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Chuy’s restaurant offers fresh Tex-Mex in a playful setting

An open car trunk of chips and sauces is one of the fun touches at Chuy’s.
  Chuy’s Mexican restaurant prides itself on its whimsical atmosphere—tiles that don’t match, bright uncoordinated colors, hubcaps hanging from the ceiling and a black velvet Elvis portrait that’s the centerpiece for the Elvis “shrine.” ...

St. Patrick’s Day’s Saturday this year so folks can party hardy

Stone Mountain Highland Games and Scottish Festival
It is no surprise that St. Patrick’s Day is a big deal in Georgia. A significant portion of the state’s population, like the fictitious Scarlett O’Hara of Gone With the Wind, claim an Irish heritage. On March 17 ethnic heritage matters little a...

Many see bank as major step in Belvedere’s renewal

Surrounded by community leaders and local residents, Roberta White, who heads the new branch office, and DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson hold mock scissors in preparation for the March 1 ribbon cutting.
Many attending the ribbon cutting ceremony March 1 at the new Sun Trust Bank at Memorial and Columbia drives saw the business opening as yet another indication that the once-depressed Belvedere community is on the road to again being an economically ...

Decatur remodeler recognized for creative approach to older homes

Renewal Design-Build in Decatur specializes in solving “renovation puzzles,” particularly in older homes such as the Craftsman bungalows and classic ranches that are prevalent in the heart of Decatur. Projects last year in Decatur’s Winnona Par...

Old and new come together to make Tucker’s business district a model

More than 90 years ago brothers Kelley and Reid Cofer opened a business in what was then considered the village of Tucker. Cofer Brothers Building Supply, the current version of that business—still run by the Cofer family—is one of many venerable...

Decatur home show only one in Southeast focused on older homes

The charm and character of an older house can sometimes be offset by the frustration of finding the right company or information when it’s time to maintain or update such homes. That was the thought behind Decatur’s annual Old House Fair—now in...

Avondale Estates ‘chapel’ provides a fancy setting for modest weddings

Last Valentine’s Day John Howard was busy preparing for weddings—six of them. His business, A Perfect Wedding Chapel in Avondale Estates, provides a setting for quick, simple events—weddings especially—with photographs and videography that m...

Stone Mountain barbershop quartets bring music and fun to Valentine’s Day

Jaynette Atkinson is surprised by a quartet made up of, from left, Mark Hyde, Bill Banks, Earl Volpert and Mike Walsh. Photo provided
Romantics who would like to serenade their sweethearts for Valentine’s Day don’t need a balcony, a guitar or even a singing voice. For $50, Stone Mountain Barbershop Chorus will send a quartet to sing two love songs and present a personalized Val...

As deadline approaches, reapportionment committees continue to seek input

DeKalb County Commissioners Larry Johnson, at microphone, and Jeff Rader, holding map, show a map with proposed districting changes that have been discussed at several town hall meetings.
There were maps labeled “DeKalb Proposed Commission Districts” available on a table in the back of the Maloof Auditorium before a DeKalb County Commission and school board reapportionment public hearing the evening of Jan. 31. During the meeting...

More than a market—Sevananda Natural Foods seeks to be a community resource

More than 38 years ago “a small group of like-minded folks” got together to assure nutritious and economical food was available in their east Atlanta community. First established in a storefront near Emory, what became Sevananda Natural Foods Mar...