School is back in session! The new Smoke Rise Elementary School at Flintstone Drive and Hugh Howell Road welcomed faculty, staff and new students last week with freshly paved and painted curbs and turn medians.

Grading and drainage work will continue as crews complete sidewalk construction and sodding. Due to a manufacturing delay, the new traffic signal is not yet operational but the DeKalb County Board of Education has an officer on site to direct traffic during the school rush.

Making sure this critical intersection is functional and safe for faculty, parents and commuters has been an incredible partnership between the CID, City of Tucker, Georgia DOT, DeKalb County and the Board of Education!

Branch Properties’ Hugh Howell Marketplace is getting a new tenant! Atlanta-based pizzeria, Antico Pizza Napoletana will be opening at its new location in November, along with the much-anticipated new Publix.

Hugh Howell Marketplace will be Antico’s fourth location since opening its first near Georgia Tech, following its expansion in Home Park, The Battery Atlanta and Avalon in Alpharetta. Learn more in this exclusive article.

For leasing information, please contact Branch Properties.

After a postponement in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, the City of Tucker is ready to host the 2021 Manufacturing Day on August 25 at Stone Ridge Event Center. The event, which takes participants behind the scenes of Tucker’s busy industrial corridors, will feature insights from leaders in local and state business as well as commercial real estate.

Breakfast will be available during the two panels moderated by Tucker’s mayor, Frank Auman. The first panel will feature local manufacturers sharing their success stories and the second panel will focus on labor and workforce issues with guests including Decide DeKalb Development Authority and the Metro Chamber of Commerce. Following the panels, participants will be transported to several industrial and manufacturing facilities around the city, giving them a firsthand opportunity to see these top companies in action in Tucker. Lunch will be provided upon the tours’ return.

To attend Tucker’s 2021 Manufacturing Day, participants can sign up here. Stone Ridge Event Center is located at 1750 Stoneridge Drive. Register now to reserve your seat on the bus tours!

Southern Care Lawn and Landscape has been doing an incredible job maintaining and landscaping our district corridors! Our medians on Mountain Industrial Boulevard look incredible with fresh, vibrant flowers!