This came to me from Senior Connections with a request to pass the information along to you, which I’m happy to do: Senior Connections, the senior center near the Chamblee MARTA Station, has announced the launch of its new Fixit Connection, a home repair and handyman service for senior homeowners that provides guaranteed professional services [...]
Thank you to everyone who answered the call in this message by taking the time to contact the county commissioners about the proposal to use our tax dollars as financial assistance to help an out-of-state developer to acquire and redevelop the Doraville GM site. County officials confirmed that the proposal would have required a flat-out [...]
Jaheem Herrera was a fifth grader at DeKalb County’s Dunaire Elementary School who committed suicide in 2009 after repeated incidents of school bullying. In the wake of this tragedy, I was approached by concerned DeKalb citizens, including some of my own constituents, to look into the adequacy of Georgia’s anti-bullying statute. I was dismayed at [...]
Click here for telephone numbers and e-mail addresses to contact the DeKalb County commissioners about the GM redevelopment plan. Please see below to read my recent article on the subject.
Drive north on Peachtree Road and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard through Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville and into Dunwoody and the view is startling. Shopping centers are empty like the ghost towns of the Wild West. Town Brookhaven is finally sprouting major anchor stores, but is having trouble filling its smaller retail store fronts. Chamblee Plaza? Nearly empty. [...]
Drive north on Peachtree Road and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard through Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville and into Dunwoody and the view is startling. Shopping centers are empty like the ghost towns of the Wild West. Town Brookhaven is finally sprouting major anchor stores, but is having trouble filling its smaller retail store fronts. Chamblee Plaza? Nearly empty. [...]
Early voting for the upcoming runoff election is today through Friday, August 6. You can cast your ballot from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on any of these days. The only early voting location for the runoff election is at the DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections headquarters located at 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA [...]
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