Podcast 259 - Discover Dunwoody - Mark Galvin

Discover Dunwoody is the official destination marketing organization for Dunwoody, Georgia. It promotes Dunwoody as a premier destination for visitors by highlighting the city's attractions, events, dining, shopping, and accommodation options. Check out their socials at @discoverdunwoody. I talk with Mark about marketing the city, and some of the cool stuff that is opening around Perimeter including the Game Show Battle Room!

If you’re helping out of town guests find a place to stay around Dunwoody, send them to www.discoverdunwoody.com/whatsupdunwoody

Podcast 258 - Leadership Perimeter - Rosalyn Putnam

Leadership Perimeter has graduated over 1,000 leaders making a positive impact in their communities. Many from the City of Dunwoody. They also have a youth program for high school students that teaches leadership skills, resumés, and networking to learn how to interact with other community leaders. Rosalyn is the Executive Director and they are growing very quickly. Learn more at www.leadershipperimeter.org

Podcast 257 - Dunwoody 4th of July Parade - Leah Economos with EEP Events

Who’s excited about the 2024 Dunwoody 4th of July Parade?! This might be the largest Parade we’ve ever had. We wanted to highlight some of the fun participants and give a shoutout to the amazing sponsors. This year’s Grand Marshal will be David Abes from Village Dunwoody. The parade starts at 9am. The Festival in the Village runs till around noon. You won’t want to miss this year’s fun!

Podcast 256 - Chuck Singleton 5K Run - Get Moving for the Movie

Caroline Camick, Lisa Edmondson, and Karen Ketchum all grew up in Doraville, and now they are making a movie about the city they love. Join them for a 5K on June 29th where proceeds go to the production of the "Made in Doraville" movie. It starts and ends at the new Assembly Atlanta Studios and is going to be a great time!

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Podcast 255 - Cathy Cobbs - Reporting On Dunwoody For Over 20 Years

What’s Up Dunwoody wouldn’t be the same without all the other Dunwoody news media publications around us. I’ve shared countless articles on social media that Cathy Cobbs has written over the years, and learned so much from her Dunwoody Reporter and now Rough Draft stories. She reached out to me a couple weeks ago about a story she was writing about my Facebook groups, and I talked her into recording another podcast with me. We get into all kinds of Dunwoody stuff, as she is an absolute wealth of knowledge after covering the city for 20 years!

Podcast 254 - DeKalb County School Board District 1 (Part 3 of 3) - Austin McDonald

Early elections start today! Austin McDonald is one of the two candidates running for the District 1 position. Austin finds inspiration in the stories of the local schools shared by his wife's family and his grandmother, a retired educator. Despite current challenges, Austin remains optimistic about the future of DeKalb County schools. He understands the importance of voting for someone who is both realistic about the present circumstances and optimistic about what lies ahead. Austin is committed to rolling up his sleeves and working tirelessly to address the issues facing our schools. He believes that with hard work and determination, we can overcome obstacles and build a brighter future for our students.

https://austinmcdonaldfordekalb.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AustinCmcdonald

ELECTION DAY IS MAY 21ST

Podcast 253 - DeKalb County School Board District 1 (Part 2 of 3) - Andrew Ziffer

Early elections start today! Andrew Ziffer is one of the two candidates running for the District 1 position. Andrew is a local parent who has lived in Dunwoody for the past 17 years and Chamblee for the previous 12 years. He is a corporate and small business professional with a career in commercial real estate, Information Technology, facilities management, and non-profits. Andrew is an active volunteer and leader in local and regional schools and has been since his son, a DeKalb student, began school in 2011.

https://www.andrewziffer.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AndrewZifferforDeKalbSchools

ELECTION DAY IS MAY 21ST

Podcast 252 - DeKalb County School Board District 1 (Part 1 of 3) - Anna Hill

Early elections start today! Anna Hill is our current District 1 Representative. She is serving through December, and has done a great job over the first few years holding the County fiscally accountable. We kick off this 3 part series talking about her time on the Board thus far. She gets into what exactly a School Board Rep does, and what we (as voters) should look for in our next representative.

Part 2 will feature Andrew Ziffer

Part 3 will feature Austin McDonald