Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Brookhaven teen Xander Bickers is undergoing chemotherapy and starting high school after doctors discovered osteosarcoma in his knee, initially mistaken for a basketball injury, and replaced his knee and eight inches of bone with a prosthetic.
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Brookhaven teen Xander Bickers is undergoing chemotherapy and starting high school after doctors discovered osteosarcoma in his knee, initially mistaken for a basketball injury, and replaced his knee and eight inches of bone with a prosthetic.
Brookhaven teen Xander Bickers is undergoing chemotherapy and starting high school after doctors discovered osteosarcoma in his knee, initially mistaken for a basketball injury, and replaced his knee and eight inches of bone with a prosthetic.
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The Aha! Connection is giving away 40 free seats to an advance screening of A24's Anthony Bourdain film 'TONY' at Regal Perimeter Pointe on Wednesday, July 29, at 7 p.m., more than three weeks before the film's wide release.
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Naples-born chef Luca Varuni will open his third Varuni Napoli location at High Street in Dunwoody's Perimeter Center on August 5, bringing a nearly 3,000-square-foot restaurant with a private chef's room, patio, and takeout window to the growing mixed-use development.
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Brookhaven Police will host a free National Night Out and Back-to-School Fair on Tuesday, August 4, with school supplies, food, and activities for kids, while the city's free "We Hold These Truths" play series arrives August 15 at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church.
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Red Pepper Taqueria on Ashford Dunwoody Road is turning National Tequila Day into a multi-day event starting Friday, July 24, with DJ entertainment, $5 house margaritas, discounted tequila shots, and $45 Patrón towers for groups.
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About 25 young actors ages 10 to 22 performed songs, dances, and scenes from the musical Wicked on Saturday, July 18, at Dunwoody's Stage Door Theatre, capping a five-week summer camp run by the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta with help from Dunwoody Woman's Club volunteers.
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Crema Espresso Gourmet, the café in a former Dunwoody Village butcher shop, has operated since 2013 without a drive-thru. Founding owner Roey Shoshan explained the shop's community-first philosophy in a July 21 podcast interview.
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The City of Brookhaven will screen "Zootopia 2" for free at Lynwood Park's turf field on Friday, July 24, from 8 to 10 p.m., as part of Park and Recreation Month.
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Dunwoody-based nonprofit Pebble Tossers is accepting applications through Thursday, July 31 for its Teen Leadership Program, which pairs rising high schoolers with yearlong service projects through the organization's network of 60 nonprofit partners.
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The City of Dunwoody announced Monday, July 20, that new educational signs covering wetlands, trees, insects and other natural features have been installed along the Dunwoody Nature Center's boardwalk, adding a learning component to the $1.72 million Wildcat Creek restoration completed in November 2025.
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Stage Door Theatre is replacing its decades-old subscription model with a membership program as it announces a five-show 2026-2027 season at the Dunwoody Cultural Arts Center.
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Ashford Lane will donate 25% of sales to Special Olympics Georgia on Monday, July 27, from noon to 3 p.m., as the Dunwoody Police Department hosts a "Cops with Cones" fundraiser at the Ashford-Dunwoody corridor shop.
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Sophia Sobrino, a 2024 Oglethorpe University graduate trained at the Brookhaven campus museum, now serves as Coordinator of Gallery Learning at the High Museum of Art, connecting visitors with Atlanta's cultural collections.
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