🌱 Patch AM: How a Brookhaven Zaxby’s study helped sink Dunwoody’s drive-through plan

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Brookhaven Zaxby’s study helped sink Dunwoody’s drive-through plan

Also on today's calendar: Holidays on Peachtree Street and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 55 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 56, low: 40.
• Thursday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 63 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dunwoody city council denies Zaxby's application for double-drive through lanes (roughdraftatlanta.com) — A nearby Dunwoody Zaxby’s proposal relied on traffic data from an existing Brookhaven Zaxby’s on Briarcliff Road, but the Dunwoody City Council ultimately rejected the plan for double drive-through lanes over traffic and walkability concerns. The council’s 4-3 vote stops the 18-car drive-through at Ashford Lane and came despite staff recommendations that included sidewalks, a heated patio, and anti-idling signs.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookhaven

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Holidays on Peachtree Street
  The Church at Ponce & Highland, 1085 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Park Ranger Storytime: Winter Wonderland
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am
• LEGO STEAM Challenge: A Pop of Color
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  3:30 pm
• Women's Basketball vs. Hope
  Dorough Fieldhouse Pinholster Court
  4:00 pm
• Men's Basketball vs. Caltech
  Dorough Fieldhouse Pinholster Court
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Matter of Balance
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  10:30 am
• Women's Basketball vs. Kalamazoo
  Dorough Fieldhouse Pinholster Court
  2:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Building Blocks
  Redan-Trotti Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Flowering and Companion Planting for Youth
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• ServSafe Training and Certification - December 2025
  LACC Georgia Office , 4120 Presidential Parkway Suite 200 , Atlanta
  9:30 am
• Band Winter Concerts for 6th (5:30) and 7th (7:00)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  5:30 pm
• Embry Hills Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Club
  Embry Hills Library -
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Chamblee Library -
  10:15 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Chamblee

• ‘I lost a pulse': Chamblee officers describe efforts to save man (wsbtv.com)
• Interns document UNG art collection (ung.edu)
• Chamblee reopens Dresden Park after 18-month renovation (theatlantavoice.com)

Doraville

• Security tightened for Hanukkah celebrations across metro Atlanta after Sydney mass shooting (atlantanewsfirst.com)

Dunwoody

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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