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Dunwoody considers its 911 center options

Dunwoody’s City Council is mulling over a potential change in its 911 service after hearing a study group’s findings on July 19. A new city run center, a partnership with Sandy Springs and John’s Creek, and continuing with current provider DeKa...

Dunwoody mulls creating fire department

A steering committee last week presented Dunwoody’s City Council with a cost outline for a new fire department. Between $6,229,752 and $6,475,528 is needed to pay for a ground-up operation, according to the committee’s memo. The city currently ge...

Dunwoody takes over seven county parks

Seven former DeKalb County parks became Dunwoody property last month, as city officials marked the 165-acre handover by pledging to make several improvements. Mayor Ken Wright, one of several officials who toured the parks last week, called it an “...

Clarkston shop still rocking after almost 30 years

Shop owner Michael Bell.
Venture capitalists have a golden rule. Invest in a business if its product or service makes consumers’ lives easier. The logic is simple. People go for anything geared toward convenience. Take the music industry. Cassettes replaced records, becaus...

Chamblee Farmers Market opens for business

Despite the heat, business was brisk on opening day at the Chamblee Farmers Market.
Temperatures soared into the 90s Saturday, yet the Chamblee Farmers Market enjoyed a well-attended debut. Live music, chef demonstrations and raffle tickets helped kick off the event in the city’s Antiques Row district, which organizer The Chamblee...

Cardinal win: Tucker senior Vaughters to enjoy best of both worlds at Stanford

Tucker's James Vaughters looks down at a Stanford University banner after revealing his college football choice, much to the delight of his parents, Vanessa and Jonathan Vaughters. Photo by Matt Amato
Sometimes it’s about more than championships. A world-class education matters, too. James Vaughters believes there’s nothing wrong with having both.   The Tucker High School football standout officially committed to Stanford University on June 1...

Dunwoody assessing 911 options

A Dunwoody investigation is looking into breaking with DeKalb County’s 911 call center. At a May 10 work session, council members were updated on options that included partnering with other cities or even launching its own center in response to con...

Local man helps with Haiti relief mission, finds many obstacles

Haiti remains ravaged by infrastructural damage, poor communications, petty corruption and impassible roads, making relief efforts continuously difficult in some areas, according to a local man who was part of a recent four-crew relief mission to the...

Dunwoody envisions significant mixed-use redevelopment

The trend of mixed-use development has taken shape throughout the metro area in recent years. Stemming from an alternative to decades of homogenous development, the “live, work and play” concept is now embraced by some suburban communities seekin...

First citizens’ academy to be hosted by Dunwoody police

Watch out bad guys: the net of Dunwoody law enforcement is about to get bigger. On Jan. 26, the city’s police force hosts its first citizens’ police academy, a nine-week course open to its residents that covers all of the department’s operation...