🌱 Patch AM: How Dunwoody’s traffic amnesty program could wipe your record clean

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• How Dunwoody's traffic amnesty program could wipe your record clean

Also on today's calendar: All School First Look - Preview Grades PreK to 8 - Saturday, October 3 9:45AM and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Metro Atlanta city launches amnesty program for traffic-related offenses (newsbreak.com) — Dunwoody residents with old traffic tickets or bench warrants can clear them this October and November through a special amnesty program at Dunwoody Municipal Court on Ashford Dunwoody Road. By paying fines in full, eligible participants can have contempt fees and some warrant issues waived, helping restore licenses and resolve lingering court problems without fear of arrest.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunwoody

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• All School First Look - Preview Grades PreK to 8 - Saturday, October 3 9:45AM →
  Holy Redeemer Catholic School, 3380 Old Alabama Rd, Alpharetta
  9:45 am
• Pet Blessing / Blessing of the Animals →
  Brook Run Park Playground, Dunwoody
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Girls Who Walk Dunwoody: Weekly Walks →
  Brook Run Park, 4770 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Art Exhibit
  Dunwoody Library -
  10:00 am
• Scarecrow Showdown →
  Greater Dunwoody Village Area, Dunwoody
  5:00 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting →
  Dunwoody GA
  6:00 pm
• Fall Band Concert
  DHS Theatre\/ Auditorium DHS Theatre/ Auditorium
  6:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Hispanic Heritage Night
  Cafeteria, Main Lobby
  5:30 pm
• Latin Music Fridays @ Patrones →
  Patrones | Taquería & Bar, 4705 Ashford Dunwoody Road Northeast, Dunwoody
  9:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• October Master Gardener Talk: Fall is for Planting →
  Brook Run Park, 4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Sandy Springs Wine Festival →
  City Green at City Springs, 1 Galambos Wy, Sandy Springs
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• 2026 Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival →
  Across from Perimeter Mall, 66 Perimeter Center E, Dunwoody
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone who loves putting furniture together?
  I tried to help my neighbor put together a simple Serta loveseat together and much to my embarrassment, I failed. There's only 4 steps and we did 2. (Nextdoor Dunwoody At Perimeter)

🗞 Nearby News

Sandy Springs

• How Artemis Smiles Orthodontics Stands Out Among Atlanta Orthodontists (midvalejournal.com)
• Morgan Falls Dog Park to reopen with new shade canopies this October (roughdraftatlanta.com)
• Event Recap: Soaking Up the World's Environmental Problems With Atlanta-Born Solutions (globalatlanta.com)

Doraville

• This Day in Labor History: September 27, 1972 (lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com)
• Top picks for October: the best events & activities around metro Atlanta (atlantaonthecheap.com)

Alpharetta

• Here's What's Happening This Fall In Alpharetta (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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