🌱 Patch AM: Brookhaven’s Buford Highway Kroger is closing—here’s what we know

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In today's newsletter:

• Brookhaven's Buford Highway Kroger is closing—here's what we know

Also on today's calendar: Brookhaven Police Hot Pursuit 5K and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 71.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kroger to shutter 60 stores in 2026. Did any close in Ohio? See locations (cincinnati.com) — Kroger has confirmed that its store at 3855 Buford Highway NE in Brookhaven is among 60 locations closing nationwide by the end of 2026. The company says affected workers will be offered roles at other stores, but the shutdown still means fewer nearby grocery options for Brookhaven residents.
   

📸 Around Brookhaven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookhaven

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Saturday August 22
• Brookhaven Police Hot Pursuit 5K →
  3501 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE, Atlanta
  8:00 am
• Starting Fall & Winter Vegetables
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am
• Help our Story Blossom Tree bloom!
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  3:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Take and Make: Book Character Crafts
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Kindness Card Exchange Display
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Sandwich Scavenger Hunt
  Brookhaven Branch Library Brookhaven Library -
• đAM Intramurals: Volleyballđ(Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  8:15 am
Tuesday August 25
• đAM Intramurals: Basketballđ(Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  8:15 am
• Bedazzled Pillboxes
  Brookhaven Branch Library Brookhaven Library -
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• 2/3 Community Gathering
  International Community School Decatur, GA 30033
  8:15 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Doraville Library -
  10:30 am
• Friday Movies
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
  1:30 pm
• Boys Basketball Workouts (Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chamblee

• National sandwich chain opening first Georgia locations (wsbtv.com)
• More mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in DeKalb County (fox5atlanta.com)
• 6 Atlanta food pop-ups this week, including a deep dive on the Alden (ajc.com)

Doraville

• LIVE: Overturned truck carrying hydrogen peroxide shuts down busy DeKalb County road, ramps to I-285 (atlantanewsfirst.com)
• Ask the Meteorologist: Why north Georgia feels 'cooler' today (atlantanewsfirst.com)

Atlanta

• New Amazon Drone Delivery Service Revealed In GA: 5 Things To Know (patch.com)
• Hail, Lightning To Strike In GA Amid Severe Storms (patch.com)

Ok Brookhaven! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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