http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk Keep up with the buzz around the county. en-us ssimonton@ajc.com 2007-07-26T14:35:32-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Keep up with the buzz around the county. http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/07/26/is_dunwoody_skate_park_a_good.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk Paul Lowry is among those who aren’t happy that Brook Run Skate Park is opening near his Dunwoody home. “The reason I moved here was because of the quiet and the trees,” Lowry told a reporter recently. “That (skate park)... 183288@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-07-26T14:35:32-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/06/28/deaths_of_animals_raise_concer.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk The Georgia Aquarium and other major aquariums throughout the country have experienced the loss of major attractions. In Atlanta, it was whale sharks Ralph and Norton and beluga whale Gasper. In Chicago it was a beluga whale that had recently... 176658@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-06-28T10:59:49-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/06/07/kids_in_summer_finding_good_oc.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk Do you have plans for your kids this summer? Is it hard to set up things for them to do? How much structure should children have in the summer, especially when parents are at work?... 171604@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-06-07T10:11:17-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/05/10/in_favor_of_path_trails_throug.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk Are PATH trails through neighborhoods good idea? Some people love the trails that provide access through neighborhoods for running, walking and biking. Others oppose trails running along their property, citing safety concerns and the loss of green space. Recent trails... 164591@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-05-10T09:44:35-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/05/03/does_election_timing_need_guid.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk School officials in DeKalb, Fulton and Henry counties are celebrating voters’ overwhelming approval last month of 1-cent-on-the-dollar sales tax extensions. What they are not doing is publicizing how few residents actually voted to use sales taxes to upgrade school systems... 162831@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-05-03T09:28:58-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/04/12/do_concrete_planters_curvy_roa.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk Several neighborhood thoroughfares in Atlanta have been redesigned to calm traffic. In some areas, sidewalks have been widened, roads have been narrowed and concrete planters have been installed. Circular “roundabouts” have been created at intersections. Residents have varied reactions. One... 157444@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ transportation 2007-04-12T09:58:59-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/03/08/favorite_local_restaurants.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk Got a favorite local restaurant? Is there a new eatery you’d recommend? If so, tell us why you like it.... 142278@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-03-08T10:21:34-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/03/01/county_budget_dispute_whats_th.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones on Wednesday kept alive a nasty power struggle with the County Commission by vetoing a series of budget amendments approved by the board a day earlier. TThe amendments would have cut $2.1 million from police... 140411@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-03-01T13:47:48-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/02/28/was_clarkston_misjudged.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk After the New York Times ran an article about a plucky group of refugee kids in Clarkston, residents felt their town was misrepresented. Read AJC story The soccer team — a mix of kids from war-ravaged countries including Somalia, Sudan,... 140047@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-02-28T12:31:48-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/02/22/about_carters_new_book.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk About two dozen Emory students protested the appearance of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday at the university. Carter was at Emory to speak about his new book, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” which has drawn fire from Jewish groups. What... 138339@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-02-22T12:39:40-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/02/14/happy_about_walmart_at_avondal.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk Avondale Mall is being torn down and will be replaced with a new 183,000-square-foot Wal-Mart SuperCenter. Will you be happy to see a big, new Wal-Mart nearby? Or do you dislike the plan? Why?... 135725@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-02-14T11:27:17-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/entries/2007/02/06/should_the_brown_family_be_com.html?cxntfid=blogs_dekalbtalk The children of the late DeKalb Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, made an impassioned plea to the state claims board on Monday be paid $3.6 million for the loss of their father. Brown was assassinated outside his home in December 2000 before... 133260@http://www.ajc.com/Metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/dekalbtalk/ 2007-02-06T14:53:03-05:00