Celebrations and transitions
Tuesday, June 30 —Happy semiquincentennial week, Silver Streak readers! We have lots of ideas below on ways to commemorate America at 250, along with news of an innovative dog shelter in Cumming, and free summer programming through Piedmont Park Conservancy.
🗞️ And, an editorial note: Silver Streak will be taking a summer break while we recalibrate, redesign, and prepare to launch some exciting new products. In the meantime, please keep up with us by subscribing to our daily morning newsletter here and you can also subscribe to our monthly print editions at this link.
Stay safe out there and Happy Fourth of July!
Here are a few headlines:
🏢 Owners of Campus 244 in Dunwoody want to build a mixed-use development with residential, hotel, retail/F&B, and office uses on a 13-acre site.
🗣️ The Dunwoody City Council will consider a zoning request that would allow a former church property that straddles the Sandy Springs line to be developed into a residential community.
💵 The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation awarded $165,000 in grants for historic preservation projects in Georgia.
📚 The winners and finalists of the 62nd annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards were announced last Friday.
🕓 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter.
• Where to celebrate Independence Day
• Furkids opens in Cumming
• Summer programming @ Piedmont Park
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• Stories of Atlanta | Lance Russell
Where to celebrate the Fourth of July and America 250 in Metro Atlanta
🇺🇸 America’s 250th anniversary, or the semiquincentennial (say that five times fast!) is officially on July 4, but the celebrations are going all summer long. Check out where you can party like it’s 1776 around Atlanta and beyond.
Parties, fireworks, and parades mark part of the commemoration, but the Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race, a museum scavenger hunt, and author talks are also part of the fun.
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🌳 Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites are also hosting Independence Day events across the state this year in commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary.
🧨 Starting today, The City of Dunwoody will mark America’s semiquincentennial with a weeklong celebration featuring live music, service, local history, and its popular Dunwoody 4th of July Parade.
🎆 Here is a roundup of events and opportunities in Tucker and across DeKalb taking place this weekend.
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Furkids opens new non-traditional dog shelter
🐕 Georgia’s largest no-kill shelter, Furkids, opened its new 15,000-square-foot Sutherlin Dog Shelter, intended to reduce animal stress and create a more humane environment.
Rather than cramped kennels, the Cumming, GA facility features a private room for each dog with a capacity of 135, grooming areas, play suites and yards, training and enrichment spaces, quarantine capabilities, and safer walking access.
“It’s remarkable. It is beyond my wildest hopes and dreams for these dogs and our organization. The outcome was greater than I could have imagined,” said Furkids founder and CEO Samantha Shelton.
🎾 Read more about Furkids here.
Piedmont Park Conservancy announces free summer programming
🛍️ This summer, the Piedmont Park Conservancy is offering a full slate of seasonal programming designed to bring Atlantans together – from outdoor fitness classes and guided walks to craft nights and community markets.
“Piedmont Park has a way of bringing people together,” Doug Widener, President and CEO of Piedmont Park Conservancy, said in a press release. “These events create welcoming spaces for people to connect with one another, explore shared interests and discover the Park in new ways. Whether you’re a longtime Atlanta resident or visiting for the first time, there is something for everyone.”
In addition to fostering connection, the Conservancy’s summer calendar emphasizes accessibility, with a mix of free and low-cost offerings designed to make the Park easy to experience for people of all ages and backgrounds. It also supports local artists, instructors, farmers and community partners who contribute to the Park’s programming and experience.
🥕 Learn more about summer programming and events here.
‘Before the Storm’: Stories of Atlanta by Lance RussellVIA SAPORTAREPORT
🛤️ By the late 1850s, Atlanta had already transformed from a rough railroad settlement into one of the South’s fastest-growing cities.
In this installment of Iron & Ambition, our ongoing series of the history of Atlanta, we explore the final years before the Civil War as the young city worked to keep pace with its remarkable growth.
Prosperity seemed to be the order of the day. New businesses opened, rail traffic increased, industry expanded, and each passing year brought fresh confidence that Atlanta’s future would continue to shine brightly.
Yet beyond the city limits, tensions were rising across the nation. As debates over slavery deepened and sectional divisions intensified, forces were already gathering that would soon reshape Atlanta’s destiny.
The city was busy planning its future. History, however, had plans of its own.
🚒 Read more on this edition of Stories of Atlanta.
🖋️ Today’s Silver Streak was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
