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Book nooks: Little Free Libraries catching on

From left, Muffie Michaelson, Dr. Robin Dretler, Alexandra Dretler, Geraldine Adamich Laufer and Vincent Laufer gather around David Laufer’s Little Free Library on High Haven Court. Photo by David Laufer
Imagine building a dollhouse-like structure, sitting it atop a post and putting it in the ground in front of a home or a park. Then fill it with books and watch what happens. David Laufer did just that in April in front of his Druid Hills home. Since...

Authors bring their passion for books to joy of writing for young readers

  At a time when video games and other forms of electronic entertainment absorb an increasing amount of young people’s attention, a number of gifted storytellers are determined to re-ignite the magic of books. Some of the most talented of these au...

A petit bit of France comes to Kirkwood

Marchet Sparks said she was inspired by small markets throughout the French countryside, but her customers seem attracted to Le Petit Marche as a breakfast and lunch destination.
When Marchet Sparks visited France in 2004, traveling extensively throughout the southern Provençal region then up to Paris and Normandy, she was charmed by little markets with freshly prepared foods and local goods that dotted throughout the cou...

Stone Mountain business group says tax paying off

For a year, some Stone Mountain business owners have been taxing themselves to help curtail crime, blight and empty commercial buildings along Mountain Industrial Boulevard. Businesses owners in the year-old Stone Mountain Community Improvement Distr...

News update, June 8

Woman dies in Decatur house fire Responding to a fire in the early hours of June 8, DeKalb County Fire Rescue found an elderly woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the house on Terratim Place in Decatur. The woman was transported to Grady Memo...