Top Stories, Aug. 28 - Sept. 4: Soda Fountain; Report Card; Tax Committee Commentary

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR NEWS ARTICLES:

1. : Excitement is building around the ice cream institution's plans to bring old-time soda jerkers back to life at a new place called Myrtle's Lodge later this month. 
2. : With almost every Piedmont student who took it passing the California high school exit exam this year, and students in lower grades generally scoring proficient or better on STAR tests, each school in the district got an A rating from the state for surpassing the Academic Performance Index (API) target.
   
3. : With their recommendations for reining in city spending, the tax committee has already ruffled some feathers. Before they voted unanimously Wednesday to forward their report on to City Council, City Administrator Geoff Grote said that if the city's handling of any of the issues raised becomes a litmus test the parcel tax measure could fail.
   
4. : The Piedmont Center for the Arts hosted its grand opening Sunday. While the rehabilitation of a previously neglected church building for the new venue brought Piedmont's , it has also racked up some .
   
5. : The police and public works departments have sent out only three email alerts since the system launched nearly a year ago.
   

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