💚 Tucker Town Green!

Tucker turns with a big reveal Nov It s Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly newsletter on Tucker Well it s a big day for Tucker with the long-anticipated grand opening of the Tucker Town Green As the city turns it seems only fitting that its first grown-up park makes its debut More on that below In this newsletter besides the big reveal we discuss the pushback about placing time restrictions on parking in the downtown area the closing of Value Village on Lawrenceville Highway and the DeKalb County School District s lawsuit against social media companies IMO it s about time someone takes a stand against social media which multiple believe is leading to the downfall of our youth Here s a novel idea dial back the equipment Have a great weekend Cathy and Stephanie Tucker families Now is the time to tour Greater Atlanta Christian School and see why your neighbors choose GAC for top-tier academics Christian faith and a caring Infant th grade locality AM PM bus routes offer convenience for Dunwoody families SPONSOR MESSAGE Photo by City of Tucker Tucker Town Green takes center stage A year after emerging ground Tucker Town Green will officially open to the community Mayor Frank Auman and other city representatives will host the Tucker Town Green grand opening currently from to p m on Railroad Avenue The million project encompasses nearly two acres of green space that is geared toward engaging Tucker residents in the downtown area At the grand opening there will be various activations throughout the park including a plein-air artist painting the live event a selfie station near the new TKR Sculpture and a bubble station The mayor s dedication and a ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at p m Here s a preview of in contemporary times s sessions along with a time-lapse video that shows the evolution of the project Photo by Cathy Cobbs Council residents push back on parking Tucker residents and city council members solicited city staff to pump the brakes on its plans to restrict parking times in the downtown area during Tucker City Council s Nov meeting The council considered an ordinance to amend traffic and motorcycle codes relating to population parking presented by Micah Seibel assistant to the city manager Both council members and residents offered edits to the proposed plans during the Nov meeting which stretched more than four hours with debates about zoning and the parking plans Read Stephanie s account on the meeting here Campaign photo Italian Ruins to DIVE for SPONSORED BY FERNBANK MUSEUM Journey beneath the waves with Sunken Treasures Ancient Seas at Fernbank Museum You won t want to miss this immersive journey beneath the Mediterranean Sea to uncover ancient shipwrecks artifacts and lost worlds Featuring real relics located off the coast of Italy HD video explorations and more this exhibition reveals how underwater archaeologists bring the past to light This exhibit is open daily or you can swing by for after-hours during select special events On view now until Jan Photo by Value Village Value Village bites the dust Tucker s Value Village is one of three metro Atlanta locations that will soon close permanently Value Village located at Lawrenceville Hwy will close its doors on Nov along with two other locations in Snellville and Riverdale Christine Parsons a Savers Value Village Inc spokeswoman communicated Rough Draft Atlanta After careful consideration we ve made the tough decision to close our Tucker Riverdale and Snellville locations effective November read a company comment We are grateful to the society that has visited our stores and we remain committed to serving our customers and nonprofit partners through continued operations across the Atlanta area Here s Stephanie s account on the closure Tucker families Now is the time to tour Greater Atlanta Christian School and see why your neighbors choose GAC for top-tier academics Christian faith and a caring Infant th grade locality AM PM bus routes offer convenience for Dunwoody families SPONSOR MESSAGE File photo DeKalb BOE joins lawsuit against social media companies The DeKalb County School District has verified its pursuit of a lawsuit against a number of major social media companies after reportedly spending more than million to mitigate the apprentice body s reliance on social media The district which serves more than students is the only Georgia school district among several across the country filing suit against companies like Meta Facebook and Instagram Tiktok Snapchat and YouTube The federal litigation seeks financial compensation and systemic changes to how these platforms operate The district has spent an estimated million on Yondr Bags cell phone lockers lightspeed filters and other hard costs incurred since while attempting to manage students dependency on social media Carla Parker DCSD spokeswoman advised Rough Draft Atlanta The figure was calculated by DeKalb County economist Jeffrey Meyers Read more about it here Share your love 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