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Officials frown on drive-thru applications By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
Chelsea Minichiello introduces her son Myles to his first Holiday Lights at Brook Run Park Dec. 2 in Dunwoody.
Holiday Lights dazzle Brook Run Park crowd By DEAN HESSE dean@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Holiday Lights returned to Dunwoody’s Brook Run Park for its sixth year Dec. 2. Some of the biggest light displays were delayed in delivery, so opening night featured a limited offering, including the Mega Tree, plus hot chocolate, popcorn and churros. The city will announce when the full display is installed.
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This year’s theme is Cosmic Wonderland. “Everything’s always very interactive. It’s always great for pictures and free every year,” Dunwoody Parks and Recreation Director Rachel Waldron said. “It’s out here from 5 to 10 p.m. every night through the month of December. It’s become one of our favorite events. Everybody loves it.” — Photos by Dean Hesse
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Sadie Bartlett, 5, hugs the Snow Queen during opening night festivities for Holiday Lights at Brook Run Park Dec. 2.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — With a consensus focused on connectivity and pedestrian safety, the Dunwoody City Council denied a a drive-thru permit for a new Raising Cane’s at 4570 Ashford Dunwoody Road. Officials didn’t stop there, pushing back on Zaxby’s proposal for one at 125 Perimeter Center West within Ashford Lane. Resident and attorney Bob Dallas, a former mayoral candidate, said the Dunwoody Homeowner Association was able to lobby DeKalb County to turn Ashford Dunwoody Road into a median-divided parkway, preventing it from looking like Roswell Road (Ga. 9) in Sandy Springs. “I just ask that when we consider any kind of use that incorporates a drive-thru that we respect the fact that we worked hard to make it what it is today,” Dallas said. “If we build for more cars, we’re going to get more cars.” During discussion about slowing traffic on city-owned thoroughfares, elected officials agreed to apply with the state to lower the speed limit on Ashford Dunwoody Road from the current 45 mph to 35 mph from the Chamblee border at I-285 to Mount Vernon Road.
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