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National Night Out moved to Sept. 14 because of weather DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police Department officials postponed their 14th Annual National Night Out until September after a dangerous weather delay in August. The community-building and engagement opportunity will now be held at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 14, during the city’s Food Truck Thursdays event, officials said. Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out is a yearly community-building campaign that allows citizens and public safety officials to meet, talk and learn from each other. During the 2023 National Night Out, Dunwoody residents will meet Dunwoody Police Department employees and see police vehicles and equipment. “The Dunwoody Police Department is proud to celebrate its 14th year participating in a community event that involves thousands of communities from all 50 states, United States territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide,” officials said. Brook Run Park is at 4770 N. Peachtree Road in Dunwoody. For more information about the National Night Out, please get in touch with Community Outreach Officer Mark Stevens at mark.stevens@dunwoodyga. gov. — Alexander Popp
Brook Run Park holiday display captures City Council attention Officials also approve rules governing medical cannabis By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
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Deputy Community Development Director Paul Leonhardt speaks to the Dunwoody City Council about medical cannabis ordinances at a meeting Aug. 14. Dunwoody city leaders have begun discussions about the annual Holiday Lights celebration held in Brook Run Park throughout December.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Amid soaring Georgia summer temperatures, Dunwoody city leaders are feeling the holiday spirit and planning for the city’s annual Holiday Lights event at Brook Run Park. At the Aug. 14 Dunwoody City Council meeting, officials held a first discussion about bringing bright lights and snow to Brook Run Park throughout December. “Believe it or not, it's 100 degrees outside, but we're talking about December events,” Dunwoody Parks and Recreation Director Brent Walker said. Georgia-based Chitwood Studios will produce the annual lights at the park and will have a “ski village” theme for 2023, Walker said. That means this year’s event will feature thousands of lights, several photo areas and a winter wonderland playground area, with a working “snow factory” and mounds of snow for kids to play on. The park display is typically one of the most popular holiday events the city hosts, he said, and has historically drawn hundreds of families each night.
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