Atlanta home prices down, says Case Shiller
Average Atlanta home prices dipped late in late fall while national prices continued to rise, according to a closely-watched report.Atlanta prices slipped 0.3 percent in November, while the U.S. average edged up 0.1 percent during the month, according to today’s release of the S&P/Case-Shiller National Home Price Index.Atlanta prices were still 5.7 percent higher than a year earlier, while the national average was up 5.3 percent in that time, according to the index.Only a handful of metro areas ..>> view originalDeath of Weather Channel meteorologist ruled a suicide
A longtime Weather Channel meteorologist who died after crashing a Volkswagen into a parking garage Sunday at Midtown’s Colony Square Mall committed suicide, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office said Tuesday.Atlanta police initially said Nicholas Wiltgen had a heart attack, then backed off that statement on Monday.Fulton Medical Examiner’s office investigators on Tuesday said the death had been ruled a suicide and Wiltgen died of head and brain trauma after the crash.A witness saw the Vol..>> view originalAtlanta woman killed in Caribbean died from skull fracture, asphyxia
One person is in custody in connection to the death of a 39-year-old Atlanta woman killed while vacationing in Grenada, police on the Caribbean island said Tuesday.But the person in custody has not been charged nor named, a police spokeswoman said.Jessica Lewis Colker died Sunday in the town of St. David “as a result of extensive skull fracture and asphyxia,” according to information released Tuesday by the Royal Grenada Police Force. Police declined to elaborate how Colker was injured, even dis..>> view originalHalting the spread of Zika into the United States
After covering the dish with a thin plastic film to simulate human skin, he unleashes dozens of mosquitoes and lets the bugs have at it. And have at it they do. They eat until they're full, their bellies engorged with blood. Projects such as this one at the Galveston National Laboratory aim to determine how much damage Zika, a virus spread by mosquitoes, might do in the United States and what can be done to try to stop it. "There's a lot of work gearing up very fast," said Scott Weaver, scientif..>> view originalNorth Atlanta High cancels classes after water main break
A broken water main left nearly 2,000 North Atlanta High School students without water throughout the day Monday and led district officials to cancel classes at the school Tuesday, according to Channel 2 Action News.Students and faculty could not flush the toilets after the water main break Sunday on school property.Tamia Bryant, a student at the school, told Channel 2 the smell coming from the bathrooms at North Atlanta High was almost unbearable.“It’s so nasty to the point where it makes you f..>> view originalAtlanta names city design project manager
Ryan Gravel has joined the city of Atlanta to oversee the Atlanta City Design Project. This new project, under the direction of the Department of Planning and Community Development, will guide decisions on growth and development of the city.Gravel is best known for his 1999 Georgia Institute of Technology master’s thesis which was the catalyst for the Atlanta BeltLine. Since then, he has remained involved in its implementation and currently serves on the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership board of dir..>> view original11Alive eases Atlanta gridlock with new traffic upgrade
Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext Slide11Alive is launching never-before-seen technology on Wednesday, January 26 that will allow Atlanta’s most experienced traffic team to better steer commuters through gridlock. The traffic upgrades include exclusive traffic maps, expanded trip times for interstates and busy surface streets, and implements social media for added information.(Photo: 11Alive)ATLANTA -- Navigating through A..>> view originalAtlanta weather | Clouds, rain to return Tuesday
Dry morning conditions should continue through most the workday Tuesday, but cloud coverage will thicken and showers will advance across metro Atlanta as the day goes on, according to Channel 2 Action News.“The best chances will be later this afternoon,” after about 4 p.m., Channel 2 meteorologist Karen Minton.“The start of the rush hour, it’s going to be wet as you’re leaving the city heading westward, and that rain spreads across the region throughout the night.”Expect the heaviest rain to fal..>> view originalAtlanta almost had a Cam Newton Drive, but neighbors hated the idea
How much does Atlanta fear and loathe Cam Newton? Enough to keep his name off the city’s road maps.It was a stark episode in the metro area’s prickly relationship with a native son. Three years ago, a Fulton County commissioner tried to change a street name in honor of the Carolina Panthers quarterback, who will lead his team in Super Bowl 50 after clinching Sunday’s NFC championship. Cam Newton Drive would have been outside the Perimeter in unincorporated south Fulton, stretching about two mile..>> view originalHomeless count planned for Tuesday evening in Atlanta
The Associated Press Atlanta officials say they're planning their annual "point-in-time" homeless count Tuesday evening.City officials said in a statement that more than 300 volunteers are expected to participate in this year's count, but additional volunteers are still needed.The count seeks to assess how many homeless are in the city on Tuesday and additional details about them.Officials say the volunteers will work with police..>> view original
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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