🌱 Patch AM: How Macy’s Northlake exit could reshape Tucker’s aging mall property

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In today's newsletter:

• How Macy’s Northlake exit could reshape Tucker’s aging mall property

Also on today's calendar: Doubt: A Parable - On Stage January 15 - 31 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 59 and low of 37 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 56, low: 27.
• Thursday: Windy and colder, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Macy's to close Northlake Mall store in national realignment (fox5atlanta.com) — Macy’s is closing its Northlake Mall store in Tucker as part of a national downsizing plan, with liquidation sales expected to start in mid-January and last about 10 weeks. The closure accelerates plans to redevelop the struggling mall into a mixed-use district with nearly 500 residential units and expanded medical and office space, a key decision now before Tucker’s city leaders.
   

📸 Around Tucker

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tucker

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday January 21

• Tucker Middle vs The Champion Middle Theme School
  Tucker Middle School, 2160 Idlewood Rd, Tucker
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday January 14

• Musical Mother Goose
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  10:30 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  11:15 am

Thursday January 15

• Doubt: A Parable - On Stage January 15 - 31
  Merely Players Presents , 3785 King Ave , Doraville
  7:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Doubt: A Parable - On Stage January 15 - 31
  Merely Players Presents , 3785 King Ave , Doraville
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Doubt: A Parable - On Stage January 15 - 31
  Merely Players Presents , 3785 King Ave , Doraville
  7:30 pm

Sunday January 18

• Doubt: A Parable - On Stage January 15 - 31
  Merely Players Presents , 3785 King Ave , Doraville
  5:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Tabla Derbakeh Drum Workshop
  Alif Institute , 3288 Marjan Dr , Atlanta
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 22

• Doubt: A Parable - On Stage January 15 - 31
  Merely Players Presents , 3785 King Ave , Doraville
  7:30 pm

Friday January 23

• Doubt: A Parable - On Stage January 15 - 31
  Merely Players Presents , 3785 King Ave , Doraville
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 24

• Oud Workshop
  Alif Institute , 3288 Marjan Dr , Atlanta
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• DeKalb County House Legislative Delegation to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Dunwoody —Viola Davis Read on Patch

• If you could imagine something futuristic at Spaghetti Junction what would it be?
  Seriously fun and satire are permissible on this thread. Humor is a o k. Post images if allowed by administrators of Nextdoor. (Nextdoor Around Sharon Park)
• We need A Whata Burger in Tucker.
  I went to the one in Snellville The Burgers,and fries are great. (Nextdoor Brockett Heights)

• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Part -Tow Truck Unloader in Tucker. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Tucker. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tucker here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lilburn

• Son Killed In Lilburn Blaze While Trying To Save Family Dog (patch.com)

Chamblee

• Elizabeth Burch's New Book ‘The Pain Brokers' Details Scheme That Upended Pelvic Mesh (law.com)
• Georgia foundation offers sites for Christmas tree recycling (roughdraftatlanta.com)

Decatur

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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