'Religious liberty' bill jeopardizes Atlanta Super Bowl bid
If Georgia chooses to turn the “religious liberty” bill into law, be prepared: Atlanta may not get a Super Bowl.That was the suggestion from the NFL on Friday when the league released a statement in response to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s question about whether the league had any position on Georgia House Bill 757.The statement from league spokesman Brian McCarthy reads, “NFL policies emphasize tolerance and inclusiveness, and prohibit discrimination based on age, gender, race, religion, ..>> view original50 years later, Texas Western's win resonates off the court
The opposing team's locker room is a place Pat Riley has generally considered off-limits for almost all his basketball life: Do not enter except under extreme circumstances.Fifty years ago was one of those circumstances.Riley and his teammates on Kentucky's all-white squad had just lost the national championship game to little Texas Western, which started five black players. It was a historic moment in both college basketball and U.S. race relations.As he left the floor that day, Riley realized..>> view originalAtlanta weather | So long, 80-degree temperatures
You’re such a tease, Atlanta weather.After a record-breaking 84-degree day this week, frost — yes, that stuff that’s usually associated with cold weather — is in the forecast early next week.“Look at Monday,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said. “[There will] be frost in many spots. You’ll want to think about making sure those plants are off your porch.”Minton said Friday an approaching weather system is going to bring moisture and “help start the change in temperatures.”Before..>> view original1 person killed, 2 people injured in crash in southwest Atlanta
A crash between a dirt bike and a car Friday in southwest Atlanta left one person dead and two people injured, the Georgia State Patrol said.The dirt bike was traveling northbound on McDaniel Street, went through the intersection at Whitehall Street and struck a Hyundai Sonata on the driver’s side, the GSP said.Three people — the dirt bike driver and two people inside the Sonata — were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. The dirt bike driver died at the hospital, the GSP said. That person’s name a..>> view originalAtlanta Traffic from the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center
Check this full list of crashes, stalls, and construction impacting Atlanta traffic, compiled by Atlanta's best traffic team. Report traffic issues to us at 404-897-7358Hear our most recent traffic reports On Demand on our WSB Traffic Homepage: Click the link under the WSB Traffic Team picture and listen. Major Interstate Incidents:Cobb Co: Crash...I-285/sb (Outer Loop) past Paces Ferry Rd. Leftl lane blocked. Dekalb Co: Crash...I-285/eb (Inner Loop) at Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Right lane blo..>> view originalCan prosecutors be fair in police shooting cases?
Caroline Small has been dead nearly six years, but her tragic killing at the hands of Glynn County police loomed over the Capitol last week in a contentious debate that went to the heart of how such cases are handled.Can local district attorneys fairly prosecute officers who they work with on a daily basis?In a forceful display of unity, Georgia’s district attorneys and law enforcement officials said yes as they successfully turned back a proposal to require appointment of special prosecutors in..>> view originalAtlanta watershed management jumps to fix Reynoldstown flooding ...
Ossabaw's doyenne needs your help
Sandy West, the doyenne of Ossabaw Island off Georgia’s coast, needs your help.She’s 103, in poor health and wants to remain on the island she has fiercely protected — and plowed every penny of her once-considerable fortune into — until the end.Sandy’s plight, and wonderful history, was profiled in a recent Personal Journey in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her family bought the barrier island near Savannah in 1924 and Sandy has lived there for decades, keeping developers at bay, running an a..>> view originalTop of the List: Venture Capital Deals and Private Equity Firms
Atlanta Business Chronicle's March 18, 2016, issue features Georgia's Top 25 Venture Capital Deals for 2015, and Atlanta's Top 10 Private Equity Firms.>> view originalAtlanta youth athletics leader Jane Wilkins reflects on 40 years
When Jane Wilkins began as a team mother for her son’s Northside Youth Organization football team some 40 years ago, she never could have pictured where it would take her.Now, after 35 years as the executive director, Wilkins will step down in May. But not before the organization fetes her with a celebration following its big parade Saturday.Wilkins is modest about the work she’s done to help expand the youth sports program over the years — the tens of thousands of students who have passed throu..>> view original
Friday, March 18, 2016
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