🌱 Smyrna Officials Checking Old Water Pipes + Pizza-Making Lessons

Welcome back, Smyrna-Vinings! I'm here in your inbox today to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on around town. In this issue, we'll give you three of the top stories happening nearby.

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Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 81 Low: 56.

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Here are the top three stories in Smyrna-Vinings today:

1. Smyrna officials will be studying the water pipes and making sure residents have a safe source of water. The federally-funded program is only checking water lines in homes built before 1986 because the use of lead pipes was banned after that year. About 5,000 properties are being checked as a result. Smyrna will start off checking the lines in wards two and six before hitting the rest of the city. It is too early in the project to predict how many water lines will be replaced, but the study will take about a year to complete. (11Alive.com WXIA)
2. Atlanta Pizza Truck founders Alessio Lacco and Sofia Arango are not only serving delicious pizza but teaching customers how to make it. Pizza-making lessons are now available daily and you can book online as an individual or as a larger group event. The cost is $100 per person and that includes a glass of wine, an appetizer or salad, dessert, and the main course of pizza. For more information and to book your pizza-making experience, click here. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
3. New age-processing technology might help in solving the case of 9-year-old Anthony Murrill who went missing from his home on Nov. 14, 1971. Neighbors reported Murrill got in a car with an unknown man and that was the last time anyone saw him. It has been more than 50 years and his family and the Forensic Services unit are hopeful that with new technology some answers can be found. The technology has provided a generated image of what he may look like today at 61 years old. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

Today in Smyrna-Vinings:

• Preschool Storytime - Smyrna Public Library (10:30 AM)
• Simker Fitness Class - 160 Legion Drive (6:00 PM)
• Silver Comet Blend Tasting - Rev Coffee (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Joywave, Dizzy, and Elliot Lee will be at the Georgia Theatre on Apr. 7! Tickets are running low; you can grab them here. (Georgia Theatre via Instagram)
• Smyrna Parks & Recreation have confirmed that Burger Park will reopen to the public today after being closed earlier in the week for fence repairs. If you have any questions, you can reach out to the park's manager, Chuck Combs, via phone or email. (City of Smyrna, GA Government via Facebook)
• Are you a fan of golf and want to support first responders? Come to the Brookstone Golf & Country Club on Apr. 17 for its second annual golf tournament where you can register your team and support a great cause! (Smyrna Public Safety Foundation via Facebook)

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• High Revelry, a benefit for the High Museum Wine Auction (March 23)
• Angela Davis @ the 20th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium (March 24)
• John Stango Solo Artist Show (March 25)
• Drug Prevention Program (March 28)

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That's it for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.