The Thanksgiving shift: Plumber

The Thanksgiving shift: Plumber

The Head siblings are used to the demands of running a plumbing company. Their parents, Shelia Beckum Head and Phenus Head Jr., founded Head’s Plumbing in 1981. CEO Khadija believes it’s one of the oldest Black-owned plumbing companies in Georgia. As a child, Odari would accompany his father and grandfather on plumbing jobs, so working…

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Broken elevators and plumbing problems plague Hyde Park building, tenants allege in demand letter | Evening Digest

Broken elevators and plumbing problems plague Hyde Park building, tenants allege in demand letter | Evening Digest

Tenants of a 10-story apartment building in Hyde Park are demanding swift repairs to longstanding plumbing and security problems, pest infestations and hazardous elevators – fixes they allege management has long ignored.  Last Thursday, 44 tenants of 5110 S. Kenwood Ave. sent a letter of demands to the building’s property manager, Ivy Residences, alleging a…

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