🌱 Patch AM: How one Dunwoody rider wants MARTA to feel safer and faster

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Dunwoody rider wants MARTA to feel safer and faster

Also on today's calendar: 🌸🌿 Inner Engineering In-Person program in Tucker GA, from August 27th to 30th 2026 🥁 and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 97, low: 72.
• Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MARTA riders want World Cup-level service to continue (appenmedia.com) — A Dunwoody resident is among several regular MARTA riders urging the agency to keep World Cup-level train frequency and security, saying safety presence has already slipped since the tournament. Riders from across metro Atlanta describe longer waits, concerns about station security, and confusion over delayed new railcars, while MARTA points to falling crime, future police increases, and upgraded trains expected by 2030.
   

📸 Around Dunwoody

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunwoody

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Monday August 24
• Art Exhibit
  Dunwoody Library -
  10:00 am
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Dunwoody Library -
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Curriculum Night
  Dunwoody Elementary School Atlanta, GA 30338
  5:00 pm
• 🌸🌿 Inner Engineering In-Person program in Tucker GA, from August 27th to 30th 2026 🥁 →
  Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta, 5331 Royal Woods Pkwy, Tucker
  6:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• When Rivers Meet - The Black and Jewish Origins of America's Sound →
  Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St, Roswell
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Girls Basketball Morning Workouts (Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  7:15 am
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Chamblee Library -
  10:15 am
• Drop-In Tech Support Sessions
  Doraville Library -
  12:00 pm
• LEGO STEAM Challenge: Mini Mini Golf
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  3:30 pm
• đŠđPM Intramurals: Flag Football (Field)đŠđ
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  4:15 pm
• High School Curriculum Night
  Five Forks Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  5:30 pm
• PTA Volleyball vs Centennial
  Willis a. Sutton Middle School Sutton Middle School, 2875 Northside Dr NW #2807, Atlanta, GA 3
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Cici was LOST on August 16, 2026 in Atlanta, GA 30338 near Sunday park behind subway Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Brookrun Dunwoody)

🗞 Nearby News

Sandy Springs

• Sandy Springs introduces monthly Thursday Night Market (appenmedia.com)
• Paddlers tackle Chattahoochee during Sandy Springs showdown (appenmedia.com)
• Family Fun Day coming to Sandy Springs Farmers Market (appenmedia.com)

Doraville

• Mosquitoes in DeKalb, Fulton test positive for West Nile virus (ajc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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