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Pedal power: 41 years and counting

“If we were ripping people off, we wouldn’t have lasted this long,” said Fred Boykin, owner of Bicycle South, which has been in business for 41 years. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
Fred Boykin and Mark Zuckerberg have more than one thing in common. Zuckerberg attended Havard. Boykin went to the “Harvard of the South.” Another shared interest: Both presided over successful business startups in college.  Zuckerberg (with a l...

DeKalb teen takes plea, avoids life in prison for shooting cousin

Charlie Oliver, 17, accused of killing his 8-year-old cousin, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter Aug. 28. Oliver agreed to plead guilty and receive a 10-year sentence for fatally shooting Solomon Zellner in the face July 6, 2011;...

Atlanta holds world’s first all-female street artist conference

Murals were painted on buildings all over metro Atlanta, including the Kirkwood community, during the third annual Living Walls Conference. Twenty-six female artists from around the world came to metro Atlanta Aug. 15-19 for the painting event. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Female artists from around the world descended on Atlanta Aug.15-19 for the third annual Living Walls Conference. This year’s conference featured 26 artists from places around the world, including Zurich and Spain as well as metro Atlanta. The conf...