Community Engagement Sessions for DCSD’s 2019-2024 Strategic Plan

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) invites all community stakeholders to provide input on the district’s 2019-2024 Strategic Plan on Oct. 9, Oct. 15, Oct. 16 and Oct. 30.
 
DCSD will host SEVEN upcoming community engagement sessions discussing the district’s future, including plans for student achievement, outlines for measurable success, and routes for employee satisfaction. The event is for all students, parents, families, employees, and community members.… Read More »

Book of the Week: Something in the Water

I’ve been in my car a lot lately driving my baby on college tours and visiting my big boy in college. I love my little car by the way.  It has an awesomely long sunroof, it is small and easy to park, I can talk to text with it so easily,  but my most favorite thing of all is that it works with Apple Car Play and reads books from my phone to me!… Read More »

Upcoming Bible Study ~ What Matters Most: A Study of Philippians

The Women of the Word (W.O.W) from Dunwoody United Methodist Church invite you to join us for our  upcoming late fall study:  What Matters Most: A Study of Philippians

The world has always been full of trials, disappointments, temptations, fractured friendships, and financial hardships. Yet Paul’s letter to the Philippians claims we can discover contentment and joy in the midst of it all by prioritizing what matters most—Christ.… Read More »

Stranger Things Tours + Nighttime Corn Maze

NEW DATES ADDED IN NOVEMBER. On November 9th, 10th, 17th, and 24th we will have a HAUNTED corn maze. All of the other dates will just feature a nighttime corn maze.

Come out to Sleepy Hollow Farm and take a partially-guided tour of some of the filming locations from the hit show Stranger Things. You will take a tour around the property where many of the scenes were filmed like Hopper’s cabin in the woods, our corn maze, and finally the spot where the evil is concentrated in season 2… Merrill’s pumpkin patch.… Read More »

Aviation Classes for Kids!

This non-profit organization offers aviation classes for kids ages 12 – 18 on Saturdays during the school year.  They also offer private pilot training.  The program’s mission is to increase minorities working in the aviation field but all backgrounds are welcome.  As the flyer shows, there will be planes to see, tours and an opportunity for going on a discovery flight. … Read More »

Dunwoody Fall Festival

Village Fest Music in the Meadow

Saturday, October 13th
Donaldson-Bannister Farm
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Enjoy local bands, children’s area with petting zoo, food court, Moondog Growlers and DHS Academy of Finance business vendors. Bring your historic family photos for scanning and share a memory on video!

Sunset Serenade

Saturday, October 13th
Donaldson-Bannister Farm
6 p.m.
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FREE Trial Class: Live Online Coding Lessons Taught by Students of Top Tier Universities

Learn2Code offers live online coding classes for elementary to highschool students taught by students and grads of top tier universities. Each course is typically 12-week long and is designed to build computational thinking and boost motivation of kids via highly engaging and fun project-based learning methodology. Every week, students participate in 1 hour of live class and 1 hour of office hour for homework help.… Read More »

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Smita Shrivastava
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Galla’s is still open and Santa is coming to Babies R Us!?

Steve Langell, Owner of Galla’s Pizza Perimeter, has shared this update:

UPDATE: The next short term guest in the shopping center will be https://www.facebook.com/santasfantastical/ located in the old Babies R’Us location and supposedly opening November 6.  

Stein Mart’s lease has been bought out and the store is closed. That leaves Palm Beach Tan and Galla’s to hold up our side of the shopping center. … Read More »

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Kick Off Oktoberfest at Bistro Off Broad

Guten Tag! Partygoers can kick off Oktoberfest festivities by visiting Bistro Off Broad for a special Oktoberfest dinner on Thursday, October 18th. Serving a bevy of German-inspired dishes on the chef-curated buffet created by Executive Chef Alex Friedman, patrons can advantage of Vorspeise (Appetizers): Fondue — Beer and Cheese Fondue with Vegetables and Bread; Brezel — Sour Dough Soft Pretzels with House Made Mustard; Kartoffelkroketten – Sauerkraut Ham Croquette; Obazda – Camembert and Beer Spread. … Read More »

Flower Child to Bloom in Sandy Springs October 17

Flower Child, a quick-service healthy eatery from Sam Fox, creator of True Food Kitchen, is expected to open its second Atlanta area location Wednesday, October 17 in Sandy Springs.  The new restaurant is opening in a roughly 3,500 square foot corner space along Johnson Ferry Road at the new City Springs development.  The chain’s first area location opened this past June at the Shops Around Lenox in Buckhead and like Sandy Springs, features an expansive outdoor patio.  … Read More »

First Look: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse debuts at Park Center in Dunwoody

The death of the great American steakhouse has been perennially exaggerated, it seems.

Witness the number of meat-centered restaurant openings around metro Atlanta in the past year or so, including Kaiser’s Chophouse in Sandy Springs, C. Ellet’s at The Battery, Little Alley Steak in Buckhead, and Arnette’s Chop Shop in Brookhaven.   Continue at the AJCRead More »

Dunwoody’s Chesnut Elementary walks on Wednesday and then honors Ms. Lee Ann Brunson

Lee Ann Brunson Day and The Big Thank You

The City of Dunwoody proclaimed October 10th, 2018 as Lee Ann Brunson Day. Our school will recognize Lee Ann Brunson Day with a school-wide letter writing activity honoring service members. The students will write letters to honor service members. The service member letter writing activity was always very important to Ms.… Read More »