Serious 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, <
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 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 Trethew
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 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 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 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 c
View ArticleAnd the Winner in Patch's Father's Day Drawing Contest is ...
Ava Mumaw's drawing of her dad giving her a flower is the winner in Patch's Father's Day drawing contest.Here's how the contest worked:Readers were invited to draw a picture of their dad, and take a
View ArticleWeekend Planner: Volunteering, Painting, Cocktails and More
WorkDay at the new LaVista Greenspace: Saturday. This will probably be the last workday until fall since as the weather heats up, we all know that the urge to work in the outdoors diminishes! MS...
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.
View ArticleNews Nearby: Man Reportedly Tried to Lure Child Into Van, Police Say
Decatur police have issued a community advisory after being told a man tried to lure a child into a white van on Saturday, June 8. Here is the advisory:On Saturday, June 8, 2013 at approximately...
View ArticleAtlanta Hearing Associates Opens New Location in Toco Hill
Atlanta Hearing Associates has opened its newest location in Toco Hill.The new office, its fourth in metro Atlanta, is at 1991 North Williamsburg Drive,
View ArticleNew Briarcliff Beer Growler Shop Leads Week of Stories
Draft Filling Station Open for Business on BriarcliffMedlock Neighborhood Association Backs City of Briarcliff StudySerious Tennis Opens in Toco HillRemem
View ArticleWeek Ahead: Symphony, Games, Yoga and More
FREE DeKalb Symphony Concert: Tuesday. Annual FREE Community Concert given by DeKalb Symphony Orchestra (DSO)at the Decatur First Baptist Church.Beat the Heat with Northlake Mall: Wednesday. With songs
View ArticleFernbank Science Center Adds Planetarium Showtimes
Fernbank Science Center has added more daytime planetarium show times and some evening shows -- including on Saturdays -- which will use its newly-enhanced fulldome projector, the facility has...
View ArticlePiccadilly Rewards Kids With a Free Meal for Reading
Kids ages 12 and under can earn a free meal at Piccadilly for reading this summer.Piccadilly has teamed up with the organization Reading Is Fundamental in the Back to Books Club. Kids pick up a summer...
View ArticleToday on Patch: New Boards and a New Look
Hi! I’m Jonathan Cribbs, your North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch Local Editor, and I want to welcome you to the new Patch. We’re really pleased with it and we think you’ll like it, too.First of all,...
View ArticleGood Growth DeKalb Protesting Proposed County Zoning Changes
Good Growth DeKalb, most well-known for its fight against Walmart in North Decatur, is protesting proposed changes to DeKalb County's zoning code.The group plans to hold a press conf
View ArticleDeKalb CEO Indicted by Grand Jury
DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday afternoon.According to a report from Channel 2 Action News, District
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