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DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis indicted on 15 counts by grand jury

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DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis has been indicted by a DeKalb grand jury. County District Attorney Robert James was to announce the indictment Tuesday. Ellis was indicted on 15 counts: -4 counts of criminal attempt to commit theft by extortion -2 counts of conspiracy in restraint of free and open competition -2 counts of criminal attempt to commit false statements and writings -3 counts of theft by taking -1 count of conspiracy to defraud a political subdivision -3 counts of coerci...

DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis indicted on 15 counts by grand jury
DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis has been indicted by a DeKalb grand jury. County District Attorney Robert James was to announce the indictment Tuesday. Ellis was indicted on 15 counts: -4 counts o...

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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta ranked in top 10 nationally
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Hope on the Horizon

Jun 18, 2013

Special / Jim Fitts / The Alzheimer’s Society of Atlanta and the New York-based Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation recently co-hosted Hope on the Horizon, a symposium and luncheon at the Piedmont Driving Club in Midtown. The event raised funds for Emory University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, which is striving to cure the brain disorder. Pictured is Nina Cheney, center, who helped organize the event, introducing Nancy Lynn, left, of Atlanta, to Nancy Lynn, of New York’s Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.

Jewelry Classes at Spruill Center

Jun 10, 2013

Staff / Samantha M. Shal sshal@neighbornewspapers.com<br>
Lennye Starr-Bruce of Tucker fires a piece of jewelry during the Beyond the Basics jewelry class at Spruill Center for the Arts, where she has been taking classes for five years.

Summer Camp at MJCCA

Jun 10, 2013

Staff / Samantha M. Shal sshal@neighbornewspapers.com<br>
Rachel Branum, 5, daughter of Laurie and Lanny Branum of Dunwoody, swings on a tire swing during summer camp at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta.

Dukes Foundation hosts fundraiser

Jun 04, 2013

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The Dukes Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that offers an effective mentoring program through support obtained from professional, business and civic organizations, recently hosted a dinner at the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center at Children’s Health Care of Atlanta at Egleston in DeKalb County to honor young cancer patients, their families and the hospital staff. The event also honored the late Justin Bonner, a young cancer patient and a former fellow mentee. With the mentees, center, are, from left, foundation founder Horace Dukes, board member Evelyn Coats and Irvin Raglan, site manager for the Atlanta South mentee group. In other news, more than 30 mentees recently visited Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Buckhead. During the trip, which was facilitated by Coats, the mentees attended Sunday school.

Ashford Park Playgound

Jun 03, 2013

Staff / Samantha M. Shal<br>
Gabby Wojcik, 2, looks to her mom Jen Wojcik of Brookhaven for support while going down the slide at Ashford Park.

Chamblee High School Graduation

May 29, 2013

Staff / Samantha M. Shal sshal@neighbornewspapers.com<br>
DeKalb County interim superintendent Dr. Michael Thurmond gives opening remarks at Chamblee's graduation ceremony.

Food Truck Thursdays

May 29, 2013

Staff / Samantha M. Shal sshal@neighbornewspapers.com<br>
A large crowd attended the first Food Truck Thursday at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody to sample food from Marlay House, Hail Caesar, Ibiza Bites and more. Food Truck Thursdays is held from 6-9 p.m. throughout the summer.

Atlanta Dance Marathon

May 28, 2013

Brook Run Park

May 15, 2013

Staff / Samantha M. Shal sshal@neighbornewspapers.com<br>
Cayden Carey, 3, son of Jamie and Ayla Carey of Dunwoody, smiles while playing on the playground at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody.

Kittredge Park Ceremony

May 15, 2013

Staff / Samantha M. Shal sshal@neighbornewspapers.com<br>
From left, former DeKalb County Commissioner Judy Yates, District 6 Commissioner Kathie Gannon and Friends of Kittredge Park secretary Bill Lide toss dirt to begin the planting of a new tree at Kittredge Park. The tree-planting ceremony was held to signify the beginning of construction on the park by the county.

Ben Franklin Academy's donor celebration

May 14, 2013

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Ben Franklin Academy recently hosted a 25th anniversary donor dinner celebration at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead. The event included dinner, music and interesting talks. Music was provided by jazz pianist, Ian Klin, a student at Ben Franklin Academy, who was recently named a finalist for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program in jazz. Christina Hoff, founder of Fabrefaction Theatre, was one of the guest speakers as an alumna of the academy. Sheffield Hale, president and CEO of the Atlanta History Center, gave an informative talk on the current programs and future plans of the history center. From left, James Dalton Sr. and Michael York, president of the Ben Franklin board of trustees.

Buckhead resident honored by Emory

May 14, 2013

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Buckhead resident John W. Spiegel, a 1965 graduate of Emory University’s business school and retired vice chair and chief financial officer of SunTrust Banks, recently received the college’s 2013 J. Pollard Turman Alumni Service Award during a gala dinner at Emory’s Miller-Ward Alumni House. The honor comes with a $25,000 gift to the college’s Tull Charitable Foundation, and Spiegel, the award’s 23rd recipient, may designate which Emory program, school or division will receive the donation. Spiegel, second from right, is shown with, from left, foundation board chair Larry Prince, Emory Alumni Board president Isabel Garcia and Emory President James W. Wagner.

Dunwoody Green Market

May 08, 2013

Staff / Samantha M. Shal<br>
Barbara Flexner of Dunwoody chooses a package of freshly-picked organic strawberries from Watsonia Farms at Dunwoody Green Market, which is open Wednesdays through November from 8am-12pm in the Shops of Dunwoody parking lot.

Cherokee Garden Library event

May 07, 2013

Special / Jim Fitts<br>
The Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead recently hosted a lecture by internationally known garden designer Ryan Gainey, who enthralled a sold-out audience with pictures and stories of his collections and connections that have evolved into his Garden of Poetry and Prose in Decatur. His turn-of-the-last-century bungalow is the garden’s center with eight distinctive garden rooms. At the event, Gainey also signed copies of his new book, ‘The Gathered Garden,’ illustrated by local artist Sarah Towery. The event included a display of Towery’s original botanical watercolors of plants featured in the book. From left, Gainey event committee members with ‘Woody,’ Gainey’s antique car: Kathy Hendricks, Randy Jones, Louise Gunn, Libby Prickett, Teri Bond, Ione Lee, Gainey and Mary Wayne Dixon.

Fashion a Cure

Apr 30, 2013

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Tucker Farmers Market

Apr 29, 2013

Dunwoody Lemonade Days

Apr 22, 2013

Georgetown Park Groundbreaking

Apr 22, 2013

Staff / Samantha M. Shal<br>
Officials throw a shovelful of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for Georgetown Park on Dunwoody Park Drive April 17. From left, John Wieland, John Wieland Homes founder & chairman; Dunwoody council member Terry Nall; council member Adrian Bonser; council member Denny Shortal; Mayor Mike Davis; council member Lynn Deutsch; council member Douglas Thompson; and DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson.

Fashion show

Apr 17, 2013

Staff / Nathan Self<br>
Gathering in an intimate surrounding at the home of Lorraine Loftis, of Druid Hills, the fashion-conscious women of the Druid Hills Civitan Club were privy to a fashion show hosted by Chela, owner of Chela’s boutique in Buckhead. Pictured are the models of Chela’s boutique, from left, Diane Green, Luciana Huff, Maerene Fischer, Renee Millstone, Chela’s owner Chela, Maxine Parker and Elle Lowry.

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