Pine Lake celebrated its first official Juneteenth with an educational program that included a screening of the first episode of Amend: The Fight for America and a performance by local storyteller, poet, and Pine Lake resident Pamela Poole-Starks.
Chef Deborah VanTrece taught culinary arts to 25 DeKalb County School District high school students in a workshop held at The Art Institute of Atlanta on June 8.
The Avondale Estates City Commission voted to declare the city’s intent to use eminent domain to acquire property at 154 Olive Street, and 2804 and 2816 Franklin Street for city street and public transportation purposes. The city plans to use the right-of-way to build New Street and extend Washington Street as part of the city’s street grid plan.
The Georgia Department of Education has hired Dr. Tanzy Kilcrease as a Special Appointed Advisor to help the DeKalb County School District address the issues outlined in the corrective action plan that GA DOE presented to the district May 12.