By Ellen Eldridge, contributor After Brook Hewitt lost her job teaching art at an Asian cultural center in 2009, she started cultivating her own business, combining her passion for teaching with her love of photography. ...
Decatur’s School board will meet tonight at 6:30 pm to discuss the details of a request for a referendum on issuing more debt to pay for school construction. The debt, in the form of a ...
By Bill Banks, contributor Utilizing their characteristic grinding, physical tenacity Decatur’s girls systematically wore down Ringgold Saturday night, 66-46, in a second-round state tournament game at the Decatur High Arena. This Decatur team was a ...
Avondale Estates recently celebrated its 31st year as a Tree City USA, a recognition bestowed by the Arbor Day Foundation. While the city has held that distinction longer than many other Georgia cities, leaders have ...
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Atlanta Public Schools on Friday, Feb. 20, simultaneously set a bar for academic achievement while keeping it real. Atlanta Public Schools announced via Twitter (@apsupdate) that schools will be open today, despite the frigid temperatures. ...
This story has been updated. Pallookaville owner Jim Stacy is many things. He’s a character, with his imposing stature and long red beard. He’s an entrepreneur whose restaurant helped breathe new life into the city’s ...
The Georgia Department of Transportation is asking all drivers to avoid non-essential travel on I-285 this weekend due to sign structure work around the Perimeter. All work is weather permitting, and the forecast indicates there ...
By Dena Mellick, contributor Annexation, transparency of government, education, and parking. Those seemed to be the main topics of interest Thursday evening at a forum for the five candidates competing to be the new mayor ...
This story has been updated. It might snow tomorrow. That’s the word from the National Weather Service which has a winter weather advisory in effect for several Georgia counties and cities, including Atlanta and Decatur. ...