AJC Soccer Insider: Atlanta United's view on Designated Players
Atlanta United president Darren Eales said he learned a lot about how the team will approach trying to sign its designated players after watching the 2015 MLS season.He was keenly interested in seeing how Orlando and New York City FC, expansion clubs last season, approached their big-money signings.New York City FC accumulated veteran midfielders with Andrea Pirlo and Frank Lampard, to go along with forward David Villa. The team didn’t make the playoffs and fired its coach.Didier Drogba scored 1..>> view originalGwinnett man to stand trial for wife's mysterious 2011 death
On July 16, 2011, Nique Leili’s body — naked, decomposed, covered with leaves — was found near the entrance to her family’s Lawrenceville-area subdivision, setting a years-long cycle of suspicion, discord and mystery into motion. Her parents and siblings would wage battle against her husband, fighting for her remains, her children and her estate while simultaneously lobbying for him to be charged in her death.Thanks to a reexamination of evidence from a seized computer — findings authorities hav..>> view originalAtlanta weather | After snow, temps on the rise
The snow is behind us, and a sunny day is ahead in metro Atlanta.Temperatures are expected to climb to the mid-50s around 3 p.m., Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said.It’s a welcomed change from weekend weather that dumped as much as 2 inches of snow and a tenth of an inch of ice on metro Atlanta, causing downed trees, icy patches of road and sporadic power outages. And it was worse in north Georgia. Weather impacts lingered in those areas and in Cobb County Monday.An ice patch ..>> view originalAtlanta group plants daffodils downtown to spread Holocaust ...
On a wintry Sunday afternoon, about 40 volunteers planted 2,000 daffodil bulbs at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in memory of children killed in the Holocaust.The group of volunteers who participated in the symbolic daffodil planting at the entrance to the center included Thomas Buergenthal, one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz. Already, Am Yisrael Chai, a local Holocaust awareness and education organization, has planted 177,000 daffodils in downtown Atlanta (and 280,000 ar..>> view originalAtlanta receives agriculture grant
The city of Atlanta received a $40,000 grant for its Urban Agriculture Expansion Project recently. The announcement was made at the 84th winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company partnered with USCM to award grants through its green space development program.Atlanta was one of four winners, including New York; Providence, Rhode Island; and St. Louis, Missouri.The winning cities were chosen by a panel of former mayors and national garden experts, to develop ga..>> view originalDesign your own 'Top Chef' worthy kitchen at these Atlanta showrooms
It’s been said that the kitchen is the heart of the home. It’s definitely where everyone wants to hang out at parties.But current kitchens go far beyond areas for storing and preparing food and doing the dishes. They can be places to entertain, work and spend time with the family at any hour of the day. And with new appliances that offer restaurant-caliber techniques, they can be laboratories for serious home cooks to try out the latest tricks of the best chefs. Jenni Girtman ..>> view originalCircus elephants perform one last time in Atlanta
Elephants have been a key part of a traveling circus, but they are now being phased out of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and will lumber into an early retirement.After being part of the troupe for 145 years, elephants will take their final bow in Georgia when the greatest show on earth returns to Atlanta next month. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s “Circus Xtreme” will be at Philips Arena Feb. 10 – Feb. 15 and will be at Infinite Energy Center in Duluth Feb. 18- Feb. 28.Last March, Feld..>> view originalLove cooking? This Atlanta area club is for you
At at the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant, chef Michael Bologna beckons the men engaged in prep work in the expansive kitchen to meet him in the dining room.Like a general giving marching orders, Bologna lays out the pages of the night’s menu on a table and delivers instructions to the crew. Bologna usually commands the kitchen at Vingenzo’s restaurant in Woodstock, but on this Monday night, he leads a group of amateurs. Jenni Girtman Chefs prepare a meal with Les M..>> view originalAtlanta high school operating without running water
113 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutAtlanta high school operating without running waterNorth Atlanta High is without water today.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Atlanta high school operating without running waterBathroom inside North Atlanta High School(Photo: Submitted)ATLANTA -- North Atlanta High is without water ..>> view originalWill the gamble to improve one of Atlanta's worst schools pay off?
In a gamble to fix a dysfunctional school ahead of a potential state takeover, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen merged one of the city’s best high schools with one of its worst.Combining Carver School of Technology, where about half of students graduate, with Carver Early College, where nearly every student goes on to a four-year college, tests the theory that threatening schools with extreme sanctions leads to rapid changes for the better — the theory behind Gov. Nathan D..>> view original
Monday, January 25, 2016
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