AR Workshop Chamblee is a boutique DIY workshop located in downtown Chamblee, featuring wood home decor DIY projects, youth wood and canvas projects, chunky knit blanket and pillow workshops and much more. We also host private parties, birthday parties, team building events, book clubs, as well as virtual workshops via Zoom. Sign up for a workshop today at arworkshop.com/chamblee… Read More »
Melissa Martin
(470) 208-3399
chamblee@arworkshop.com
This note from Mayor Lynn Deutsch is copied from the City of Dunwoody eNewsletter dated 3/5/2021
As we approach the year anniversary of when we really felt the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, I am pleased to report that the data continues to point to an easing of the virus in our city, county and state.… Read More »
Note from Audra: A Facebook friend invited me to this page and I thought it worthy of sharing for those of you looking for “waste” vaccines. Click here to request to join the Georgia Vaccine Hunters Facebook Group.
COVID-19 vaccines are an important & precious resource, and unfortunately, many doses are thrown away every day. In this group, we will collect & share information about places where people of any age can get vaccinated without restrictions and *not* at someone else’s expense. This bears repeating – *not* at someone else’s expense – we’re not about taking from more deserving recipients, just looking to eliminate waste. Thanks to the peculiarities around the extremely cold storage that the COVID vaccines require, there are rare occasions where “spare doses” may go unused & should be made available to anyone including young people.… Read More »
Calling all DHS Families!
Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, our students and teachers have worked together to strive for academic excellence. Recently, our teachers returned to the building and are now preparing their classrooms for face to face instruction. The PTSO would like our families to show their LOVE and APPRECIATION for our DHS Faculty through our PTSO March Project. … Read More »
Shamrocks, pinching, and getting lucky – St. Patrick’s Day is approaching quickly and Kona Grill at Avalon in Alpharetta is celebrating! Starting Monday, March 15th through Saturday, March 20th, get lucky at Kona Grill with Lil’ Corned Beef Sliders for $6 and wash them down with Green Beer, Sake, and Seltzers available for $3 during happy hour from 2 p.m… Read More »
Jordana
(470) 226-1540
jordana@carenwestpr.com
Finalist films to be featured nationally on PBS LearningMedia and Georgia Public Broadcasting; Winner to receive $2,000 prize
Atlanta, GA – HOPE GIVERS an Atlanta-based nonprofit that aims to create educational opportunities to help transform mental health, equity, and well-being for all has a partnership with the Georgia Department of Education for a new series, Hope Givers with Tamlin Hall.… Read More »
On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, Superintendent Watson-Harris announced the reopening of schools date. DeKalb County Schools will reopen for hybrid/in-person learning on the following dates below:
9th grade students will return starting Tuesday, March 9th
10th – 12th grade students will return starting Monday, March 15th
During January 2021, a Dunwoody HS Student Intent to Return survey was sent to parents/guardians requesting your instructional model option for your child; hybrid or distance/remote.… Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic forced students, teachers, and parents to change their ways of doing things almost overnight as schools closed and learning went online. The situation left everyone scrambling – and often grumbling about the limited learning taking place under this hasty reinvention of how schools operate.
But despite all the downsides, could this moment of school upheaval also be an opportunity to transform the nation’s education system into something better?… Read More »
by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
On Monday, March 1, 2021 many DeKalb County School District (DCSD)1 parents received an email informing them their children’s teachers are being reassigned, effective this week. The letter cited that the Georgia Department of Education (DoE) reported several District 1 schools being out of the State Comparability Policy. “This policy requires Title 1 schools to have similar resources as non-Title 1 schools.… Read More »
by Danielle Garrett of PlanIt Itineraries for The Aha! Connection
There is no doubt everyone is tired of feeling like a prisoner in their own home. A vacation sounds like just what the doctor ordered! The number of travelers in the air is still far below pre-Covid levels, but airline ticket transactions by U.S. travel agencies climbed above 40% of 2019 levels last week for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. … Read More »
By Audra H Anders for The Aha! Connection
I’ve been helping a lot of ELIGIBLE friends and family members sign up for their Covid Vaccines in both Alabama and Georgia. Through this process I’ve learned that signing up through Walmart is the EASIEST way I’ve been able to get appointments for my people.
So…I thought I’d share my knowledge with everyone…
Red’s Beer Garden is celebrating the luck of the Irish with ‘pinch me’ deals starting Friday, March 12 through Sunday March 21, 2021. Diners can begin the celebration by indulging on Irish Rolls with Kraut – corned beef and Swiss, wrapped in an egg roll and dipped in Red’s signature, delicious sauce. Imbibers can also wash down St.… Read More »
Red's Beer Garden
(770) 637-2299
jordana@carenwestpr.com
Kevin Smith threw out the first pitch at Dunwoody Senior Baseball’s Middle School League “Opening Day.” Smith, a Dunwoody High Class of 2015 graduate, is currently in the Orioles organization. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 2018 MLB draft by the New York Mets after completing his junior year at UGA. The season opened at the Brook Run Park Baseball Fields last Saturday.… Read More »
The Summit Counseling Center and City of Dunwoody present “Strategies for Coping: Helping middle school students and families.”
This Zoom presentation is open to ALL. It will focus on ways to help middle school students and families with the social and emotional impacts of COVID-19.… Read More »
Car Break-ins are on the rise in the metro Atlanta. The last thing you need is to find your vehicle’s window broken or items missing. We suggests taking these simple, but important steps to maintain your car’s safety:
· Do not leave valuables in your car. That sounds like common sense, but drivers/passengers do leave items of value in plain view every day.… Read More »
