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• Gary Sinise Foundation breaks ground on vet's adaptive home in ...

  Cedric King and wife, Khieda, used to drive through the rich neighborhoods.To get inside gated communities, they'd tell the guard at the entrance they knew somebody who lived there — a front to get a glimpse at how the other half lived."I'd be in the passenger seat, and I'd tell her, 'babe, we're going to have (a house) like this one day,' " Cedric said. "I didn't know how it was going to happen, but I just knew it would." Frank Reddy He was right, but the circums..

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• Report: Roaches found at Indian restaurant in Atlanta

  

  Health officials have advised an Indian restaurant in Atlanta to contact pest control services after roaches were found in the facility, according to a report.Inspectors found roaches in and on the prep cooler at Himalayan Spice in DeKalb County, according to a health inspection report released Thursday.The restaurant scored a 78 on the health inspection report. The failing score is a 69.Click here to read the health inspection report.Officials also noted an employee using bare hands to prepare ..

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• Atlanta, Houston firms' merger talk lacks chemistry; proxy fight next

  

  Axiall Corp. has become embroiled in a proxy fight with a Houston firm after the Atlanta chemicals and building products company rejected two takeover offers in the last three months.Westlake Chemical Corp. broke off deal talks and proposed its own slate of 10 nominees for Axiall’s board of directors this week after Axiall rejected a $3.1 billion cash-and-stock offer.Westlake, which is controlled by the billionaire Chao family, had initially offered roughly $1.4 billion in cash and stock in Janu..

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• Beloved Atlanta personality 'Phantom of the Fox' dies

  

  by: KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press Updated: Apr 8, 2016 - 12:30 PM ATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Patten, affectionately known as the "Phantom of the Fox," spent much of his life restoring, preserving and living in Atlanta's fabulous Fox Theatre — twice saving the historic landmark from fire and demolition. Patten died at a hospital age 89 on Thursday, surrounded by his family and friends, listening to his favorite organ music. He recently had a major stroke, fell into a coma and ne..

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• How does Amazon do same-day service? An Atlanta company helps

  

  Amazon announced this week that it has started offering free same-day delivery for members of its Prime service in 11 new metro areas, including Atlanta.

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• A look inside the new Porsche hotel (SLIDESHOW)

  

  Swiss real estate investment company ACRON has partnered with Atlanta-based Capella Hotel Group to bring the 214-room hotel to Two Porsche Drive in ...

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