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Mix, weigh, pay concept puts customers in charge

Menchies in Toco Hills. Photos by Travis Hudgons
This is not your parents TCBY. This is Menchie’s–the newest frozen yogurt franchise to enter the Atlanta market. Menchie’s opened its Toco Hill’s doors on the evening of Aug. 26 for a friends and family pre-grand opening event held while the ...

6-AAAA showdown: Playoff edge at stake for Southwest, Marist

The playoff picture is beginning to take shape in Region 6-AAAA only three weeks into the football season. The 12-team region plays a straight region schedule, so every loss is critical. Southwest DeKalb and Marist realize that, both already having l...

Guide to DeKalb’s bountiful farmers markets

At East Lake Farmers Market, farmer Chuck Pugh offers produce directly from his farm in Cumming, Ga.
Farmers markets are wonderful places to find fresh fruits and vegetables, and other products and goods made by hand. And fall (and the weeks leading to the official season shift from summer to fall) are an ideal time to explore local markets. With co...

Steel Magnolias blossoms as a fresh, funny and touching Renaissance Project production

Onira Tarés, seated, as Shelby is surrounded by, from left Tasia Grant as M’Lynn, Deena Beasley as Ouiser, Wendy Pippin as Annelle, Stephanie Wilkinson as Clairee and Margaret Hollis as Truvy. Photo by Michael Cole
The little theater tucked away on the campus of what is now Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church after a dormant period as the facility changed hands has reopened with a bang. The Renaissance Project play now on its stage is Steel Magnolias, the off...

Lithonia rallies to beat Miller Grove in 3 OTs

Lithonia rallied late in the game to win for the second week in a row, this time beating Miller Grove 29-21 in triple overtime on Friday at Hallford Stadium. The Bulldogs needed a touchdown and two-point conversion to tie the game 21-21 with 32 secon...

Local artists selected from hundreds for Atlanta Arts Festival

Speed painter Tim Decker.
Three DeKalb County artists will be among the hundreds involved in an upcoming perennial fall favorite, the fourth annual Atlanta Arts Festival. The festival returns to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park Sept. 18 and 19. Ranked among the top 200 art festivals...

MDX takes luxury and power to new level

2010 Acura MDX
An invitation to drive the 2010 Acura MDX is an invitation to experience loads more than simply getting from point A to point B—all the while ensconced in a lap of luxury. First the basics: the MDX has a 300 horsepower 3.7-liter engine with a six-s...

Lithonia rallies to beat Miller Grove in 3 OTs

Lithonia rallied late in the game to win for the second week in a row, this time beating Miller Grove 29-21 in triple overtime on Friday at Hallford Stadium. The Bulldogs needed a touchdown and two-point conversion to tie the game 21-21 with 32 secon...

CEO Burrell Ellis nominates Richard Stogner for COO post

DeKalb County Chief Operating Officer Burrell Ellis announced Sept. 10 that he is nominating Richard Stogner to the position of chief operating officer of DeKalb County, subject to confirmation by the Board of Commissioners. Ellis cited Stogner’s l...

Imani Gayle develops into leader on and off field for SWD

On the softball field, Gayle may be a pitcher and a hitter by definition. But as one of seven seniors on the Southwest DeKalb softball team, Gayle is much more than that. A starter since her freshman year, Gayle has emerged as one of the leaders for ...