Travel Talk with Danielle: DID YOU KNOW?  Secret Tips for Travel

by Danielle Garrett of PlanIt Travel Designs for The Aha! Connection

There are lots of not-so-obvious travel tips out there, so I hope this new series “Did You Know?” will help you discover some tricks of the trade and propel you into savvy traveler status! 🙂

This first “Did You Know?” is for all you loyal Delta flyers. … Read More »

Travel Related Gift Ideas from Danielle

by Danielle Garrett of PlanIt Travel Designs for The Aha! Connection

With the arrival of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, many people have begun their holiday shopping!  For those of you that have travel lovers in your family, your child will be embarking on a study abroad program or you will soon be an empty nester with big travel plans of your own…think travel gifts!… Read More »

DeKalb Superintendent Visits Vanderlyn Elementary

by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection

Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton plans to conduct school Roundtable Visits during the 2023-2024 school year.  His goal is to visit every single school and he’s on track.  He’s visited more than 60 schools already, including Vanderlyn.  These visits are designed as an opportunity for open discussion with the Superintendent about what is happening in each school & community, and to hear stakeholder thoughts on how we can improve as a district.… Read More »

Laundry Lounge Sandy Springs ~ Even for people who have a washer and dryer in their home!

by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection

Yes, I have my very own washer and dryer in my home.  It has been a long time
since I’ve been in a laundromat…probably a few decades actually.  I mostly remember scrambling to find quarters.  So I was pretty intrigued to find out what a laundromat looks like in 2023. … Read More »

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Dunwoody Woman’s Club 50th Anniversary Home Tour & How You Can Become a Woman’s Club Member!

by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection

My parents were in town for about 24 hours to tour the Fox Theatre and attend the Dunwoody Woman’s Club Home Tour. We bought our tickets in advance to save $5 each.  We picked up our ticket booklet at Southern Comforts the morning of the tour and ran into Mayor Lynn Deutsch who was about to give a “kick off speech”!… Read More »

Waterproofing/Drainage Contractor Recommendations

Submitted by Peggy Smith for The Aha! Connection

We moved into our house five years ago and the first couple years we had no issues with water intrusion.  About two years ago, water seeped into the basement corner after very heavy, flash flooding type of rain.  Our basement is finished and carpeted so the clean up was a mess but with the help of a industrial wet vac and a ton of box fans blowing under the carpet we appeared to salvage the situation. … Read More »

Audra’s Homegrown Tomatoes + Gazpacho Recipe

by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection

I am so excited about my tomato crop this year.   I’ve never had such a bountiful tomato harvest!  I finally realized growing tomatoes in pots is MUCH more difficult than planting them straight into the ground.   In all my previous years of trying to grow tomatoes, I would get one or two from each pot and found myself watering the pots multiple times per day because they were so thirsty the pots kept drying out.  … Read More »

Books Giveaway: Born a Crime and I Have Some Questions for You

by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection

Recently I asked the Aha! subscribers what they recommend as my next books to read and got a lot of great suggestions! 

From the following list, I chose two:

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Local Author Book Giveaway: Food-ishness. By Betsy Hill Armstrong

Recently I received a note from a fellow Dunwoodian who has kids around my boys’ ages and used to walk right by my house on a daily basis on her way to Vanderlyn with her kids.  Gosh I miss those days!

I always love connecting with people and was thrilled that our mutual acquaintance, Christine Cooper, suggested Betsy reach out to me. … Read More »

The Aha! Connection Summer Bucket List

by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection

Feel free to comment if you have additional bucket list items to suggest or additional places/information within each of our categories!

Visit the Zoo

Take a trip with family or friends and visit the Atlanta Zoo to see the new baby sloth born on Father’s Day.

See a Baseball Game

Head to Truist Park to see the first place team in the major league…our hometown Atlanta Braves or to Coolray field to see the Triple A Gwinnett Stripers…or run over to Brookhaven to catch a Bucks game!… Read More »

The Consumer Innovation Center has relocated, upgraded and is still paying people for their opinions…right here in Dunwoody!

by Audra H. Anders for The Aha! Connection

By now you have likely figured out that the “Perimeter Target Shopping Center” is now called Ashford Lane and keeps improving every day!  The Consumer Innovation Center used to be next door to HobNob and caddy corner from Superica but they’ve simply moved around the corner between Crunch Fitness and the new Hall at Ashford Lane. … Read More »

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The Bitter and the Sweet ~ Book Giveaway from one of Audra’s Hometown Friends!

by Audra Hurston Anders for The Aha! Connection

A friend I’ve known since elementary school in Opelika, Alabama way back in the late 1970’s reached out to me last fall to let me know she had written a book!  I pre-ordered it as soon as we finished chatting and could hardly wait for the publication date to arrive in May.  … Read More »

Boys Golf Heads to State

The Dunwoody Wildcats had a big day in Villa Rica, GA.  The boys were able to place in the Sectionals State Qualifier at Mirror Lake Golf & Country Club where they shot their best team score in over five years (310).  

Braeden Rice led the way with a stellar round of 73 (1 over par), with Bradley Stone and Caden Smith adding their best rounds of 78 each.… Read More »