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High Street, TriNet announce lease within mixed-use oasis
HIGH STREET/PROVIDED California-based TriNet reports it’s signing a 150,000-square-foot office lease within GID Development Group’s mixed-use district High Street.
By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Hours after announcing TriNet’s 150,000-square-foot lease at High Street May 15, journalists and culinary influencers toured restaurants and entertainment venues. While the heart of Dunwoody is the Village at Mount Vernon and Chamblee Dunwoody roads, the mixed-use area between Perimeter Center West and Hammond Drive is offering
something new.
The vision for the High Street masterplan is to create an urban district incorporating a variety of commercial uses set among plazas, water features, restaurants, outdoor dining and retail. Instead of surface parking lots, High Street has decks that blend into the district’s mid-rises which are full of retail, chef-driven dining, luxury residences and lofted office space.
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Dunwoody to expand summer paving plan
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council began mapping plans May 12 for additional street maintenance this summer thanks to a boost in funding from the state.
Public Works Director Michael Smith said the city’s 2025 paving program is already underway, with completion set for August.
Smith said the Georgia Department of Transportation is offering additional Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant funding, estimated around $617,000. Each year, the city receives the state funding, based on roadway mileage and population, which it mostly applies to paving city-owned streets.
“There are some different criteria for using that money,” Smith said. “The process is we have to apply for those additional funds … what Public Works is recommending is that we use $350,000 for additional paving.”
The Dunwoody City Council discussed an application for additional funding toward street paving, traffic sign replacements and other roadway enhancements during its May 12 meeting.
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Velvet Taco sits at the corner of Middle Street and Perimeter Center Parkway within GID Development Group’s mixeduse destination High Street. During a May 15 tour, journalists and content creators stopped by several of High Street’s restaurants and venues, including Nando’s PERi PERi,
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Woman faces charge of shoplifting Legos
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police arrested an 18-year-old Marietta woman May 9 after Target loss prevention allegedly caught her walking off with more than $300 in merchandise.
A Target employee told officers that his team noticed a teenager scanning candy bars while pretending to scan a few Lego sets.
After getting a closer look at the shoplifting technique, the employee said loss prevention waited and stopped the suspect attempting to exit the store a few moments later. The Legos totaled $319.
Officers said they arrested the Marietta woman and transported her to DeKalb County Jail on a misdemeanor shoplifting charge.
— Hayden Sumlin
Officers charge 2 men with attempted fraud
DUNWOODY, Ga. —Police arrested two men on charges of attempted identity fraud May 8 at the Village’s Synovus Bank in Dunwoody after a teller grew suspicious of their identification documents.
A patrol officer said Deputy Chief Oliver Fladrich, who was at the bank during the incident, notified him about two suspects attempting to commit identity fraud.
The bank teller said one of the suspects, a 31-year-old Atlanta man, told him he opened an account May 1 and wanted to add his grandfather to the account. While the account holder used his legal name, his companion, posing as his grandfather, used the
CORRECTION: The May 15 Crier article, “Village sees thousands on Mother’s Day for Dunwoody Arts Festival,” included errors. The Dunwoody Arts Festival began in 2010 not 1999, and it has no connection to commemorating the 1998 tornado that struck the city. The article confused two annual gatherings, the Dunwoody Preservation Trust’s Lemonade Days and Splash Festivals’ Dunwoody Arts Festival. They are separate, and regional event planners produce the Dunwoody Arts Festival annually.
identity of a 70-year-old Savannah man.
The teller told officers that the documents did not appear authentic. After a database inquiry, he said the bank’s system flagged the transaction as potentially fraudulent.
Officers later said they identified the older suspect as a 64-year-old Marietta man who was a different ethnicity than the Savannah man.
Police detectives conducted field interviews with both suspects, eventually arresting them on identify fraud and first-degree forgery charges.
The Marrietta man remains in jail as of May 17, according to DeKalb County records, but the Atlanta man was bonded out May 11.
— Hayden Sumlin
Roswell-based plumbing company reports fraud
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police and Fire rescued an 18-year-old Bartow County woman April 28 after she hit her head at the Big Creek waterfall near the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area’s Vickery Creek trail.
Officers said they arrived at Old Mill Park on the city’s side of the river and saw a female across the water sitting on the ground beneath the waterfall. They said she was not alert and appeared to be in and out of consciousness.
Officers said they were unable to communicate with the injured woman
because of the water’s noise. They said a 19-year-old Cartersville man was with her and would occasionally move her to confirm she was conscious.
The report says as a sergeant and a lieutenant were crossing the creek to help her, the Roswell Fire Department arrived from the National Park’s Vickrey Creek Trail.
Officers said firefighters and paramedics eventually got the injured woman in an ambulance and transported her to Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center.
A National Parks Service law enforcement ranger arrived on scene and information was turned over to him, the report says.
Police charge resident with intent to distribute
ROSWELL, Ga. — Police arrested a 24-year-old Roswell man May 11 after allegedly discovering a scale, firearm and more than an ounce of marijuana in his vehicle during a traffic stop.
An officer said he noticed the smell of marijuana as a gray Dodge Charger pulled into a parking lot off Holcomb Bridge Road. The officer said he initiated a traffic stop because of the odor and what appeared to be illegally tinted windows after the vehicle left the area.
During the traffic stop, the officer said the driver cooperated and admitted to possessing illegal substances in his car. Officers said they found 34.5 grams of marijuana, a digital scale and a registered firearm during a search of the vehicle.
After arresting the man, officers said they allowed him to speak with his parents, who agreed to pick up his car.
Officers charged the man with felony marijuana possession with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of felony and a window tint citation before transporting him to Fulton County Jail .
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Dunwoody Police Department mingles at Perimeter Starbucks
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Police Department held another of its 2-hour to two-hour “Coffee with a Cop!” outreach receptions May 13 at the Starbucks off Ashford Dunwoody Road.
While some officers helped staff with morning customers, others chatted with visitors about some the department’s operations and new initiatives, like its drone as a first responder program with Flock Safety.
Most of the chatter was small talk. One of the purposes of the regularly scheduled gatherings is to provide a relaxed forum for the public to meet with officers, ask them questions and get to know the people protecting them and enforcing the law.
Dunwoody Police Community Outreach Officer Theresa Hernadez said the visit to the Ashford Dunwoody Road Starbucks was a success. Hernadez said a lot of the customers who came through the drivethru were pleasantly surprised to have a smiling officer hand them their morning coffee.
Others saw the department’s social media posts on Instagram and Facebook.
People can celebrate National Donut
Day with the Dunwoody Police Department and Dunkin’ June 6 from 6-10 a.m. at two Dunwoody locations.
Hernandez is the department’s team lead, collecting donations for Special Olympics Georgia during the local summer fundraiser.
Starbucks District Manager Will Najarro said the open-house style gathering brought some additional customers to the drive-thru and into the coffee shop.
Najarro said he plans to hold more of the gatherings with law enforcement at the Dunwoody location and is open to partnering with other regional agencies.
For community members with questions, concerns or comments, “Coffee with a Cop!” is forum to engage directly with officers.
During the May 12 Dunwoody City Council meeting, Police Chief Mike Carlson reported five sworn officer vacancies, down from eight in March. He said there are more candidates moving through the process of joining the department.
“Right now, we’re in a very good position. We had three start last week, and I’ve got another starting in two weeks,” Carlson said. “We have enough in background now that it could potentially get us up to being fully staffed.”
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Dunwoody Police Chief Mike Carlson hands customers their morning brew at the Ashford Dunwoody Road Starbucks May 13 during the Police Department’s “Coffee with a Cop!” Some residents came specifically to chat with law enforcement, while others received a warm welcome from Dunwoody Police Department personnel.
Dunwoody planners defer vote on Raising Cane’s,
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Planning Commission deferred two applications for drive-thrus at its May 13 meeting, holding off decisions on a new Raising Cane’s and Zaxby’s in Central Perimeter.
The proposals for both fast-food chains received mixed reactions from the citizen-led board and city staff.
In October 2023, the city amended its code to require all new drive-thrus to obtain a special land use permit, allowing proper review of potential negative impacts. Staff cited long lines that block traffic and pedestrians, the abundance of asphalt and incompatibility with planning documents calling for greenspace and walkability.
Raising Cane’s LLC is requesting a rezoning of 4570 Ashford Dunwoody Road from office-institution (O-I) to Perimeter Center (PC-1) and a special land use permit for the construction of a new drive-thru.
Staff’s memo says the site is a former Wells Fargo Bank building, constructed in 1993, between the McDonald’s and North Italia restaurants on the west side of the roadway.
Dunwoody Senior Planner Madalyn Smith said the rezoning and land use permit are separate items. Smith said staff recommends the rezoning request because it fits with future land use but does not advocate for double drive-thru lanes.
While the applicant provided a study, Smith said staff questioned traffic flow through access points on Ashford Dunwoody Road. Staff is recommending that the rezoning is approved but not the drive-thru permit because its access points along Ashford Dunwoody Road don’t comply with code.
If the Planning Commission eventually approves the drive-thru, staff recommends some conditions for the site plan, including closing the median and donating right-ofway for a path.
Harold Buckley, an attorney representing Raising Cane’s, requested a deferral of the land use permit to give the applicant time to respond to staff’s concerns.
Buckley said the development plan reduces the number of drive-thrus from four to two and has an outdoor dining area with a reduced parking lot along the planned
KIMLEY-HORN/PROVIDED
Raising Cane’s is requesting a rezoning and a special land use permit to redevelop 4570 Ashford Dunwoody Road into a double drive-thru restaurant, shown above.
trail with only a right-turn exit.
Resident Ali Mahbod and Dunwoody Homeowners Association President Tim Brown spoke in favor of the proposal from Raising Cane’s.
The general manager of Marriott’s Le Méridien Perimeter hotel, which sits west of the site, said his team opposes the plans because of the likelihood that traffic flow onto the property causes congestion.
The attorney representing the applicant later expressed interest in meeting with the general manager to discuss the hotel’s concerns.
One Planning Commission member pointed out the popularity of a Raising Cane’s in the Perimeter market with no other nearby locations and asked for an updated and expanded traffic study.
Later, members voted unanimously to defer the application, including the rezoning and special land use permit, until their June meeting.
Zaxby’s is requesting a special land use permit to allow construction of a new drive-thru at 125 Perimeter Center West within the Ashford Lane shopping center. The site is the former PNC Bank, which staff says has been out of operation for around two years. The application does not require a rezoning because office-commercial-residential (OCR) allows restaurants.
ZAXBY’S/PROVIDED
Zaxby’s is requesting a special land use permit to redevelop 125 Perimeter Center West into its flagship fast food restaurant with double drive-thru lanes in Central Perimeter.
Unlike the Raising Cane’s site plan, city staff recommends approval of the permit for double drive-thru lanes with conditions, including a raised-crosswalk and an outdoor patio area.
Senior Planner Madalyn Smith said all access is within the Ashford Lane development with no curb cut on Perimeter Center West. Smith also said the proposed use is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and fits in with the surrounding area.
While no one spoke against the application, Dunwoody Homeowner Association President Tim Brown told Planning Commission members that his board welcomed Zaxby’s plans after it addressed concerns about drivethru volume.
Kathy Zickert, an attorney representing Zaxby’s, said the company is planning to make the site its flagship. Planning Commission members asked Zickert about plans to demolish the existing building, the number of nearby drive-thrus and sidewalk connections.
Other questions to staff were about traffic flow through the parking lot, how it connects to city planning priorities and walkability in the area.
With Zaxby’s traffic study pending, members voted unanimously to defer the drive-thru permit until the June 10 meeting.
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody is inviting the community to reflect, honor and give thanks during its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26, at the Brook Run Park Veterans Memorial.
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The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the public ceremony with support from the Dunwoody/Sandy Springs VFW Post 10822 and the Dunwoody Woman’s Club.
The memorial is at 4770 North Peachtree Road on top of the hill around Cresent Circle. It is not to be confused with the new memorial, crowd-funded by the Vietnamese American Community of Georgia and the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association.
They are nearby one another, so look for the crowd.
“Memorial Day is a special time to honor the brave Veterans who went into harm's way, making the ultimate sacrifice for our country,” VFW Post 10822 Commander Thomas W. Ariail said. “This ceremony offers us a chance to come together as a community, not only in remembrance, but also to ensure their legacy lives on.”
This year’s keynote speaker is Maj. Rick Scheff, a decorated U.S. Air Force officer and F-16 fighter pilot with more than 1,000 flight hours and more than 300 combat hours in missions across Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
A Dunwoody native and graduate of Georgia Tech, Scheff currently serves as chief evaluator pilot at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. He helps oversee combat readiness for one of the Air Force’s leading fighter wings.
The ceremony will also feature the following speakers:
• City Councilman Joe Seconder, a retired U.S. Army major, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Dunwoody Police Chief Mike Carlson, a retired Marine and Georgia National Guard captain, will introduce a moment of silence.
• Robert Comeaux, worship and arts pastor at Dunwoody Baptist Church, will offer the Invocation and Benediction.
The Georgia State Defense Force Band, under the direction of Lt. Col. Glenn R. Moore, will provide patriotic music, including the “Star-Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America.”
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Catholic private academy holds mock papal conclave
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Days before the Vatican elected Pope Leo XIV, students at Pinecrest Academy had selected their own supreme pontiff.
One day before the actual Papal Conclave in Rome, Pinecrest students held their own hands-on educational activity, selecting second grader David Levergood as the new mock leader of the church.
“As the white smoke appeared, (the Rev.) Matthew Kaderabek declared, ‘Habemus papam! We have a pope,’” said Vivian Heard, the school’s director of communications and public relations.
Held May 6, the educational opportunity taught students how a new pope is selected, showing first hand how cardinals are entrusted with deciding the next leader of the Catholic church. Pinecrest Academy is a pre-K through 12th grade Catholic school in Cumming.
To prepare for the activity, students watched videos, engaged in lessons about the papacy and learned about the centuries-old conclave process. Ahead of the mock conclave, students brainstormed about the needs they see in the school and qualities a leader should have.
During the mock conclave, student participants joined in prayer, asking that the cardinals would be inspired by the Holy Spirit to make the right choice.
Kaderabek said he was deeply proud with the respect students showed for
the process, noting how they abstained from joking and complaining.
“I was thrilled with how seriously the entire class took this process of electing the next Pope,” Kaderabek said. “They all came quietly into the chapel, and while the girls prayed the Rosary and prayed for the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to guide the electors, the boys prayerfully considered their important choice before casting their secret vote.”
After the faux Pope David was vested, he made a first appearance and blessed his flock. Bodyguards then led him to his “popemobile,” and he was driven by the head of the school to visit all three floors of the academy, blessing everyone.
To celebrate his election, students received candies dubbed “lolli-Popes.”
David also made a quick visit to the oratory to pray privately while being closely guarded by his pretend bodyguards.
He finished his papal duties for the day with an interview and by holding audiences with visitors.
“Pope David stepped humbly right into his role without missing a beat and went to be with his people with a gentle smile upon his face, blessing the crowds as he went,” Kaderabek said. “I couldn't be more proud of him and his classmates."
Not long after, cardinals in the Sistine Chapel voted to elect Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic Church. He has taken the name Leo XIV.
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Pope David Levergood is flanked by bodyguards as he makes appearances after his election in a mock conclave May 6 at Pinecrest Academy.
The history of Doraville School spans to 1866
VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF Columnist
The first Doraville School was established by John Y. Flowers in 1866, five years before Doraville became a city. The school was built in the area that became Flowers Park, at 5921 New Peachtree Road.
(Images of America: Doraville, by Bob Kelley)
Later, the school moved across the street and next door to the Doraville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Church Street and Central Avenue.
There were six grades at the school, taught by two or three teachers, depending on the number of students. The school and church shared a well. There were two outhouses. The boy students sometimes turned over the men’s outhouse as a Halloween prank.
A new Doraville Elementary School was built in 1933 as a Works Progress Administration project. The WPA was established during the Great Depression to provide jobs through public works projects.
The new brick school was located where Tilly Mill and Flowers Road meet. It was built with growth in mind, plenty of space for the current enrollment plus room for increased enrollment. There were six classrooms, an auditorium and a basement.
A lunch program was started at the school to help children whose families were struggling during the Depression. Students brought in old pots from home so meals could be prepared. Programs included art, music, square dancing, tap dancing and radio instruction.
Doraville School principal John Bickers was anticipating the impact of the General Motors Assembly Plant construction and opening in 1947 on school enrollment. The school was expecting a sudden, substantial increase in students, but it was more of a steady increase. In September of 1947 there were 175 students, 204 one year later, and 210 two years later (North DeKalb Record, 1949, “Part III: Report on North DeKalb schools,” DeKalb History Center Archives)
Two classrooms and a cafeteria were added in 1948, and a new furnace and additional improvements were made in 1949 at a cost of $40,000.
Throughout Georgia, schools were segregated until 1968. Black
children living in Doraville would not have attended Doraville School, but Lynwood Park School in Brookhaven, first in a one room schoolhouse on Mae Avenue and later at the 1949 Lynwood Park School.
The Brown vs. Board of Education 1954 ruling asserted that state laws establishing separate public schools for Black and white students were unconstitutional. In Georgia, an “equalization” policy was established, where new schools or changes to schools for Black students were made but schools remained segregated.
Improvements were made to Lynwood Park School in 1954. The improvements did not make the school equal, because facilities, books and supplies were not at the same level as those for white schools. The school was also much further away for Black children living in Doraville.
The Doraville school building at Tilly Mill and Flowers Road later became a DeKalb County bus maintenance facility and is the Doraville Fleet Annex of DeKalb County schools today.
Award-winning author Valerie Biggerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier. She lives in Atlanta. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.
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This photo of the Doraville School was taken in 1931. As is typical during the Great Depression, some children are not wearing shoes.
Sandy Springs budgets for possible runoff election
By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs is budgeting a few hundred thousand dollars for election services in case of a runoff this fall.
The May 6 announcement came from City Manager Eden Freeman during the first of three workshops for the fiscal year 2026 budget.
“We are projecting a $300,000 cost in case there is a runoff election,” Freeman said. “You all will recall that the Public Service Commission has an election this fall, so we are not having to pay for a full citywide election for mayor and City Council races this year,”
Sandy Springs, approaching its 20th anniversary as the state’s seventh most
populous city, holds non-partisan municipal elections every four years. All seats on the City Council and the mayor’s position are up for election at the same time.
The mayoral race already has five candidates who have declared their intentions or filed financial paperwork. Residents vote for the representative in their district, while the mayor’s race is citywide.
Mayor Rusty Paul is the incumbent, running for his fourth term against council members Jody Reichel and Andy Bauman.
Alex Somer and local business owner Dontaye Carter, who received a third of the vote in 2021, are also running for the mayoral seat.
If the candidates for mayor or a council seat fail to receive a majority of the votes cast, a runoff is held between the two candidates receiving the most votes.
State law requires the runoff to be held 28 days after the general election, or Dec. 2.
Sandy Springs Communications Director Carter Long said the $300,000 would be paid to the county to administer the runoff.
While other Fulton County cities employ staggered terms, Atlanta and Sandy Springs have collective elections, which are thought to increase accountability but in theory can result in a total turnover of leadership.
The state is also holding a special election for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission Nov. 4. The Public Service Commission is a five-member board that regulates public utilities throughout Georgia, including telecommunications, electric and natural gas services.
Elections for regional districts are
statewide.
The Public Service Commission’s District 2 seat includes Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton counties. Incumbent Fitz Johnson, a Republican appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2021, is set to face off against one of four Democrat challengers.
Special party primaries are set for June 17 with a total of eight candidates running for seats currently held by Republicans.
City Clerk Raquel Gonzales serves as election superintendent in Sandy Springs. Gonzales is responsible for maintaining all public documents, processing open records requests and recording the council’s official actions.
Qualifying for the Nov. 4 election will be Aug. 18-Aug. 21 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and Aug. 22 between 8:30 a.m. and noon.
North Metro SWAT trains at Brookhaven home set for demolition
By CARL APPEN carl@appenmedia.com
BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — Officers on the North Metro SWAT Team conducted a training exercise May 14 at a set-for-demolition Club Drive home, according to agency representatives.
In the Wednesday afternoon event, police practiced moving through buildings while engaging both threating and nonthreatening targets.
The SWAT team, made up of officers from the Brookhaven, Dunwoody and Chamblee police departments, regularly conducts exercises to reinforce their training.
A few times each year, homeowners demolishing their houses offer the specialized unit the opportunity to use the building in those exercises. Such was the case with the Club Drive home on Wednesday, Dunwoody Police Sergeant Michael Cheek told Appen Media.
Cheek said the roughly 20 officers were using paint markers, not live ammunition, during the training.
The North Metro SWAT Team previously included officers from the Sandy Springs and Johns Creek police departments. Sandy Springs broke off from the group in December, Appen Media reported, choosing to form their own in-house tactical unit.
Shortly after, Johns Creek moved to the North Fulton SWAT Team, joining Roswell, Alpharetta and Milton. Department officials cited the Sandy Springs departure as one reason for the shift, along with the proximity to its North Fulton sister cities.
Sandy Springs is now in the process of developing a police training facility on Morgan Falls Road, with an April 2024 estimated price tag of $37-$45 million.
Appen Media first reported those plans and will continue to follow the project.
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according to agency representatives.
14 at a set-for-demolition
Meals on Wheels presents TASTE 2025 festival
ATLANTA — Meals on Wheels Atlanta invites the community to celebrate the mission to end senior hunger May 20 at 1705WEST.
TASTE 2025 will feature more than 15 food pop-ups, including restaurants, chefs, food trucks, signature cocktails, immersive bran activations, exclusive auction items and DJ sets.
The evening aims to combine the city’s food and culture to support Atlanta’s seniors.
“This year’s TASTE is more than a celebration of Atlanta’s vibrant culinary community—it’s a vital fundraiser that supports our mission to serve the city’s most vulnerable seniors,” CEO of Meals On Wheels Atlanta Charlene Crusoe-
Ingram said. “With an unprecedented number of seniors on our waitlist, every ticket sold brings us one step closer to ensuring that no senior in Atlanta goes hungry.”
All proceeds will directly support Meals on Wheels Atlanta’s meal services program.
12 Atlanta Tastemakers will serve as
event ambassadors and be honored for leading the way in food, fashion, media, business and tech.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. at 1705 Commerce Drive NW Atlanta, Ga.
To purchase tickets, visit www. mowatl.org/events.
— Sarah Coyne
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Officers on the North Metro SWAT Team conducted a training exercise May
Club Drive home,
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High Street sits in one of Dunwoody’s entertainment districts, allowing the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in public within set boundaries. The Perimeter Center Entertainment District at the Fulton-DeKalb County border also includes Perimeter Mall, Ashford Lane, Park Place and Campus 244. The city’s only other entertainment district surrounds the Dunwoody Village.
GID Development Group and its partners recently completed the $415 million first phase of High Street, introducing a “town center” to the Central Perimeter business district. Phase one includes two luxury apartment buildings featuring resortlevel amenities, 320,000 square feet of office and 150,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, entertainment and shopping.
During the tour, the High Street marketing team reported apartments are 87 percent occupied.
In March, Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch announced California-based TriNet’s plans to invest $15.4 million
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The streets were programmed to be paved next year, but they are close to where paving is occurring this summer. They include Saffron Drive, Waterford Drive and Saffron Court.
Smith said the plan is to bring a paving contract for a vote at the May 27 City Council meeting and then apply for the state funding in June.
By the end of 2029, Dunwoody plans to complete resurfacing all city streets, fulfilling a commitment made by city founders to achieve a 20-year paving cycle. The city says around 260 lane miles have been paved, equal to more than 85 percent of the goal.
Earlier this year, the City Council approved a $2.5 million contract with Stewart Brothers to resurface 10 lane miles of pavement on 28 streets and perform crack sealing and patching on another five.
and add 750 jobs over the next five years at a 150,000-sqaure-foot space in the city.
The publicly traded company serves as an outsourced human resources department for small and medium-sized businesses and provides a technology platform for managing payroll processing and compliance.
TriNet Chief People Officer Catherine Wragg said the company evaluated numerous locations in its multi-state search.
“The state of Georgia has been a great partner, and Mayor Deutsch, along with High Street, worked diligently to help meet our office expansion objectives,” Wragg said. “In addition to being close to strong universities and a prosperous small business community, High Street offers a truly unique and exciting opportunity for our business and our people to thrive.”
Several restaurants and retailers are already open, including Velvet Taco, Cuddlefish and Nando’s PERi-PERi.
The Hampton Social, a restaurant and bar concept from Chicago with coastalinspired dishes and an emphasis on rosé, is to open later this year.
Dunwoody Economic Development Director Michael Starling cites the
In its 2025 budget, the city set aside $2.75 million Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds for its 2025 paving program on top of $500,000 in LMIG funding from GDOT, which it received earlier this year. Elected officials and staff expressed an interest in rolling over those funds into future years.
During the May 12 discussion, Smith told council members that Public Works proposes spending $200,000 of the grant on traffic sign replacements, $50,000 on sidewalk accessibility and around $17,000 on fresh pavement markings.
“The rest of the money we’ve allocated to a couple of initiatives that council mentioned at the retreat,” Smith said. “Replacing some of our signage, striping and ADA sidewalk upgrades … normally that money comes out of our operating budget, which has a lot of competing interests.”
City Councilman John Heneghan confirmed with Smith that the new street signage will be reflective, not
flight-to-quality trend in commercial real estate, with older retail and office properties struggling to attract tenants.
High Street is specifically designed for the post-pandemic market because investors and tenants are seeking amenity-rich, well-located and highquality properties.
The two-hour “High Street Food Tour” kicked off on the development’s central greenspace and stopped by six of the development’s new restaurants and venues. The marketing team said restaurants and retailers work with High Street to throw resident-only and public gatherings.
Velvet Taco, specializing in TexMex cuisine with fresh, never frozen ingredients, was the Food Tour’s first stop at Middle Street and Perimeter Center Parkway on the southern end of the development.
Metro Atlanta food influencers were among several digital creators on the tour, which weaved through some of the new restaurants open within the district.
After the angus brisket bowl at Velvet Taco, the group stopped by Cuddlefish to try some of Michelin-starred chef Jason Liang hand-rolled sushi before grabbing an ice cream sample at Ben & Jerry’s.
illuminated. Smith told him there are federal standards calling for highly reflective signs, which Public Works must replace on a schedule like its paving program.
“Within the last two years, there was a federal standard enacted about that,” Smith said. “It’s all about aging drivers and nighttime visibility.”
For major thoroughfares like arterial and collector roads, he said the city installs raised reflectors along the center line during repaving.
City Councilman Joe Seconder said he is interested in traffic calming along a segment of Jett Ferry Road, which was scheduled for a repaving with the new contract. Seconder asked to see what can be done to make the corridor more pedestrian friendly while crews are set to be on-site.
Smith told him more work needs to be done to find out what kind of traffic calming is allowed along the corridor and would bring back options at the next meeting.
After other elected officials expressed interest in holding off on repaving Jett Ferry Road while staff explores options, Smith said the best option is to replace the segment with another one nearby that’s scheduled in the next couple of years.
City Councilman Tom Lambert, filling in for Mayor Lynn Deutsch, said the item could be placed on the next meeting’s consent agenda after a consensus was reached.
The first regular meeting of May
While High Street residents enjoyed a live DJ and cornhole during a community event on the central greenspace, the Food Tour headed to Puttshack located on the development’s second story terrace.
Puttshack is a technology-infused mini golf experience, offering world-class dining and entertainment. It’s like Top Golf but for putting.
The most crowded stop during the tour was at Agave Bandido. On Thursday, the south Florida-based restaurant offers a Ladies Night deal with free select drinks after paying a $1 entry.
The quietest stop along the tour was at Nando’s PERi-PERi. Everyone sat in silence, enjoying flame-grilled chicken with South African spices.
More restaurants are scheduled to open through the year.
A central lawn and additional public spaces offer residents, workers and visitors access to abundant community events such as holiday experiences, outdoor fitness classes, and concerts.
At full build-out, the $2 billion 36acre project will feature 10 city blocks with a pedestrian-friendly street grid across the street from the Dunwoody MARTA station and Perimeter Mall.
was a short one with two quick business items. The city is granting a permanent easement to DeKalb-Lake Ridge LLC, the owner of property near the Dunwoody Trailway between Brook Run and Pernoshal parks, for drainage repairs and pond maintenance. The city purchased a nearby property in 2014 to construct the Dunwoody Trailway between the parks. The commercial owner needs to fix a pipe that drains onto city property.
Legal counsel told elected officials that the no-cost swap requires the property owner’s repairs and continued maintenance
The city is also updating salary ranges for city positions after elected officials approved a 4.9 percent raise, effective July 1, for all staff earlier this year. The market adjustment helps keep the city competitive with regional peers, officials say.
While the item was approved unanimously, City Councilman John Heneghan asked Finance Director Richard Platto about budget projections and property tax revenue.
Platto told Heneghan that the city projected a 3 percent rise in the assessed value of taxable property in its budget, and the preliminary digest is showing an increase of 5.8 percent.
“The valuations that we hope DeKalb County comes out with … says that our tax revenue is going to cover above what we’ve budgeted,” Heneghan said. “We’ve budgeted conservatively … so we have enough money to cover these raises.”
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