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DeKalb Labor Day weekend events

Before the daylight hours grow short and temperatures start to drop, lots of folks are eager to take advantage of summer’s last holiday. There’s a lot going on Labor Day weekend here in DeKalb County. Here’s a sampling:   AJC Decatur Book Fest...

Never a dull moment (for long) for knife-sharpener master

David Rountree busy at the grinding wheel. Photos by Travis Hudgons
Geoff Edges knows his handiwork is an essential part of many a memorable repast. He’s no farmer or culinary master, but he is an expert in the sharpening of knives–and knives, of course, are an essential element of transforming simple ingredients...

Twitter not just for humans

Echo looks to give Twitter a try. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Brookhaven event planner Denise Quashie often imagined what her dog Frankie Beans would say if he could talk. So on a whim last fall, she created an alias for her Yorkie Shih Tzu mix on Twitter.com, the free social networking site where people post s...

Pamplona: No Bull

Pamplona, Spain is well known for San Fermines or the Running of the Bulls. Photo courtesy of Pamplona’s City Hall.
by Carla Waldemar   If you head to Pamplona, Spain, for July’s running of the bulls, you’ll be in the frenzied company of up to 9,000 others on the path. Better plan: Explore Pamplona at your leisure the other 51 weeks of the year. You won’t b...

Beau Rivage partnership with Vision puts fun back into air travel

I didn’t think it was possible to use the words “fun” and “airplane flight” in the same sentence but it is when traveling on a Vision Airlines flight. Vision, the new charter airline partner with the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Miss., is ...

Where is Daniel

And he’s off...Daniel Palazzolo’s trek to the Arctic has begun. Photo provided
UPDATE AUG. 6, 2010: Local resident Daniel Palazzolo left metro Atlanta July 23 for a six-week journey to Alaska and back. The reason: to raise money for awareness about breast cancer, a disease that his sister Kris is currently battling. Listen ...

Decatur goes all out to promote active, healthful living

Decatur has long sought to be a city where residents and visitors can move about easily without a car. Aside from the environmental benefits of being biker and pedestrian friendly, the city wants to promote the personal benefits for those who want to...

Planes, trains and automobiles –A westward journey

I shouldn’t be sleepy. After all, I slept for nearly seven hours last night. Could it be jet lag? No, I’m pretty sure my inability to keep my eyes open has something to do with the rhythmic, gentle rocking of this train. I’m on Amtrak’s Coast...

Learning to walk the dog: Sometimes pet obedience is no simple task

Jeremiah McClendon leads Remy through an obedience exercise. Photo by Gale Horton Gay
Kids aren’t the only ones having to endure summer school. On an unbearably hot afternoon, Remy’s attention is straying from the commands of the instructor. He does what he’s told for a while but then he appears to hear or see something that mig...

Appearance by Julie Andrews practically perfect in every way for fans

Film legend Julie Andrews stopped by the Little Shop of Stories bookstore in Decatur to sign copies of her new children's book The Very Fairy Princess. Among the first in line to get an autograph were (from left) Pat Perry, Julia Robertson, Sally Ahlrich, Jamie Smith, Trey Dusseault, Kathy Campbell and (front) Meagan Ahlrich. Photos by Robert Naddra
Julia Robertson is a lifelong fan of Julie Andrews. So there was only one thing to do when Robertson found out the legendary actress would be making an appearance in Decatur. Robertson, a resident of Raleigh, N.C., hopped in her car and drove seven h...

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