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Martial arts instructor indicted on child rape charges

A Lithonia martial arts instructor and a 2012 Olympic hopeful has been indicted on three counts surrounding the alleged rape of a girl at his school. Adrian Thomas Spellen, owner and head instructor of Powerkicks Martial Arts, located at 3026 Miller...

DeKalb County fails to meet AYP in 2011

The DeKalb County School System has failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) this year, according to a report released by the Georgia Department of Education (GDOE). Of the 136 schools in the DeKalb system, 34.6 percent made AYP in 2011. However...

African American Civil War Museum settles into new home

The African-American Civil Rights Museum has finally found a new home. During the past 12 years, the museum has moved three times, but organizers are hopeful that its new location in the annex of the Grimke Building (formerly a school) at 1925 Vermon...

Jewish communities in DeKalb adapt to suburban life

Rabbi Ariel Asa stands on a hill to inspect the eruv, which creates a symbolic circle using utility poles, bits of string, fences, walls and in some cases the bank of a creek. Photos by Daniel Beauregard
It took Rabbi Ariel Asa several months to get the hang of it: driving while carefully checking each utility pole he passed to make sure that none were damaged. At first glance, one might mistake Asa—in his small orange reflective vest—for a Georg...