Tag: Dekalb County
A modest proposal to get Amazon’s HQ2 in Atlanta: Make stuff up
Atlanta really, really, wants to be the site of Amazon’s HQ2, but we've got some problems that could halt that. How do we fix our issues before the Amazon delegation arrives to inspect our city? Like a steel plate over a pothole, let's cover 'em up.
A massive water main break shut off water across DeKalb County and residents are not happy
Many DeKalb County residents had a rude awakening this morning when they turned on their showers and faucets to find, well, nothing. Sometime before 4:30 in the morning, a 48-inch transmission water main broke and flooded a section of Buford Highway north of I-285.
Vote! Everything you need to know on Election Day 2017 in Atlanta
Where do I go to vote? Where do I find results? Where are the candidate parties? This Atlanta election is an important one—don't miss out.
Love at the DeKalb County Courthouse
Seven newlywed couples at the DeKalb County Courthouse tell us how they met and why they decided to get married on one December afternoon.
Ellis Island South: Welcome to the most diverse square mile in America
Downtown Clarkston in DeKalb County extends westward from Rowland Street to Indian Creek Drive, with the old Georgia Railroad line running in between—a total of just three city blocks, give or take. And yet there may be no place in the country as kaleidoscopically, vibrantly, viscerally diverse.
Five reasons to love Pine Lake
“What’s unique about this city,” says Mayor Melanie Hammet, who is also a songwriter and recording artist, “is its care for the environment, its passion for the arts, and its sense of humor.”
What I’ve learned driving the Atlanta Ice Cream Truck for 11 years
The siren song—sounding like a tired jack-in-the-box that refuses to pop out—calls to the boy and his little sister. Clutching dollar bills, they run to its source: the Atlanta Ice Cream Truck.
Atlanta Must Reads for the Week: @RapedAtSpelman, gun-grabbing toddlers, and the quixotic quest to build a $100 million soul food museum
The best stories each week about Atlanta, from Atlanta-based writers, and beyond.
Michael Thurmond’s biggest challenge won’t be with DeKalb voters
As a government reformer launches a bid to become county CEO, state lawmakers threaten to eliminate the job altogether
Meet the Other Mayors: Ted Terry, Clarkston
Ted Terry describes Clarkston, a famously diverse DeKalb County city of 13,000, as an “amazing cultural mishmash” that he hopes to mold into a model progressive center.
