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BON APETIT: French restaurant introduces olive oil and vinegar boutique
After 39 years in business, Petite Auberge general manager Michael Gropp decided it was time to freshen things up. Gropp, who inherited the business from his father Wolfgang Gropp and uncle Helmut...
June 07, 2013 12:43 PM | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
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Georgia Shakespeare hosts acting camp this summer
Georgia Shakespeare, a theater program on Oglethorpe University’s campus, is hosting Camp Shakespeare this summer. The camp will be July 8 through 19, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m...
May 29, 2013 11:13 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mary Kay Andrews to launch new book in Sandy Springs
New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews, of Avondale Estates, will launch her 10th novel, “Ladies’ Night,” Monday at 6 p.m. with an event at Kudzu Antiques Market, 6450 Roswell Road in S...
May 29, 2013 11:02 AM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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‘The Devil Wears Prada’ author Lauren Weisberger discusses newest book
On June 12, from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta will welcome Lauren Weisberger, New York Times bestselling author of “The Devil Wear Prada” and the new, much-anticip...
May 22, 2013 11:20 AM | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Event to raise funds for, awareness of Alzheimer’s disease
Mary Rose Taylor knows first-hand the toll Alzheimer’s disease takes on people and their families. The Buckhead resident’s husband, Mack, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, which causes dementia inclu...
May 08, 2013 03:12 PM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Decatur to celebrate National Bike Month with activities
Throughout May, the city of Decatur will offer a wide variety of activities for resident cyclists. The city will celebrate May as National Bike Month. Cheryl Burnette, the assistant director of Dec...
May 01, 2013 10:05 AM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Decatur Garden Tour welcomes 15 stops
Private and public gardeners will show their green thumbs this weekend at the 25th annual Decatur Garden Tour, featuring 15 gardens. The theme, “Gardens of Eating,” highlights gardeners with edible...
April 24, 2013 11:10 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Neighborfood is walking, dining tour of Decatur
Walking tours of neighborhood attractions are popular fundraisers and Decatur’s inaugural Neighborfood event Saturday afternoon adds an extra dimension with dining at each destination. Organizer El...
April 24, 2013 10:50 AM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Spring Festival on Ponce a celebrity, nun magnet
Arts and crafts booths nestled throughout Olmsted Linear Park near Decatur may be a backdrop for celebrity photo ops this weekend. “This is the second Spring Festival on Ponce,” said organizer R...
April 10, 2013 10:14 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Atlanta Knitting Guild event to benefit patients at Children's Healthcare
The Dunwoody-based Atlanta Knitting Guild will co-host a knitted hat and toy “bombing” April 11, with creation, not destruction, as its hallmark. “A ‘yarn bombing’ is an artistic treatment of tree ...
March 27, 2013 11:36 AM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Junior League to host Tour of Kitchens’ ‘Sweet 16’
This weekend, the Junior League of Atlanta is hosting its Tour of Kitchens for the 16th year in a row. The two-day event includes self-guided tours of 14 homes with kitchens decorated by Atlanta’s ...
March 20, 2013 04:54 PM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dunwoody senior to star in Roswell ballet production of ‘Aladdin’
Dunwoody resident Lilly Schmaltz will co-star as Jasmine in the Roswell Dance Theatre’s ballet “Aladdin” next weekend. The Disney princess is the Dunwoody High School senior’s second starring role ...
March 20, 2013 10:45 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Art Institute of Atlanta hosts chef cook-off
Eleven aspiring chefs with a craving for culinary recently put their kitchen skills to the test as they competed for tuition scholarships at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute o...
March 19, 2013 11:26 AM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fernbank Museum to debut ‘Extreme Mammals’ exhibit
Beginning March 2, visitors to Fernbank Museum of Natural History will stand in the shadow of the largest land mammal that ever lived — the 16-foot-tall Indricotherium. They will peek at a Bumblebe...
February 28, 2013 12:53 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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SWEET SUCCESS: Muffins fill tasty void for those with gluten allergies
What started off as just one zucchini muffin recipe has turned into a six muffin flavors and full-time business for Frances Shaw. Shaw is the owner of Frannie’s Gluten Free Muffins, a career change...
February 28, 2013 11:31 AM | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Updated: SweetWater Brewing Co. to host cancer fundraiser
(UPDATED AT 9:50 A.M. THURSDAY WITH NEW TICKET PRICE AND PERCENTAGE OF DONATIONS INFO) In a news release, Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q in DeKalb County announced it will host Charlotte’s Web ... Cancer Tou...
February 21, 2013 09:54 AM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Two DeKalb County kids with chronic illnesses selected for Disney trip
Two DeKalb County children dealing with chronic illnesses will take a break from the hospital stays and doctors visits for a five-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Walt Disney World this week. For 11 ...
February 19, 2013 06:13 PM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Atlanta Ballet’s ‘Dracula’ to feature DeKalb residents
Five years have passed since the mercurial Count Dracula last sauntered onto the Atlanta Ballet stage, but the vampire is back just in time for Valentine’s Day, through Saturday at the Cobb Energy ...
February 13, 2013 03:13 PM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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DeKalb County community leader discusses lifetime of service
Civil rights and community leader John Evans said the highlight of his work in DeKalb County has been simply helping other people. Evans, long-time president of the DeKalb County chapter of the Nat...
February 13, 2013 09:16 AM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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STELLAR STUDENT: Zach Steinfeld
With just a glimpse at Pace senior Zach Steinfeld’s schedule one would think the scholar has zero time to relax. But, according to the DeKalb resident, that is exactly how he prefers it. Steinfel...
February 06, 2013 02:55 PM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Big To Do: Fundraiser to benefit pediatric health services
For the past 20 years, the Visiting Nurse Health System has held its Big-To-Do fundraiser, which benefits its children’s program. The health system provides several facets of care including hospic...
January 23, 2013 04:04 PM | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tucker community aids accident victim
Residents of Tucker have recently embodied “community spirit” by helping one of their own after a tragic accident. Eli Tabb, a former employee of the Roly Poly and Starbucks in Tucker, was hit by ...
January 16, 2013 04:23 PM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dunwoody resident cooks up gourmet jams
Dunwoody resident Emily Myers said she does not plan on being the next Smucker’s, but the sweet and savory jams her company Emily G’s produces has already landed her recognition on the national sca...
January 16, 2013 09:56 AM | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Avondale Estates' Good Karma Coffee House bakes up gluten-free goodies
A change in diet sparked a change in Avondale Estates resident Sharonda Frazier’s life. After realizing her and her daughter’s negative health conditions were a result of consuming products with gl...
December 31, 2012 10:33 AM | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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