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Become A Sponsor to Support The Healthy Youth USA Foundation
The Sharper Ball — A Night of Celebration • A Legacy of Service Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025 Time: 6:00 PM (EST) Location: Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, 1 Galambos Way, Atlanta, GA 30328 The Sharper Ball is the premier annual fundraising gala of Healthy Youth USA Foundation, bringing together community leaders, businesses, and supporters for an inspiring night of celebration and purpose. This year’s event marks a major milestone — 20 years of empowering children and families across North
Sounds of Dunwoody to bring free live music, community-building to local shopping center
The Shops of Dunwoody, the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, and Create Dunwoody will host their inaugural Sounds of Dunwoody event on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 3 to 10 pm. The free concert event, located on the shopping center’s shared green space, will feature performances by the Francisco Vidal Band and rock cover band PDL Atlanta. “It’s really just wanting to build community in Dunwoody,” said Nida Mudd, owner of Judy and Grace Boutique and a Dunwoody resident of more than 30 years. Mudd took
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Physician Voted President-Elect of American Academy of Pediatrics
ATLANTA (Sept. 26, 2025) – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is proud to announce that pediatrician Terri D. McFadden, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP has been voted president-elect of American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and will serve as president of AAP in 2027. “I am honored to serve in this leadership role with the American Academy of Pediatrics,” said Dr. McFadden. “The AAP is an amazing organization dedicated to the health of all children and I look forward to working with the incredible Board of Directors and
Every Child Deserves a Warm Coat
When a child receives a brand-new coat, you can see the joy on their face. For many of our neighbors, this is the only new clothing their child will get all year and it means walking to school warm, playing outside with friends, and staying healthy through the cold months. Each fall, CAC partners with the Knights of Columbus to provide free, new coats to children in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs whose families are struggling to make ends meet. This year our goal is 700 coats, 100 more than last year.
Conference to offer children the opportunity to write their own books
Purpose Pushers LIVE 2025 and The Kid Authors Academy Conference, a three-day AI Marketing conference in Atlanta from Oct. 10–12, 2025, is bringing together parents and children under one roof to learn how to build brands, publish books, and launch digital businesses using the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Purpose Pushers Co-founder Brenda Cottonwaters helped her four-year-old son write and publish his first book, and the impact was life-changing, according to a release by the conference.
Critically-acclaimed hit film ‘Weapons’ puts DeKalb County on screen
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — While the latest film by director Zach Cregger and Warner Bros. Pictures is set in the fictional town of Maybrook, Pennsylvania, some DeKalb County residents might see things differently. The film “Weapons” was released on Aug. 8, and with a $38 million budget, the film has made significant profit with over $239 million at the worldwide box office thus far. Critics gave it a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 3.8 out of five stars on Letterboxd. The horror film follows characters in a
