Dunwoody Food Truck Thursday - July 2

Cross whatever you have two of for fair weather tonight and through the weekend.
Between Food Truck Thursday and all of the July 4 celebrations in the area (Norcross Fireworks, Dunwoody Parade, Chamblee Fireworks, Sandy Springs fireworks) you may not have to cook dinner for days!

Brook Run Park

5PM til Dark

Sponsor

The Dunwoody Crier

Musical Guest

Brad Jackson 

Adult Beverages

Moondog Growlers 

Dinner Trucks

ANGELFIRE7 BBQ 

Bento Bus 

Freckled & Blue 

Hail Caesar 

Muenster Truck
(gourmet grilled cheese, first time at DFTT) 

Spiedie Zone 

Tasting Maine
(DWG Top Pick  Expensive but worth every cent) 

Yumbii 

Dessert Vendors

King of Pops 
(DWG Top Pick.  Unique flavors and still kid-friendly)

DaddyO's Irish Ice Cream 

Simply Done Donuts & More
(first time at DFTT) 

INTRODUCING: Georgians for Local Area School Systems (GLASS)

 

www.glassnow.org

Georgians For Local Area School Systems is an advocacy group working to amend the Georgia Constitution to allow the formation of independent school districts in order to improve student learning and graduation rates.  

GLASS representatives contacted me earlier this year after I completed Nancy Jester's commissioner website as they were getting ready for the new legislative season.  They needed a website that was modern, credible, and easy to maintain so it will become a resource for both the general citizenry and elected officials.  The logo was created by Heyward Wescott and the site theme was customized to match.

The website itself is in WordPress with a few easy add-ons to display a calendar, a Facebook feed, and multiple infographic slideshows.  We completed the text information last night and set up the menu so more can be added when the time comes.

SDOC is pleased to support our community in this effort.  The strength of any municipality relies in part on the strength of its schools.  If the current status quo isn't doing the job, then it's time to try a new idea.

Enjoy!

Redevelopment By Neglect

Question:

Your community needs meeting space.  The inherited resources are limited.  You make sure to mention all of the wonderful activities and resources and citizen groups in your community when you make a speech, but you can't decide how to splice the locations for these elements in your budget.

You have historic properties and other civic properties available.  How do you use them to benefit your community?

Answer:

You don't.  You let them rot for years until you can justify eliminating what you don't care for due to costs.  Then you hope the people who want to use them will just go away.

Engineer says Brook Run Theater needs to be gutted http://t.co/kNwtkdGTye

— Reporter Newspapers (@Reporter_News) June 29, 2015

Next question:

How do you engage with and accommodate citizens with various priorities that are praised at civic functions but wrestled with in less-visible scenarios?

Answer:

Is it the same as the first answer?
Stay tuned...