Kiel II, who was named a co-offensive player of the year, along with Hampton senior quarterback Conner Tolley. Four Pace players were selected to the First Team Offense — senior offensive lineman and South Carolina commitment Trovon Baugh, senior quarterback Conner Phelan, senior wide receiver Kendall Evans and sophomore wide receiver Cooper Williams. Lovett junior defensive lineman Christian Bell, senior defensive lineman Noah Claxton, senior linebacker Hayden Bernard, junior linebacker Michael Dollar and senior defensive back Anderson Beavor were named to the First Team defense. Pace junior defensive lineman Hevin Brown-Shuler and senior defensive back Davis Rice were also named to the Second Team defense. Lovett sophomore kicker/punter Conner Deviney was a First Team special teams selection. The Second Team offense included a couple of Lovett players — sophomore running back Kalil Townes and junior wide receiver Luke Wallace — along with Pace Academy senior offensive lineman Kylen Shields. Pace senior linebacker Frank Caldwell III and Lovett sophomore Talen Frett were named to the Second Team defense, while Pace senior kicker/punter Andrew Swann was a Second Team special teams selection. For a full list of players, please go to the Northside Neighbor website. More than 200 students at Sandy Springs Charter Middle School see the world through new lenses thanks to Sandy Springs Rotary Club and Vision to Learn. The Sandy Springs Rotary Club partnered with Los Angeles-based nonprofit Vision to Learn to provide prescription lenses to nearly 1/3 of students at the middle school during the first phase of distribution. In total, Sandy Springs Rotary Club has purchased more than 800 pairs of glasses for Sandy Springs students. Club members and volunteers spent the mornings of December 7 and 8 handing out glasses to students at Sandy Springs Charter Middle School. Students were briefed on how to take care of their glasses and when to wear them. Vision to Learn was founded in 2012 by Austin Beutner in Northridge, California. He saw the need once he found out that so many students in the Los Angeles area were struggling in school, partly due to not being able to see the board or read clearly. The idea was to bring a vision clinic to the kids (at schools or Boys and Girls Clubs) to access whether they needed glasses and then to provide the proper glasses for them to be able to see and do better in school. As of 2022, Vision to Learn has visited 5000 schools and Boys and Girls Clubs and has provided 350,000 children with glasses. They currently have 50 mobile clinics and over 200 employees working for them.  A large contingent of football players from Marist, North Atlanta, Riverwood and St. Pius X have been honored for their accomplishments on the gridiron in the 2022 season with their selection to the All-Region 4AAAAAA team. North Atlanta won two of the three top awards, with senior quarterback Trey Lennon selected as offensive player of the year and Jamie Aull as coach of the year. St. Pius X senior defensive back Jack Tchienchou was named defensive player of the year. Marist had four players named on offense — junior running back Joseph Pizzo and senior offensive linemen Peyton Lamb, Kevin McDonald and Drew Prieto. Riverwood had three players on offense — senior tight end Levi Linowes, senior running back Walter Evans and sophomore offensive lineman Sean Poret. North Atlanta featured two offensive players — senior wide receiver Jamie O'Kelley and senior offensive lineman Tyree Myles — while St. Pius offensive lineman Jack Woods was the only other local player named to the team on offense. Marist had three of its players selected on defense — junior defensive lineman Luke Harpring, junior defensive back Casey Comerford and senior linebacker Colin Hare, while North Atlanta also featured three defensive players — sophomore defensive lineman Chase Linton, junior defensive back Xaden Benson and junior linebacker Connor Hughes. For a full list of players, please go to the Northside Neighbor website.

This weekend you can see "Godspell, Jr." at the City Springs Theatre; Sandy Springs Police are hoping to get additional funding; And "A Christmas Carol" returns to the Alliance Theatre. #Buckhead #Atlanta #NorthFulton #Georgia #LocalNews  - - - - - - The Northside Neighbor Podcast is local news for Buckhead, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and the entire Northside.  Northside Neighbor Register Here for your essential digital news.  This podcast was produced and published for the Northside Neighbor by BG Ad Group  For advertising inquiries, please email j.southerland@bgadgroup.com   For more information be sure to visit https://www.bgpodcastnetwork.com/   https://www.drakerealty.com/   https://www.esogrepair.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom’s guest is Wyatt Oroke, an English teacher at City Springs Elementary and Middle School in East Baltimore, and City School's 2020 Teacher of the Year. In addition to teaching English at City Springs, Mr. Oroke coaches boys basketball and girls volleyball, and is active as a faculty leader. Oroke is the recipient of several state and national awards for his teaching including awards from Johns Hopkins University and the Maryland State Senate As the Baltimore City Teacher of the Year, Mr. Oroke will now advance to the 2020 Maryland State Teacher of the Year competition. He is one of 7 finalists in that competition. The Maryland State Department of Education will name the winner next week.

FIRST EVER REPEAT GUEST! A little over a year ago I first sat down with Ashley Francis of TURN Studio in the City Springs development in Sandy Springs, Ga and today we revisit that conversation, talk social media, struggles and successes and review her first full year in business. Ashley left a successful sales career to follow her heart and build a business around inspiring and motivating others to achieve their fitness and health goals! Her impassioned drive and energy is amazing to watch. Her studio and instructors are top notch and we are lucky to have them in Sandy Springs. If you mention this podcast, we get a week free and I will even join you for your workouts! Hope you enjoy this one! www.turnstudio.com https://www.facebook.com/TURNstudioATL/ https://www.instagram.com/turn_atl/ ashley@turnstudio.com  

Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul discusses the current status of the new City Springs civic center, plans for a new downtown hotel, and mass transit on interstate toll lanes in this interview with Reporter Newspapers Editor John Ruch.

Today's Around Atlanta episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio showcases the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, happening February 6 through February 26 all over the city. Co-Chair of the Film Evaluation Committee Hazel Gold joins co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick to discuss the film festival and its diverse offerings. In addition to her vital role at Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF), Gold is a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Emory University. She is also a core faculty member and interim director at the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies. Her experience outside of AJFF influences her work with the festival through the familiarity of film analysis and history. As a professor, she is very comfortable with communication, discussions and establishing a respectful dialogue among groups on people. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, beginning February 6 and continuing through February 26, offers audiences a wide range of viewing options. Everything from personal narratives, unconventional perspectives and documentaries, to comedies, dramas and more will be on display. Click here to see the full lineup and official schedule. With the help of the American Jewish Committee, the festival began in 2000 and welcomed around 1,500 attendees. Today, the festival has grown into something much bigger, welcoming over 50,000 guests from all over the world each year, both Jewish and non-Jewish. The film festival is famous for its showing of diverse films over the course of a few weeks. However, year-round the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is active throughout the community and on college campuses, hosting additional screenings and festivities. This year's festival will host a collection of international and independent screenings from more than 20 countries. The film festival extends to seven different venues throughout Atlanta, so wherever you are, you can catch a screening at the Cobb Energy Centre, Regal Perimeter Pointe, Regal Atlantic Station, UA Tara Cinemas and the Woodruff Arts Center. This year, Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs has been added to the list of highlighted venues. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is not only the largest film festival in Atlanta but the world. With over 700 submissions, Gold mentions that one of the most interesting challenges of her position is putting together the final program and narrowing down the selection of films that will be featured. Tune into the show with the podcast link above as Gold details many of the diverse films being featured during the festival and she also talks about a few of her favorites! The popular festival offers an expansive experience that takes audiences on a journey around the world through film. Audiences will experience the full effect of the films, as there is an expert related to the content of each film at every show. For more information on speakers, guests, films and more, visit www.AJFF.org. A special thank you to Jackson EMC for sponsoring Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio.  Jackson EMC offers homebuyers peace of mind and lower bills with its certified Right Choice™ home program.  Right Choice homes are built to be energy efficient and sustainable with improved indoor air quality, convenience and comfort. For more information on Right Choice homes and Jackson EMC, visit https://RightChoice.JacksonEMC.com. Please subscribe to Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio on iTunes. If you like this week's show, be sure to rate it. The “Around Atlanta” segment, sponsored by Denim Marketing, airs on Thursdays and is designed to showcase the best of metro Atlanta – the communities, attractions and special events that make this city great. To submit your event, community or attraction to the Around Atlanta edition of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio, contact Denim Marketing at 770-383-3360 or fill out the Atlanta Real Estate Forum contact form here.  

Today we visit with Ashley Francis from TURN Studio in the new City Springs development in Sandy Springs Ga! Ashley left a successful sales career to follow her heart and build a business around inspiring and motivating others to achieve their fitness and health goals! Hope you enjoy this one!

Baltimore is one of six US cities now competing for a $30-million federal grant that city planners hope will launch a major redevelopment project in East Baltimore. More than 1,300 public housing units and a school might be demolished in what could eventually be a $1 billion transformation of a 200-acre tract between Harbor East and Johns Hopkins Hospital, in the Perkins-Somerset-Oldtown neighborhoods -- a part of the city long marked by blight, vacancies and violent crime. If the Housing and Urban Development grant is awarded to Baltimore this summer and additional financing can be secured, the project could begin as early as next year. Perkins Homes, a large public housing complex, as well as City Springs Charter Elementary and Middle School, would be torn down as part of this huge project, which calls for the construction of a new City Springs school complex and more than 2500 new housing units. But to what extent could current residents be displaced? And given the history of past redevelopment efforts, could this project lead to more racial segregation and less affordable housing? Melody Simmons is a reporter with the Baltimore Business Journal and a veteran observer of the city’s real estate and development scene who has written several articles on the prospective East Baltimore transformation.Klaus Philipsen is an architect who writes and lectures widely about urban design, city architecture, preservation and transportation issues. He’s the author of Baltimore: Reinventing an Industrial Legacy City, and his commentaries on urban design appear frequently on his blog, Community Architect.They join Tom in the Midday studio, and answer listener calls, emails and tweets. This segment was streamed live on WYPR Facebook page; you can watch the video here.