Carol Niemi

Brandt Blocker of City Springs Theatre Company. (Special)

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Georgia Voice, Opinion

Worth Knowing: Local theater companies hope to stage pandemic comebacks

by Carol Niemi September 4, 2020 | 8:00 amAugust 28, 2020 | 7:25 pm

Marilyn Pink, the new executive director of TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation. (Special)

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Georgia Voice, Opinion

Worth Knowing: TurningPoint helps breast cancer survivors with ‘support puzzle’ of pandemic era

by Carol Niemi August 9, 2020 | 8:00 amAugust 8, 2020 | 2:01 pm

The Central Georgia Mounted Color Guard leading the 2019 Dunwoody 4th of July parade. Front to back: Lisa Stacholy on Joe, Jan Stacholy on Twister, Ruth Wilson on Major, Nick Stacholy on his patriotically decorated bike. Hidden behind Major is Serina Stacholy as safety walker. (Paul Ward Photography)

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Georgia Voice, Opinion

Worth Knowing: 4th of July Parade’s riders hold their horses for pandemic’s end

by Carol Niemi July 4, 2020 | 8:15 amJuly 3, 2020 | 5:32 pm

Tanya Smith of Dunwoody, Army sgt. 1st class (ret.). (Special)

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Opinion

Worth Knowing: Sisters in arms find an online home in Georgia military women group

by Carol Niemi June 6, 2020 | 12:40 pmJune 6, 2020 | 12:42 pm

Matthew Webster’s sons -- from left, Daniel, 7, Evan, 5, and Austin, 3 -- keep their eyes on the new family garden. (Special)

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Georgia Voice, Opinion

Worth Knowing: In the pandemic era, locals plant ‘victory gardens’

by Carol Niemi May 3, 2020 | 8:00 amMay 1, 2020 | 11:59 pm

Carol Niemi is a marketing consultant who lives on the Dunwoody-Sandy Springs line and writes about people whose lives inspire others. Contact her at worthknowingnow@gmail.com.

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Georgia Voice, Opinion

Worth Knowing: In pandemic nightmare, acts of kindness abound

by Carol Niemi March 21, 2020 | 8:00 amMarch 20, 2020 | 10:21 pm

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Georgia Voice

LifeLine Animal Project eases pet adoptions, offers help for strays

by Carol Niemi March 18, 2020 | 4:02 pmMarch 18, 2020 | 4:04 pm

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Opinion

Worth Knowing: A Sister of Mercy returns home to healthcare service

by Carol Niemi March 5, 2020 | 8:15 amMarch 3, 2020 | 2:25 pm

Little Missy in her new home. (Special)

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Opinion

Worth Knowing: The ‘Angels’ who save pets from high-kill shelters

by Carol Niemi February 1, 2020 | 8:00 amFebruary 10, 2020 | 10:15 am

Marlene Colon, seen in the second row, second from the left, leads an Aqua Fusion class with drumsticks. (Carol Niemi)

Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Opinion

Worth Knowing: Exercise pro takes her fitness students to the water

by Carol Niemi January 4, 2020 | 8:00 amJanuary 3, 2020 | 8:22 pm