By Dena Mellick, contributor ‘Tis the season for giving … and taking. While you are preparing to give presents to your friends and loved ones, thieves are looking for opportunities to play the role of the ...
By Nicki Salcedo Another Barbie controversy unfolded last week. Another one. For the love of all things sacred, she is not human. She’s a toy. I want people to leave Barbie alone. Sure, the book ...
Outrage over the decision not to indict a Ferguson, Mo., police officer for shooting a black teenager continued Tuesday night. Protesters took to the streets in several major U.S. cities, including Atlanta. Protests began at ...
Grab some chalk. Avondale Estates plans to mark up, block off and redirect roads around the intersection of U.S. 278 and Clarendon Avenue on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 am to 4 pm. It’s a ...
By Kim Hutcherson, contributor The Atlanta Beltline’s largest expansion to-date is now underway at historic Adair Park. Construction for the Westside Trail kicked off with a ceremony held Nov.12, marking the first step toward the ...
This story has been updated. Michael Brown was 18, unarmed and days away from starting college when he was shot multiple times by a police officer in Ferguson, Missou., on Aug. 9. The shooting death of ...
“Where, you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden By Dena Mellick, Contributor It used to be an illegal cement dumping ground. Now neighbors call it their ...
By Jill Nolin, Contributor When the sweet smell of waffle cone spilled out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and onto the Square for the first time earlier this month, dozens of people had already formed ...
Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran’s decision to publish a book outlining his views on homosexuality has landed him in hot water with the city’s mayor. According to the Georgia Voice, Mayor Kasim Reed suspended Cochran ...
The Druid Hills Civic Association wants to stay neutral on the question of whether the neighborhood should be annexed into Atlanta. But the Civic Association supports putting the question to a vote. On Nov. 19, the ...