Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Sleet-rain mixture moving across metro Atlanta; temps will warm and other top stories.

  • Sleet-rain mixture moving across metro Atlanta; temps will warm

    Sleet-rain mixture moving across metro Atlanta; temps will warm
    Parts of north metro Atlanta increasingly were reporting sleet and a rain-sleet mix early Wednesday afternoon as a wintry mix made its way across north Georgia.There were reports of sleet in Lawrenceville, College Park, Midtown, Marietta, Dunwoody, Kennesaw and Woodstock, and rain-sleet mixtures in other parts of metro Atlanta around 1 p.m.Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brad Nitz said he was receiving numerous sleet reports in Cherokee County, in Canton, Woodstock, and Hickory Flat. Sleet w..
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  • Bill would outlaw Park Atlanta, other contractors

    Bill would outlaw Park Atlanta, other contractors
    The city of Atlanta is holding a public meeting to hear citizens' opinions about the company and their experiences.
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  • What to do in Atlanta: Music | Jan. 20-27

    What to do in Atlanta: Music | Jan. 20-27
    Acclaimed guitarist and Atlanta native Kaki King plays a hometown show at Terminal West Sunday.Click here for more best bets around metro Atlanta. Madonna. 8 p.m. Jan. 20. $44-$359. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.philipsarena.com.Reverend Horton Heat. 8 p.m. Jan. 21. $20-$25. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.Loved: The Farewell Tour with Women of Faith. 7 p.m. Jan. 22 and 9 a.m. Jan. 23. $103-$113. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. ww..
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  • Measure would change Atlanta streetcar management

    Measure would change Atlanta streetcar management
    The end of the year is approaching, and some are asking whether the city will be ready to roll out the new high-tech pay system for the Atlanta streetcar.(Photo: 11Alive)ATLANTA—The management of Atlanta’s streetcar would change under a piece of legislation planned by an Atlanta lawmaker.  The bill would require that the city of Atlanta to yield management of the streetcar to MARTA.The bill is planned by Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta).  Fort is a potential candidate for mayor in 2017.The streetca..
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  • Report: Players on winning Atlanta football team fraudulently enrolled

    Report: Players on winning Atlanta football team fraudulently enrolled
    For the second time in three years, allegations of address fraud involving Atlanta football players have surfaced.This time, the allegations concern the 2014 Mays High School Raiders. Two of the team’s approximately 99 players had been improperly enrolled, according to a district investigative report. In addition, the district could not determine where another five students lived.However, a follow-up investigation found that only one student was improperly enrolled, Atlanta Public Schools spokes..
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  • Must-see video: Atlanta brothers help University of Kentucky win again

    Must-see video: Atlanta brothers help University of Kentucky win again
    John and Josh Marsh were front and center over the weekend as the University of Kentucky cheerleading program continued its dominance by winning its 21st national championship.These brothers, who defy gravity as they tumble in tandem, spent much of their childhood outside of Atlanta training at their mother’s gym.Check out a video of the UK winning performance here.(L-R) John and Josh Marsh, graduates of Peachtree Ridge High School, cheer together for the University of KentuckyPhoto by Mark Corn..
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  • Review: Ford Fry charges big bucks at Marcel. Save your money.

    Review: Ford Fry charges big bucks at Marcel. Save your money. The pricey steaks don’t deliver value you can taste January 20, 2016Corby KummerComments Marcel’s interior is plush—somewhere between Gilded Age and Mad Men.Photograph by Johnny AutrySince I arrived in Atlanta more than a year ago, I’ve watched with a kind of awe Ford Fry’s design savvy, efficiency, and deployment of talent. Fry cannily matches visual feasts to his menus, with the visual feast generally outshining the feast feast...
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  • UPDATE: Atlanta lands U.S. headquarters of global fintech, possibly ...

    UPDATE: Atlanta lands U.S. headquarters of global fintech, possibly ...
    The undisclosed company, codenamed Project Voice, will create more than 140 jobs, according to a filing with Invest Atlanta, the city's economy development ...
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  • Flint resident on water crisis: 'This is an embarrassment'

    Flint resident on water crisis: 'This is an embarrassment'
    "I want Gov. Snyder to solve the problem and basically get up out of office," longtime Flint resident Tomeko Hornaday told CNN, echoing the sentiments of many of the governor's critics."We shouldn't have to be going through this; we shouldn't have to do this," she said. "This is an embarrassment to the city of Flint, first of all, and an embarrassment to our government and to our residents." In his State of the State speech Tuesday night, Snyder vowed to do everything in his power to solve the c..
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  • Merchant e-Solutions puts headquarters in Atlanta, will bring 140 jobs

    Merchant e-Solutions puts headquarters in Atlanta, will bring 140 jobs
    A global financial technology firm has picked Atlanta as the site of its U.S. headquarters. The move that will create more than 140 jobs. Merchant e-Solutions, a ...
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Smoltz to receive Atlanta Sports Award .Metro Atlanta celebrates 30th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day .
Atlanta police probing connection between robbery, fatal shooting .Pregnant teen gives birth after being shot at MARTA station .

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