What’s Up Dunwoody

Podcast 260 - Rotary Club of Dunwoody - Jack Sparks w/ Mosquito Joe This is the first of a few podcasts where I’ll be highlighting Rotary Club of Dunwoody members. Jack is the outgoing club president and owner of Mosquito Joe of North Atlanta. We talk about everything from Rotary, mosquitos, Cornerstone Christian Academy, and how we met 6 years ago when I coached his son’s soccer team.

Podcast 259 - Discover Dunwoody - Mark Galvin Discover Dunwoody is the official destination marketing organization for Dunwoody, Georgia. It promotes Dunwoody as a premier destination for visitors by highlighting the city's attractions, events, dining, shopping, and accommodation options. Check out their socials at @discoverdunwoody. I talk with Mark about marketing the city, and some of the cool...

Podcast 258 - Leadership Perimeter - Rosalyn Putnam Leadership Perimeter has graduated over 1,000 leaders making a positive impact in their communities. Many from the City of Dunwoody. They also have a youth program for high school students that teaches leadership skills, resumés, and networking to learn how to interact with other community leaders. Rosalyn is the Executive Director and they are g...

Podcast 257 - Dunwoody 4th of July Parade - Leah Economos with EEP Events Who’s excited about the 2024 Dunwoody 4th of July Parade?! This might be the largest Parade we’ve ever had. We wanted to highlight some of the fun participants and give a shoutout to the amazing sponsors. This year’s Grand Marshal will be David Abes from Village Dunwoody. The parade starts at 9am. The Festival in the Village...

Podcast 256 - Chuck Singleton 5K Run - Get Moving for the Movie Caroline Camick, Lisa Edmondson, and Karen Ketchum all grew up in Doraville, and now they are making a movie about the city they love. Join them for a 5K on June 29th where proceeds go to the production of the "Made in Doraville" movie. It starts and ends at the new Assembly Atlanta Studios and is going to be a great time! 🏃🏽‍♂️ htt...

Podcast 255 - Cathy Cobbs - Reporting On Dunwoody For Over 20 Years What’s Up Dunwoody wouldn’t be the same without all the other Dunwoody news media publications around us. I’ve shared countless articles on social media that Cathy Cobbs has written over the years, and learned so much from her Dunwoody Reporter and now Rough Draft stories. She reached out to me a couple weeks ago about a story she...

Podcast 254 - DeKalb County School Board District 1 (Part 3 of 3) - Austin McDonald Early elections start today! Austin McDonald is one of the two candidates running for the District 1 position. Austin finds inspiration in the stories of the local schools shared by his wife's family and his grandmother, a retired educator. Despite current challenges, Austin remains optimistic about the future of D...

Podcast 253 - DeKalb County School Board District 1 (Part 2 of 3) - Andrew Ziffer Early elections start today! Andrew Ziffer is one of the two candidates running for the District 1 position. Andrew is a local parent who has lived in Dunwoody for the past 17 years and Chamblee for the previous 12 years. He is a corporate and small business professional with a career in commercial real estate, Infor...

Podcast 252 - DeKalb County School Board District 1 (Part 1 of 3) - Anna Hill Early elections start today! Anna Hill is our current District 1 Representative. She is serving through December, and has done a great job over the first few years holding the County fiscally accountable. We kick off this 3 part series talking about her time on the Board thus far. She gets into what exactly a School Boar...

Podcast 251 - Touring Assembly Atlanta - Stacey Risley Stacey is the Host of the Good Neighbor North Atlanta Podcast and the Publisher of Dunwoody Neighbors Magazine. In this episode we discuss Dunwoody podcasting and what we thought of our behind the scenes tour of the massive Assembly Atlanta film studios in Doraville.

Podcast 250 - Lemonade Days - Hope Follmer and Mark Gallegos   Lemonade Days is Wednesday through Sunday this week! If you're new to Dunwoody, you have to experience the small town feel. On this episode, Hope Follmer tells us all about what's new this year. Come for the cheaper $20 unlimited rides on Wednesday and Thursday, and then make sure you're back on Saturday Night for the music. I'll be ho...

Podcast 249 - Rush Union Soccer at Brook Run - Neil McNab Rush Union Soccer has done an incredible job utilizing the new fields at Brook Run. The Webers spend a lot of time there, and we love the family atmosphere that the City and the Club have developed. I play in the over-40 league there on Mondays, and my boys practice there 4 nights a week during the season and we're there for games on weeken...

Podcast 248 - Cheek-Spruill Farmhouse - Melanie Williams The most iconic property in Dunwoody is now available for lease. They are looking for a tenant that won't put a lot of wear and tear on the building, just as the previous law firm did a wonderful job of that. Go by and visit the History Room at the Farmhouse, and learn about the past use of that property. Reach out to the Dunwoody Preservati...

Podcast 247 - Mike Petchenik - Petchenik Media Group You may know that name from his days on Channel 2 News. Mike Petchenik is a National Emmy Award-winning communicator and strategic storyteller. He spent 20 years in broadcasting, covering the area around Dunwoody. We talk about his days as a news reporter, and how he used those skills and talents to start his own media company. mikepetchenik.com

Podcast 246 - Spruill Artistic Affair Event - Alan Mothner Alan is one of my favorite Dunwoodians. He is CEO of the Spruill Center for the Arts, and an all around good guy. In this episode, we talk about the direction of Spruill and their brand new facility update. Alan breaks down the public/private partnership that the city has with its non-profits. Then he shows off some of the live auction ite...

Podcast 245 - Mitzvah House - Chaya Goldberg After spreading light in more than a dozen countries, the Goldbergs landed in Dunwoody. At the Mitzvah House, they believe in world peace, no more hunger and a time filled with abundance and joy. It just starts with one good deed. We talk about the Community Forum, what she loves about Dunwoody, and how to get involved with their amazing projects.

Podcast 244 - BKS Partners - Hannah O’Donoghue If you've done any professional networking around Dunwoody, you've probably run into Hannah. She's a wealth of knowledge when it comes to insurance and risk management and still makes time to volunteer around the community in many different ways including the Chesnut Challenge, Dunwoody Galloway Running Group, and Emily’s Trick or Treat to Cure Crohn’...

Podcast 243 - Ark Coffeehaus - Priscilla Wells Dunwoody’s newest coffee shop is located on the south side PIB gateway and has been a huge hit since opening a few weeks ago. Ark is a craft coffee & tea shop specializing in nutrient dense food and regenerative practices. They work closely with a local farm to ensure to put more nutrients back into the farmlands than they take out of it. The vibe...

Podcast 242 - A Better Dunwoody - Erika Harris   Leading up to the Bond Referendum Vote a few weeks ago, there was a lot of talk about “what makes for a better Dunwoody”. Everyone has their opinion, but I think we all learned a lot about our city when the Bond failed to pass. Dunwoody is fundamentally different than those around us. We don’t want to make the same type of investments as most of the...

Podcast 241 - Light Up Dunwoody and EEP Events - Jimmy Economos   Jimmy DJ'd his own Dunwoody Homecoming Dance and has been producing events around the city ever since. He and his wife Leah are vital in helping put on the 4th of July Parade. In the last few years, they've really taken Light Up Dunwoody to a whole new level. Come out and enjoy the festivities on Sunday, November 19th!   https://dun...

Podcast 240 - DUMC Performing Arts - Scott Wilkinson and Joy Gregory   This is a big weekend for DUMC Performing Arts! Come join them for a journey Into the Woods with a talented cast and amazing director. Joy Gregory has plenty of professional musical theatre directing experience and is currently a second year M. Div. student at Emory’s Candler School of Theology. She is thrilled to be working wi...

Podcast 239 - Parks, Trails, and Greenspace Bond Vote Nov. 7th - Joe Seconder   Dunwoody's bond referendum gives voters the power to decide if the City of Dunwoody can issue bonds to invest in major City projects and improvements. This will appear on the November 7, 2023 ballot. Bond financing would be used for capital projects to build or improve physical assets like facilities and infrastructure...

Podcast 238 - DinoWoody - Lisa Torres   🦖 Lisa started displaying positive and inspirational messages in her yard back in 2020 during the Pandemic. The words were surrounded by inflatable dinosaurs that made local children (and adults) smile, and neighbors embraced it. Last month, one individual tried to bring it all to an end it all by filing a sign ordinance complaint with the city. That’s when...

Podcast 237 - Politan Row Food Hall at Ashford Lane - Will Donaldson   Dunwoody waited a long time for this food hall... then it disappeared after only a couple months. Will Donaldson and Politan Row have stepped in to take it over with a proven track record at Colony Square in Midtown and across the southeast. There will be 9 unique food stalls with great options including Pretty Little Taco, Tan...

Podcast 236 - DaVinci’s Pizzeria - Jason Black and Beau Dameier   DaVinci’s was a huge hit at the Dunwoody 4th of July Parade this year, giving out t-shirts and coupons and working the crowd in the rain! They opened in 2019 in the Orchard Park Center at Jett Ferry and Dunwoody Club Drive. Since then, they’ve done a great job teaming up with local schools for spirit nights and getting their name ou...