A chilly hello
Jan. 21 — It’s Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly newsletter on Dunwoody. Disclaimer: Everything that’s on tap for the next few days is a “maybe” because of a possible ice storm predicted by the bread-and-milk industry.
I grew up in Ohio, and the only time school was canceled was…. never. The City of Dayton, however, had a snowplow assigned to every citizen, and it started clearing streets around August.
Anyhow, we’ll get to the news, but first, here are a few newsy items.
🏃🏽♂️ The 19th Annual Tartan Trot, hosted by Saint Luke’s Presbyterian Church, is only 16 days away. This is the only event where you can run off a few pounds, receive a cake or pie as a prize, then go home and gain it all back. Registration is now open.
🕵 The Spruill Gallery’s “Two Searchlights” exhibition with Atlanta artists MaDora Frey and Ben Steele will open with a reception on Friday, Jan. 23 from 6-9 p.m. If you accidentally come early, like I did last time, it’s not a good scene. Lesson learned. On Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m., the artists will give a talk about their process.
🚴 Don’t forget the Georgetown Small Area Open House Plan drop-in tonight from 5-7 p.m. at the Shallowford Annex Building.
🙅🏽 Stage Door Theatre’s “Bad Dates” will run from Feb. 7-22. Tickets are on sale now. Support your local arts and come out.
🧁 The grand opening for Rosetta Bakery has been pushed back to mid-February “due to their final inspections occurring a bit later than they planned.” Stay tuned.
📗 The Dunwoody Library children’s book sale is scheduled for Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check the website JIC before you venture out.
❄️ And finally, if you are an Atlanta native, consider staying home this weekend.
😀 Thanks for reading,
Cathy
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A new proposal for LifeSouth property
🏡 About two dozen residents attended the Jan. 18 Dunwoody Homeowners Association meeting to learn about the newest plans to redevelop the vacant LifeSouth Community Blood Center.
After the community killed a high-density, subsidized housing proposal at 4891 Ashford Dunwoody Road last summer, a major American homebuilder is looking to give the city and its residents what they want — townhomes.
Dunwoody Homeowner Association President Tim Brown said he expects more support for Lennar’s owner-occupied housing from DHA members after the community’s pushback on Dominium’s proposal.
🩸Hayden has more details in his story.
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Cops looking for copper thieves
🪈 Thieves allegedly stole hundreds of feet of underground copper wire along Mt. Vernon Road on Jan. 16, causing internet outages along that corridor over the weekend and beyond.
AT&T trucks and crews were seen on Mt. Vernon Road near the Dunwoody Club Forest entrance doing repairs on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Residents report they have been without internet since the Friday night incident.
Residents on social media posted that the theft occurred along Mt. Vernon from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church to Meadowlake Drive, with the perpetrators using pole saws to disconnect the thick wires and pull the copper out of them.
🕵️ Update: Internet service was finally restored late Tuesday, but the police are still looking for the thieves. Here is more on the story.
Feds give Dunwoody $200k for street study
🚧 The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the City of Dunwoody $200,000 in federal funding through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program.
“This award will enable Dunwoody to conduct data-driven road safety audits across the city’s high-injury corridors and pilot high-impact safety improvements,” the Jan. 15 release said.
“This grant will help Dunwoody continue progress towards its goal of zero roadway fatalities,” Dunwoody Public Works Director Michael Smith said.
💰 Read more about the award here.
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Picture this: Coffee with a cop
🍩 When you see your Dunwoody police chief in the Dunkin’ Donuts, what else can you do? It was Carlson’s idea to pose near the sign. He did, however, refuse to buy a donut, so my efforts to come full circle with the stereotype failed.
