Male Sumatran tiger euthanized at Zoo Atlanta
ATLANTA The Atlanta Zoo on Friday announced the death of a Sumatran tiger. Kavi, a 15-year-old tiger, was euthanized Thursday. According to zoo officials, the tiger had been treated for arthritis for years. He had mobility issues that led to the rapid decline of his health. Zoo Atlanta is saddened by the loss of Kavi, who was not only a special member of our family and a magnificent cat, but a representative of a critically endangered species,” said Dr. Hayley Murphy, the zoo's vice preside..>> view originalAtlanta ordinance would require cops at convenience stores
Atlanta ordinance would require cops at convenience stores Atlanta measure would require cops at convenience stores Doug Richards, WXIA 6:20 PM. EST December 09, 2016 ATLANTA -- A proposed city ordinance to make convenience stores safer is drawing fire from an organization of convenience stores. It would require many stores to have off-duty police on their premises whenever they’re open. "I think when you have a business that’s being targeted, that you have to take extra preca..>> view originalAtlanta emergency overflow shelter opens amid frigid temperatures
The city of Atlanta announced Friday that its emergency warming shelter will open at 5:30 p.m. for those in need due to current frigid temperatures. Old Adamsville Emergency Shelter is located at 3404 Delmar Lane. Capacity limitations allow for 100 individuals — including men, women and children — to occupy the facility. For more information, contact the Office of Constituent Services at 404-330-6023.>> view originalCommentary: When it comes to dining, Atlanta should look inward
Commentary: When it comes to dining, Atlanta should look inward Parting thoughts from critic Corby Kummer December 2016Corby KummerComments Our critic Corby Kummer departs this monthIllustration by Marina Muun“The thing I love about Atlanta is it’s 45 minutes from the South,” my pal Kim Severson, the New York Times food writer, said as she drove us around Atlanta one spring day almost three years ago. My spouse had been offered a job at the Centers for Disease Control, but he had little sense..>> view originalAtlanta Looking To Lure Foreign Business
The city of Atlanta is making a push to raise its international profile and lure more overseas companies. According to this week’s Atlanta Business Chronicle, Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development arm, wants to hire a firm to pitch the city as a destination for foreign investment and corporate expansion. This is the first time the city is seeking outside representation for business attraction from foreign markets. The firm will “implement tactics that will attract direct foreign invest..>> view originalHomeland Security investigating 'cyber attack' against Secretary of ...
Homeland Security investigating ‘cyber attack' against Secretary of State's office by: Scott Flynn Updated: Dec 9, 2016 - 6:35 PM ATLANTA - The United States Department of Homeland Security is responding to a letter from Georgia’s Secretary of State after an apparent cyber attack, trying to breach the fire wall of the department’s computer system. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson confirmed to Secretary of State Brian Kemp that he has launched an investigation into the inci..>> view originalAtlanta named one of the nation's best 'destinations you need to
Atlanta just earned itself another set of bragging rights, because the largest travel guide publisher in the world (Lonely Planet) just named the city one of the top destinations folks have to see in 2017. The metro was ranked sixth on a list of 10 "underrated or off-the-radar" destinations by Lonely Planet's travel experts that scoured the nation for their top picks. At No. 1 sits Asheville, North Carolina, a mere three-and-a-half hour drive from Atlanta. It should come as no surprise that..>> view originalWeekend race traffic hitting Atlanta streets
Midtown traffic will be congested in the mornings this weekend due to various races. At 8 a.m. Saturday runners participating in Barb’s 5K will cross Piedmont Road at The Prado. Piedmont will be closed there for about three minutes. Also on Saturday, the Inman Frosty 5K is set for 9 a.m. It begins and ends at Virginia Ave. and Ponce de Leon Place. On Sunday, Jeff Galloway’s 13.1 half Marathon starts on Eleventh Street and Peachtree Walk, heading east on Eleventh. The race runs throughout Mid..>> view original1946 Atlanta hotel fire echoed in Oakland warehouse disaster
ATLANTA | The cries of trapped hotel guests screaming in agony are still seared into Richard Hamil’s memory, seven decades after the Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta. As a 9-year-old boy, he and his father were blinded in thick smoke, stumbling from their 15th-floor room into the hallway in “absolute chaos,” then into a female guest’s room, Hamil recalls. “She was preparing to jump, but Daddy told her, ‘No, not until we have to, we won’t do that,” he said. The deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history..>> view original3 arrested in Clark Atlanta student's murder
Authorities have arrested three men in connection with the shooting death of a Clark Atlanta University student. Murder warrants were obtained for Joseph Clarke, 24, Devin Kingdom, 22, and Malik Ortiz, 19, all of New York. Cierra Ford died and her boyfriend Tyrique Lobban was injured in a Nov. 25 shooting, Sandy Springs police spokesman Mike Lindstrom said. Police believe robbery was a motive. Cierra Ford was killed in a shooting in Sandy Springs. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News) Ford,..>> view original
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