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Columbia’s McCrary enters Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame

Dr. Phil McCrary
by Chris Chilton DeKalb County Schools Athletic Specialist   Another DeKalb County coaching legend is now a member of the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame. Columbia head boys basketball coach Dr. Phil McCrary was one of five new members inducted in the l...

Emory University professor named next U.S. poet laureate

The Library of Congress recently announced the appointment of Emory University English professor Natasha Trethewey as the next poet laureate of the United States. Trethewey, who will be the 19th poet laureate, succeeds poet Philip Levine and will ope...

Kirkwood boasts growing business district, small-town feel

Kirkwood, an east Atlanta neighborhood in DeKalb County, boasts a burgeoning business district, which has grown exponentially in the past decade. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Kirkwood resident Joe Alcock said he has seen a lot of changes in the east Atlanta neighborhood since he and his wife moved there more than a decade ago. “A lot of people are moving back into the city and buying old houses and renovating them,” A...

Downtown Decatur officially named historic district

The Decatur Downtown Historic District was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. Plans for the city were laid out in the 1820s and many of those early buildings are still intact today. Lynn Speno, who works for the Historic Pres...

News update, June 16

Senior Connections raises more than $100,000 More than $10,000 was raised during the Senior Connections fourth annual “Senior Prom” June 9 at the Thalia N. Carlos Hellenic Center in Atlanta. Senior Connections is a service organization...

Cruising the Potomac River is a luxe way to tour D.C.

So much to see in Washington, D.C., and so little time. That’s likely the lament of many visitors to the nation’s capital with its rich mix of monuments and historic sites. There are a dizzying array of ways to tour D.C.—walking, driving, doubl...