Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has issued an executive order requiring masks to be worn in public place, including private businesses and establishments, while indoors in the City of Atlanta. Bottoms said the order is in response to the rising number of COVID-19 infections, the impact of the Delta variant and new CDC guidance. The CDC announced […]
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News Briefs: Spa shooter plea deal; Fulton election takeover; Krispy Kreme to be demolished
The gunman who murdered eight people on March 16 at spas in Cherokee County and Atlanta pled guilty to the four deaths at the Young Asian Massage in Woodstock and received four life sentences. Robert Aaron Long, 22, is still to be arraigned in Fulton County, where District Attorney Fani Willis has already indicated she […]
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CHRIS 180 breaks ground on new Westside home for longtime resident, young mothers
CHRIS 180, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing trauma-informed holistic health services to children, youth and families, held a groundbreaking ceremony to announce the launch of a project to stabilize families on Atlanta’s Westside. CHRIS 180 partnered with the MicroLife Institute to construct a single-family home in the Washington Park neighborhood for Deborah Glover, […]
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Two Atlanta police officers suspended over video of suspect being kicked in the head
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRzTG9RgpeG/?utm_medium=copy_link A video posted on Instagram showing an Atlanta Police officer kicking a woman in the face as she lay handcuffed on the ground has led to his suspension, along with another officer who failed to intervene. The video, posted to @atluncensored, appears to show the cuffed suspect spit at the sergeant, who responds by […]
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News Briefs: LGBTQ job fair; property tax appeal seminar; Clark Atlanta University clears student debt
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will host the second annual Virtual LGBTQ Opportunity Fair, Thursday, July 29 from 10 a.m. – 1p.m. The event will feature live video interviews with some of Atlanta’s foremost employers, as well as complimentary resume building, financial literacy, path to homeownership and other resources specific to the needs of the […]
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City closes public pools for ‘operational assessment’ after shooting, rise in COVID-19 cases
The City of Atlanta closed all of its outdoor public pools on Sunday without offering a clear reason for the decision. The closure comes on the heels of a shooting that took the life of a 17-year-old at the city operated Anderson Park pool in northwest Atlanta on Saturday, According to the police report, an […]
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Your Next Home Could Be In… East Point
Where is it? It’s a 15 minute – or less – drive from Five Points to East Point. Or better yet, take MARTA to the East Point station, which drops you off in the heart of the city’s downtown. And if you move to East Point, you’re only one stop away from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International […]
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News Briefs: New mayoral candidate; BeltLine gets wider; Grant Street Tunnel art
Local certified public accountant Richard N. Wright (D) is the latest candidate to join the Atlanta mayoral race. Wright said in a media statement that he had filed paperwork to begin fundraising for his campaign. The Atlantic Station resident started Accounting Done Wright CPA in 2010 has never held office before. Wright has been an […]
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News Briefs: Shooting arrest; Kemp targets Atlanta crime; zoning ordinance changes
Atlanta Police have arrested two men in connection with a shooting that began as aa verbal altercation on Sunday night in Piedmont Heights. Around 8 p.m on July 18, officers found two victims with gunshot wounds at 2195 Monroe Drive, the location of a Chevron gas station. Both victims were transported to Grady Memorial Hospital […]
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Pocket neighborhood of tiny homes unveiled in Clarkston
On Saturday, July 17, Atlanta-based nonprofit MicroLife Institute held a ribbon cutting event for the Cottages on Vaughan development. The new pocket neighborhood, situated on a half-acre lot a block away from downtown Clarkston, includes eight tiny homes, a common green space for gathering, and climate-conscious development features such as solar panels and edible, regenerative […]