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Memorial Day weekend —A time for remembrance and merriment

For 144 years America has paused on a day in May to honor those who gave their lives in service to their country.  In 1971, Congress fixed Memorial Day as the last Monday in May, creating a three-day weekend for most working Americans. Many use the ...

Mall debuts ‘fitting room of the future’

A 10-second body scan inside the booth takes a shopper’s measurements at 20,000 data points.
Shoppers who dislike going to several stores at the mall and trying several sizes before finding a good fit may be pleased to know some malls now have a way to make the process easier. Me-Ality™—Measured Reality, a booth in which a 10-second body...

Women talk to women about acquiring and keeping financial resources

An afternoon of free financial advice drew approximately 25 women to the Wesley Chapel Public Library April 28 as the Decatur/DeKalb chapter of Coalition of 100 Black Women hosted the first seminar in its My Sister’s Keeper series. Although the ser...

Cake Café owner make desserts her grandmother’s way

Ardra Tippett says all her desserts are made fresh and from scratch. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
The bright gold painted converted residence on Candler Road that houses Cake Café almost looks like a confection itself. Inside a busy staff churns out the types of made-from-scratch goodies that make Southerners eager to get to the dining table, in...

Southwest corner of county in final stages of becoming overlay district

Many area residents hope to attract a wider variety of retail stores than are currently in Bouldercrest Plaza, near Bouldercrest Road and I-285. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
With a popular golf course, easy access to interstates 285, 75 and 675 and to Hartsfield Jackson Airport, the Bouldercrest, Moreland, Cedar Grove area is seen by many who live there as having a good deal of potential but many obstacles to overcome. T...

Hunts for eggs and holy services mark a special season

Hundreds of children donned paper Easter bunny ears and hunted for goodies during Decatur’s annual Easter egg hunt, held for the first time on the lawn of Decatur First Baptist Church. The Decatur Fire Department collected non-perishable food and household items for two charities during the event, which was hosted by the Decatur Business Association. Photo by Marcia Lampe
Trees are in blossom and flowers blanket the hills and roadsides. Spring is here and that means the Easter/Passover season can’t be far behind. This year, as they often do, Easter and Passover coincide. Passover, an eight-day celebration, starts th...

Sunrise service at Stone Mountain—a 68-year-old tradition continues

The themes of Easter—resurrection, new life, beginning again—make the tradition of celebrating the holiday with a sunrise worship service especially appropriate. Such services not only symbolize resurrection—with the sun’s light bursting fort...

Video conference first-appearance hearings introduced at DeKalb Jail

In a room at the jail, Sheriff Thomas Brown looks at a split screen that shows him and Judge Berryl A. Anderson, who is in her courtroom at the courthouse, in real time. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
The law requires that persons charged with a crime have the opportunity to appear before a judge within 48 hours when no warrant was involved and 72 hours when a person is arrested under a warrant. Until recently, this required transporting the perso...

Hunts for eggs and holy services mark a special season

Trees are in blossom and flowers blanket the hills and roadsides. Spring is here and that means the Easter/Passover season can’t be far behind. This year, as they often do, Easter and Passover coincide. Passover, an eight-day celebration, starts th...

Employer committees link employers and labor department

More than 40 years ago, the newly created National Employer Council recommended that each state incorporate local employer committees to ensure employer input in the way state labor departments deliver their services. The main goal, according to the ...