The Atlanta Preservation Center will present its 18th annual Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta’s Historic Sites from March 6 through March 28. However, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event will be smaller and look a little different from previous celebrations. For 2021 there will be a mix of in-person tours – […]
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Eco Briefs: Forest restoration, Blue Heron seeks artists, spring bird workshop, Earthshare co-directors
Trees Atlanta is hosting a month of events – both live and virtual – including Forest Restoration in Kirkwood on Saturday, March, 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will help remove invasive plants to help maintain healthy tree growth in the neighborhood. To register, read safety guidelines, and get location information, visit this link. […]
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Atlanta City Council approves impact fee increase for new developments
The Atlanta City Council adopted legislation at its March 1 increasing the impact fees on new developments. The impact fees are used to pay for all or a portion of the costs of providing public services to the new development, such as new roads or sidewalks, recreation centers and multi-use trails, and building new fire […]
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Civil rights leader, Clinton advisor Vernon Jordan dead at 85
Atlanta native Vernon Jordan, a Civil Rights leader and advisor to former President Bill Clinton, died at age 85 on March 1. The former president of the National Urban League, the Howard University Law graduate made headlines in 1961 as the attorney of two two Black students – Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter – who […]
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Video: Atlanta Police arrest street racer at Howell Mill shopping center
The Atlanta Police Department has released helicopter surveillance video of street racers gathering – and the arrest of one of them – in the parking lot of the Howell Mill Square shopping center The video shows “a small glimpse of some of the activity our officers have to deal with,” APD Public Affairs Officer Sgt. […]
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After weekend of violent crimes, APD says people need to ‘make better choices’
The Atlanta Police Department has issued a statement calling on individuals to “make better choices” after a weekend of gun violence in the city left one dead and a dozen others wounded. Violent crime continues to plague the city even as APD and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms have pledged to combat incidents that have left […]
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News Briefs: Weekend shootings; COVID vaccine update; city designates new landmark building
One person is dead and 11 others wounded after a weekend of gun violence across the city. A man was found shot to death on Feb. 27 around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Moreland Avenue and Memorial Drive. Investigators believe two men were arguing over a car. The other shootings wounded people in disputes […]
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Public Safety: Search for David Mack’s killer continues; murder suspects sought; kidnapped teen found
The Atlanta Police Homicide conducted a tactical neighborhood canvass on Feb. 25 on Shirley Street in southwest Atlanta as the search for the killer of 12-year-old David Mack continues. APD Homicide Investigators went door-to-door and combed part of the street in an effort to further the investigation into the Feb. 10, murder of the child. […]
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Atlanta Fire Department says arsonist started blaze that gutted Krispy Kreme
The Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department announced Friday, Feb. 26, that the fire that gutted the iconic Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Midtown was arson. The department released surveillance photos of a man dressed in black behind the Krispy Kreme just before the fire began. “The investigators believe the fire […]
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Teachers and school staff to start getting COVID-19 vaccine March 8
Gov. Brian Kemp announced at a Feb. 25 news conference that teachers and school staff would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 8. The move comes after weeks of pressure from educators and parents around the state as more schools resume in-person learning. Along with the state’s approximately 450,000 educators and school employees, […]