🌱 Peachtree Saks Burglar Arrested + Brush Sushi Comes To The Village

Welcome back, Buckhead! Today, we dress warm for National Play Outside Day! I'm here in your inbox this winter morning to tell you everything you need to know that's going on around town, including news on...

• 👮 Footage showing the arrest of four suspects
• ⚠️ Upcoming MARTA Red Line construction
• 🍜 Brush Sushi taking over the vacant American Cut space

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📰 Here are the top stories today in Buckhead:

1. The police arrested a 33-year-old man who reportedly tried to steal around $22,000 worth of products from Saks Fifth Avenue at the Phipps Plaza on Peachtree Road. Officers caught up with him as he was “looking through merchandise in a shoe stockroom at Saks.” The suspect tripped a silent alarm around 1 a.m. Mall security then saw him on surveillance “walking around the store and placing items into a suitcase.” Law enforcement brought the suspect in, and he “is facing charges of burglary, theft by taking, and possession of tools for the commission of a felony.” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/paywall)
2. On Thursday, the Atlanta Police Department (APD) released footage of an arrest that occurred on December 8. At that time, officers responded to the parking lot at 3120 Maple Drive Northwest, where suspects were breaking into a vehicle. With the help of Connect Atlanta, officers accessed surveillance footage that let them follow the suspect vehicle “traveling along Bolton Road.” After the suspect crashed the car in the English Park area and four occupants attempted to run away, officers apprehended them. “During the course of the investigation, officers learned that the vehicle occupied by the suspects was stolen earlier in the night from 1000 Northside Drive Northwest.” (City of Atlanta Police Department)
3. Beginning February 17, the MARTA Red Line will be “suspending Red Line service south of Medical Center station.” The ongoing track replacement project is finally coming to the “double crossover on the Red Line tracks north of Buckhead station.” The anticipated end date of the construction is February 22. MARTA will offer FREE Mobility paratransit service between these stations, “$10 vouchers for Uber and Lyft rides to and from affected stations” via the Connect program, and bus shuttles serving Lenox, Buckhead and Medical Center stations. (Liveable Buckhead)
4. Brush Sushi will take over the vacant American Cut space at Buckhead Village. With an anticipated opening date of summer, the eatery is said to present with an “upscale and modern design befitting the luxury dining and retail district in Buckhead, complete with large wooden panels with intricate carvings of hinoki (a Japanese cypress tree) and a private room seating 17 people offering omakase tastings from Liang.” (Eater Atlanta)

📆 Today in Buckhead:

• Break Forth Business Breakfast for Women of Faith at Maggiano's Little Italy (9 AM)
• Free Class: Houseplant Basics at Pike Nurseries (10 AM)
• Pre-Game Saturday at the PreView Restaurant & Bar (12 PM)
• Final Day for the Zipporah Camille Thompson exhibit "the ocean wept rainbows" at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA) (12 PM)
• House of Music Day Party at Whiskey Mistress (6 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "New year, new you? BuckHaven City Lifestyle magazine has an excellent guide for you to get out on PATH400 to take care of those pesky new year resolutions: https://citylifestyle.com/.../five-favorite-spots-on-path400" (Livable Buckhead)
• "Thieves break into cars to steal items of value, including jewelry, purses, wallets, guns, etc. APD routinely puts out safety messages with the hope that the community will take heed and follow our tips. Our goal is to help you avoid becoming a victim whenever possible. Our clean car campaign is ongoing, and it is direct." (City of Atlanta Police Department)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you soon!

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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