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Januar y 13, 2022 | AppenMedia.com | An Appen Media Group Publication | Ser ving the community since 1976
Dunwoody arts poised to expand this year By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. –– Dunwoody’s nonprofit organizations are coming out strong in 2022. From expanded programs at Spruill Center for the Arts and the Dunwoody Nature Center and the installation of new public arts projects, the city’s leisure offerings are returning stronger than ever, organizers say. The year began with the introduction of “Be Kind,” Brook Run Park’s first permanent art mural, which artist Megan Watters designed and installed along a wall in the back of the park adjacent to Barclay Drive. The mural uses pastels to create a vibrant border of flower-shaped designs and geometric patterns along the walkway, with the words “Be Kind” introducing the display. Watters was inspired by Dunwoody Nature Center’s Beehive Garden and Dunwoody’s designation as a member of Bee City USA when she created the installation. “I’m very interested in environmentalism, and I like the message of being kind,” Watters said. “I also like that it’s right near some flowers that were planted as part of the Daffodil Project, so it’s going to be very bright and colorful in the spring.” The Daffodil Project aspires to build a worldwide Living Holocaust Memorial by planting 1.5 million daffodils in memory of the children who perished in the Holocaust and in support of children suffering in humanitarian crises today.
Omicron threat may pare down city operations By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmedia.com
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Megan Watters sits in front of her mural, “Be Kind,” the city’s latest art installation at Brook Run Park near the DeKalb County Fire Station on Barclay Drive. Watters said the “Be Kind” project took about a week to plan and a week to execute. The 500-square-foot mural runs 120 feet along a low wall near the DeKalb County Fire Station 18, adjacent to Barclay Drive.
Spruill Center for the Arts is rolling out 219 classes during the winter quarter, up from 163 classes during the same time last year, according
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The omicron COVID-19 variant is curtailing some city operations. The City Council was set to pass an ordinance at its Jan. 10 meeting declaring a state of emergency throughout the city. “The City Council hereby declares that a state of emergency exists within the City affecting the safety, health and well-being of citizens due to the continued spread of the highly-contagious omicron variant,” the ordinance states. The City Charter allows the council to “carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health or wellbeing of the citizens of the city.” While the ordinance does not define “reasonable provisions,” it does specify some details about city meetings. It provides that while council,
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