Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
Dunwoody's Judi Carlson, a 14-year volunteer at Malachi's Storehouse, won $20,000 as the inaugural national Neighbor of the Year from Neighbors Bank and plans to put the prize money back into the food ministry.
Community
Dunwoody's Judi Carlson, a 14-year volunteer at Malachi's Storehouse, won $20,000 as the inaugural national Neighbor of the Year from Neighbors Bank and plans to put the prize money back into the food ministry.
Dunwoody's Judi Carlson, a 14-year volunteer at Malachi's Storehouse, won $20,000 as the inaugural national Neighbor of the Year from Neighbors Bank and plans to put the prize money back into the food ministry.
Community
Dunwoody Police officers and St. Vincent de Paul volunteers contacted five people experiencing homelessness on Tuesday, July 28, with two accepting shelter services, one arrested on a warrant, and two declining help.
Community
Margaret Lines, the Community Assistance Center's oldest volunteer on record, turned 100 on July 28 and still stocks shelves at the Roswell Road food pantry almost every Tuesday with her daughter before bowling in Dunwoody.
Community
The Dunwoody Police Department held its "Cops with Cones" fundraiser at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams on Monday, July 27, raising money for Special Olympics Georgia as part of a year-long series of department fundraising events.
Community
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.
Community
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.
Community
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.
Community
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.
Community
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.
Community
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.
Community
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.
Community
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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