Decatur City Commissioners during their April 21 meeting talked about how the city defines what a demolition is – or rather, how it doesn’t define it. Planning Director Amanda Thompson said that there’s nothing on ...
I see some weird stuff now that I work from home. During one of my rare forays into daylight I saw something that ordinarily I would associate with commercials about preserving rain forests. I was ...
One of Atlanta’s biggest, oldest neighborhood festivals returns this weekend. According to the event Facebook page, The Inman Park Festival started in the 1970s “as a means to attract attention to gentrification efforts that sought ...
The Georgia Department of Transportation promises few daytime traffic disruptions this weekend, saying most of the scheduled work will occur overnight. GDOT’s update says, “With the exception of a one-hour long ramp closure at the ...
People who knew Tami Willadsen say she loved nature. Her passion led her to become director of philanthropy for the Nature Conservancy. On April 12 Tami Willadsen and her daughter Jess died in a fire at their ...
Editor’s note: The initial reporting on House Bill 60 was incorrect. While Thinking Man and Kirkyard were quoted accurately, the premise behind the questions was not accurate. For the most up to date information, click ...
Renee DeGross Valdes lives in unincorporated DeKalb, just outside of Decatur, and had a scare the evening of April 23. Two men attempted to break into Valdes’ home around 10:16 pm. Valdes captured the attempted ...
Glennwood Elementary offers the city of Decatur a window into its past. On Friday, the school’s staff and parents will celebrate the school’s 100th anniversary. The April 25 event kicks off at 5 pm. In ...
By: Carey O’Neil Contributor Mike Geier doesn’t quite know why a nearly 7-foot-tall clown with a gloomy demeanor resonates with so many people, but he’s enjoying the adventure Puddles has launched for him. The stoic, ...
The winter weather may be behind us (knock on wood), but Decatur students are still dealing with the snow that melted weeks ago. In response to the storms, Decatur Schools took a novel approach: making the ...