Atlanta’s streetcar launch, costs in fluxAtlanta Journal ConstitutionTracks along Luckie Street near Cone Street. There will be a stop at Cone Street. Photos along the route of the downtown streetcar, shot Thursday, February 27, 2014….
TechNewsWorldMoov could be the first fitness gadget that adds “ability to motivate” to its list of features and functions. In addition to collecting and analyzing data, Moov offers personalized performance advice and encouragement in a…
Mardi Gras deals/eventsAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)1 after 3 p.m. for Booze, Beers & Beads, The party features live New Orleans style brass music from Atlanta’s The Seed & Feed Marching Abominable followed by the Wasted…
Fewer metro Atlanta homeowners undewater on loansAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The continuing rise in home prices in metro Atlanta is giving homeowners with underwater mortgages optimism that they’ll be able to sell eventually and…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionA row at Atlanta music producer Jermaine Dupri’s Studio 72 near Tucker landed rapper Da Brat (Shawntae Harris) in prison. She was sentenced Aug. 22, 2008, to three years behind bars, seven years…
Burger 21 opening more metro Atlanta locationsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBy Christopher Seward. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Burger 21, a Tampa fast-casual restaurant chain that opened its first metro Atlanta location near the Mall of Georgia in Buford…
Atlanta superintendent search advancesAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThe Atlanta Superintendent Search Committee plans to continue reviewing candidates during meetings this weekend before handing a list of candidates to the school board by early April. The school board…
12K cameras to give Atlanta police broader window to cityAtlanta Journal ConstitutionLt. LeAnne Browning (center) with the Atlanta Police Department answers questions Wednesday during a tour of the APD video integration center. Browning is flanked…
Atlanta weather | Warm-up coming after chilly ThursdayAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBy Friday afternoon, temperatures will be at least 10 degrees warmer than they were Wednesday afternoon. And the weekend will be even warmer. But first, a…
Several Atlanta principals to be removed from their schoolsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionHundreds of students at Mays High School in west Atlanta walked out of school Tuesday to protest the removal of their principal, Tyronne Smith. They…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta rapper Young Thug was jailed on Wednesday in Atlanta for driving erratically in his car with drugs. According to the Fulton County Sheriff’s office, the hip-hop star whose real…
Cheap Chic Fashion: Topshop, Forever 21, Augusta OutletAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Somewhere between Fall 2015 and Spring 2016,locals will welcome a 400,000 square foot fashion outlet mall to Augusta located at I-20 and Riverwatch Parkway (exit…
Peachtree HoopsAfter we reported that the Atlanta Hawks reached out to Obradoiro about buying out Mike Muscala and bringing the Bucknell star to Atlanta to help the ailing frontcourt, a source close to the situation…
Cheryl Freeman, 40, of Atlanta, lost 70 poundsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionPersonal life: “(I am) a mother of three teenagers, two girls and a sickle cell anemia son, that lives in southwest Atlanta. I work two jobs:…
Atlanta Journal Constitution… Humphries Drive and Browns Mill Road. “Several students complaining of back and neck injuries” were being transported to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said. Return…
Telegraph.co.ukFacebook has quietly shelved its controversial email feature, introduced three years ago, because “people haven’t been using it”. Founder Mark Zuckerberg launched the service in 2010, criticising traditional email for being “too slow and formal”…
Update: Missing Atlanta girl, 12, found safeAtlanta Journal ConstitutionSernesha Burston “has been located and is OK,” Officer Kim Jones told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Burston was last seen around 11 p.m. Wednesday when she left her…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionBefore Mark Zuckerberg paid a whopping $19 billion for WhatsApp, Google made a strong offer to WhatsApp CEO, Jan Koum, according to a new report from The Information. Google’s intention and offer was…
National Margarita Day dealsAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina:[UPDATE 2/21: I have just been informed that Atlanta Area Restaurants will not be participating. Boo] OTB will offer its 12 oz. House…
PoliticoChris Christie won’t dine at the White House on his swing through Washington this weekend. The New Jersey governor is set to leave town Sunday morning, his office confirmed, before a Sunday night White House…
CNN (blog)Washington (CNN) – It appears the controversies New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s dealing with back in the Garden State haven’t affected his standing as one of the GOP’s most potent fundraising rainmakers. As Christie…
Heavy rain, high winds sweep across metro Atlanta; possible tornado reported …Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAll of metro Atlanta was under either a tornado or a severe thunderstorm watch during the early morning hours Friday, but those…
Atlanta weather | Slight risk of severe storms FridayAtlanta Journal ConstitutionMetro Atlanta‘s wild February weather will continue early Friday, when there’s a slight risk of severe storms. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead…
2-year-old girl struck, killed by daycare van in Atlanta identifiedAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThe Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office Wednesday identified the toddler struck and killed by a daycare van in southwest Atlanta Tuesday afternoon as 2-year-old…
WSB AtlantaThe child was taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition around 5 p.m., but died shortly after, Atlanta police told Channel 2’s Erica Byfield. The toddler was in her guardian’s care when the…
Los Angeles TimesHow could a movie with a Mexican director, two American stars and the backing of a major U.S. studio be named outstanding British film at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionBEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 11: (L-R) BAFTA board member Sandro Monetti, actor Barkhad Abdi, and BAFTA board member Kara “KJ” Miller attend the BAFTA LA 2014 Awards Season Tea Party at the…
2 accused of sexually assaulting Atlanta womanAtlanta Journal ConstitutionAnyone with information on the man’s identity is asked to contact the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477), online at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org or by texting CSA…
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) – The bombing of a tourist bus in Egypt by suspected Muslim militants marks a strategic shift to soft targets that could devastate an economy already reeling from political turmoil. The assailants, who…
Teen shot in southwest AtlantaAtlanta Journal ConstitutionA teenager was shot and wounded in southwest Atlanta early Monday, reportedly after confronting a man he believed was trying to steal his mother’s car. The shooting happened about…
Entertainment WeeklyI would like to specifically honor each and every one of you with my favorite quote from last night’s episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta: “I love me some…grilled hotdogs!” Alright, now that…
USA TODAYKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves added to their extensive wave of long-term deals with their young stars on Sunday by agreeing to a $42 million, four-year contract with All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel….
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.Last week I called these “ladies” gutter pigs” and I was called a racist. I didn’t mention the color of the pigs, simple stated they were pigs. They were fighting…
HealioA research team from the University of British Columbia discovered for the first time an infectious form of Toxoplasma gondii in western Arctic Beluga, which may have serious public health consequences for indigenous hunters and…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionFlappy Pig. Flappy Super Hero. Flappy Plane. Call it Flappy Fever, but numerous games with “Flappy” in the title are cropping up in app stores and it looks like Google and Apple aren’t…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionPopular crowdsourcing site Kickstarter should think about crowdfunding some tighter security. The site notified users Saturday their personal information may have been compromised due to a hacking incident. In an email sent to…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionA parasite often found in house cats has started showing up in beluga whales in the Arctic. The phenomenon was discovered by researchers from the University of British Columbia. The parasite, toxoplasma gondii,…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionTremors were felt all over metro Atlanta, from Gwinnett to Paulding counties and areas south. Dozens of people used Twitter to ask The Atlanta Journal-Constitution what caused the tremors, which some described as…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionTremors were felt all over metro Atlanta, from Gwinnett to Paulding counties and areas south. Dozens of people used Twitter to ask The Atlanta Journal-Constitution what caused the tremors, which some described as…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionWith Augusta representing the lion’s share of outages remaining, Georgia Power has promised to have electricity restored to 99 percent of its metro Atlanta customers by noon. That includes Clayton County, which had…
