Druid Hills High Teacher Honored
Druid Hills High School English teacher Alyssa Montooth has been nominated for the DeKalb County School System teacher of the year. She is the Region 2 nominee and will compete against Tanya Arrington...
View ArticleJobs Fair to Open New County Workforce Development Office
More than 50 companies and organizations will participate in a jobs fair scheduled to open DeKalb County's new Workforce Development Office in North Decatur on Wednesday. DeKalb County CEO Burrell...
View ArticleDraft Filling Station Open for Business on Briarcliff
Beer growlers have been sprouting up all over metro Atlanta within the last two years. In the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area, we now have two. Beer Growler Nation opened in Oak Grove late last year,...
View ArticleStone Mountain Man Found Dead on Campus; West End Robbers Sought; Kirkwood...
The top 10 stories from metro Atlanta on Tuesday, June 11, 2013.
View ArticleTrethewey Appointed to Second Term as Poet Laureate
Emory University professor Natasha Trethewey has been appointed to a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate. Emory reported that Trethewey will undertake a signature project during her second term as...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed for Upcoming Cleanup at Zonolite Park
Volunteers are encouraged to sign up for the June 22 cleanup of the South Fork of Peachtree Creek at Zonolite Park, 10 a.m.- 2p.m. On its website, United by Blue (UBB) says it is working with Halfmoon...
View ArticleCongregation Bet Haverim to Host Pet Blessing at Mason Mill Park
If you've got a ferret or an iguana or a hamster or a dog (or whatever) and you'd like it to be blessed beneath the eyes of God this month, then Mason Mill Park is the place to be June 23. Congregation...
View ArticleRemember When: Policeman Lost Gun at North Decatur Punk Show
Forgive me, but I was born in '83 and raised in Maryland. So, prior to Tuesday, I'd never heard of Rumors, an apparent concert venue that used to exist at the intersection of Clairmont and North...
View ArticleSerious Tennis Opens in Toco Hill
If you're an avid tennis player, you've got a place to get your gear locally. Serious Tennis, a Roswell-based equipment retailer, has opened a location in Toco Hills Promenade, the shopping center...
View ArticleMedlock Neighborhood Association Backs City of Briarcliff Study
The Medlock Area Neighborhood Association has backed a proposal for a City of Briarcliff and donated $1,000 to the organization that created it. The associated announced the donation plus a promise to...
View ArticlePolice Raid Local Bar; Sandy Springs Dam Repairs; A Stone Mountain Goose Stroll
The top 10 stories from metro Atlanta for Wednesday, June 12, 2013.
View ArticleFind Yard Sales Near You in North Druid Hills, Briarcliff This Week
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View ArticleTaps Craft Beers Opens On Clairmont Road
North Decaturites have yet another place to buy craft beer. Taps Craft Beers opened May 31 in the Emory Walk Shopping Center at Clarimont and North Decatur roads, just outside the Decatur city limits....
View ArticlePatch Asks: What Did Your Father Teach You?
Sunday is Father's Day, so Patch ventured out into the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff community Wednesday and asked people what their fathers taught them. But we also want to know from you: What did you...
View ArticleBad Press for Sandy Springs Charity; Dunwoody Hotel Gets Nod; Rapper...
The top 10 stories from metro Atlanta for Thursday, June 13, 2013.
View ArticleIs West Nile Virus Coming to North Druid Hills?
Last year, DeKalb County had 7 cases of West Nile. A year earlier, only two cases were reported in the county. To give residents a sense of West Nile’s prevalence in our community, Patch has pulled...
View ArticleWANTED: Garden Bloggers to Talk Dirt on Patch
We are actively recruiting Patch bloggers to share their garden-know-how. Do you own a local garden shop or farm? Are you a local, homegrown gardener? Enjoy gardening with your kids? Take some great...
View ArticleGroups Say PDK Area is Best Choice for Animal Shelter
Johns Homestead supporters are among those in favor of putting a new $8 million animal shelter site next to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. That's the word from a meeting Tuesday attended by more than 50...
View ArticleNorth Druid Hills Steak n Shake Scores '73' on Health Inspection
Here are some recent health inspection scores performed by the DeKalb County Board of Health for restaurants in and near our community. Readers can click on the score to see the actual report: Ameer’s...
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