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🌱 Buckhead High-End Homes In Demand + Shooting Victim Flips Car
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Buckhead.
Hey, friends. It's me, Carla Varner, your host of the Buckhead Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town. Let's have at it.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny with a t-storm. High: 93 Low: 76.
Here are the top three stories today in Buckhead:
- The demand for high-end market homes ($4 million +) in the Buckhead area remains above supply. The top 10 sales for Q2 passed the top 10 home sales for Q1 demonstrating the strength of demand for high-end homes in Buckhead. (Buckhead.com)
- An 18-year-old was shot in the 500 block of Walden Walk Drive shortly after midnight yesterday morning. DeKalb County police are investigating the shooting that left the 18-year-old in serious condition. Officials have not released information regarding the identities of the victim or suspect. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
- DeKalb County police are searching for a suspect who shot a man in his car Wednesday night in the 2300 block of Brandenberry Court. Officers found the victim stuck in a vehicle that had flipped on its side. Investigators said that the man was driving his vehicle at a nearby apartment complex when he was shot, which caused him to accelerate and crash over a retaining wall. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
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Today in Buckhead:
- Avalon Nights Live At Avalon (6:00 PM)
- Live Music with Nick on the Rooftop Terrace At Fairway Social (7:00 PM)
- The Little Pirate Mermaid At Center for Puppetry Arts (10:00 AM)
From my notebook:
- Come meet Acorn, Chestnut, Birch, and all of the other pets waiting to be fostered or adopted at Buckhead area animal shelters. View their pictures, read their write-ups, and learn how you can make a difference in their lives. (Buckhead Patch)
- Rreal Tacos recently opened a West Midtown location and plans on opening two more metro Atlanta locations. The Midtown taco shop opened in late June at 1000 Northside Drive NW on the ground floor of ARIUM Westside. (The Atlanta-Journal Constitution)
- The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH) is coming to town for their 73rd annual conference for their in-person, day-long class devoted to cursive handwriting on Friday, Jul. 15 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The class is open to students 14 years and older. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right. I'll see you around!
— Carla Varner
