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🌱 Forest Park’s Dwarf House survives as Fayetteville’s iconic location faces demolition.

Forest Park, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Forest Park! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Forest Park’s Dwarf House survives as Fayetteville’s iconic location faces demolition.
  • How a Forest Park produce wholesaler is handling rising industry pressures.

Also on today's calendar: ELEVATE: Get Started! Get Trained! Get Hired! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What sits at the bottom of the ocean and Shakes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Georgia election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Monday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 72, low: 45.
  • Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• After 35 years in Metro ATL, Chick-fil-A is demolishing this beloved Dwarf House & replacing it with something new (secretatlanta.co) — Forest Park readers still have their own Dwarf House on Jonesboro Road, even as Chick-fil-A prepares to demolish the longtime Fayetteville Dwarf House and replace it with a Truett’s Chick-fil-A by spring 2027. The story explains the Fayetteville closure, the new concept, and lists Forest Park’s Dwarf House among the few remaining original-style locations.
   

• Wholesalers Rise to the Challenge (producebusiness.com) — A Forest Park-based wholesaler, Nickey Gregory Company, is highlighted for grappling with labor shortages, customer consolidation, recalls, and high freight costs as part of a broader look at pressures on produce distributors nationwide. The article details how wholesalers are using technology, logistics improvements, and stronger food-safety practices to keep products moving efficiently from farms to retailers.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • if nobody knew this the ATL humane society does free pet adoption for cats and dogs once or twice a year.
    i got my last 2 kittens with them completely free. they come with vaccines and neutered already (idk about the puppies) and they even send you home… (Nextdoor Melrose drive)
  • Join Commissioner DeMont Davis for a Veteran Health and Resource Fair on Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 11 a.
    m. – 2 p.m. at Lake Spivey Recreation Center, 2300 Walt Stephens Rd. Jonesboro, GA 30236. The event features free health screenings and resources for… (Nextdoor )
  • Chase Professionals posted a job opening for Janitor in Forest Park. Apply here.
  • HD Supply Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for K2 Inventory Control Associate (5pm-1:30am) in Forest Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hapeville

  • Academy Theatre in Hapeville celebrates 70 years of storytelling, training actors (cbsnews.com)
  • Meet the candidates for Fulton County Commissioner (fultonneighbor.com)
  • Who are the ex-high school stars from South Fulton County area competing on Saturday, Oct. 24? (southfultontoday.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What sits at the bottom of the ocean and Shakes?" — A nervous wreck (Thank you Fiona M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Forest Park

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Forest Park

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.