Chess Icon and Local Student Featured on CBS' The Early Show

 Motivational speaker and chess champion Orrin Hudson was recently profiled as a ordinary person doing extraordinary things on CBS' The Early Show. Through his Be Someone organization (www.besomeone.org), Hudson uses the game of chess to teach young people problem-solving ...
May 28, 2008

Make Waves at the 2008 PACE Awards

Applications are now available to highlight the region’s best clean air efforts...
May 28, 2008

DeKalb Chamber of Commerce to Host CEO Candidates Forum - Jine 5th

DeKalb Chamber of Commerce to host CEO candidates forum June 5th ...
May 27, 2008

DeKalb Chamber Host Government Affairs Meeting on May 22

Make plans to attend the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce's Government Affairs Meeting on Thursday, May 22nd ...

May 20, 2008

The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., MAC Ninth Annual Celebrity "Tee Off for Teens" Golf Tournament

9th annual celebrity “Tee Off for Teens” golf tournament hosted by General Motors and NCBW 100, MAC ...
May 20, 2008

Finders Keepers Boutique in Decatur Hosts “Shopping Parties”

Finders Keepers Boutique in Decatur is now offering clients the opportunity to host a Shopping Party. The parties will allow groups of five or more to shop at Finders Keepers for about two hours after the store closes ...
May 19, 2008

Atlanta City Council President Lisa M. Borders Joins Marriott International CEO and Hotel Employees to Help Area Hungry

On Marriott International’s annual day of service – Spirit to Serve Our Communities Day—Atlanta-based employees are being joined by their Chairman and CEO Bill Marriott to help sort and pack grocery boxes at the Atlanta Community Food Bank ...
May 18, 2008

Plan To Attend Business After-Hours Sponsored by DeKalb Chamber, May 22nd

Plan to attend Business After-Hours sponsored by DeKalb Chamber of Commerce. Take this opportunity to meet and greet new businesses in the county in a relaxed and social environment ...
May 14, 2008

DeKalb Resident Joins Clean Air Campaign

DeKalb resident Brian Carr joins The Clean Air Campaign as its new communications director ... 
May 13, 2008

DeKalb to Require Individual Water Meters & Sub-Unit Meters for New Multi-Family Dwellings 6/1/08

DeKalb County Board of Commissioners has approved a plan requiring all new multi-family buildings (i.e. apartments, town homes and condominiums) be built with individual water meters or sub-unit meters that will bill the customer ...
May 13, 2008

Dunwoody Beer Festival Coming May 17th to Perimeter Mall

 Hugh Thomas, founder of the Dunwoody Restaurant Group, is preparing to host the seventh annual Dunwoody Beer Fest on Saturday, May 17, 2008.  Thomas’ restaurants include popular Dunwoody destinations, Dunwoody Tavern, Iron Horse Tavern, The Royal Oak, and several others. All proceeds from Dunwoody Beer Fest will benefit Camp Twin Lakes, a non profit organization for children with special needs and life challenges ...
May 12, 2008

FDA Embarks on Major Hiring Initiative for its Public Health Mission

Biologists, chemists, medical officers, mathematical statisticians and investigators are among the experts in demand as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration begins a multi-year hiring initiative ...
May 12, 2008

Mrs. Winner's Chicken Kicks Off "Free Gas For A Year" Promotion

Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits announced on April 24th that for a limited time it is offering a "Free Gas for a Year" promotion to provide its customers some relief from the rising cost of gas throughout the Metro Atlanta area ...
May 12, 2008

IRS Has Answers to Questions People Are Asking About Economic Stimulus Payments

As millions of Americans begin receiving their economic stimulus payments, the Internal Revenue Service released a list of the most-frequently-asked questions –– and answers –– that people now are asking...
May 8, 2008

As Gas Prices Escalate, Atlanta's Eco-Friendly Courier Lowers Next Day Delivery Rates

GREEN Express couriers changed its business model last year in anticipation of high gas prices.  Atlanta's only earth friendly courier is driving fuel efficient hybrids, working from satellite offices and using GPS technology to insure the most effective routes are being used by its green friendly drivers...
May 7, 2008