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Avondale eatery temporarily closed after car crash

Mobeta Wings, near Avondale Estates, is shut down indefinitely after a car accidentally plows through the front door as workers were preparing for the lunch crowd. No one in the store was injured in the crash. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
While Steve Lee and workers were preparing to serve lunch on Oct. 13 at Mobeta Wings, which has been open for a decade, a woman accidentally drove a Lexus sedan through the front door. None of the workers or three customers in the restaurant was inju...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

FOOTBALL   Tucker 37, Miller Grove 6: Dallas Rivers rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries for the Tigers (7-0 overall and in Region 6-AAAA). Yusuf Minor gained 78 yards and ran for two touchdowns as the Tigers totaled 279 yards rushi...

Three ways for grown-ups to celebrate the spooky season

Photo by Travis Hudgons
Once a night for children to go door-to-door in homemade costumes in search of treats, Halloween has become an often multi-day celebration with more adults than children joining in the fun. Here are three local opportunities for adults who want to ge...

Bicentennial of War of 1812

History buffs with a penchant for travel have plenty to look forward to for the remainder of this year and into 2012. Several states are commemorating the War of 1812, the armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain that officially beg...