This story has been updated. The organizers of an interactive arts event happening in Decatur on August 1st are looking for artists to take part. FIGMENT is described as a free, one-day participatory arts event. It ...
DeKalb County’s interim CEO Lee May is holding a series of town hall meetings, starting Tuesday, June 30. A press release from DeKalb County says, “these meetings are an opportunity for ICEO May to discuss the ...
By Dena Mellick, Associate editor The owners of Twain’s have unveiled the new name of Suburban Lanes Bowling Alley, which they have purchased. The new bowling alley will be called The Comet Pub & Lanes. ...
Watch a parade, or watch fireworks, or do both. The cities of Avondale Estates, Decatur and Atlanta are putting on a show for Independence Day this Saturday, July 4, and you’re invited. The day begins ...
The website GenomeWeb and Emory University are both reporting on a deal that would allow a Belgian company to purchase a controlling interest in the university’s genetics laboratory. The firm, Eurofins Scientific, and Emory would name the ...
Three people reported being robbed at gunpoint in Medlock Park on the morning of June 29. The robberies were separate incidents, but may have involved the same perpetrator. The victims gave similar descriptions of the suspects ...
State Rep. Karla Drenner, D-Avondale Estates, fired up a crowd of activists on June 26 as she celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of same sex marriage. Drenner, who is openly gay, spoke for about 10 ...
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Create Community 4 Decatur held a somber ceremony on Saturday evening, June 27, to honor the nine people killed in a shooting in Charleston, S.C. Dylann Roof is accused of opening fire on the congregation ...