71515166With Google exploring ultra-high speed  Internet service in several metro areas including Atlanta, AT&T is making a countermove, according to a report in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The wireless carrier said it is considering providing high speed Internet in 21 new major metropolitan areas, including Atlanta.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced today the national search for the next general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been narrowed to three finalists: Deborah Ale Flint, Director of Aviation, Oakland International Airport; Miguel A. Southwell, Interim General Manager, City of Atlanta Department of Aviation; and Paul J. Wiedefeld, Executive Director, Maryland Aviation Administration. Mayor Reed will conduct a second interview and make a selection from these three names within 14 days.

My Life has named Atlanta one its 10 Best Cities to be a Writer. Atlanta clocks in at number four on the list thanks to its flourishing literary scene and job market potential.

 

 

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Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.