Month: September 2015
State Sen. Elena Parent, D-Atlanta, and state Rep. Karla Drenner, D-Avondale Estates, are entering the fray over a residential development in Kirkwood that would require clearing trees. Parent announced she will be holding a press ...
This story has been updated. City Schools of Decatur announced on Tuesday, Sept. 29, that Clairemont Elementary has been recognized as a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Secretary of Education. “National Blue ...
The Decatur Police Department is encouraging residents to register their bicycles after noticing an uptick in bike thefts around the city. According to Decatur Police Lt. Jennifer Ross, there have been 77 reported cases of ...
Brookhaven Police say be on the look out for a “newer red pickup truck” that struck and killed a man on Monday evening on North Druid Hills Road. Reporter Newspapers said that Ronald F. Stuart Jr, age ...
A spokesperson for Waffle House says a planned location underneath Eddie’s Attic in downtown Decatur could be open by late November or early December. Spokesperson Kelly Thrasher said the opening date “is always subject to ...
Dulce Vegan bakery in Kirkwood reopened Sunday, September 27 after being closed for renovations for several months. The vegan bakery and cafe held a soft opening with a limited menu, but the shop on Hosea ...
A group of Decatur residents is raising money and campaigning to get residents to vote for a $75 million general obligation bond on Nov. 3. The bond would allow the school system to borrow money to ...
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have helped NASA to prove what has long been suspected about Earth’s neighbor, Mars. There is, in fact, water flowing on the red planet. And where there is ...
Avondale City Commissioner John Quinn is running for a second term “primarily because of unfinished business.” “We’ve set a lot of things in motion, but we haven’t gotten there quite yet,” Quinn said. Quinn will ...
Supporters and opponents of creating a new city of LaVista Hills in DeKalb County will participate in two events this week. The referendum on the proposed cities of LaVista Hills and Tucker is Nov. 3. ...