VICE explores the story of Dick Cheney (CHRISTIAN BALE), a bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as vice president to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today. Directed and written by Adam McKay, VICE Stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe and Jesse Plemons.… Read More »
Ali’s Cookies has temporarily closed its Perimeter Place retail store due to a small electrical fire. The bakery will reopen early 2019 after repairs are made.
The East Cobb store will temporarily handle orders and can be reached at 770-971-8566.… Read More »
Note from Daphne B after attending the soft opening on Sunday:
HOBNOB will be open for dinner this week starting Wednesday to ease into serving Dunwoody. They want to make sure they get it right. Starting Sunday Dec 16th with Brunch, they will be open Sun-Sat regular hours. Check out the bottomless mimosas on Sundays for under $18.00.… Read More »
DeKalb Schools:
Out of an abundance of caution, DCSD will open on a two-hour delay for all students and staff on Dec. 11, 2018 due to potential inclement weather and black ice.
Fulton Schools:
Fulton County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay Tuesday, “out of an abundance of caution” because of weather reports.
“…(A)ll schools and central offices within the Fulton County School System will open on a two-hour delay tomorrow, December 11, in alignment with Governor Deal’s announcement that state offices will open late.… Read More »
The Kingswood School provides a loving nurturing Christian environment which develops a child’s love of learning. The Kingswood School has classes from ages 18 months through Kindergarten. Come visit us during our Open House on December 11th and January 17th. Community registration begins on Tuesday January 22nd. For more information please contact the school at 770-458-8407.… Read More »
Michelle Wicklund
(770) 458-8407
mwicklund@kingswoodumc.org
By Audra Anders for The Aha! Connection
If you have kids in 9th grade or older, you may (or may not) have heard the term “Academic Common Market”. Well, if you are like me, the minute your oldest gets into high school, all the college admissions terminology and figuring out which high school classes to take and learning what it takes to qualify for the Hope and Zell Scholarships is in a word, OVERWHELMING. … Read More »
My friend Leianne gave me the links to these two tests and said they were huge eye openers for her family and very helpful. I’m going to try to get my whole family to take both of them over the holidays.
… Read More »Note from Audra: I loved this article. Every kid is different and APs aren’t right for everyone.
By Christine Burke for Grown and Flown
This past summer, as my son approached his sophomore year, he was eligible to take an AP US History class. Though his marks were slightly below what was required, his teachers recommended him for the rigors of a yearlong college level class.… Read More »
Majors, Minors, and Concentrations – Your guide to understanding the meaning of these terms, how they differ, and how to make your choices work for you.
Majoring in Criminology – Criminology is the study of the attributes of crime, how and why it happens, why people commit them, the behavior of these people, and the nature of the criminal justice system.… Read More »
Note from Audra: School choice covers magnet schools (Kittredge, Chamblee) and also DeKalb School of the Arts etc.
The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) invites all students, staff and stakeholders to gain greater insight into the school choice process on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Noon.
The DCSD School Choice Department will host a School Choice Expo at the Robert R.… Read More »
Dunwoody High Graduation for the Class of 2019 will be on May 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM at the Georgia World Congress Center.
We realize this late date is problematic for some, however despite various organized efforts from DHS Faculty, Staff, Students and Parents to move graduation to an earlier date and/or alternate location, Superintendent Green made the final decision last week. … Read More »
The movie follows Tish, a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to prove her lover’s innocence while carrying their first born child. It’s a celebration of love told through the story of a young couple, their families, and their lives.
We have a special screening of the film for a few lucky Aha!… Read More »
The Dunwoody Planning Commission is set to take up at its Dec. 11 meeting a request for a special land use permit for a proposed 3-story storage facility in the Georgetown community near I-285. A SLUP is needed because the current zoning code only allows for two stories. Continue at Reporter Newspapers… Read More »
Note from Audra: I love True Food Kitchen and Avalon…this makes me happy!
True Food Kitchen, a health-driven concept, will open a second restaurant in Alpharetta’s Avalon development.
The restaurant will open on the west end of Avalon Boulevard across from Crate and Barrel in the fall of 2019. Continue at Atlanta Business Chronicle… Read More »
During the holidays, sometimes it’s easy to get swept up in all the mundane tasks that need to get done instead of enjoying what the season is all about. With family coming to town, cleaning the house and all of the other million little things that you need to do, it might seem impossible to make those memories that will really last.… Read More »
