Dean Hesse

The #LookUpDecatur Decommissioned Signs Exhibition opened on Friday, July 19, with a reception in the newly renovated Hyatt Cottage, one of four buildings that comprise the Creative Village in Legacy Park.

City Schools of Decatur kicked off the 2024-2025 school year on Tuesday morning, July 30.

The Avondale Estates Police Department and N7 Kream Lab’s “Kelli the Khemist” Bain teamed up for a cool National Night Out and back-to-school bash at the Town Green on Thursday, Aug. 1.

On Sunday, Aug. 4, The Love of Giving Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to helping homeless and underprivileged community members, hosted a Back-to-School Event for around 500 local families at the Chit-Chat Restaurant & Lounge on Ember Drive in Greater Decatur.

Families and friends came from near and far on Saturday, Aug. 3, to reunite, reconnect and honor those who came before during the 33rd Annual Stone Mountain Day Celebration at Leila Mason Park in the city of Stone Mountain’s historic Shermantown community.

The DeKalb Legislative Community Cabinet held a book bag drive during its monthly breakfast meeting at Southwest DeKalb High School in Greater Decatur on Sunday, Aug. 4.

Babbie Holt watched the 2024 Scottdale Day parade head down Parkdale Drive from the Tobie Grant Recreation Center on Saturday, Aug. 17.

Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights hosted the 4th Annual Pan African Festival in Downtown Decatur on Saturday, Aug. 17.

The Agnes Scott College campus in Decatur was buzzing with activity on Friday, Aug. 23, during Move-In Day.

On Saturday, Aug. 31, the lives, history, and legacy of Black people living in the city of Decatur, past and present, were celebrated during Decatur Day.