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Ballroom dancing alive and well in DeKalb

The music is pumping. The couples are smiling and laughing as their feet sometimes shuffle/sometimes glide around the room. Some are incredibly graceful, others not so much. It doesn’t seem to matter. As evening descends, the Food Garden at Northla...

Play parts good, whole not so satisfying

So many good things can be said about parts of A Life in the Theatre. The acting is strong and engaging. The set is highly creative. And both lighting and sound are transformative. Still as much as I’m moved to praise parts of the new Alliance Thea...

Clarkston mayoral race goes to runoff

Candidates in Clarkston’s mayoral runoff Pat Davis-Morris and Howard Tygrett.
A few hours after the polls closed on election night, Nov. 3, Howard Tygrett thought he was going to be the next mayor of Clarkston. He still may be, but he’s apparently going to have to win a runoff on Dec 1. For years, Clarkston city officials ha...

DeKalb puts the brakes on school closures, attendance zone changes

The DeKalb County School System slammed the brakes Nov. 6 on recently announced plans to close schools and redraw attendance zones districtwide, saying they plan to consult the public over the next year before making decisions, officials said. A new ...

State high court upholds ruling to suppress confession in DeKalb murder

 In a unanimous ruling on Nov. 2, the state Supreme Court upheld DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Linda Warren Hunter’s decision to suppress the alleged coerced confession of a man accused of murder. The case centers on the December 2006 slayin...

New Dunwoody planner has greener hopes for city

Michael Tuller, who was hired as Dunwoody’s community development director in late September, will oversee the blossoming city’s planning as it pursues a more environmentally and pedestrian-friendly future.
If all of Michael Tuller’s hopes and designs on the city of Dunwoody could be summarized into an informal message to residents, it might sound something like this: Everyone, for heaven’s sake, get the heck out of your cars, and let’s walk. Tull...

Stories, crafts, foods and more come together at Waldorf School of Atlanta’s holiday fair

Third grade teacher Elizabeth Roosevelt and board member Nick Owen say they enjoy the opportunity to show visitors around the Waldorf School. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
For many it’s still a bit early for holiday shopping, but those in the know recognized Nov. 7 as the opportunity to find items unlike those offered elsewhere. The Waldorf School of Atlanta’s annual Holiday Fair draws people from around the metro ...

Dearborn Park gets a facelift

by Terrance Kelly Some not-so-pretty plants have been growing in Dearborn Park. Add to that some carelessly discarded rubbish and the place had become an unsightly mess. However, community groups Nov. 7 competed to clean up the area at the second ann...

Eugenia’s: change of direction delivers success

Many entrepreneurs attribute prosperity to a willingness to change. Yamaha, for example, started out as a piano maker before becoming a global producer of motorcycles. The world of small businesses, too, is full of similar success stories. And Eugeni...

Is ‘race’ the issue in runoff election for Atlanta mayor?

Atlanta’s Dec. 1 runoff election has attracted unusually high national attention because of the potential for electing a non-African American mayor for the first time since 1973. An article published in last week’s Atlanta Journal Constitution f...