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New center helps community youth develop artistically

The Daisy Dancers at the KIDDS Center for Youth Development and Performing Arts get ready to rehearse for an upcoming production. The center, which features a new dance studio, center, and a piano class was made possible by a $50,000 grant. Photo provided
“A tutu has magical powers,” said Pat Martin, referring to a ballet costume. “It makes a little girl feel beautiful.”  That observation, made many years ago, moved the former behavioral psychology nurse to help children develop through ...

Chamblee celebrates Chinese New Year

Lots of eating, a touch of singing and a touch of dancing. They’re common ways to celebrate civic calendar events. And in this respect Chinese New Year in Chamblee on Feb. 5 was globally conventional. Participants adorned traditional costumes. Trad...

Medlock Elementary supporters face second front against closure

For area residents and parents at Medlock Elementary, the battle to avoid the chopping block was already won. At least that’s what they assumed last year when a committee of community members failed to reach the consensus that would have closed the...

NFL incident spotlights dangers of concussions on high school level

A spate of concussions during week six of the NFL season has prompted national debate about head injuries in football. In one helmet-to-helmet collision, replayed throughout the following week and fodder for sports radio, Atlanta’s Dunta Robinson a...

Dunwoody Music Festival expected to draw 25,000

Organizers are expecting a large turnout for next weekend’s second annual Dunwoody Music Festival at Brook Run Park. One unverified estimate has the number as high as 25,000 people.   The two-day event on Oct. 23 and 24 also features a chili cook-...

Ray leading Druid Hills by example

Kip Hall has seen it all from his beloved alma mater, the University of Georgia, this year. Players arrested for drinking, missing court dates and breaking and entering; defeats by weaker programs, and a record in free fall. Indeed, the Druid Hills c...

First of its kind: Dunwoody police unveil new alert system

Fleeing suspects have an enemy greater than the arm of the law—time. The get-away time after a robbery determines the likelihood of being caught by the cops—and a judge deciding how much time behind bars is to be served. In Dunwoody, bad guys may...

Federal grant provides Doraville with new officers  

Congressman Hank Johnson, left, presents a check for $385,000 to Doraville Police Chief John King at the Doraville City Council meeting.
Doraville will have two new officers patrolling its streets in the coming weeks thanks to a federal grant issued to its police department by the U.S. Department of Justice. The $385,000 Community Oriented Policing Services grant, delivered by Congres...

Stephenson’s defense more than a family affair

On NFL draft day this year, Perry Riley anxiously awaited news. It was stressful. For once, the LSU standout’s future was out of his hands, entrusted to an agent averse in the high-stakes negotiation of a pressure cooker atmosphere. Riley needed so...

Study shapes plan for redevelopment of GM plant

Doraville has taken a step closer to completing a plan for the largest brownfield redevelopment in state history. Public input from a Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) study meeting Sept. 22 could help shape a vision for the former General Motors plan...

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