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For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
One of my new favorite covers. Well done @decaturish.bsky.social team! Go vote, DeKalb!
October 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Appen Media Group Publisher & CEO, Hans Appen, has been selected for Georgia Trend magazine’s 2025 “40 Under 40” list.
Appen Media Publisher Hans Appen Named to Georgia Trend’s 2025 “40 Under 40”
Appen Media Group Publisher & CEO, Hans Appen, has been selected for Georgia Trend magazine’s 2025 “40 Under 40” list.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” - George Orwell
September 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
September 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
August 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
July 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
July 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
🚨PSA🚨

There are less than 6 months until Christmas.

You’re welcome. 🎅
June 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“The other ordinances…make it illegal to…conduct door-to-door soliciting and canvassing between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. – blocking the local Sandy Springs Crier newspaper from delivering papers on its early morning route.”
Atlanta Suburb Repeals Law Forcing Protesters to Obtain Consent of Anyone Within 8 Feet
The City of Sandy Springs rescinded a controversial law drafted by the ADL that criminalized public protest without consent.
theintercept.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Life is for living. People are for loving. God is for trusting.
April 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Thank you @brendankeefe.bsky.social for your coverage of the new Sandy Springs ordinance which criminalizes newspaper delivery after 9 pm.
Stay back eight feet if you want to speak freely in Sandy Springs
Three new ordinances limit First Amendment rights in Sandy Springs.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We could all be a little more Decaturish.
April 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Many thanks to our friends at ANF for covering the new Sandy Springs overnight canvassing ordinance and how it negatively impacts our business and is a threat to press rights everywhere.
‘It just makes us frustrated’: Sandy Springs newspaper says new ordinance will jeopardize business
New action by the city of Sandy Springs to stop antisemitic flyers is igniting debate.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
An American’s First Amendment rights do not expire at sunset. 📰
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together.” - Joseph Pulitzer
March 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Today, Appen Media launched its 7th weekly community newspaper, Decaturish Ink.
Decaturish Ink - March 20, 2025
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March 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We launched a new community newspaper in DeKalb County today! Check it out:
Decaturish Ink - March 20, 2025
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March 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
“But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the Forest a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.”
March 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled March 13 that a decision favoring the City of Sandy Springs in an Open Records lawsuit was premature. The dispute over police records with Appen Media continues.
Appeals court rejects previous ruling in Sandy Springs police records suit
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled March 13 that a decision favoring the City of Sandy Springs in an Open Records lawsuit was premature. The dispute over police records with
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March 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The City of Sandy Springs has begun releasing payroll information almost a year after denying Appen Media Group’s Open Records requests for the data.
Sandy Springs releases some payroll data, still withholds most employees
After continued petitions from Appen Media and intervention from the Attorney General, Sandy Springs has released some payroll data it withheld last year. The city still refuses to turn over
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March 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The first edition of Georgia's newest community newspaper - Decaturish Ink - has been sent to the printer! An amazing effort by the entire @appenmedia.bsky.social @decaturish.bsky.social team. We can't wait for our readers in DeKalb County to check it out!
March 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A Georgia Court of Appeals panel on March 13 struck down a trial court’s summary judgment against Appen Media in its Open Records Act lawsuit with the City of Sandy Springs regarding police incident reports.
Court of Appeals rules against Sandy Springs in Appen open records case
A Georgia Court of Appeals panel strikes down a trial court's summary judgment against Appen Media in its Open Records Act lawsuit against the City of Sandy Springs.
roughdraftatlanta.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Big news from Appen Media! Excited to bring the good people of DeKalb County more community journalism.
Appen Media, Decaturish to launch print newspaper
Following the acquisition of Decaturish.com, Appen Media will launch a new publication, Decaturish Ink. It will use the merged newsroom to promote more hyperlocal news in Decatur and the surrounding
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February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Reposted by Hans Appen
Van Gogh’s 1890 painting of his doctor, Paul-Ferdinand Gachet, made just before van Gogh’s death, has not been seen in 34 years. Its whereabouts have become one of the art world’s greatest mysteries. nyti.ms/4gIqwso
December 18, 2024 at 7:36 PM