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On World AIDS Day, CDC calls for optimism, action

On World AIDS Day the memorial quilt for those who have died of AIDS was displayed in sections inside the Emory University student center. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
As people across the planet commemorated World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced encouraging news about the disease, but noted there is still much to be done before the often deadly illness can be cons...

Christmas at Callanwolde

Callanwolde at night. Photo provided
When the holiday season came to Atlanta seven years ago, but the Callanwolde mansion remained dark, many Atlantans felt the Grinch or some other malevolent creature had stolen Christmas. This season, they can rejoice. Christmas at Callanwolde in all ...

Holiday shoppers may reach point of no return

Holiday shoppers may go ahead and buy a gift even though they’re not certain the recipient will need or like it. “He can always exchange it,” the buyer may think. But that’s not necessarily the case. In Georgia, companies are allowed to estab...

Despite period of misfortune, Decatur resident says she has much to be thankful for

Sophia Powers
Sophia Powers describes herself as a happy person by nature. In the spring of 2009 the Decatur resident had a good deal to be happy about. She had moved to the Atlanta area to be near her mom, and she found a job she enjoyed that paid well. Her three...

Atlanta VA Medical Center doctor honored for excellence

N. Wilson Holland
N. Wilson Holland’s father and uncle were World War II veterans. Their stories planted the seed for the respect he has from veterans today. Now a physician specializing in geriatric medicine, he has been on staff at Atlanta VA Medical Center in De...

Southern ghost tour scares up some family fun

by Kathy Mitchell Don’t let the name—or the fact that it takes place in an antebellum Southern mansion setting—mislead you, Stone Mountain’s A Tour of Southern Ghosts isn’t a haunted house experience. It’s a storytelling festival that sho...

School board candidates weigh in on how they would get system back on track

Candidates for District 7, from left, Willie Mosley Jr., Donna Edler, Richard Gathany and Zepora Roberts, were all present for the Oct. 7 forum. Photos by Travis Hudgons
Several themes—leadership, ethics, money—dominated as candidates for the DeKalb County School Board spoke out at an Oct. 7 forum. Political analyst and commentator Bill Crane served as moderator. The forum was one of several opportunities the 15 ...

County cleanup effort kicks off on Flat Shoals Parkway

“I understand that we’re in a recession, but not mowing the median grass on Flat Shoals for five months is unacceptable,” said community resident Rochelle Callender. The county has received a lot of complaints about upkeep of Flat Shoals Parkwa...

Wine shop a welcome addition to downtown Avondale Estates

Rebecca Hadj Taieb. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
If the size of the crowd at the Sept. 30 grand opening of The Little Wine Shop in Avondale Estates is an indication, owner Rebecca Hadj Taieb has a hit on her hands. By the 7 p.m. starting time parking spaces were tough to find and people were squeez...

Steel Magnolias blossoms as a fresh, funny and touching Renaissance Project production

Onira Tarés, seated, as Shelby is surrounded by, from left Tasia Grant as M’Lynn, Deena Beasley as Ouiser, Wendy Pippin as Annelle, Stephanie Wilkinson as Clairee and Margaret Hollis as Truvy. Photo by Michael Cole
The little theater tucked away on the campus of what is now Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church after a dormant period as the facility changed hands has reopened with a bang. The Renaissance Project play now on its stage is Steel Magnolias, the off...