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Dunwoody High student exceeds fundraising goal for Narcan in classrooms
Dunwoody High School Junior Mady Cohen’s efforts to raise $5,000 so that opioid-reversing Narcan could be available in every classroom at the school, has not only met her goal but more than doubled it. Cohen reported that more than $11,000…
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Dunwoody High student launches fundraiser to provide life-saving Narcan to classrooms
A student at Dunwoody High School has started a fundraiser to make the overdose reversal drug Narcan available in each classroom. Mady Cohen, a junior, is collecting money to provide Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, to every classroom and common…
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CP Soccer Atlanta program helps kids with cerebral palsy get in the game
Lindsay Kraun founded the CP Soccer Atlanta program to provide a safe and inclusive environment for children with cerebral palsy to play soccer, with practices held every other week over the summer and a seven-week season starting in August.
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Brookhaven residents grow into new community garden
On a hot Saturday morning in June, gardeners trickled into the new community garden in Brookhaven Park. Cars on Peachtree Road whizzed by the oasis, unaware of the friends sharing gardening tips among tomato plants. Garden member Genie Stringer showed…
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Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus to amplify transgender experiences in Saturday concert
A new concert from the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus aims to highlight the challenges and triumphs transgender people experience. “TRANSformation” will be performed Saturday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Byers Theatre at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. AGMC…
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Dunwoody Dino House offers inspiration and entertainment
A young boy’s love for dinosaurs has become an inspiration and a beacon of hope for Dunwoody residents. The Torres’ family – Cesar, Lisa and their children Coby, 6, and Rex, 3 – have become known for their holiday-inspired dinosaur…
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Creative Reuse: Scraplanta is part thrift, part art supply store
Shelves packed to the brim with art supplies and bins of materials, creative reuse center Scraplanta is a welcome addition to the community for artists.
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Caleb Wiley a bright spot during tough year for Atlanta United
The ink was barely dry on Caleb Wiley’s homegrown contract with Atlanta United when he made his Major League Soccer debut in front of nearly 70,000 fans packed into Mercedes-Benz Stadium. What a debut it was. The 17-year-old from Morningside raced onto…
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Kelley calls move from PTO to Sandy Springs City Council organic
Sandy Springs City Councilmember Melody Kelley, who’s also a chemistry professor for Georgia State University, has made learning an integral part of her life and career. Kelley attended Detroit’s public schools in what she called a disadvantaged district. She said…
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Atlanta family makes anonymous, altruistic kidney donations
Within the last year, an Atlanta mother and her two sons have donated their kidneys to strangers, and all agree it’s the best thing they’ve ever done. The donors, Amy Parker Zupancic, and her sons Caleb, 29, and Daniel McCracken,…
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