🌱 Patch AM: Will Dunwoody approve a new Zaxby’s drive-thru Monday night?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Dunwoody approve a new Zaxby’s drive-thru Monday night?
• What Seacrest Stadium will bring to Dunwoody High School and neighbors

Also on today's calendar: Carol Sing & High Mass and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny, but chilly, with a high of 42 and low of 26 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 55, low: 31.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dunwoody to vote on Zaxby's drive-thru at last meeting of 2025 (appenmedia.com) — Dunwoody residents can weigh in Monday as City Council decides whether to grant a drive-thru permit for a new Zaxby’s near Ashford Lane and tackles several big-ticket budget and policy items. The meeting also covers Discover Dunwoody’s marketing budget, new city staff and equipment, and a long-term audit contract, all shaping how services and development evolve locally.
   

• Ryan Seacrest Fans Rally Around Him After Seeing His Emotional Career Announcement (goodhousekeeping.com) — Dunwoody High School’s football stadium is being renamed Seacrest Stadium to honor alumnus and TV host Ryan Seacrest, recognizing his early broadcasting roots here. The upgrade will add seating, better accessibility and a modern press box, giving Dunwoody a more fitting home field and new gathering space for the wider community.
   

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Dunwoody Open
  Treetop Quest Dunwoody Adventure Park and Ziplines , Georgia Way N , Dunwoody
  11:00 am
• A Christmas Carol
  Stage Door Theatre , 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd , Dunwoody
  2:30 pm

Monday December 22

• English as a Second Language
  Dunwoody Library -
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Carol Sing & High Mass
  4795 N Peachtree Rd , Dunwoody
  9:45 pm

Friday December 26

• Dunwoody Open
  Treetop Quest Dunwoody Adventure Park and Ziplines , Georgia Way N , Dunwoody
  11:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Skate City Springs - Sponsor Opportunities
  City Green at City Springs , 1 Galambos Wy , Sandy Springs
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Women's Basketball vs. Pacific
  Dorough Fieldhouse Pinholster Court
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• ServSafe Training and Certification - December 2025
  LACC Georgia Office , 4120 Presidential Parkway Suite 200 , Atlanta
  9:30 am
• Early Learning | Toddler Time
  Gwinnett County Public Library - Peachtree Corners Branch , 5570 Spalding Dr , Peachtree Corners
  10:30 am
• Band Winter Concerts for 6th (5:30) and 7th (7:00)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  5:30 pm
• Band Winter Concert -7th/8th (Norcross HS)
  Norcross HS Norcross, GA 30071
  6:00 pm
• Diamond Painting
  Brookhaven Library -
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our foster cat, Poppy, snuck out of the house and is now missing.
  He is microchipped. Please message me if you have seen him. Thank you. (Nextdoor Kingsley)
• Hey neighbors!
  Tall & Small Taskmasters is back in Dunwoody. We are home from college and offering junk removal, pressure washing, odd jobs, and winter yard work… (Nextdoor North Springs Dr)

🗞 Nearby News

Sandy Springs

• Economically disadvantaged Sandy Springs students show improved academic scores (roughdraftatlanta.com)
• Police/fire departments have expanded since incorporation (roughdraftatlanta.com)
• Former CDC contractor Fuller announces House seat candidacy (roughdraftatlanta.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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