4th of July parade

Reporter Newspapers to sponsor 4th of July parade

For the fourth year in a row, Reporter Newspapers will join the Dunwoody Homeowners Association as presenting sponsors of the Dunwoody 4th of July Parade. It’s the largest 4th of July paPhoto by Cameren E. Rogers rade in Georgia, featuring marching bands, floats, clowns, animal units and local celebrities. Each year, the parade draws over 2,500 participants and 32,000 spectators.

Check out reporternewspapers.net/parade for past coverage of the event, plus more details about this year’s parade in the coming weeks.

New furniture store to have ‘gateway’ sign

A new furniture store planned near Perimeter Mall will feature a sign announcing the city of Dunwoody.

The Dunwoody City Council approved a rezoning request that will allow for a two-story, 110,000-square-foot furniture retail showroom from the California company Living Spaces Furniture. It’s planned for 11 Ravinia Parkway.

As conditions of the rezoning, the city will require the applicant to include a crosswalk acoss Ravinia Parkway, as well as space for a Dunwoody monument sign.

Councilmember Stacey Harris asked that the sign and the area surrounding it be taken care of as well.

“If this thing is actually going to be built, it is a gateway to our city,” Harris said. “Please make it something that we’re going to be proud of that is going to be good not only for next year, but for 50 years down the road.”

Auditions set for Dunwoody Idol

You could be the next Dunwoody Idol.

The annual singing competition will hold auditions at the Donald Bannister Farm on March 13 from 2-4 p.m. The farm is located at 4831 Chamblee Dunwoody Road.

The competition is hosted by the Dunwoody Preservation Trust and is held in conjunction with the trust’s annual Lemonade Days Festival. This year’s festival will be held from April 20-24.

Contestants must be 12-18 years old to audition and should pre-register by emailing Hopefollmer@gmail.com.