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🌱 Patch AM: What the Tin Lizzy’s Perimeter shutdown means for Dunwoody diners

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Good morning Dunwoody! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the Tin Lizzy’s Perimeter shutdown means for Dunwoody diners
  • How a tragic Dunwoody crash figured into Georgia’s most shocking 2025 stories

Also on today's calendar: Breakfast & Church Service - Church at Wieuca and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 62, low: 39.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 4 popular Atlanta restaurants closing by management group (atlantanewsfirst.com) — One of Dunwoody’s familiar spots, Tin Lizzy’s Perimeter, is set to close as its parent company shutters four Atlanta-area restaurants amid tough industry conditions. Southern Proper Hospitality Group hasn’t announced a closing date or specific reasons, but says it’s grateful to longtime staff and guests while it evaluates how remaining concepts, including other Tin Lizzy’s locations, may evolve.
   

• Fiery Crash Kills Family Meteorite Rocks State: GA Top News 2025 (patch.com) — A deadly crash in Dunwoody that killed an 8-year-old girl is among the many tragic Georgia stories highlighted in this 2025 year-in-review. The roundup also recounts major crashes, crimes against children, missing persons, and severe weather incidents from across the state, underscoring how many communities, including Dunwoody, were shaken by loss last year.
   

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    Monday January 5
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    • Saturday January 10
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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday January 3
  • Early Readers Storytime
    Redan-Trotti Library -
    11:00 am
  • Anime Bites for Adults
    Redan-Trotti Library -
    2:00 pm
  • Magic: The Gathering for Teens
    Chamblee Library -
    2:00 pm
  • Hoop Group: Family Cross Stitch and Embroidery
    Redan-Trotti Library - Meeting Room
    2:00 pm
  • Winter Wonderland Checkers
    Embry Hills Library -
    3:00 pm
  • Men's Basketball vs. Emory
    Dorough Fieldhouse Pinholster Court
    4:00 pm
    • Monday January 5
  • Cozy Critter Scavenger Hunt
    Brookhaven Library -
  • Take & Make: Polar Plate String Art
    Redan-Trotti Library -

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A medical emergency on a southbound train at Arts Center temporarily caused boarding on the northbound side of the platform, but normal southbound service has since resumed.
    1:49PM on Jan 1: Due to a medical emergency on a southbound train at Arts Center, southbound trains are temporarily boarding on the northbound side… (Nextdoor )
  • Brookhaven Police report that Briarwood Rd is back open.
    3:56PM on Jan 1: Brookhaven Police report that Briarwood Rd is closed between Yancy Ln and Briarwood Way due to a vehicle accident. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Sandy Springs

  • Year in Review: SaportaReport's top stories and topics of 2025 (saportareport.com)
  • Political winds shift in Georgia as Democrats target GOP-held seats (roughdraftatlanta.com)
  • Health subsidies expire, leaving millions of Americans facing steep insurance hikes (tucson.com)

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