Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Husk adds another jewel to Savannah culinary scene and other top stories.

  • Husk adds another jewel to Savannah culinary scene

    Sometimes June 2014 feels like it was 30 years ago. Yet that is the moment in time I point to when I am asked (which is frequently), “Where did all of this come from?” The moment on the calendar I’m referring to was the same month Savannah’s food scene began its journey toward something far more progressive than where we were, say, five short years ago. That was the month Hugh Acheson opened The Florence on Victory Drive. Shortly thereafter, Pacci Savannah opened inside of The Brice Hotel on Bay..
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  • Why don't we know yet what killed Prince?

    Why don't we know yet what killed Prince?
    53 photos: Prince: The artist53 photos: Prince: The artistPrince performs in New York in 1980. Prince won seven Grammy Awards, and earned 30 nominations. Five of his singles topped the charts and 14 other songs hit the Top 10. 53 photos: Prince: The artistHe performs at the Palladium in New York in 1981. 53 photos: Prince: The artistPrince at the Lyceum in London in 1981.53 photos: Prince: The artistPrince and Apollonia Kotero in a scene from the movie "Purple Rain," which was released in 1984. ..
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  • Showers could arrive in metro Atlanta tonight

    Showers could arrive in metro Atlanta tonight
    Damaging wind, hail and frequent lightning may be on the way for metro Atlanta, but temperatures will still climb into the 80s Thursday.“And today, we’ll see a mix of clouds and sun, and at times you could see an isolated shower. They’ll be few and far between as we go into the evening hours,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said. “But then as we get into late night tonight, some showers will start to move across the area, and we may run into them early tomorrow morning as well...
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  • Smyrna receives $100,00 ARC grant to study Atlanta Braves impact

    Smyrna receives $100,00 ARC grant to study Atlanta Braves impact
    The Smyrna City Council recently accepted a Livable Centers Initiative Supplemental Grant Award of $100,000 from the Atlanta Regional Commission.The money will be used to conduct a study that assesses land use and transportation impacts along the 2.4-mile Spring Road Corridor from Cobb Parkway to Atlanta Road.The city’s required match amount of 20 percent will be $20,000.Smyrna City Council will use funds from a Livable Centers Initiative Supplemental Grant to conduct a study that assesses land ..
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  • Durham picks Atlanta officer as its new police chief

    Durham picks Atlanta officer as its new police chief
    A deputy chief with the Atlanta Police Department will be moving to North Carolina soon.Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis accepted the job of police chief in Durham, City Manager Tom Bonfield announced Tuesday in a news release.“Deputy Chief Davis, during the course of her 30-year career, has demonstrated a broad array of skills and experience that will serve Durham well at this time,” Bonfield said.She will start June 6.“I am both appreciative and humbled to have been selected as the City of Durham’s new po..
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  • Atlanta committee votes to convey Turner Field to recreation authority

    Atlanta committee votes to convey Turner Field to recreation authority
    The Atlanta City Council’s Finance Committee voted to approve on Wednesday the conveyance of about 70 acres of city-owned land around Turner Field to the Atlanta Fulton County Recreational Authority, which is negotiating its sale to Georgia State University and its development partner, Carter and Oakwood Development.The measure will next be considered by the full city council Monday.Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said the move was requested by the development team, which is conducting its due diligenc..
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  • New lease cements Delta-Atlanta partnership for next 20 years

    New lease cements Delta-Atlanta partnership for next 20 years
    “We appreciate this airline for what it's done for the city,” Reed said during a formal signing ceremony at Atlanta City Hall. “We've decided we like each other ...
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  • Weather, project woes turn down thermostat on Atlanta utility's profits

    Weather, project woes turn down thermostat on Atlanta utility's profits
    Southern Co. said warm weather and costs from its deal to buy natural gas utility AGL Resources helped push down both its first-quarter profit and revenue by roughly five percent.The Atlanta-based electric company said cost overruns at its troubled “clean coal” power plant being built in Mississippi — where regulators are requiring the company to absorb cost overruns — was another culprit behind its lower bottom line.The extra expenses from the Kemper plant in Mississippi chipped off $39 million..
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  • Cool! Saturday is Girl Scout Day at College Football Hall of Fame

    Cool! Saturday is Girl Scout Day at College Football Hall of Fame
    Well, they both get to wear cool uniforms, right?News that Saturday is Girl Scout Day at Downtown’s sleek, sports-centric College Football Hall of Fame might strike some people as a bit odd at first.But only at first.Photo courtesy of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta“We like to say that we are combining two of America’s great pasttimes, Girl Scouts and football,” said Leslie Gilliam, marketing and communications manager for the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta.More to the point, the day — in which G..
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  • NBA Mock draft: Ingram pushing Simmons at top

    NBA Mock draft: Ingram pushing Simmons at top
     Where to the Philadelphia 76ers go? If they go for best player, it could be another big man. But since they've bulked up their inside game in recent drafts, they could be looking at guard. Where they go could set some different things in motion.First RoundThe Sixers have already invested a lot in their front court over the past few years, which could push them toward Brandon Ingram, the better fit. But with uncertainty over whether Nerlens Noel, Joel Embiid, and Jahlil Okafor can play together..
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Atlanta Weather | Trend of light rain to continue through week .Fed to Keep Options Open for June Rate Hike: Decision-Day Guide .
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