Braves Country 5K: 16 things to do this weekend around Atlanta
It's getting hot out there, Atlanta, but that doesn't mean you can't have a ton of fun in the Georgia sun this weekend. Check out this event lineup taking place all around the Metro area. Bonsai Study Group. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 9. Free with garden admission. Smith Gilbert Gardens. 2382 Pine Mountain Road, Kennesaw. 770-919-0248. www.smithgilbertgardens.com. Whether you're just curious about Bonsai trees, or want to expand your knowledge in order to tend to your own Bonsai gard..>> view originalTeen wrote a final journal entry before crash that claimed her life
"I was just sitting here on the bus feeling a little sad," she wrote. "I guess because I was going to be gone for so long and I was a little uncomfortable." But after she prayed and read from her Bible, things were looking up for Harmening. "I was just reminded of why I am here," she wrote, "and that God has called me here and that he has done this for a reason, so I know he's going to do incredible things." Harmening was traveling Thursday to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport w..>> view originalVP Mike Pence visits metro Atlanta
Updated: Jun 9, 2017 - 7:54 PM COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Vice President Mike Pence arrived in metro Atlanta Friday to meet with airmen and their families at Dobbins Air Force base. Pence arrived in Marietta on Air Force Two just before 11 a.m. He talked to a crowd of service members and then met with them. TRENDING STORIES: He also attended an event to help raise money for Karen Handel. Handel is up against Jon Ossoff in the Georgia 6th Congressional District runoff this month. Channe..>> view originalPolice investigate 2 suspected overdose deaths in Buckhead
by: Justin Wilfon Updated: Jun 10, 2017 - 7:09 AM ATLANTA - Police are investigating two suspected overdose deaths reported Friday afternoon in Buckhead. One man was found dead at the Post Chastain apartments on Chastain Road. Another man was found dead at the AC Hotel on Wieuca Road. Police do not think the deaths are related. NewsChopper 2 was over the scene at the apartment complex as police investigated. Investigators found suspected narcotics inside the apartment where the man ..>> view originalWhere is the Atlanta Life art collection and why can't you see it?
High above Peachtree Street, on the walls of the Atlanta Life Financial Group, hangs eight stunning prints by artist Jacob Lawrence. “Eight Studies for The Book of Genesis,” as it is called, draws from Lawrence’ memories of attending Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church. The series is part of a massive art collection compiled by Atlanta Life in the 1980s. But as stunning as the series is, few lovers of art will likely ever see it or anything else in the collection. Since moving from its long..>> view originalDeadly Atlanta rap studio shooting featured on A&E's 'The First 48'
A deadly shooting at a southwest Atlanta recording studio was recently the subject of an episode on “The First 48.” “Deadly Rap,” which aired Thursday, details how aspiring rapper Jerome Blake, 28, was caught in the crossfire during a gun battle at The Metropolitan in 2016. Three men — Casey Battle, Sheldon Dooley and Kenson Hunte — have been charged with murder and are awaiting trial. One suspect is still unidentified. Another man who ambushed the studio, 27-year-old Nathan Hannon, was al..>> view originalTop Atlanta school official resigns, fights release of background report
The Atlanta school district official in charge of the district's expensive and ambitious plan to remake the city's schools resigned last month and is fighting to keep a report investigating his background secret. Former Chief of Schools and Academics Donyall Dickey had been expected to leave Atlanta this spring to become superintendent of the Portland, Oregon, schools. He was Portland’s sole finalist for the job and submitted his resignation from his job supervising the academic side of all..>> view originalBig Boi thinks Killer Mike should run for Atlanta mayor
Big Boi thinks Killer Mike should run for Atlanta mayor And maybe he’ll run for governor June 9, 2017Julia BainbridgeComments Big BoiPhotograph by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Bud LightSouthern hip-hop legend Big Boi has a new album, Boomiverse, and it features an all-star lineup of Atlanta talent. There’s “In The South” with Gucci Mane, “Kill Jill” with Killer Mike and Jeezy, and help from long-time collaborators Organized Noize (a local production company composed of Rico Wade, Ray Murray, an..>> view original5 major restaurant chains that started in Atlanta
by: Kyle Nazari, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Updated: Jun 10, 2017 - 11:15 AM ATLANTA - Between its large population and thriving business environment, Atlanta is home to more restaurant chains than you might think. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, more food franchises are headquartered here than in any other city. Many of these franchises are homegrown originals. These are five chains that grew from inside the perimeter to having restaurants in dozens of states..>> view original8 weeks after 5-year-old's death, Atlanta's Sun Dial restaurant re ...
8 weeks after 5-year-old's death, Atlanta's Sun Dial restaurant re-opens by: Alexis Stevens, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Updated: Jun 10, 2017 - 10:17 AM 8 weeks after 5-year-old’s death, Atlanta’s Sun Dial restaurant re-opens. (Credit: WSB-TV) ATLANTA - Atlanta’s Sun Dial restaurant has re-opened eight weeks after a 5-year-old boy died after getting stuck between a table and a wall. On April 14, Charlie Holt of Charlotte, N.C., was having lunch with his parents when he w..>> view original
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