🌱 Patch AM: Where Brookhaven’s NAMI Walk is moving as Isaias nears

What's up Brookhaven! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Where Brookhaven's NAMI Walk is moving as Isaias nears
• How a Brookhaven alum plans to shine against the Falcons Sunday

Also on today's calendar: Sandy Springs Wine Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, temps: high: 66, low: 62.
• Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hurricane Isaias prompts Georgia event cancellations and changes (fox5atlanta.com) — Hurricane Isaias is forcing major schedule changes statewide, including moving Saturday's NAMI Walk in Brookhaven to Brookhaven City Centre at 4001 Peachtree Road NE. Organizers across Georgia are canceling or relocating festivals, concerts, charity walks, and school events for the Oct. 10–11 weekend, while a few big gatherings like Atlanta Pride and the Georgia Apple Festival remain on but subject to weather adjustments.
   

• Ravens Georgia Natives Look Forward To Homecomings vs. Falcons (yardbarker.com) — Two Baltimore Ravens defensive stars with Georgia roots are gearing up for a Sunday night showdown against the Falcons in Atlanta, including Kyle Hamilton, who attended Marist School in Brookhaven. Hamilton and Roquan Smith expect big hometown crowds as they try to steady an inconsistent Ravens defense and slow down Bijan Robinson in a nationally televised game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
   

📸 Around Brookhaven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookhaven

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Sandy Springs Wine Festival →
  City Green at City Springs, 1 Galambos Wy, Sandy Springs
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Mushroom Cap Workshop
  Brookhaven Library -
  10:30 am
• Early Readers Storytime
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am
• Atlanta Judging Center - Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall (on Woodrow Way) →
  Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 3016 Lanier Drive, Brookhaven
  2:00 pm
• Hoop Group: Embroidery and Cross Stitch
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Take & Make Crafts: Halloween Handprints
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Adopt a Creepy Cuddly Creature
  Brookhaven Library -
• Spooky Scavenger Hunt
  Brookhaven Library -
• Adult Take & Make Craft
  Brookhaven Library -
• Sip, Paint, and Unwind
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Feel The Spirit →
  Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell
  3:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Fall Music Gala →
  Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Rd NE, Brookhaven
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• After seeing so many great reviews for EDL construction LLC here on Nextdoor, we decided to call them to install our new steps.
  We're thrilled with how they turned out and highly recommend them, they did a beautiful job (Nextdoor Byrnwyck)

🗞 Nearby News

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• Remembering Sara Shelton Hill (vicksburgnews.com)
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• Publix Store Closures His Several Locations: Here's Where They Are (artvoice.com)

Doraville

• Jackson vs. Bottoms: 3 Biggest Takeaways From The Peach State Debate (tippinsights.com)

Atlanta

• Braves Fall To Dodgers As 2026 Postseason Run Comes To An End (patch.com)
• Hurricane Isaias: Kemp Issues State Of Emergency (patch.com)
• Event Changes To Know In GA As Hurricane Isaias Nears Southeast (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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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