North Atlanta News

Young Chefs Academy is the home of THE BEST TASTING CAMP IN ATLANTA! We host camps every week through August 15, as well as birthday parties and field trips.

Jun. 17, 2013 - ATLANTA -- Atlanta, GA June 17, 2013- Hank Stewart Emmy Award Winning Poet and founder of The Stewart Foundation, will be celebrating the 12th anniversary for "White Linen Affair," along with his 50th Birthday.

Fernbank Science Center has added more daytime planetarium show times and some evening shows -- including on Saturdays -- which will use its newly-enhanced fulldome projector, the facility has announced.

Spruill Student and Faculty Juried Art Exhibit. A summer exhibition of student and instructor art.

A fast-moving storm downed at least one tree and knocked out power in parts of Virginia Highland on Thursday night.

The Medlock Area Neighborhood Association has backed a proposal for a City of Briarcliff and donated $1,000 to the organization that created it.

Forgive me, but I was born in '83 and raised in Maryland. So, prior to Tuesday, I'd never heard of Rumors, an apparent concert venue that used to exist at the intersection of Clairmont and North Decatur roads.

Beer growlers have been sprouting up all over metro Atlanta within the last two years.

Are homes on the market in Brookhaven causing bidding wars? It's possible, according to one local real estate expert.

The 3rd Annual Brookhaven Beer Fest is Saturday, and a festival organizer said Tuesday the event has already sold about 1,700 tickets.

The only public meeting in Georgia to receive in-person input on proposed high-speed rail linking Atlanta to Charlotte will be held today from 4-7 p.m. at the Suwanee City Council Chambers, 323 Buford Highway in Suwanee.

At the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant, a World War II-themed eatery at the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta, diners can view historic aircraft, and even sign up for biplane rides.

The Stonecrest City Alliance will have a community-wide meeting on June 10, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road, Lithonia.

DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis will recommend a site for a new county animal shelter to the board of commissioners next week.

Police are investigating a shooting in Sandy Springs on Wednesday. Sandy Springs police said that a person was shot in the chest just before 3 p.m. at the Azalea Park Apartments off Dunwoody Place on Cedar Run.

What: Public meeting on potential passenger rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C. When: 4-7 p.m. Tuesday Where: City Council chambers, Suwanee City Hall, 323 Buford Highway, Suwanee More info: View a "24/7 virtual meeting" at www.dot.ga.gov/AtlantaCharlotteHSR between Tuesday and July 4. Meetings will also be held in South Carolina and ... (more)

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER AT NORTHLAKE MALL : Wednesday. Northlake Mall invites you to grab your little ones and celebrate the last day of school! Enjoy a mini carnival with activities including a bouncy house, balloon artist and more! Georgia Rock Fest at Fernbank Science Center : Thursday.

Who's Hiring: K&M Auto Repair Location: Toco Hill Job: Automotive Technician, General Service Associate Requirements: Five years minimum experience in diagnostics, electrical and driveability troubleshooting for technician position.

A local congressman wants someone - or some people - fired at Atlanta VA Medical Center on Clairmont Road following a federal report that links mismanagement to several patient deaths.

The ginger-haired woman I swapped pleasantries with in the parking garage - she's working on the sequel to the "Anchorman" movie, which is being filmed in Atlanta.