Paramount Pictures’ upcoming release of DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD will be released in theaters nationwide on Friday, August 9th. Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her most dangerous adventure ever – High School. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego a mysterious jungle inhabitant, and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost city of gold.… Read More »
For those of you who live on Trumbull Drive or travel through Meadowlake neighborhood, you’ll have noticed that it is now a dirt road. This project started Monday and although we are thrilled to be getting a new road, this process is more comprehensive and lengthier than what most of us imagined.… Read More »
FūDO (food-oh) in Chamblee is self-described as Asian mix or fusion, which was immediately off putting. I’ve found in most situations fusion is just short for confusion, but I’ll admit that FūDO is a tasty exception.
We started with the grilled Brussel sprouts with creamy garlic ponzu.… Read More »
I prefer a global santoku, which is small and light, but my husband prefers a wustof chef’s knife, which is the exact opposite. But to be honest, sharp knife > expensive knife.… Read More »
I tend to lean heavily towards fiction, or at least historical fiction, when choosing books to read. However, I try to make myself throw in a few fact based books fairly often. I chose Killers of the Flower Moon because it was high time for me to read a true story. It also grabbed my attention because of being a best seller, winner of multiple awards, and the story is touted as “the birth of the FBI”.… Read More »
There is nothing worse than cracking open a watermelon only to find it’s not as sweet as you’d like. Cube that bad boy up and throw it in your freezer. Add to a blender with lime juice and zest and rosé. (You may have to do a couple batches).… Read More »
Well, it is said that a picture is worth a 1,000 words. And, it is also said… if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. So I’ll let these pictures speak for themselves since I can’t think of anything nice to say.… Read More »
I have college and high school aged sons so friends with younger kids are often asking me to help them understand what AP Classes are and why kids would take them.
Well – in a nutshell here’s my two part answer:
If your kid does well on AP Exams it could save you money
Taking AP classes is one of the best things students can do to improve the academic rigor of their high school schedule which is important to many college admissions departments including Georgia Tech and UGA.
by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
One of the first things I was told upon moving to South Carolina, from Texas, was that South Carolina grew more peaches than Georgia even though Georgia was called “The Peach State.” I thought that was a weirdly defensive bit of unsolicited information, so I would reply with, “well
maybe they grow BETTER peaches,” which made me zero friends.… Read More »
Ponko Chicken is Japanese-American fare and it’s SO yummy. It’s a super casual place, right off I85 and Chamblee-Tucker that specializes in crispy chicken tenders. If you get a plate, you get 3 tenders and two side choices from: ponko rice, brown rice, ponko fries, sweet fries, potato salad, cole slaw, ponko pickles, green beans, or side salad.… Read More »
My 16-year-old son’s best friend died a few months ago. He doesn’t talk much about it with me, and more worrisome, he doesn’t really discuss it with his friends. He said they’re all trying to appear like they’re fine, but they aren’t. It was his friend’s birthday yesterday and there was a celebration at the cemetery.… Read More »
Dunwoody Restaurant Week has wrapped up but I want to encourage you to dine at your favorite local establishments year-round. I know there is a community desire to bring new and different restaurants to Dunwoody, but in order to make that happen, first we have to support the ones we have, to show longevity and prove we are a community that patronizes our restaurants.… Read More »
I bought too many potatoes last week for a thing and so I roasted 8 or so tonight. Rinsed, cut, tossed in olive oil, minced 5 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper. Roast at 400° for 45 minutes.… Read More »
