Drive down Main Street in Stone Mountain Village and you'll see businesses at a variety of stages. Newly opened businesses are peppered among long-standing establishments. With the economy in a constant state of flux, there seems to be no specific formula for success and longevity. One establishment beating the odds is Weeyums Philly Style Cheesesteaks & Hoagies. Named for the phonetic way "William" is pronounced up North (the owner's name is William), Weeyums has been serving Stone Mountain-Redan for over a decade. I recently spoke with William Dawson, owner of Weeyums Philly Style, about …
Confession: I love the public library. I don't have a lot of time for a lot of things, yet I spend at least three hours each week reading, studying, or browsing at a Dekalb County public library. I was originally a Chamblee resident, and the Embry Hills Branch was the first of the newly remodeled locations that I frequented. As more projects came to completion, though, I realized I hadn't seen anything yet. What makes a good library? Is it close proximity to home? Knowledgeable librarians? A diverse selection of reading material? Free access to the Internet? Or is it something more? From …
There's no place like home... Those five simple words immediately shift our mind to another place: a land of little people, an Emerald City, and, if all goes according to plan, back to Kansas again. If you're reading this column, then we probably share a familiar setting or "home:" Stone Mountain-Redan. Since there truly is no place like home, it's only fitting that we get down to the business of discovering ours. So that brings us to the point of The Community Corner. It's a place where we - the residents of Stone Mountain-Redan - can be at home. It's a place to share ideas and …
