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Hello again Dunwoody! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Discover Dunwoody is helping spotlight Georgia's indie film talent.
  • What once stood where Ashford Dunwoody meets Mount Vernon?
  • How funding cuts could affect inclusive disability programs serving Dunwoody families

Also on today's calendar: When Rivers Meet - The Black and Jewish Origins of America's Sound and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Watch: Indie Costume Designer, Beverly Saffier: Dressing the Character, Not the Person (georgiaentertainment.com) — A new video conversation filmed at Discover Dunwoody's studio spotlights veteran costume designer Beverly Saffier and her work on Georgia‑made indie projects. She discusses her research‑driven approach to dressing characters and her commitment to local storytellers, while readers are invited to request access to a September 23 Indie Spotlight event at Assembly Studios tied to Discover Dunwoody.
   

• Past Tense: The Sandy Springs home of John and Margaret Ball (appenmedia.com) — A local history column traces the Ball family farm that once stretched from today's Georgia 400 to the Mount Vernon and Ashford Dunwoody intersection, near Murphey Candler Park. Through family memories, it describes the homestead's cabins, cotton fields, homemade tools, and even a mule-powered sorghum extractor that once defined life in this corner of north metro Atlanta.
   

• Metro Atlanta nonprofit creates inclusive spaces for children with disabilities as funding challenges threaten programs (11alive.com) — Families in Dunwoody are among those served by Unique Individual Ranch, a metro Atlanta nonprofit creating inclusive camps, after-school programs, and sports for children with disabilities. The group's partnerships with cities like Dunwoody face pressure from recent grant cuts, which have already shortened summer programming and increased reliance on community support to keep these adaptive opportunities available.
   

📸 Around Dunwoody

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 25
  • đAM Intramurals: Basketballđ(Gym)
    Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
    8:15 am
  • ServSafe Training and Certification - August 2026 →
    Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia LACC Georgia Office 4120 Presidential Parkway Suite 200 Atlanta, Ga. 30340
    9:30 am
  • Feeding Forum Support Group - Wonderlove Lactation Services
    Embry Hills Library -
    10:30 am
  • PTA Tennis vs. Woodward (Boys)
    Willis a. Sutton Middle School Sutton Middle School, 2875 Northside Dr NW #2807, Atlanta, GA 3
    4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My cat went missing yesterday around noon.
    I was hoping he will come back but he didn't! Please let me know if you saw him. Thank you (Nextdoor Vermack Road)

🗞 Nearby News

Sandy Springs

  • Allen Stone and Nicotine Dolls to headline Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival (roughdraftatlanta.com)
  • Atlanta musician and Neranenah Executive Director Joe Alterman's 11 Good Things (artsatl.org)
  • MARTA to update more than 30 routes, schedules; 5 already changed (wsbtv.com)

Doraville

Chamblee

  • National Sandwich Chain to Make Georgia Debut With New Chamblee Location (whatnow.com)
  • Four DeKalb high schools ranked among top 100 in Georgia (decaturish.com)

Ok Dunwoody! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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