Those tired of eyesores littering their neighborhoods now have a way to take matters into their own hands. DeKalb County’s Planning and Sustainability Department has introduced the Neighborhood Ambassadors Program, which allows county residents to become volunteer code enforcement officials. The Neighborhood Ambassadors Program was scheduled to have its first training classes Jan. 23 and [...]
Legislation to create a city of Brookhaven has begun moving through the state General Assembly. The Government Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives met Jan. 24 to hear the results of a feasibility study on a city of Brookhaven done by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. Rep. Mike [...]
Georgia Shakespeare will be able to expand its summer productions in Piedmont Park for three years due to a $300,000 grant from the Charles Loridans Foundation. The grant will cover about half of the cost of producing “The Tempest” this summer. Georgia Shakespeare will seek other sponsors to support the remaining cost each year, the [...]
Residents of Devereaux Commons neighborhood are taking a harder look at the people coming into and out of their quiet Brookhaven neighborhood after a recent series of break-ins. One of the ways they’re keeping tabs may soon be a trend for local neighborhoods: security cameras. Two high-definition cameras are attached to a pole at the [...]
In partnership with Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools and CBS Atlanta, the Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation is donating salad bars to 15 Georgia schools.
The Sandy Springs City Council is getting behind an effort to educate and register voters in the city and in the rest of Fulton County. At its regular meeting on Jan. 17, the City Council approved a measure supporting efforts by the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections to increase voter participation. According to [...]
The Sandy Springs City Council is getting behind an effort to educate and register voters in the city and in the rest of Fulton County. At its regular meeting on Jan. 17, the City Council approved a measure supporting efforts by the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections to increase voter participation. According to [...]
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