🌱 Chamblee neighbors demand answers after dust cloud from tower implosion.

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In today's newsletter:

• Chamblee neighbors demand answers after dust cloud from tower implosion.
• What will replace the imploded Century Center tower in Chamblee?

Also on today's calendar: Halloween Book Bash and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 54.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ‘It affected my health': Neighbors complain about building implosion, cloud of dust (wsbtv.com) — Chamblee residents living near the Century Boulevard tower implosion say a thick dust cloud coated their homes and triggered respiratory problems, especially worrying those with existing health issues. Neighbors are now pressing the demolition company for transparency about possible toxins and learning how to file formal complaints over the blast’s lingering fallout.
   

• Your Demo Memo: Atlanta tower, previous office for tax collectors, falls in controlled demolition (costar.com) — A long-vacant 18‑story office tower inside Chamblee’s city limits was imploded Oct. 24, clearing a prominent site near I‑85 for redevelopment. Owner Highwoods Properties is now working with the City of Chamblee on plans for a new mixed‑use, live‑work‑play district that could significantly reshape the Century Center area.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chamblee

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 28

• Ghost Stories Halloween Writing Workshop →
  Wild Aster Books, 3460 Chamblee Dunwoody Way, Chamblee
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 27

• Conversation in English!
  Chamblee Library -
  6:00 pm
• Breast Cancer Awareness Bookmarks
  Embry Hills Library -
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 28

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Chamblee Library -
  10:15 am
• Toddler Time
  Embry Hills Library -
  10:30 am

Thursday October 29

• Money Matters - Financial Education and Budgeting Workshops →
  St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Chamblee Tucker Road, Chamblee
  2:00 pm

Friday October 30

• A "Spooky" Pasta Making Workshop by Eventful →
  Distillery of Modern Art in Chamblee, Georgia, Chamblee
  6:00 pm
• Halloween Book Bash →
  Wild Aster Books, 3460 Chamblee Dunwoody Way, Chamblee
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 31

• Plaza Fiesta Dia De Muertos 5K →
  Chamblee GA
• Miles For Bethany 5K →
  Assembly Studios, 2582 Assembly Blvd, Chamblee
  8:00 am

Sunday November 8

• Georgia Pistols Girls Basketball Winter Skills & Drills Training →
  Holy Innocents Episcopal School, 805 Mount Vernon Hwy, Atlanta
  4:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Atlanta Chili Cook Off →
  Brook Run Park, 4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Brookhaven

• Dunwoody and Brookhaven schedule various Halloween celebrations (roughdraftatlanta.com)
• Leadership Georgia names Class of 2027, including 13 Atlanta residents (roughdraftatlanta.com)
• Loss to Hokies Sets Historic Low for Clemson's Death Valley (theclemsoninsider.com)

Doraville

• Man kills wife's alleged lover outside restaurant: Cops (lawandcrime.com)
• Rev. Dr. Everett William Lee 'Bill' Holden, age 84, of Rome (coosavalleynews.com)
• November in Atlanta: Top picks for things to do this month (atlantaonthecheap.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party?" — Freeze a jolly good fellow (Thank you Terri P. for sending it in!)
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