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Yearlong program nurtures the greening of DeKalb

Stephanie Van Parys, executive director of the Oakhurst Community Garden, shares tips about transitioning to organic vegetable gardening at the Decatur Public Libary’s Your First Edible Garden lecture in February.
A green revolution has taken root and is growing rapidly in American cities. Even in the urban jungles of inner cities, people are growing their food. Urban farmers—as they have come to be known—are multiplying and planting edible gardens in the ...

Obesity clinic enables teen to change his life

A Strong4Life patient and her mother are counseled by an exercise specialist at the Health4Life clinic at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Strong4Life is an effort to fight childhood obesity in Georgia. Photo provided
Reflecting, Gayla Grubbs recalled that her 15-year-old son, Sam, had a weight problem since he was in the third grade. “He gained weight gradually, and I didn’t realize until it was full blown,” she said. But the realization about Sam’s weigh...

Fighting the bulge of our portly pets

Today’s expanding waistlines are not limited to people. Many pets are also packing on the pounds. According to a recent survey reported on petMD.com, more than 50 percent of America’s pet population is either overweight or obese.   The study, c...

Stone Mountain shelter provides haven to runaway and throwaway youth

What image comes to mind when one thinks of the homeless? Typically, that image is a man wearing rags, unshaven and sleeping on a cardboard box on a city sidewalk. Sometimes that image is a woman carrying her possessions in shopping bags, wandering t...

Financially strapped library system finds creative funding

DeKalb has one of the most extensive library systems in the state. More than 3 million visitors use the resources of its two dozen facilities scattered throughout the county. Patrons log on to library computers more than 2,500 times daily and its web...

Residents recall the highs and lows of 2011 as they prepare to enter the new year

        As the sun sets on 2011, it is only natural to reflect while looking forward to the new year. One cannot help but wonder whether this was a good year for other DeKalb residents and what plans or resolutions they have made for 2012.  Geli...

Playoff ready: Eight teams earn berths in state football tournament

The Tucker Tigers finished 10-0 for the third time in the past five seasons, advanced to the state semifinals last year and won a state championship in 2008. Photo by David Sibley
By now, M.L. King players have forgotten about their come-from-behind 50-49 win over Stephenson in the final game of the regular season Nov. 4. At least, Lions coach Mike Carson hope they’ve erased it from their memory. M.L. King, just a few days r...

Experience theater beyond Broadway

While Broadway is at the pinnacle of the theater experience, patrons often overlook New York’s vibrant theater world beyond Broadway’s bright lights. Numerous off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway venues provide a range of shows that rival the qualit...

One of DeKalb’s premier book festivals enters its second decade

  This year marks a special edition of the Marcus Jewish Community Center’s annual book festival. The JCC will host its 20th annual book fair—one of the premier literary events in the region—Nov. 5 - 20 at the center, located on Tilly Mill Roa...

Growing poverty haunts nation, DeKalb

A report from the U.S. Census Bureau last week quantified the depth of the economic plight that plagues the nation. According to the bureau, 15.1 percent of Americans (or 46.2 million) lived in poverty last year. Poverty, defined as a family of four ...