Happy Labor Day weekend!
Friday, September 4 — Hi all! Katie here, with some more fun Tucker news for y’all. We’ve got a luxuriously long weekend ahead of us, and I’m looking forward to kicking back and enjoying some time doing absolutely nothing.
If you’re looking for a more action-packed Labor Day weekend, brave the Atlanta traffic for Dragon Con or Black Pride Weekend. If you prefer to stay in Tucker this weekend:
🎸 Foozer takes the stage tonight at 7 p.m. at Tucker Town Green.
🥫 Tucker Parks and Rec celebrates National Food Bank Day on Saturday. Stop by the Rec Center on Sept. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to drop off non-perishable items like canned foods, cereal, and dried goods.
📖 The Founding Unholy Diamonds celebrate the printing of the play “oh to be pure again” at Books and Brew on Mon., Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m. The event will include food, drinks, copies for purchase, and summer camp-themed crafts and activities.
💧 The Twin Brothers Lake and dams at Johns Homestead Park have been improved. Along with the dam remediation, the City added five bridges, two bird blinds, a partially covered fishing pier and boardwalk, benches, and educational signage. Read more here.
😴 Rest and be thankful,
Katie
🌱 Come spend a day on the farm! Love is Love’s Fall Plant Sale & Family Day is Sept. 12 in Mansfield. Shop certified organic plants, enjoy FREE gardening and foraging workshops, farm tours, local food, artisans, kids’ activities, and more. Pre-order plants by Sept. 6! Details here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
Local mom starts softball rec league
🥎 Tucker girls have new athletic opportunities coming this fall. When fifth-generation resident Andrea Wahl’s seven-year-old daughter told her she didn’t want to play in Tucker’s baseball league anymore, she took matters into her own hands.
“The boys are starting to get a little bigger, maybe a little bit rowdier. She just said, ‘Mom, I don’t want to do that anymore,’” Wahl told Rough Draft. “I found out after talking to her a little bit more that it was really because she wanted to be in an environment where she could play with girls. I said, ‘Okay, we’ve got to change that.’”
👧 Learn more about the new league.
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DeKalb refreshes tree ordinance
🌳 DeKalb County District 2 Commissioner Michelle Long Spears and Super District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry are launching a rewrite of the county’s tree protection ordinance and hosting meetings throughout September to gather community feedback.
DeKalb County’s tree protection ordinance, Sec. 14-39 of the county’s municipal code, has not been updated in more than 20 years. While DeKalb County’s tree coverage is vast and growing – a 2025 Urban Tree Canopy Study found that tree canopy is the most common land cover in DeKalb, and the canopy increased from 58% in 2010 to 60% in 2023 – updating the tree ordinance will ensure maintained protection of trees across DeKalb.
💬 Learn more about this month’s feedback meetings.
🌱 Come spend a day on the farm! Love is Love’s Fall Plant Sale & Family Day is Sept. 12 in Mansfield. Shop certified organic plants, enjoy FREE gardening and foraging workshops, farm tours, local food, artisans, kids’ activities, and more. Pre-order plants by Sept. 6! Details here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
Tucktoberfest returns to Tucker Brewing
🍺 Tucker Brewing Company’s ninth annual Tucktoberfest returns Sept. 19-Oct. 3, bringing live music, games, food, and plenty of beer to the brewery at 2003 S. Bibb Drive.
The celebration kicks off Sat., Sept. 19, with a full day of entertainment. Chris Odom takes the stage from 1-4 p.m., followed at 4 p.m. by a new Tucktoberfest tradition: Tucker Mayor Ann Lerner will tap the first keg in the festival’s inaugural keg-tapping ceremony.
🇩🇪 Read more about this exciting tradition.
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