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DeKalb students come face-to-face with CNN executives, journalists

DeKalb County students attended CNN’s annual Leadership Unplugged conference held at Georgia Tech June 25-29. Students, from left, Lydia Briggs from Arabia Mountain High School; Kobi Warner from Chamblee Charter High School; and Xan-Rhea Bilal from Redan High School, said having the chance to get up-close and personal with CNN executives was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Photo by David Holloway, CNN
Redan High School student Xan-Rhea Bilal, 16, said she found out about CNN’s seventh annual Leadership Unplugged conference by walking into the right place at the right time. “I happened to walk into a teacher’s classroom and she had the detail...

Leadership DeKalb wins IKEA’s office makeover contest

Katherine Mason is all smiles as she shows off the new look of her office.
Leadership DeKalb in its 26-year history has been involved in makeovers of a sort. By training and inspiring community leaders, the organization has transformed communities in which these leaders work and volunteer. Earlier this month Leadership DeKa...

Miller Grove foursome leads Dugout Club list

Miller Grove leads the way with four players on the first team of the DeKalb County Dugout Club’s all-county team. The 19 players selected to the first team come from nine schools. Dunwoody and Redan, which qualified for the Class AAAA state playof...

News update, July 10

Upcoming paving projects in Dunwoody This summer the city of Dunwoody is working on several paving projects including the resurfacing of Ashford Center Parkway, which began July 9.  The reconstruction of Leisure Valley Drive, which began i...

One arrested, one sought in Gresham Park shooting

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office fugitive squad is searching for a second suspect in a July 2 shooting at Gresham Park where two people were killed.  The park is located at 3113 Gresham Road in south DeKalb after “some sort of altercation...

Daughter gives unique Father’s Day gift

Father’s Day isn’t synonymous with an outpouring of sacrificial generosity. Golf balls, socks, ties, after shave, slippers–they’re patriarchic acknowledgements available at most drug stores, not tokens of limitless family love. But as Stewart...

News update, July 9

State Supreme Court rules in 2009 DeKalb hotel robbery lawsuit In a case stemming from a 2009 robbery at a DeKalb hotel, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that juries can be apportioned among all the parties at fault, including criminals and a...

Circus Camp more than just clowning around

Circus Camp aerial director Jacosa Kato helps a camper on one piece of aerial apparatus, above, while campers and a counselor work on the trapeze and the silks at the Decatur camp. Photo by Robert Naddra
Two red silk ribbons hang 20 feet from ceiling to floor at Circus Camp in Decatur. The trick for acrobats is to climb the silks, strategically wrap the ribbons around one’s body, then twist downward, the silks unfurling along the way until the part...

New hotel, casino, shopping mall make for fun getaway

Maryland Live! Casino features 3,200 electronic slots and table games.
What a nice surprise it is when a hotel that’s unassuming on the outside is a splendor of style and comfort inside. That was my experience recently while staying at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve in Hanover, Md., a suburb of Baltimore. Enter the lob...

Advocates asked for input regarding arts community in DeKalb

To better understand the needs of the arts community in DeKalb County, CEO Burrell Ellis has tasked a group of arts advocates, leaders and stakeholders to weigh in on the future of the arts in the county. Ellis formed the DeKalb Creative Industries T...