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Former Superintendent Crawford Lewis (right) confers with his lawyer during the Aug. 14 arraignment of Lewis and three others on racketeering charges. 3
The action adventure film “The Losers,” which was released in May, will be screened at the Covington Library on Aug. 28. 8
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Board of Commissioners kill GM Plant redevelopment By Jennifer Ffrench Parker
The redevelopment of the General Motors Doraville will not happen with DeKalb County money. The DeKalb Board of Commissioners killed the $110 million project with a 5 - 2 vote on Aug. 24. DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis had pushed the proposal from the Orlando, Fla.-based developer New Broad Street on the grounds that it would generate 9,000 construction jobs and jump start the plant’s redevelopment.
The plan to build transit-oriented mixed-use retail, office and residential development at the site on 1-285, near I-85 in Doraville had called for New Broad Street and the county to buy the 165-acre GM property for $60 million. Ellis had proposed using $35 million in American Stimulus Funds, that must be spent by Sept. 30, and bonds to finance its portion of the project. Ellis said it would generate $637 million to the county. New Broad Street would have also put in $60 million for site demolition
and brownfield remediation at the site where GM manufactured cars until September 2008. On the eve of the vote, New Broad Street vice president Blake Peeper said it would be dead in the water without the county’s input. “We can’t do this without the partnership of DeKalb County,” Peeper said at an Aug. 23 press conference called by Ellis to lay out his case ahead of the commissioners vote on the project. Please see GM PLANT, page 6
DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, flanked by members of the DeKalb Development Authority and the Perimeter CID pleaded his case for the GM project at a press conference on Monday before the BOC vote.
Now, can South DeKalb and Stonecrest get an ear By Jennifer Ffrench Parker
When DeKalb County lost the Perimeter area and all its tax benefits to the city of Dunwoody, hope sprung that it would have no choice but to champion a new commercial power center in its unincorporated areas. The logical beneficiary would have to be the Stonecrest area, anchored by the 1.3 million-square-foot Mall at Stonecrest that opened on 1,100 acres in October 2001. After all, the live-work-play community is home to thousands of acres of undeveloped land, prime for quick development with roads, water and other infrastructure, already in place. But when the first opportunity to invest $36 million in federal stimulus dollars came, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis looked north to the city of Doraville and the abandoned GM plant. Now that Board of Commissioners soundly defeated that proposal, will the southern part of the county – and the Stonecrest area – specifically, get a fair shake? Commissioners Lee May and Connie Stokes, who both represent the area, said this week that South DeKalb and Stonecrest have not fallen off the county’s radar. “Far from it,” Lee said. “We may have gotten a little side track, but we have not forgotten South DeKalb County.” Stokes, who was one of only two commissioners supporting the GM project, said the county sees Stonecrest as its heir apparent after the loss of the Perimeter Center. “The county sees the Stonecrest area as an opportunity for Class A office space, and for a convention center,” she said. “We talk about it all the time.” But you wouldn’t know it from unkempt ramps and overgrown Turner Hill Road median that leads to the shopping mecca. On Thursday morning, the grass in the center median on Turner Hill Road was three feet tall and the sides of the road lush with weed. Once you get on the mall’s property, the grass is neatly trimmed and crape myrtles are abloom.
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On Thursday, the center median on TUrner Hill Road leading to the Mall’s main entrance was overgrown with weeds and littered with trash.
When it is as unkempt as it was Thursday, getting there takes some gumption, even from those familiar with the area, much less the interstate traveler who might venture off 1-20 for a shopping stop. Mall marketing manager Donald Bieler said -maintaining the Turner Hill Road median are the county’s responsibility. “We always have to remind them to cut the grass,” he said Thursday. “It should be on a schedule, but it is not.” Bieler said that when prospective tenants or developers come to the mall, they look its environs, not just the mall’s property, which is well maintained. “It’s the whole Stonecrest area,” he said. “The whole region needs to be maintained and look pristine. We seek the support of the county to do that.” Ellis did not return calls by press time. May, whose vote helped defeated the GM project, said he was unaware that the median was unkempt.
Both he and Stokes cite county’s budgetary issues and credit “a slow down in service delivery” for the overgrown grass. But if a commercial center is a job- and revenue- generator for the county, can we afford not to care for it? The mall’s market area includes more than 970,000 people and Bieler said that more than 5,000 people now work in the Stonecrest area, which generates millions of dollars in property and sales taxes for the county. One just have to contrast the appearance of the Stonecrest area to Ashford Dunwoody Road that leads to Perimeter Center or to Lenox Road that leads to Lenox Mall or Phipps Plaza. The four malls all shared some of the same anchors and stores, but while a premium is placed on appearance in Dunwoody and Buckhead , it is not on Turner Hill Road, or for that matter, anywhere in South DeKalb county.
Just take a really good look at Glenwood Road, Candler Road, Wesley Chapel Road and Panola Road the next time you get off the ramps from I-20. May said the Perimeter shopping district is more attractive because it has a CID [Community Improvement District] in which landowners tax themselves to take care of landscaping, public safety and other issues. “When you see police out there directing traffic, those are off-duty police officers paid by the Perimeter CID,” he said. “Stonecrest doesn’t have a CID.”
Area has lots going for it May says the stimulus money needs to be spent where it can spur development – not merely speed it up. “We can generate more jobs at Stonecrest,” he said. “I told New Board Street [the Florida developers that pitched the GM deal] they Please see STONECREST, page 6
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“He’s a good coach coming from a good program, and he has helped a lot of kids get into college.”
Former Panther now leading the Miller Grove Wolverines By Carla Parker
When the Miller Grove High School Wolverines took on Lakeside High Friday night in its season opener, a new head coach – Damien Wimes – was at the helm. Wimes, who is entering his 15th year in coaching, takes over from Jasper Jewell, who resigned in July to take an athletic coordinator position with Atlanta Public Schools. A former assistant co a ch at S outhwest DeKalb High, Wimes is no stranger to DeKalb Schools sports. He is excited about this new opportunity and looking forward to improving a team that Damien Wimes finished 6-4 last season and is still looking for its first playoff appearance. “I want them to do better this season and have a shot at the playoffs and go deep into the playoffs,” Wimes said. During his first practice with the team on Wednesday, Wimes observed the players while the assistant coaches ran practice. “I’m still getting to know the players,” he said. The players are getting to know their new coach as well. Brandon Jackson-Bell, a senior corner back and running back, said he has heard a lot of good things about Wimes since he was hired. “He’s a good coach coming from a good program, and he has helped a lot of kids get into college,” Jackson-Bell said. “We’re excited about the season and excited about the new direction.” Assistant coach Calleb Obumba, who
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New head coach Damien Wimes says he will focus on special teams. The Wolverines face his old school, Southwest DeKalb, on Oct. 30.
knew Wimes before he got to Miller Grove, said he will be good for the kids. “He is a good coach with a lot of experience and we’re excited to have him here,” he said. Wimes said he won’t make any changes to the team’s game plan, but he will focus a lot on special teams and be the extra pair of eyes on defense and offense.
“I have to trust the assistant coaches to do their jobs,” he said. With a young offense, Wimes said he expects the defense and special teams to carry the team in the beginning of the season. “We have good receivers and good running backs, so I expect the offense to click and we’ll get them going in the second half of the season,” he said.
The Wolverines will face Southwest DeKalb on Oct. 30. Wimes not only spent 11 years as assistant coach at SWD, he is also a former player and a 1991 graduate. But he is not intimidated by those facts. “All I’ll say about the Southwest game is that I’m just hoping to play a good game,” he said.
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U.S. Census offers gratitude Ruby Clemmons of Decatur (above, left, with Lillian MIller of LT Travel Connection and Expo emcee Pamela Holmes) won a four-day, three-night stay at Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa in St. Lucia, and Tiffany Washington of Conyers (right photo, on left) won a $250 Mall at Stonecrest Gift Card at the CrossRoadsNews Family & Back-to-School Expo at the Mall at Stonecrest on Aug. 14.
A host of community groups and media representatives who worked with the US Census Office to secure a complete count of the Caribbean community in Atlanta were recognized with plaques at an Aug. 25 Awards Presentation Reception hosted by the the Atlanta Caribbean Consular Corps.
AID Africa recognizes community champions doing good works
Clockwise from left, the Rev. Connie Anam, founder of AID Africa, awardees, Miss Black America Shayna Rudd performing, and Pastor Benjamin Afobunor getting his award at the Aug. 21, 2010 Royal Heritage Ball. The nonprofit recognized 12 champions for their work with children.
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“All we want is a fair and impartial jury that doesn’t have that connection to the school system.”
School racketeering case staying in DeKalb By Carla Parker
The defendants in the DeKalb School System’s racketeering case will face a jury of their peers in DeKalb County. DeKalb Superior Court Judge Cynthia J. Becker ruled Aug. 25 that the case will be tried in the county and not relocated elsewhere. Patricia Reid, the school district’s former chief operatCarla Parker / CrossRoadsNews ing officer, had asked for the Former School Superintendent Crawford Lewis (second from left) talks with his lawyer, trial to be relocated. while Cointa Moody and Patricia Reid look on during their Aug. 14 arraignment. Reid, former DeKalb schools Superintendent Crawford Lewis, Reid’s former statutes that are broken or unlawful,” she said. “For each husband, Anthony “Tony” Pope, and her secretary, thing that happens, as we go through every predicate act Cointa Moody are facing charges of racketeering, in this particular indictment, it’s always coming back to bribery, theft, and falsifying public documents arising board policies.” Special Assistant District Attorney John Floyd said from their management of the district’s multi-million that Reid is reading the indictment with one hand over construction program. At their Aug. 14 arraignment, the four pleaded not her eye. “As to the Columbia High School project alone, the guilty to charges that they ran a criminal enterprise that sent millions of dollars to Pope and vendors in exchange indictment alleges four specific acts of theft, 32 acts of for cash, sports tickets or other perks totaling more than involving theft and it alleges another approximately 13 false statement relating to the Columbia projects and $33,332.25. The four were indicted by a DeKalb grand jury on other,” Floyd said. “Any two of those are sufficient to every RICO charges under this indictment.” May 26. Brown challenged the theft and bribery charges, The indictment alleges Reid manipulated four school projects to benefit Pope, that Lewis signed off the arguing that the district attorney did not contend what changes, and that they benefited from gifts of sporting Lewis obtained under the theft charge. Brown also said that Lewis never ask for the tickets and theater tickets. During the arraignment hearing, Reid’s attorney, B.J. to the Masters, the Fox Theater, or Hawks and Falcons Bernstein, and Mike Brown, Lewis’ attorney, argued that games. “Do you have to ask to be bribed?” Judge Becker said some of the charges should be dismissed. in response to Brown’s claim. Bernstein said Reid did not commit a crime. Bernstein also asked for the trial to be moved from She argued against all four RICO charges and the theft charge, and said Reid may have violated a few DeKalb, arguing that potential jurors may have ties to school board policies, but did not break any state or the school system. “All we want is a fair and impartial jury that doesn’t federal laws. “Some of the actions that are an issue here aren’t even have that connection of the school system,” she said.
Stokes to lead code enforcement task force DeKalb Commissioner Connie Stokes is the new chairperson of the county’s Code Enforcement Task Force. The task force, which includes community leaders, county officials, and other key individuals, will identify and assist in the implementation of solution-driven recommendations to address code enforcement issues affecting communities throughout DeKalb. DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis picked her to lead the task force. Connie Stokes Stokes, who represents Super District 7, said that in a series of budget hearings held earlier this year across the county, code enforcement was the number one concern of residents. “We are experiencing an overall decline of neighborhoods and the recommendations from the task force will be instrumental in preserving quality of life,” she said. The task force will hold a series of meeting through September and October. For more information, visit www.conniestokes.org or call 404-371-3053.
Joe Martin to address Rockdale Democrats Joe Martin, Democratic candidate for state school superintendent, will be the guest speaker at the Rockdale County Democratic Party’s Aug. 28 meeting in Conyers. Martin will discuss his educational agenda, and provide a question and answer session at the 8:45 a.m. meeting. The meeting will provide voters an opportunity to become informed, express concerns and offer solutions to Georgia’s educational Joe Martin issues. The J.P. Carr Center is at 981 Taylor St. in Conyers. For more information, email rcdpmedia@gmail.com.
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“The South River I am sure flooded my property for years, possibly contaminating my well.”
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DeKalb County residents have been hoping that the Vernon Jones years of abuses in county government procurement, executive arrogance, insider double dealing, and government by night light were diminishing objects in our collective rear view mirrors, but hold up. We are not out of the woods. A disturbing story appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Aug. 5 titled “DeKalb CEO’s campaign manager recommended contract termination.” The article said that under the recommendation of attorney Kevin Ross, CEO Burrell Ellis’ campaign manager and transition mogul, the CEO “reviewed” and decided to terminate the contract of Judicial Corrections Services, a contractor responsible for, among others things, sentencing enforcement, collecting probation fees, liaisons with courts and jurists, and keeping tabs on DeKalb County offenders. This would seem benign, but it
JCS had closed over 15,000 cases, communicated well with the judicial system, and had increased county probation collection by $500,000. They were doing a great job, while logging no complaints. Elrado Ramsay
becomes quite polluted. Ross, it turns out, is a consultant to Sentinel Correction Services, a major competitor for the county’s probation administration business. So Ross – by his own admission, “a friend and adviser of the CEO” – essentially needled the CEO to “review” a contract for which Sentinel, a Ross client, is waiting in the corridors of justice to enjoy the “benefits” of a JCS termination. This conflict of loyalty gets worse and is like more déjà vu again. The CEO, a University of Texas Law School and Wharton economics graduate, did not know that
Georgia law says that only a judge can terminate a probation-related contract. Clearly, in their zeal to terminate JCS, neither of these two lawyers had done enough homework to even notify the judicial infrastructure of a basic intent to dismiss JCS, something that would have triggered the understanding that their firing plan was illegal. The profound sadness of this story is that the victims of this little game are the citizens of DeKalb County because, according to the AJC/WSB-TV investigative report, Recorders Court Judge Nelly With-
ers had glowing accolades for JCS. JCS had closed over 15,000 cases, communicated well with the judicial system, and had increased county probation collection by $500,000. They were doing a great job, while logging no complaints. On the other hand, Sentinel – which, common sense suggests, Mr. Ross was trying to install to benefit his consultancy, professional status and his pockets – was an incompetent riot. The 6,000 tainted warrants that JCS could not close and recommended dismissed – also the basis of Ellis’ decision to terminate – were products of Sentinel’s incompetence. Ellis, who was using the polluted warrants as justification to fire JCS, says he did not know who was responsible for them. The termination is under “review,” but it is clear that DeKalb politicians and friends continue to hose their citizens. Elrado Ramsay lives in Decatur.
Gas station glut, South River on minds of our readers Editor’s Note: Here are comments on recent jacksonhole wrote on Tuesday, Aug. stories posted on our Web site, www.CrossRoads 24 at 12:21 p.m.: News.com. Does anyone know what to look for when testing a well that is contaminated? The South Iva Ben Hadd wrote on Thursday, Aug. River I am sure flooded my property for years 26 at 01:28 a.m.: possibly contaminating my well. Any info is DeKalb Commissioners love gas stations. appreciated. Send emails to incrediblehair4u@ Large areas of South DeKalb are just amuck yahoo.com. with high numbers of Gas Stations in such small areas. Bouldercrest Road and I-285, Flat Shoals NewtonCounty81/20 wrote on Road and I-285 just to name a few. Compare to Monday, Aug. 23 at 05:48 p.m.: Dunwoody and Brookhaven ? I am glad I found this article. I just want to know if anyone can relate to the problems that Iva Ben Hadd wrote on Thursday, Aug. my family has experienced. 26 at 01:18 a.m.: My family lived close to the South River. Can’t wait on Mandate 5, A Full Forensic Their water supply came from that river. In just Audit. Should we alert Intake at the Jail ? I’m a few short years that they lived there, my uncle sure that SACS will be most excited by the had kidney cancer and fought that battle for 2 recent Book Sales by School Employees to the years. They had 2 dogs. One died from kidney Schools and Students. Jerry Wyatt, I am right disease and was covered in tumors. The other there with you in concern over this matter. As I dog had tumors all over his body as well. My look at the matter Clayton County looks like a aunt is in complete kidney failure and she is on well oiled machine compared to DeKalb County dialysis. She needs a kidney transplant. ~ That can’t be good ! They shut their well down from fear that
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Anon2 wrote on Sunday, Aug. 15 at 05:37 a.m.: Retractable, I love your thinking. I really hope they fix the South River up because let’s be honest here, nothing but great family memories were made there and it helped with the heat. I really miss it. Retractable wrote on Monday, Aug. 9 at 10:16 p.m.: Please, and thank you is what I grew up on. Why in the Name of Good Nature this is just been told. You people talk about family frolicking in the water. What law was broken for wanting to cool off? Fix the problem and let them continue to enjoy God’s green earth.
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Tucker man charged with rape, sodomy
When the Miller Grove High School Wolverines took on Lakeside High Friday night in its season opener, a new head coach – Damien Wimes – was at the helm.
John Lam of Tucker was arrested by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office on charges of child molestation, aggravated sodomy and rape.
The action adventure film “The Losers,” starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana, will be screened Aug. 28 at the Covington Library in Decatur.
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DeKalb Commissioner Connie Stokes is the new chairperson of the county’s Code Enforcement Task Force.
Pizza lovers will have another location to order daVido’s $3.75 pizza with the Aug. 28 and 29 grand opening of its newest store, at 4834 Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur.
Live reggae music and Caribbean food will be in plentiful supply on Sept. 5 for the fifth annual Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival and Family Fun Day at Panthersville Stadium.
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Grady Dialysis Clinic patients and their advocates can attend a prayer service on at Oakhurst Presbyterian as patients seeking “a home of care” face a Sept. 1 deadline.
The cash-strapped DeKalb School System will be getting an infusion of cash from the $400 million “Race to the Top” grant awarded to Georgia this week.
Speakers target foreclosures, jobs at FOCUSS forum 5 Public safety, jobs, home foreclosures, and cleaning up and beautifying the county are some of the main issues DeKalb residents want the county government to FOCUSS on to help rejuvenate the county. Circulation Audited By
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DeKalb Medical Center................................... 7 DeKalb Technical College...............................9 DoMaro Uniform Services.............................. 11 First Saint Paul AME Church.......................... 11 First Wesleyan Daycare Center....................... 11 Gibbs Garage................................................. 11 Kool Smiles P.C...............................................9
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The plan’s four focus areas are economic development, infrastructure, public safety and services.
Speakers target jobs, foreclosures at FOCUSS forum By Carla Parker
Public safety, jobs, home foreclosures, and cleaning up and beautifying the county are some of the main issues DeKalb residents want the county government to FOCUSS on to help rejuvenate the county. At an Aug. 18 community forum at the Porter Sanford Center, about 80 residents gave DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis and other county officials a laundry list of things they want to see happen in the county. The meeting is one of several that DeKalb is hosting around the county to discuss its new strategic planning process – FOCUSS – fiscal accountability, opportunity, community, unity, and safety and sustainability – DeKalb. The plan’s goal is to provide service to residents and businesses while maintaining a balanced budget and efficient government. Its four focus areas are economic development, infrastructure, public safety and services. In the past two years, the county lost $100 million in revenue because of a decline in real property values. Ellis told the meeting that it is important to think of ideas to generate revenue. “As you come up with ideas about what you would like to see us do, also give some thoughts to how we either pay for it, how we raise revenue, how we cut cost, or what we might give up in order to do the things that are most important,” he said. Forum speakers included individuals and representatives from the Lou Walker Senior Center and Partnership for Community Action, among others. They urged the county to think big and market the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center and other centers and facilities.
About 80 residents attended a forum at the Porter Sanford Center to give DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis and other county officials a laundry list of items they want to see happen in the county.
Imogene Archer of Clarkston said the county can generate revenue by marketing the Lou Walker Center where she is a member. “Advertise the center and rent it out on weekends,” she said. “We have great facilities for family reunions. Make the money come back to the center.” Participants agreed that creating jobs and reducing home foreclosure should be among the county’s top priorities. “We need to do what we can to keep people in their homes, and creating jobs so they can sustain themselves,” said Aurelia Chatman, a housing program manager for Partnership for Community Action in Clarkston. Patricia Allen of Stone Mountain said increasing solar energy will help create jobs for the county. “We can put people in school to train them on solar energy and then put them
Tucker man charged with rape, sodomy
Comedian arrested on support charge
John Lam of Tucker was arrested by the DeKalb County Sheriff ’s Office on Aug. 10 on charges of child molestation, aggravated sodomy and rape. Lam, 39, is charged with one count of child molestation, two counts of aggravated sodomy and one count of rape for allegedly forcing a girl, beginning at age 4, to perform sexual acts. John Lam According to the DeKalb County Magistrate warrants, the acts were committed between January 2001 and January 2007. The girl’s name is being withheld because she is a minor and a sexual assault victim. Lam was to appear at a hearing on the charges.
Comedian Tyler Craig was arrested and jailed on a child support warrant Aug. 25. The DeKalb County Sheriff ’s Office Fugitive Squad arrested Craig, 44, at the Tapas Lounge at 255 Peters St. in Atlanta. Authorities said Craig, who has performed on BET’s “Comic View,” owes $13,032 in child support and was arrested on charges of failing to comply with a court order. Teeger Entertainment’s Web site said Craig made his first public appearance in 1992 at the Bronner Bros. International Hair and Fashion Show. Since then, he has appeared on every comedy stage in Georgia.
Fugitive rapist captured in Buffalo Convicted child rapist Vincent Cordero Barber of Stone Mountain has been captured by U.S. marshals in Buffalo, N.Y. Barber, 40, who was convicted by a DeKalb County jury of rape and child molestation last month, was out on bond during his trial. He did not return after the first day of trial, and Superior Court Judge Linda WarVincent Barber ren Hunter issued a warrant for Barber’s arrest for failure to appear. Barber was found guilty and sentenced in absentia on July 19 to life in prison without parole plus 20 years for statutory rape and 20 years for child molestation. He was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl who baby-sat for his children. At press time, Barber was awaiting extradition at the Erie County Jail in Buffalo.
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Suspect sought in bank robbery DeKalb Police detectives are hunting a slender young man who robbed a Wachovia/Wells Fargo Bank on Redan Road in Stone Mountain on Aug. 17. The suspect, who appears to be in his early 20s, is about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and was wearing a light-colored button-down shirt and a black baseball cap. He has low-cut facial hair. Detectives said the man, who was caught on the bank’s video, fled on foot with an undetermined amount of money. Anyone with information on the identity or whereabouts of the suspect should call the DeKalb Police’s Major Felony Unit at 770-724-7850.
to work fixing houses around solar energy,” Allen said. “It will put people to work and make us go green.” Rochelle Callender of Decatur said having more services and recreation facilities like the Browns Mill Water Park for youth will bring in more revenue to the county. “Our kids are going outside of the county and spending their money in other areas and counties,” Callender said. “We need services for youth of all ages, whether it’s miniature golf or go-carts – we need something.” The county also hosted an Aug. 23 forum at Emory University School of Law. The next forum will be Sept. 1 at DeKalb Technical College, 495 N. Indian Creek Drive in Clarkston. Residents can send in their ideas to strategic plan@dekalbcountyga.gov. Residents also can complete the county’s strategic plan community survey through Oct. 2 at http:// www.dekalbcountyga.gov/strategicplan.
Atlanta rolling out parking zone enforcement Motorists will have to contend with new parking zones in the city of Atlanta starting in September. PARKatlanta, a collaborative initiative led by the Department of Public Works, has established new parking enforcement zones to modernize parking operations and improve service for motorists. New single-space and multi-space solar-powered meters and enhanced signage and payment options will be available. New signs will be installed as the zone enforcement is rolled out. On-street parking will be enforced 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday, until the new ones are put in. The department is applying new parking meter enforcement in business, government, school, entertainment and mixed-use zones. n Business and government zones will be enforced Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Parking limit is two hours. n Mixed-use zones, which include residential and commercial properties that do not have on-site parking, will be enforced Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Parking limit is three hours. n Schools or university zones will be enforced Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Parking limit is three hours. n Entertainment, restaurant, and hospital zone enforcement days are Monday through Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Parking limit is four hours. No metered on-street parking enforcement will occur on Sundays. For more information, visit www.PARKatlanta.org.
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“Our success is possible because we have always stressed excellent service, great food and affordable prices for families.” David Holt, shown with son Anthony, opened the first daVido’s $3.75 Pizza in 1994.
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could invest a fraction of what they were going to at the GM site and realize more benefits quicker at Stonecrest.” Stokes, who said that Stonecrest did come up in discussions for the stimulus funds but that the money has restrictions placed on it that excludes the area. The commission at the end of the South DeKalb county is definitely a candidate for “spurred” development and has the potential to generate the 9,000 jobs extolled so pasPizza lovers will have another location to order daVido’s $3.75 sionately by Ellis, Stokes, and pizza with the Aug. 28 and 29 grand opening of its newest store, Commissioner Kathie Gannon, at 4834 Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur. whose District 6 includes por- Commissioner Lee May is working on a proposal for a convention center that could Customers who take part in the festivities will have a shot at go on vacant land between the hotels at Stonecrest and Mall Parkway. tions of area. winning a flat-screen television. The first 100 customers to visit What does the South have going for it besides lots of body agrees the concept will work. on Aug. 28 will receive a free 10-inch cheese pizza. He is looking to have his proposal ready for Dec. 31, ready-to-develop land? DaVido’s, which serves hot wings, Philly cheesesteak sandwichthe final deadline for access stimulus funds. n It’s served by two interstates – I-20 and I-285. es, salads and soft drinks in addition to pizza, also is celebrating He has discussed it wit h the mall’s owners, Cadillac n Location – Stonecrest is regional, attracting shoppers the reopening of its Snellville location at 4017 Annistown Road from Rockdale, Newton, Gwinnett and Henry coun- Fairview and said they are excited about it. this month. Bieler said a convention center is a viable option for ties. The new Flat Shoals eatery will be operated by managing partStonecrest. n Transit is coming – Many people are pushing to get ners Tonia Fleming and Tiffany Godbolt, both former employees. “It would bring more visitors MARTA rail out to Stonecrest within our lifetime. The Snellville site will be operated by Carlos and Lana Frye, also and more opportunities for high n The Stonecrest trade area includes more than 970,000 former employees. rise hotels for visitors,” he said. people. Over the next few months, the locations will create 15 to 20 May points to the expansion n Land there is competitively priced. jobs. of the Stonecrest Overlay District May is working on a proposal for a convention cenDavid Holt developed the restaurant concept in 1994 and and said he and District 3 Commister that could go on acres of vacant land at Stonecrest opened the first daVido’s $3.75 Pizza on Covington Highway in sioner Larry Johnson are pushing between the hotels and Mall Parkway. Lithonia. for the development of a Stonecrest He says he is after the SMERF market – Social, After 16 years, two best-pizza awards, and thousands of free CID. Military, Education, Religion and Faternal – and is not Donald Bieler pizzas to A and B honor roll students, Holt has seen daVido’s He also see transit in the area’s looking to compete with the Georgia World Congress grow from a popular neighborhood restaurant to a well-known future. Center. community business that exceeded its highest sales records during MARTA rail will get to Stonecrest,” he said. “It’s a top “We are looking at a 100,000- to 150,000-square-foot the country’s economic crisis last year. center with exhibition hall, meeting conference rooms priority for us, for Congressman Hank Johnson and for “Our success is possible because we have always focused on Dr. Beverly Hall, [MARTA’s CEO]. We have been talking and a banquet hall seating 1,500 to 2,500.” excellent service, great food and affordable prices for families,” South DeKalb has plenty of weddings, family re- to US House Transportation Committee chairman James Holt said. “We also work closely with local schools, churches and unions, graduations, church events and fraternity events Oberstar for years and when he was here last week. He youth sports leagues. One of our most popular programs provides that have to travel away because there is no place large gets it.” a free pizza to students who have earned all A’s and B’s on their May admitted Thursday that when they bring equity enough to accommodate them. report cards.” partners and real estate developers to the Stonecrest area, Plus with a large enough center, the area can also For more information, visit www.davidos375pizza.com. attract some business from it has to show well. “Tall grass speaks volume about what’s going on,” he neighboring counties. ATTENTION South DeKalb Residents: This May Shock You! May’s proposal has not yet said. “If we are going to do this, we need to put our best been presented to Board of foot forward and make sure it shows well. When people Commissioners but that every- come it needs to look like our gem.”
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But it wasn’t enough, Commissioners Jeff Rader, Elaine Boyer, Lee May, Larry Johnson and Sharon Barnes Sutton voted against the project. Only Districts 7 and 6 Commissioners Connie Stokes and Kathie Gannon supported it. Rader said it was an agonizing decision. He said that GM priced the land too high in this economy to support a robust re-development of the site. “This is a unique location but unless we are able to make this a deal a relocator cannot refuse, the probability remains speculative,” he said. Rader said the price was negotiated before the real estate fallout. “Perhaps if it is renegotiated in the near future, the price will be lower.,” he said. “GM as a majority-owned subsidiary of the US government, ought to take the public interest into consideration in the disposal of this property. They ought to price in the bailout they have been given into this and they ought to be helping DeKalb to re-redevelop the site.” May who represents District 5 said he had to oppose the project because of a number of challenges that could not be over come, including not using all of the $35 million in stimulus funds for a single project of this nature. He said the GM property is one of the most attractive in the southeast.
“If it is that attractive, there will be a developer who will develop this property,” he said. “We need to use this money to spur development where it would not happen without. When you talk about spurring economic development I would love to see this money used for a project that would literally have tremendous problems, in terms of development, with occurring had we not provided an incentive such as this.” May said that when he looks at his district which, has 60 percent of the county’s remaining undeveloped land, its the only place that is experiencing brand new development – not re-development. “Around the Stonecrest Mall area, you hear people say we would do a project but the numbers don’t work. What they are saying its that they are not willing to put the amount of capital forward to make sure that a project that would be successful, if it was developed, to make it happen. That is spurring development.” Stokes and Gannon said that the project was in the best interest of the county. “I think it would have a major impact on the entire county,” Stokes said. “It’s great for economic development.” She said the jobs would have been immediate. “I just think this is such a tremendous opportunity to get some people back to work,” she said. “At the end of the day, this is an opportunity to create jobs in DeKalb County.”
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“Don’t wait until a hurricane warning is issued in your area. Act now to prepare your property.”
Displaced Grady dialysis patients to pray for lasting resolution Grady Dialysis Clinic patients and their advocates can attend a prayer service on Aug. 29 at Oakhurst Presbyterian as patients seeking “a home of care” face a Sept. 1 deadline. The 10 a.m. service will be followed by a meeting of patients and ARxC staff at 11 a.m. in the Decatur church’s Fellowship Hall. Clinic patients, including 33 members of Advocates for Responsible Care, are still awaiting a resolution to their dialysis crisis after a year of negotiations. Financially strapped Grady Memorial Hospital, the region’s safety-net hospital that is supported
by tax dollars from Fulton and DeKalb counties, closed its outpatient clinic last fall and contracted with Fresenius Dialysis to provide free care. That contract ends Aug. 31. ARxC says 40 patients are in need of life-sustaining, ongoing treatment. On Aug. 24, DeKalb District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson met with ARxC, Grady Hospital, Emory Health Care, DaVita Dialysis, the DeKalb County Board of Health, Fulton County Commissioner Emma Darnell’s office, Oakhurst Medical Centers,
and other health care and community organizations in a final attempt to establish a home of care for the Grady Dialysis Clinic patients. Fresenius Dialysis did not attend. Johnson said he was disappointed by Frese- Larry Johnson nius’ absence and the lack of a tangible transfer of care for the Grady Dialysis patients. He was told that Grady Hospital is in contract
discussions with Fresenius. Grady also said that Fresenius physicians are responsible for the care of Grady Dialysis patients. Oakhurst Presbyterian Church is at 118 Second Ave. in Decatur. The Advocates for Responsible Care was organized in August 2009 to help Grady Dialysis Clinic patients receive treatment when they faced the specter of the outpatient clinic closing. ARxC works to reduce health care delivery disparity. For more information, visit www.advocatesforresponsiblecare.org or www.thepetition.com/1/dialysis-crisis.
Preparation can minimize devastation from hurricanes Late summer to early fall is prime time for hurricanes, and the Institute for Business & Home Safety urges residents to be prepared. Aug. 24 marked the 18th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew’s massive path of destruction in Florida. Julie Rochman, president and CEO of the institute, remembers the Julie Rochman damage and raises the specter of Hurricane Danielle churning in the Atlantic. “It was 18 years ago today that Hurricane Andrew devastated southeastern Florida, taking many lives and causing nearly $24 billion [2009 dollars] in damage,” Rochman said Tuesday. “That was the first storm of
the 1992 hurricane season, which should be a wake-up call for all of us that it only takes one storm to ravage our communities.” She said that even if Hurricane Danielle does not make landfall in the U.S., it serves as an excellent reminder that residents along the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard should take precautions now, before a hurricane arrives, to help reduce the amount of cleanup and repairs necessary after a storm passes. Rochman added that the majority of the most dangerous and damaging hurricanes occur between August and October. “Don’t wait until a hurricane warning is issued in your area. Act now to prepare your property so that your family, home and possessions are better protected when a storm hits.” The institute recommends: Protect windows and doors. Keeping
Mosquitos still a real threat Mosquitoes still pose a threat as summer draws to a close, the Georgia Department of Community Health says. It encourages the use of insect repellent while enjoying the great outdoors to minimize exposure to mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus. Rosmarie Kelly, a medical entomologist with the department’s VectorBorne and Zoonotic Diseases Team, says mosquitoes that transmit the virus are more likely to bite from dusk to dawn. “Insect repellent helps reduce By removing areas of standing your exposure to mosquito bites water you will eliminate breeding that may carry West Nile virus or grounds and reduce the number other diseases and allows you to of mosquitoes. The department continue to play, work and enjoy recommends: the outdoors with a lower risk of n Dispose of old tires. Regularly disease,” she said. empty any metal cans, ceramic “Mosquitoes that carry the West flowerpots, bottles, jars, buckets, Nile virus are more likely to bite and other water-holding containers during the evening, night and early on your property. morning.” n Turn over plastic wading pools, Symptoms of West Nile virus outdoor toys and wheelbarrows include headache, fever, neck dis- when not in use. comfort, muscle and joint aches, n Keep swimming pools clean swollen lymph nodes and a rash. and properly chlorinated. Remove People with weakened immune standing water from pool covers. systems or other underlying health n Repair leaky pipes and outside conditions are at greater risk for faucets. complications from the disease. In n Keep gutters cleared and sloped rare cases, West Nile virus can cause to the downspout. encephalitis (inflammation of the n Drill holes in the bottom of brain) or meningitis (inflamma- recycling containers that are left tion of the spinal cord and lining outdoors. of the brain). n Make sure windows and screens To protect you and your fam- are in good condition. Repair any ily, the Department of Commu- holes in screens. nity Health recommends you wear n Purchase and use mosquito long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and dunks or mosquito torpedoes (larsocks when outdoors, especially at vicides used to kill mosquito larvae) dawn and dusk, and consider using to control mosquitoes in areas with insect repellent containing DEET. standing water and in containers Be sure to follow the instructions that cannot be dumped. on the label. For more information, visit Mosquitoes need water to breed. www.health.state.ga.us.
wind and water out is critical to home survival, and shutters are the most effective way to protect windows and doors from windblown debris. Shutters keep wind-driven rain from soaking the home’s interior and reduce the chance wind pressure will build up inside. Plywood should be used only as a last-minute alternative and it must be properly fastened. Prepare your yard. Remove all outdoor furniture, lawn items, planters and other materials that could be picked up by high winds. Trim trees and shrubbery and remove weak branches on plants and trees. Use a high-quality silicone caulk to seal around outside wall openings such as vents, outdoor electrical outlets, garden hose bibs and locations where cables or pipes go
through the wall to prevent water penetration. “Any time a hurricane is on its way, people in the potential path of that strong combination of wind and water should prepare themselves and their possessions to survive with minimal injury,” Rochman said. The Institute for Business & Home Safety is an independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization supported by the property insurance industry. The organization works to reduce the social and economic effects of natural disasters and other risks to residential and commercial property by conducting research and advocating improved construction, maintenance and preparation practices. For more information, visit www. disastersafety.org.
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‘The Losers’ to be screened at library The action adventure film “The Losers,” starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana, will be screened Aug. 28 at the Covington Library in Decatur. The 2 p.m. screening of the one-hour, 38-minute movie, which was released in April, is part of the DeKalb Library’s New Movie Series featuring recently released blockbuster movies. The movie follows members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit that is sent into the Bolivian Members of an elite Special Forces team who are presumed dead go undercover to track a jungle on a search-and- powerful enemy in “The Losers” being screened at the Covington Library on Aug. 28. destroy mission. The team – Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar while tracking the heavily guarded Max, a ruthless man – finds itself the target of a lethal betrayal instigated bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. war. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score The movie was filmed in Puerto Rico. Its U.S. box when they’re joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful office take is already more than $23.5 million. operative with her own agenda. The library is at 3500 Covington Highway. For more Working together, they must remain deep undercover information, call 404-508-7180. © 2009 Feld Entertainment
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Group to discuss novel about life, love Tracey Nicole Prather’s novel “Who Said when to hold on. As they confront issues of Peaches Were Perfect?” will be discussed emotional and mental abuse, readers also Aug. 31 by the Adult Book Discussion will witness the moment of deliverance from Group at the Wesley Chapel-William C. years of denial and despair. Brown Library. Prather, an Atlanta native and mother It targets young women who wonder of two girls, wrote the book after years of what real love looks and feels like, how a mentoring young girls. She said she wanted man should treat them, how they should to write a story that could have an impact treat themselves, and how to make life on young women’s lives. better. “I thought about the mistakes I made “Who Said Peaches Were Perfect?” tells growing up and some of the lessons I the story of two young women – Torie, a learned over the years that were so imporsexy, confident and independent massage Tracey Nicole Prather tant,” she says. “Our teens are exposed to so therapist, and Lisa, a college student unmuch more now than years before. I want aware of her beauty and all she has to offer. them to be able to talk about their issues in order to make Both women are entangled in the struggle to figure informed decisions.” out what life and love are truly about. Emotions supThe book discussion starts at 7 p.m. Participants must pressed from childhood, formative habits that leave read the book ahead of time in order to participate. lasting emotional scars, and heavy baggage make it The library is at 2861 Wesley Chapel Road. For more difficult for both women to know when to let go and information, call 404-286-6980.
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Singers to perform early American hymns New singers and seasoned performers can make a joyful noise with Sacred Harp singing on Sept. 2 at Emory Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Sacred Harp, also known as shape-note music, is a 200-year-old, uniquely American style of hymn singing. The haunting four-part harmonies are sung in powerful, exuberant style, with singers seated in an open square.
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Members sing early American hymns as seen in the movie “Awake, My Soul.” They sing only for fun. Beginners are welcome and instruction is provided. The two-hour meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. The church is at 1886 North Decatur Road. For more information, visit www.atlantasacredharp .org or call 404-892-6836.
Fest captures flavors of Caribbean Live reggae music and Caribbean food will be in plentiful supply on Sept. 5 for the fifth annual Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival and Family Fun Day at Panthersville Stadium. The noon-to-11 p.m. festival also will feature a Soca cookoff competition, a Domino and Ludo tournament, and a Kids Fun Zone. A Soca cook-off competition will be featured at the fifth annual Atlanta Tickets are $10 Caribbean Jerk Festival and Family Fun Day at Panthersville Stadium. for adults, and kids For more information, visit www.atlanta 12 and under get in for free. Panthersville Stadium is at 2817 Clifton jerkfestival.com or call 678-760-8543 or 404-388-9253. Springs Road in Decatur.
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DeKalb to share school grant The cash-strapped DeKalb School System will be getting an infusion of cash from the $400 million “Race to the Top” grant awarded to Georgia this week. DeKalb is one of 26 school districts in Georgia Brad Bryant that will share the grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Georgia was one of nine states, plus the District of Columbia, sharing $4 billion in Race to the Top. Funds from the Obama administration’s education reform program support new approaches to improve schools and directly impact 13.6 million students and 980,000 teachers in 25,000 schools. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said the winners show what is possible when adults come together to do the right thing for children. “Every state that applied showed a tremendous amount of leadership and a bold commitment to education reform,” he said. “The creativity and innovation in each of these applications is breathtaking.” State Superintendent of Schools Brad Bryant said he’s pleased Georgia was picked.
“Going for Race to the Top has never been about just the money, but more about further development of our foundation to drive increased student achievement. But now that we have the additional resources, we can Arne Duncan put an even greater focus on implementing that foundation for the benefit of Georgia’s students.” Georgia’s application focused on strengthening traditional and alternative preparation programs for teachers and leaders, supporting teachers more effectively in the classroom, evaluating educators with consistent and objective criteria that inform instruction, and rewarding great educators with performance-based salary increases. Gov. Sonny Perdue said the grant is a unique opportunity to implement a Georgiacreated plan that will accelerate our work in improving student achievement. School districts sharing the funds include 46 percent of Georgia’s students in poverty, 53 percent of its African-American students, 48 percent of Hispanics, and 68 percent of the state’s lowest-achieving schools.
Praise dancers marking first year Raize the Praize, a Stone Mountainbased sister-brother praise dance/hiphop duo, is celebrating its first anniversary with an Aug. 29 concert. Zhani and Zion, ages 15 and 11 respectively, will appear at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center in Decatur. Psalmist Sonya McGuire, James Jackson & ATL Praise, T-Rep the Young Prayzr, gospel comedian Troy Huff, Vizions Dance Ministry, God’s Prodigy, Rico Swagger, and General Larry Platt will join them onstage. The sibling duo, members of Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, were spreading the gospel through hip-hop dance moves a year before they formed Raize the Praize. Corliss Moore, their mother, said they were hip-hop street dancers before they were introduced to praise dance. Since then,
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Raize the Praize, who appeared on “Bobby Jones Gospel” on BET, will celebrate their first anniversary with a concert at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center.
Raize the Praize has performed at numerous DeKalb County churches and on television. In June, the group showed off some of its dance moves on “Bobby Jones Gospel” on BET and the Word Network. Zion, better know as Lil Wiz, now does the Daily Kidz minute encouraging young people to do the right thing on Crunk forChristRadio.com, an online radio station that reaches more than 10,000,000 homes. Tickets for the anniversary celebration are $5 in advance and $8 at the door. Tickets are available at www.raizethepraize.com.
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Winning designs on library cards Three bold and colorful designs will grace limited-edition DeKalb Library cards starting in September, National Library Card Sign-Up Month. The designs by Tucker Middle School seventh-grader Deondria Boyer, Chamblee High ninth-grader Mollie Simon and Phoenix School teacher Deborah Hunter were winners in the library’s Design-aLibrary-Card Art Contest. Deondria, who is 12, won the youth age group competition. Her design emphasizes that reading can broaden your knowledge of the world. “I got to thinking about what happens when I read,” Deondria said. “I truly believe that reading can take you anywhere.” Mollie, 14, won the teen competition with a geometric design linking technology and reading. “It’s exciting to know other people will see and use my design.” Hunter, a Decatur resident, won the adult contest with her design that drew
Deborah Hunter, Deondria Boyer and Mollie Simon won the DeKalb Library’s Design-aLibrary-Card Art Contest.
heavily on the city of Decatur’s logo of three houses. “I’m happy and grateful to be a part of something that allows people to express themselves about reading,” she said. The winners emerged from nearly 500 entries. All entries are on display at the Tucker Library through August. People who sign up for a card in September can get one of the limited-edition cards free and enter a drawing for prizes. Patrons who already have a card also may enter the drawing and can get the special card for a $1 replacement fee. Library Director Darro Willey said a library card is something no one should be without. “We hope the excitement of the contest will inspire people to get a library card if they don’t have one.”
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The Intimate Café Quality dining in an intimate setting!
2001 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Suite 106 Atlanta, GA 30310
404-564-6484
www.myintimatecafe.com Open weekdays 7:30 am – 3:00 pm Available Evenings & Weekends for Parties and Events
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MARKETPLACE RATES Place your MarketPlace line ad here – up to 20 words for $25. Additional words are $3 per block of five words (maximum 45 words). Boxed Ads (with up to 3 lines bold headline): $35 plus cost of the classified ad. Send ad copy with check or credit card information and contact phone number (if different from ad) to MarketPlace, CrossRoadsNews, 2346 Candler Road, Decatur, GA 30032, or e-mail to marketplace@crossroadsnews.com. Our deadlines are at noon on the Friday one week prior to publication, unless otherwise noted.
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HELP WANTED Drivers Needed!! Home weekends $800-$1000 gross/wk. Benefits, Modern Equipment, Class A CDL with 1yr Recent OTR Exp. 800-213-1199 Fuddruckers is Hiring ALL POSITIONS! Apply 2-4 pm Atlanta: 3000 Windy Hill Road, Marietta, GA; 2708 Town Center Drive, Kennesaw, GA; 6360 Northpoint Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA. Account Payable Rep. needed in our firm. Candidate must have at least high school or college degree. The position offers $200 per week plus benefits. Send resumes to js1960@live. com if interested.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & CONSULTING
LANDSCAPE/LAWN CARE Next Day Lawn Maintenance Service. Bobcat Work, Hauling, French Drainage System 770593-1382.
The Samuel Group, Inc. Loans for Churches, Restaurants, Day Care Centers, Multi Family Properties, Office Buildings and other commercial properties. Purchases or refinancing. All credit considered. Closings as quick as 7 days.
404-870-9070
www.thesamuelgroupinc.com
First Saint Paul AME Church Women’s Missionary Society
7th
Annual “Feed My Neighbor” 5 Mile Charity Walk/Run Sat. Sept. 18, 2010
PERSONAL CARE
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A Safe Comfortable Place for the Elderly. Ella’s Caring Hands Adult Day Care. Mondays and Fridays 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Snapfinger Road, Lithonia. 678-760-7887.
OIL CHANGE SPECIAL
Partnership for Community Action is seeking Contractors, Auditors and Inspectors to perform weatherization work in DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale Counties. Interested companies or individuals should request a pre-qualified worksheet by emailing Rebecca.benton@pcaction.org. Contractors must be qualified in order to receive a bid packet. All pre-qualified worksheets must be returned to PCA at 815 Park North Blvd., Clarkston, GA 30021 no later than 5:00 pm Friday September 3, 2010. Questions may be directed to Jill Benton at (404) 929-2449 or Paul Najjar at (404) 929-2450.
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2975 S. Rainbow Drive • Decatur, GA 30034
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Prices Good at Decatur Location Only Hours: Mon-Fri • 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Beginning at 8:00am
The Samuel Group 404-870-9070
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Rev. Dr. Martin L. Crawford 2687 Klondike Rd • Lithonia, GA
Stonecrest Mall Lithonia Location
NOW REGISTERING!
Hot New “Raw & Uncut” Relationship Book
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Bruce Street/East DeKalb Center Presents a Fabulous 3 day/2 Night Vacation Package to
Myrtle Beach, S.C. Oct. 13 - 15, 2010 $350 PP - Double Occupancy or $400 Single Rate (includes casino boat cruise, taxes, meal gratuities & more)
For information and/or reservations, call 404-353-9114, 678-615-7296, or 770-482-6350
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FABRIC
• Serving children from 3 mos. to 5 years old • After School Program • Licensed
WAREHOUSE PRICES START
& Upholstery
AT $1.00 A YARD
FREE FABRIC WITH UPHOLSTERY (you only pay for labor) [Expires Sept. 30, 2010]
(404) 963-1075 Mon-Sat: 11am- 6pm
279 Candler Road • Atlanta, GA 30317 (Across the street from Saint Philip AME Church)
Fee Schedule: Ages 0-1 year ...........$90 Ages 1-3....................$85 Ages 3-5....................$80 After School .............$40 Registration..............$25
3220 Bouldercrest Rd Ellenwood, GA 30294
404-243-1900 or 678-886-2898 daycareoffice@a1wesleyan.org
www.a1wesleyan.org
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