Local Government
MARTA will raise long-term parking at Dunwoody station from $5 to $7 per day and cut the free window from 24 to 14 hours starting Sept. 14, the agency's first system-wide rate hike since 2009.
Local Government
MARTA will raise long-term parking at Dunwoody station from $5 to $7 per day and cut the free window from 24 to 14 hours starting Sept. 14, the agency's first system-wide rate hike since 2009.
Local Government
MARTA will raise long-term parking at Dunwoody station from $5 to $7 per day and cut the free window from 24 to 14 hours starting Sept. 14, the agency's first system-wide rate hike since 2009.
Business
Restaurateur Michel Arnette opened SIREN, a modern coastal seafood restaurant, on Aug. 18 at 2700 Apple Valley Road NE in Brookhaven, adding a fifth concept to his Word of Mouth Restaurants group.
Community
Brookhaven's Arborist Division has planted native Piedmont Prairies featuring about 30 species at Blackburn and Skyland parks to combat erosion, cut maintenance costs and support pollinators, with more sites planned.
Business
HR technology company TriNet held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday at High Street in Dunwoody for its new corporate hub, which is expected to bring 750 jobs to the city over five years.
Local Government
About 100 Brookhaven residents packed an Aug. 18 community meeting to protest the Windsor Parkway roundabout project's planned removal of 206 trees, prompting Mayor John Park to say the $7.3 million project is "in a natural pause" and the unfunded multi-use path needs its own separate process.
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Local Government
View MoreMARTA will raise long-term parking at Dunwoody station from $5 to $7 per day and cut the free window from 24 to 14 hours starting Sept. 14, the agency's first system-wide rate hike since 2009.
Local Government
View MoreAbout 100 Brookhaven residents packed an Aug. 18 community meeting to protest the Windsor Parkway roundabout project's planned removal of 206 trees, prompting Mayor John Park to say the $7.3 million project is "in a natural pause" and the unfunded multi-use path needs its own separate process.
Local Government
View MoreThe Dunwoody Planning Commission unanimously recommended two housing rezonings on Aug. 11: 33 townhomes priced $500K–$650K on the former LifeSouth Blood Bank site at 4891 Ashford Dunwoody Road, and three homes starting at $800K on a tract behind North Atlanta Church of Christ.
Local Government
View MoreShadowbox Studios and affiliated real estate company Henrico 183 are suing DeKalb County, alleging the county's data center moratorium destroyed $200 million in property value on a 200-acre south DeKalb site after planning staff issued written letters from 2023 to 2025 saying data centers would be allowed there.
Local Government
View MoreDunwoody City Councilman John Heneghan announced the council will review the city's public Flock Safety Transparency Portal after the surveillance company issued updated privacy safeguards cutting default data retention to seven days and making misuse detection mandatory.
Local Government
View MoreA national anti-surveillance campaign called DeFlock is launching a Week of Action Aug. 16–22 with Dunwoody as a named target, arriving as the city's deferred $500,000 Flock camera contract has no scheduled return date.
Education
DeKalb County School District is accepting nominations through Aug. 28 for a new advisory council specifically for parents of students with IEPs, Section 504 plans, and English learner services, giving Dunwoody and Brookhaven families a direct line to district leadership during redistricting.
Education
DeKalb County School District opened a two-week application window for Community Advisory Teams that will guide boundary decisions for overcrowded Chamblee and Dunwoody cluster schools as six new campuses open between 2027 and 2029.
Education
Oglethorpe University's men's soccer program earned the United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award for 2025-26 after posting a 3.17 team GPA, with 15 players making the SAA Academic Honor Roll.
Education
DeKalb County Schools physical education teacher Derrick Moore, 47, drowned Aug. 7 after rescuing a girl from a rip current in Myrtle Beach; the district deployed counselors to two schools as students and staff grieve in week two of the school year.
Education
A DeKalb County grand jury indicted former superintendent Devon Horton on a felony aggravated assault charge and two child cruelty counts stemming from a January domestic dispute, adding state charges to the federal fraud case that ended his tenure leading the 93,000-student district.
Education
DeKalb County School District's English Learner Department is launching a free virtual International Parent Engagement Series starting Tuesday, Aug. 25, with sessions continuing on Tuesdays throughout the school year to help multilingual families support student success.
Public Safety
View MoreDeKalb Public Health confirmed Aug. 18 that a mosquito trap in ZIP code 30329, which covers Brookhaven, tested positive for West Nile virus — the first detection in that ZIP code this season and the county's seventh positive trap overall.
Public Safety
View MoreDeKalb County sheriff's deputies arrested six people and seized more than $2.8 million in suspected marijuana, synthetic THC and psilocybin products after an Aug. 4 traffic stop on a van led to a storage-facility search warrant.
Public Safety
View MoreA Dunwoody woman faces drug trafficking and five other charges after Roswell police say they found methamphetamine, Xanax and paraphernalia in her car, and that she appeared to fake a seizure during the stop.
Public Safety
View MoreA DUI suspect fleeing DeKalb County police crashed into a vehicle at Clairmont Road and Scott Boulevard on Saturday, Aug. 15, injuring four people, in the latest incident tied to the county's expanded pursuit policy.
Public Safety
View MoreA 9-year-old DeKalb County boy named Eli, reported missing Thursday, Aug. 13, after leaving his home on Willow Ridge Way to take out the trash, was found safe the same day.
Public Safety
View MoreA 16-year-old faces 17 felony charges including malice murder after the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Marshals arrested him Aug. 11 in connection with a July 2 drive-by shooting that killed 13-year-old Demarcus Shirley and 45-year-old Chauncey Newman during a sleepover in unincorporated DeKalb County.
Community
Brookhaven's Arborist Division has planted native Piedmont Prairies featuring about 30 species at Blackburn and Skyland parks to combat erosion, cut maintenance costs and support pollinators, with more sites planned.
Community
The Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce announced five September events headlined by Mayor John Park's State of the City Address on Sept. 24 at City Centre, plus a Police Chief's Award Luncheon, a young professionals mixer, a networking lunch and a Coffee & Contacts gathering.
Community
Stan Cottrell, an 83-year-old Marine Corps veteran and Guinness World Records holder, will run the first leg of the VET 22 Suicide Prevention Run on Aug. 30 from First Baptist Church in Dunwoody, beginning a 22-day, 2,200-mile relay to Las Vegas to raise funds for veteran suicide prevention and a planned DeKalb County veterans village.
Community
The Dunwoody Planning Commission approved the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta's permit for a 10,000-square-foot indoor pickleball facility on its Tilly Mill Road campus, though the project still needs City Council sign-off.
Community
Brookhaven's Stormwater Division needs volunteers Saturday morning to glue "No Dumping" markers on storm drains in the Pine Hills neighborhood, with all materials provided and no RSVP required.
Community
Residents Terri Eden and Maria Stewart are posting signs around Brookhaven Park searching for an 8-week-old tabby still missing after a woman was charged with throwing kittens from a moving minivan on Osborne Road.
Business
View MoreRestaurateur Michel Arnette opened SIREN, a modern coastal seafood restaurant, on Aug. 18 at 2700 Apple Valley Road NE in Brookhaven, adding a fifth concept to his Word of Mouth Restaurants group.
Business
View MoreHR technology company TriNet held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday at High Street in Dunwoody for its new corporate hub, which is expected to bring 750 jobs to the city over five years.
Business
View MoreVan Leeuwen Ice Cream, the NYC-born brand known for French-style scoops and vegan flavors, opened its third Atlanta-area location Aug. 13 at Park Place Shopping Center in Dunwoody, joining a tenant refresh under owner EDENS.
Business
View MoreThe Atlanta Regional Commission's 2026 population estimates show the 11-county region's growth rate slowed to 1.0% as residential building permits dropped 18.5%, framing the housing supply crunch Dunwoody and Brookhaven residents face even as a handful of Perimeter corridor projects move forward.
Business
View MoreDeKalb Public Health formally named YouTube creator Boku Blackk in an Aug. 12 statement confirming his impersonation of a health inspector at a Brookhaven restaurant on Buford Highway is a misdemeanor crime, and published a five-point checklist for restaurant owners to verify legitimate inspectors.
Business
View MoreBrookhaven approved a $150 million redevelopment along North Druid Hills Road that will replace underused office and hotel properties with a Nalley BMW dealership campus, deliver $8 million in Peachtree Creek Greenway improvements and provide easements for a future I-85 pedestrian bridge.
Sports
The 2026 DeKalb County High School Kickoff Classic brings three football games to Hallford Stadium in Clarkston on Saturday, Aug. 22, with a $20 all-day ticket covering Columbia vs. Tucker, Lithonia vs. MLK and Stephenson vs. Southwest DeKalb.
Sports
DeKalb County School District elementary soccer registration is open Aug. 13 through Sept. 13 for fourth and fifth graders in Dunwoody and Brookhaven, with practice starting Sept. 21 and the first game Oct. 17.
Sports
Meadowcreek enters 2026 in the same region as Chamblee and Dunwoody with a sophomore quarterback, returning defensive leaders and a coaching staff that had its first full football-only offseason.
Sports
Chamblee Charter High School's football program enters its sixth season under head coach Bob Swank with a roster of roughly 80 players and a confirmed schedule that opens Aug. 21 at Miller Grove before hosting rival Dunwoody on Sept. 11.
Sports
Dunwoody and Brookhaven football fans face a packed opening week in August, with the Wildcats debuting at the Corky Kell Classic on Aug. 20 and the DeKalb County Kickoff Classic bringing three games to Hallford Stadium two days later for $20 all-day admission.
Sports
The family of legendary Southwest DeKalb football coach William "Buck" Godfrey, who died Aug. 1 at 83, is planning a public memorial service as tributes pour in from across DeKalb County.
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
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