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Alice’s Wonderland

By Charles Davidson Alice would’ve loved this sunny, mild May. From behind her tattered porch screen, the wizened old girl would greet every passerby on…

Sidewalks: A Commentary

By Paul Bolster It’s not just my imagination—there are many more neighbors walking, strolling, and admiring each other’s gardens. With school buildings closed, the traffic…

Marshall Milner

By Tom McGowan He stood 6′ tall and weighed 190 pounds, had a majestic afro of white hair which glowed in the sun like a…

The Secret Splash Card

By Tom Welander The city of Atlanta offers steeply discounted swimming pool admission in the form of 10- and 20-visit Splash Cards. The cards can…

Baseball Daze

By Tom McGowan I played ball for most of my childhood in the Bronx. The first few years I played in Little League. It did…

Red the Rent Man

By Tom McGowan In 1978, Malinda and I moved into Grant Park, a Victorian neighborhood in Atlanta. It had seen better days, but we had…

Big Dog Luke

By Tom McGowan We didn’t do dogs growing up, at least, not in my family, with six kids and two adults in a two-bedroom apartment.…

Ethics Complaint Filed Regarding Land Swap

By Alison Ross An ethics complaint alleging conflict of interest has been filed with the DeKalb County Board of Ethics against Zack Williams, Chief Operating…

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