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" Digging into community gardens
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (932+ words) Friday, May 1" Arecord number of peoplecast their ballots this week as early voting for Georgia's primary elections got underway. Hayden Sumlin recently provideda Sandy Springs voting guideto help you keep track of what will be on your ballot. "Haydenalso has…...
Dunwoody receives awards for financial reporting
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (300+ words) The city of Dunwoody has received two top national honors from the Government Finance Officers Association, including the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 17th straight year and the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its 2024 Annual Comprehensive…...
De Kalb County to launch first women-owned business guide during Economic Development Week
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (438+ words) Decide De Kalb will celebrate Economic Development Week 2026 with a series of free public events May 4-8, including complimentary coffee and breakfast giveaways, the launch of a first-of-its-kind women-owned business guide, and a pre-recorded fireside chat with the developer of Lulah…...
Road Closures Planned for Norcross Porchfest and Japanese Children's Festival
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (207+ words) Two community events in downtown Norcross will bring temporary road closures near Thrasher Park this weekend, May 2-3. The first-ever Norcross Porchfest kicks off Saturday at noon with several road closures in the heart of the historic downtown district. The Japanese…...
Gov. Brian Kemp: 2026 primary will go on, new maps would have to be for 2028 election
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (248+ words) Gov. Brian Kemp says Georgia cannot cancel its May 19 primary in wake of a U. S. Supreme Court decision regarding Congressional district maps because early voting has already started. The US Supreme Court issued a ruling on Wednesday affecting how district lines…...
Indie Spotlight: Local producer Rocco Shapiro on 'Reel Friends' and financing local films
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (577+ words) This story is part of a series of interviews with Atlanta creatives about what it's like to be working in Atlanta's independent film scene. Rocco Shapiro has always been interested in playing pretend for a living." Raised in Lawrenceville, GA,…...
Over 100, 000 ballots cast in the first week of Georgia's early voting in primary
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (167+ words) More than 100, 000 voters'have already cast their ballots for Georgia's primary election in the first week of early voting.' More Georgians voted Monday, the first day of early voting this year than on the first days of voting in the 2022 and…...
Controversial apartment project for homeless seniors roils Kirkwood
1+ week, 3+ day ago (69+ words) Controversial rezoning proposal for homeless senior citizens' apartment building in Kirkwood neighborhood faces opposition and concerns....
Roy Cohen remembers Aseel Aslih with documentary 'Far From Maine"
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (646+ words) In 1997, 13-year-old Roy Cohen and 14-year-old Aseel Aslih became friends while attending Seeds for Peace, a summer camp in rural Maine meant to cultivate conversation between kids on opposite sides of international conflicts. Cohen was Israeli, and Aslih was Palestinian....
Local filmmakers turn experience with grandfather into short film 'Temple"
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (1120+ words) Truth is often stranger than fiction. And no one knows that better than local filmmakers Tony and Joshua Gary. The brothers have taken their strange truth and turned it into a new short film. "Temple" is based on Joshua and…...