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Friday, May 24, 2013

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Shorty's Pizza Scores '71' on Health Inspection

Patch rounds up some recent health inspection scores for restaurants in and around the Tucker community.

  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: Dragon Palace 3145 Briarcliff Road 5/22/13 Score: 90 Hong Kong City 3928 N. Druid Hills Road 5/21/13 Score: 76 Shorty’s 3701 Lawrenceville Highway 5/21/13 Score: 71 Waffle House 2963 Lawrenceville Highway 5/22/13 Score: 86

Thursday, May 23, 2013

House Hunt: Tucker

House Hunt: New Listings in Tucker

Check out these new residential real estate listings in our community.

  See more Tucker home listings.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Who's Hiring: Eagle, Fresenius, Intersect

Five of the new openings in Tucker this week.

An RN Team Leader is needed at Fresenius Medical Care. An Office Administrative Assistant is being hired by Eagle Inc.  The Intersect Group needs a Senior Manager - Accounting. Randstad Technologies is seeking candidates for a Web Design Specialist role. A company needs to hire an Environmental Specialist. More jobs on Patch

Uncle Maddio's Tucker Location Opens

The pizza joint is in the Northlake Festival shopping center.

Uncle Maddio's has opened its Northlake Festival location. 11 Alive reports that the pizza place opened over the weekend. The new Tucker Uncle Maddio's location was reported late last year. According to the news outlet, the eatery is Uncle Maddio's ninth in the Atlanta area.

Introducing Small Business Patch

The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners, and includes a profile of a Lilburn, GA-based business.

Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features Lilburn, GA's New For You Consignment Boutique, which opened in 2012 and in that time, has enjoyed success thanks in part to owner Wendy Carter’s efforts to collaborate with other consignment shops in the area. Additional Small Business Patch features include: Are you a small business owner? Sign up for the Patch Small Business newsletter.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Know Before You Go

Captain D's Scores '92' on Health Inspection

Patch rounds up some recent restaurant inspection scores for Tucker eateries.

  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: Captain D’s 2032 Montreal Road 5/14/13 Score: 92 Northlake Gardens 1300 Montreal Road 5/8/13 Score: 90 S&S Cafeteria 3583 Chamblee Tucker Road 5/13/13 Score: 81 Starbucks_ 4241 Lavista Road 5/14/13 Score: 97

Tucker CID Is DeKalb’s Newest Community Improvement District

A CID is a self-taxing district that uses additional property tax dollars to make transportation and infrastructure improvements.

After working several months on the project, volunteers with the Tucker Community Improvement District (CID) Formation Committee cheered when the DeKalb Board of Commissioners unanimously approved DeKalb’s third CID in the Tucker area. “I can’t express how pleased I am with all of the people who came together to make this possible,” said Honey Van De Kreke, co-manager of the Main Street Tucker Alliance and the Tucker CID Formation Committee. “This is the third CID in DeKalb and to my knowledge the only one formed totally by volunteers.”   “After the success of the Tucker LCI and the Tucker Overlay District, there is now a funding mechanism that can improve the area such as accelerating transportation and infrastructure improvement projects…

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Dollar General Holding Job Fair in Tucker

The company is hiring for positions all over the Atlanta area.

Dollar General is holding a job fair this Saturday in Tucker to fill a number of vacancies. The company said in the AJC that "the purpose of the fairs is to discuss job opportunities and receive resumes, which participants are encouraged to bring." It wants applicants to visit the retailer's careers website before Saturday to see what vacancies are available. Dollar General is located at 4351 Hugh Howell Road. The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Exceptional talent and internal promotions continue to fuel Dollar General’s growth and we look forward to the skills these 10,000 new hires will bring the company,” said Bob Ravener, executive vice president and chief people officer for Dollar General.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Who's Hiring: Mood Media, Sears, AT&T

Five new job listings of the past week in Tucker.

A Commission Consultative Sales Associate Trainee is needed at Sears Hometown & Outlet. Responsible for enhancing the experience of customers and driving profitable sales by providing proactive consultative sales assistance and support to the customer. A Specialist in Tech Project Management is needed at AT&T/IT Corporate Support. Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned technical projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects. A Purchasing Coordinator is needed at Mood Media. Responsible for placing orders in a timely manner to ensure product is available for Installation and Service field departments. An Intake Coordinator is needed at the Alliance For Change Through Treatment. …

Friday, May 10, 2013

Know Before You Go

Lawrenceville Highway Waffle House Flunks Health Inspection

Patch rounds up some recent health inspection scores for restaurants and theaters in Tucker.

  Here are some recent health inspection scores performed by the DeKalb County Board of Health for restaurants in and around our community. Readers can click on the score to see the actual report: AMC Theater North DeKalb Mall 2042 Lawrenceville Highway 5/8/13 Score: 83 Golden Sun 4349 Lawrenceville Highway 5/8/13 Score: 81 J. Buffalo Wings 4306 Lawrenceville Highway 5/2/13 Score: 88 Waffle House 2963 Lawrenceville Highway 5/7/13 Score: 67 (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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