Oak Groove Music Festival: Upload Your Photos on Patch!

Oak Grove's first festival will be held this Sunday.

  The first annual Oak Groove Festival is set for this weekend, and Patch has a cool way for you to upload your photos of this very fun event.  It's simple: from your mobile phone, take your photos and videos in Instagram, and post them using the hashtag #oakgroove. Your Instagram images will appear in this nifty grid. The festival in Vista Grove Shopping Center will run from 1-7 pm on Sunday, May 19.  Read also:

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Weekly Adoptables: Johnny Cash

Johnny and dogs just like him are available for adoption from DeKalb Animal Services.

Johnny Cash is an adult Beagle. He’s about five years old so he is passed the puppy and the juvenile stage; no chewing of shoes for him.  Johnny is calm and cuddly. He’s a sweet, gentle little fellow who is always happy to see you. You can see the smile on his face. He really needs to find a loving home because he’s in need of heartworm treatment.  If you can open your heart and home to this little sweetie and if you are willing to treat his heartworms; his adoption fee will be waived. You will have a great, healthy and happy pet. Johnny Cash will have a furever home. What a wonderful tradeoff! Johnny weighs only 40 lbs so he won’t take up much room if you want to let him snuggle in bed with you. Please come to visit Johnny and spend some …

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Kevin Madigan

9:39 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013

I wonder if he has deeep voice..   more ›

DeKalb Wants Resident Input on Zoning Code Update

Comments can be made online.

DeKalb county wants to know residents' thoughts about the zoning code update. The update "is to implement the policies of the DeKalb County 2015 Comprehensive Plan. Its goal is to create a user-friendly document and to balance greater design standards," the DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability website states.  According to the Medlock Area Neighborhood Association, the DeKalb Board of Commissioners will vote on the update on May 28, and it goes into effect  August 2013. There is plenty to review about the update on the site, from public drafts to proposed districts and more. You can leave a comment online about the zoning code update.

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Top Blogs: Celebratory Gunfire; Irrational Driving Law; Graduation Advice; and More

See what your friends, neighbors and co-workers have to say on those topics and more.

Do you want to blog on Patch? Send an email to our Community Editor, Hunt Archbold. He'll help you get started!

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Weekend Planner: Oak Groove Festival, Spring Football and More

A list of things to do this weekend in and around the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.

Oak Groove Festival: Sunday afternoon in Oak Grove. Patch is going to be there, practically every restaurant and joint in Oak Grove is going to be there. It's the community's first community festival. Check it out. Lakeside Vikings Spring Football Game: Friday at 4:30 p.m. Come watch the Vikings under new head Coach Heath Hinton! There will be concession stand full of goodies, Vikings football spirit wear for sale and, of course, great football! Pee-Wee Run & Mini Carnival: Saturday at 9:30 a.m. The day will kick off with a short run for local elementary school students (K-fifth-graders) in the metro-Atlanta area and end with a carnival and informational health fair for the young racers and their families. The carnival will boast classic …

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Know Before You Go

Cafe Bombay Flunks Health Inspection

Patch rounds up some recent health inspection scores for North Druid Hills and Briarcliff restaurants.

  Here are some recent health inspection scores performed by the DeKalb County Board of Health for restaurants in our community. Readers can click on the score to see the actual report: Café Bombay 1622 Woodcliff Drive 5/13/13 Score: 65 Church’s Chicken 2626 N. Decatur Road 4/15/13 Score: 88 Starbucks 4241 Lavista Road 5/14/13 Score: 97 Tin Lizzy’s Emory Pointe 1540 Avenue Place 5/9/13 Score: 91 (A food service establishment that is graded as a “U” and does not earn at least a grade “C” within 10 days of receiving the “U” will be requested to voluntarily close until all violations are corrected and/or have enforcement action taken to suspend or revoke the food service permit.)

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This Inspiring Story Brought to You by Grape-Nuts

Laura Whitaker Helps Special-Needs Kids at Extra Special People

Laura Whitaker has expanded a program for special-needs kids from a summer camp to a year-round program. Now she's got even bigger plans to help disabled children. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts.

  About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. Laura Whitaker is the executive director of Extra Special People, a nonprofit in Watkinsville, GA, that enhances the lives of children with disabilities by offering them recreation, education and socialization. Whitaker has been the executive director of ESP since 2006, and was only 21 when she took on the job. Under her leadership, the nonprofit has grown from a summer camp program to a year-round one, providing after-school care and family counseling for more than 150 children throughout 10 counties in …

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Lakeside Student Among DeKalb Scholarship Recipients

Erin Shyr is featured in a Youtube video about the scholarships.

Lakeside High School's Erin Shyr is among 26 students recently awarded college scholarship funding from DeKalb County. Shyr is featured in a video about the awards, along with a student from Southwest DeKalb High School and two Tucker High School students. Learn more about the scholarships, which were presented this past on Tuesday by DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis.

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