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St. Pius Weekly Sports Recap
Last week, two more St. Pius athletic teams began the regular season as both cross country teams opened up the 2012 season. The Golden Lions have four programs ranked in the top ten in their...
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Business Legend Steps Down; Another Tyler Perry Fire; Ryan Beatty Hits...
Monday, August 27, 2012
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Lakeside High to Host State of School System Speech
DeKalb County schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson will give her second State of the System address before the Emory LaVista Parent Council next month. The address will be held at Lakeside High...
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Good Growth DeKalb Explains Local Walmart Support Claims
How many people in the Decatur/North Druid Hills area support the construction of a Walmart Supercenter in Suburban Plaza? It's not a question easily answered, but on Aug. 8, Good Growth DeKalb, which...
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Suburban Plaza To Include Community Kiosks, Walls for Public Art
The Medlock Area Neighborhood Association (MANA) has posted another update about plans for Suburban Plaza. Developer Selig Enterprises plans to demolish part of the aging shopping center, rebuild,...
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Tourney Director Slams Conditions at Mason Mill's Tennis Center
The DeKalb Tennis Center in Mason Mill Park is mostly great – except for the bathrooms and shows, said a recent tournament director and former manger of the center. In fact, they're abysmal, he said....
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Issac's Impact, APD Canvasses Neighborhood, Local Pole Vaulter Takes Honors
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012
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Local Residents Graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design
Local residents recently graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Melissa McCarriagher of Decatur, GA (30033), earned a MFA degree in Interior Design. Hsiao Chang of Atlanta, GA (30329),...
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What Should Go Here?
In this week's installment of What Should Go Here?, we look at one of the few remaining spaces in Toco Hills Promenade: 3017 North Druid Hills Rd. The Promenade has been a very successful – as far as...
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Popeye's Coming to North DeKalb Mall Area
The North DeKalb Mall area is slowly turning into the community's chicken district it seems. Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen is knocking down the Gold & Diamond Gallery on North Druid Hills Road and...
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Briarcliff Construction, Road Closures to Continue Until February
Motorists who frequently drive along Briarcliff Road have noticed electronic signs over the last week or two alerting them to find an alternate route to their destination due to construction. That's...
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Georgia GOP Pumped, New Walmart Underway, Paschal's Celebrates A Milestone
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
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DeKalb Schools Football: Week Three Preview
The Southwest DeKalb Panthers and Martin Luther King Jr. Lions take the field at Hallford Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in what will be just the third meeting between two schools that are separated...
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McLendon Elementary School Bus Driver Fired
A school bus driver who missed two McLendon Elementary School kindergartners at the end of her run on the first day of school has been fired. According to a story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution:...
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St. Pius Weekly Sports Recap
As the long, Labor Day weekend approached the athletic program at St. Pius, only three teams saw action with only two on the weekend. Football, ranked No. 4 in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution AAA...
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DeKalb Football: Middle Schools Update
The 2012 DeKalb County Schools middle school football season got underway on Saturday, Sept. 1 as 10 schools picked up victories to start 1-0. Three of the games were thrillers to the end highlighted...
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Grady High Enrollment Problems, MARTA's Breeze Failures, Atlantans At The DNC
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012
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Maya Sweetheart, a Boxer and Cancer Survivor, is Georgia's Top Dog
Readers, we got 546 votes in our Georgia Top Dog contest and our runaway winner is boxer Maya Sweetheart with a whopping 121 votes! When you’re competing in a field of 10 finalists, that’s a big...
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Rash of Auto Thefts Reported in Medlock
A recent rash of car break-ins in the Medlock area has spooked residents, according to the Clairmont Heights Civic Association. From a post on the association's site: AUG 31st Neighbor on Fox Hills:...
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Horth Named NASL Offensive Player of Week
Atlanta Silverbacks forward Matt Horth has been named North American Soccer League Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. The 6-foot-3 forward tallied a pair of goals in the...
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