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This rendering shows the new Element Atlanta Perimeter Center hotel at Campus 244 in Dunwoody, which opened Nov. 14.
Element by Westin hotel opens within Campus 244 DUNWOODY, Ga. — A new Element by Westin hotel just north of I-285 at Campus 244 opened to the public Nov. 14. The 145-room hotel — Element Atlanta Perimeter Center — is a flagship addition to the premier adaptivereuse development in Metro Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Campus 244, developed by The Georgetown Company and RocaPoint Partners, has already attracted leading companies
to its state-of-the-art redevelopment with 85 percent of its office space leased. Current tenants include Transportation Insight, a leading transportation logistics firm; Insight Global, a top technology-focused staffing agency; and CT Cantina & Taqueria, a casual Mexican eatery. The Element by Westin brand provides short- and longterm stay options for
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Christmas season is here and so is Dunwoody’s award-winning Holiday Lights display at Brook Run Park, beginning with opening night festivities from 4-8 p.m. Dec. 1. Mayor L ynn Deutsch and the Dunwoody City Council will flip the switch on 100,000 lights around 6 p.m. “The holiday light display brings so much joy to our community,” Deutsch said. “The walk-through light displays in and around the playground makes this a unique experience for residents and visitors, [and] I am thrilled that we can continue to brighten the holiday season in Dunwoody.” The city says Holiday Lights is free and open to all to enjoy. This year’s display will feature 100,000 lights that will shine nightly in the park through Dec. 31. Reflecting the theme of Arctic Safari, the 2024 display will feature a pop-top vehicle and train, the Mega Tree, illuminated faux igloo geodomes, animal ice shapes and a penguin glow. The annual holiday display has become a holiday tradition in the community since it began in 2020 as an effort to bring the CITY OF DUNWOODY/PROVIDED community together during the COVID-19 A look at the entrance to Brook Run Park during pandemic. Dunwoody’s 2023 Holiday Lights during the month The city says the display has grown, bringing of December shows a fraction of the 100,000 lights around 27,000 visitors to Brook Run Park on display. during December. Last year, the Georgia Recreation and Parks Job Beverages and Cub Scout Pack 575 are also Association gave the Holiday Lights program its selling concessions. Outstanding Special Event award. In addition to lights, the Dunwoody Parks Opening night festivities will include free and Recreation Department will also mark the hot cocoa, donuts from DonutNV Atlanta and See LIGHTS, Page 12 character photo-ops beginning at 4 p.m. Top
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