Everybody's Pizza serves their final slice

Submitted by Jeff Hullinger, 11Alive Reporter

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 11:04pm

ATLANTA -- Everybody's Pizza closed Tuesday night after 41 years of business in the Emory Village.

The food was good but there was always more off North Decatur Road inside the restaurant than pizza and beer.

It seems everybody has a story of family and friends at Everybody's. It's an Atlanta legend now gone.

"It's been something the last few weeks, I've seen people I haven't seen in 30 or 40 years, it's real emotional," said Andy Kurlansky, co-owner and founder of Everybody's.

Kurlansky remembers Tom Brokaw on the Today show telling America that, "the greatest pizza is a little joint down in Atlanta called Everybody's."

And what a joint for 41 years.

President Carter could be seen dining at any time and Senator Sam Nunn was a regular. Generations have claimed this place as their own.

Margie Hardy and her husband had their first date here in 1975.

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Native American Dance Troupe to perform at Stonecrest Library

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 8:09pm

Native American Dance Troupe to perform at Stonecrest Library

LITHONIA, Ga. -- All DeKalb County residents are invited to enjoy a performance at the Stonecrest Library on Saturday, March 30.

The Native American Dance Troupe of Acworth, Ga. will take the stage from 1:00 - 2:00 that afternoon. A spokesperson for the DeKalb County Public Library System said that the Troupe believes rhythmic, soul-enriching dance lives deeply within the heart of the Native-American culture.

Many of the dances performed touch on religious rituals and other Native-American ceremonies. Other dances are performed for successful hunts, harvests and celebrations the Native-Americans practice.

The dance is part of the Diversity in DeKalb series, and is open for all ages. For more information, contact Stonecrest Library at (770) 482-3828.

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Atlanta-area residents win Publix Ga. Marathon

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, March 18th, 2013, 9:08am

Atlanta-area residents win Publix Ga. Marathon

ATLANTA -- Sunday's Publix Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon was an enormous success, with more than 16,000 racers running up and down the streets of Atlanta.

A local resident won first place in the marathon. Malcolm Campbell of Marietta earned a time of 2:26:11. He improved upon his time of 2:31:26 in the Atlanta Marathon last October, where he finished second.

"It was a tremendously challenging course," Campbell said after Sunday's race. "The weather was a huge help for the runners today."

Jill Horst of Rome won her second consecutive Publix Georgia Marathon women's first place with a time of 2:54:24.

Atlanta resident Andrew Heath placed first in the half marathon with a time of 1:09:55. Justyna Mudy of Rome won the women's half marathon at 1:18:50.

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Vote for your favorite AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt Design!

Submitted by Melissa Mack, 11Alive Producer

Friday, March 15th, 2013, 12:26am

It's time to vote for your favorite 2013 AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design!

A panel of judges from the Atlanta Track Club, the AJC, and a group of local artists, selected the five finalists from 170 entries.

Now, it's your turn to choose.

Just click on the website, ajc.com/peachtree and vote for your favorite design. The winning design will be unveiled at the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race July 4. All 60,000 of the 10K's participants receive a t-shirt, along with the runners who compete in branches of the race overseas.

The Atlanta Track Club has used the contest to determine the design for the Peachtree finisher's shirt since 1995.

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Metro jobless rate rises to 8.7 percent

Submitted by Associated Press

Thursday, March 14th, 2013, 8:05am

ATLANTA -- State labor officials say metro Atlanta's jobless rate rose to 8.7 percent in January, up from 8.4 percent the month before.

That compares to 9.4 percent in January 2012.

In DeKalb County, the unemployment rate was 9.1 percent in January.

The Georgia Department of Labor released the new numbers early Thursday.

State officials said the rate in January rose because of two main factors -- a loss of seasonal jobs and an increase in new layoffs.

Elsewhere in Georgia, metro Athens had the lowest area jobless rate at 6.6 percent.

Metro Dalton and the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region tied for the highest rate at 11.9 percent.

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Uncle Maddio's opens in Edgewood

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013, 8:58am

ATLANTA -- Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will open its newest Atlanta location in Edgewood this week.

The restaurant is located at 1220 Caroline Street in the Edgewood Retail District. It will open for the very first time on Thursday, Mar. 14 at 11 a.m.

"Uncle Maddio's locations are popping up all over Atlanta, and now we finally have a place in Edgewood to call home," Uncle Maddio's founder Matt Andrew said in a statement. "We're thrilled to give locals a new choice in pizza -- one that's family-friendly and known for creating gourmet-style pizza in just six minutes."

The Edgewood Uncle Maddio's will hold a grand opening party on Saturday, Mar. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The first 100 customers will receive free pizza for an entire year; there will also be activities for families in attendance.

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Gov. Deal fires back at civil rights leaders over DeKalb School Board

Submitted by Paul Crawley, 11Alive Reporter

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, 9:22pm

Gov. Deal fires back at civil rights leaders over DeKalb School Board

ATLANTA -- Governor Nathan Deal (R-Georgia) announced Tuesday that he will name replacements Wednesday morning for 6 DeKalb County School Board members he suspended on February 25th.

His office also released a list of 60 possible candidates out of 403 that were interviewed by a special nomination panel since last Friday.

Deal acted under a 2011 law to remove the school board members after the DeKalb's accreditation was put on probation due to a "dysfunctional" board.

On Tuesday he also fired back at some civil rights leaders who've accused him of acting as a dictator with questionable racial intentions.

They met with him Monday to criticize his action as an unconstitutional disenfranchisement of DeKalb County voters.

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