Wednesday, September 20, 2017

This industry is making the most hires in Atlanta and other top stories.

  • This industry is making the most hires in Atlanta

    This industry is making the most hires in Atlanta
    Looking to for a new job? Atlanta has a ton of positions available throughout the area, but which industry is hiring the most?  To find out, CapRelo, a relocation service site, sifted through LinkedIn data to determine which fields have the highest number of openings in the top 25 U.S. cities.  For Atlanta, construction came out on top. Researchers found more than 15,000 openings in the field. Information technology and services placed second, with more than 10,000 openings, and marketing and..
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  • Free wine tasting at Wahoo: 16 things to do this weekend in Atlanta

    Free wine tasting at Wahoo: 16 things to do this weekend in Atlanta
    With the city just popping with activity this weekend, make sure to get off your couch and enjoy some of that warm August air with your neighbors.  From free yoga to fun runs, BBQ festivals to jazz, you'll find the entertainment and inspiration you're looking for all around the Atlanta area. Even though the weather has been a little unpredictable lately, take a chance with these not-to-miss community events: Enjoy yoga by the Silver Comet Trail in Cobb. Courtesy of Shine Again Yoga/For t..
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  • 'American Idol' Atlanta auditions: Everything you need to know

    'American Idol' Atlanta auditions: Everything you need to know
    Updated: Aug 11, 2017 - 7:20 PM ATLANTA - Time to prime up your singing voice because someone from Atlanta could be the next American Idol! In May, ABC announced that they would be reviving the longtime singing competition and the nation-wide search for the next superstar kicks off on Thursday in Orlando. A few days later, hopefuls from the Atlanta area will have a chance to sing for the "American Idol" producers and see if they have what it takes to move on to the next round. With..
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  • FBI: Canadian man flew to Atlanta to have sex with minor

    FBI: Canadian man flew to Atlanta to have sex with minor
    A Canadian man was arrested Friday at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on accusations he flew to Atlanta to have sex with a Marietta teenager, according to FBI officials.  Yves Joseph Christopher Legault, 53, of Ontario, was booked on a charge of communicating online with a minor child for the purposes of having sex, FBI Atlanta Special Agent Stephen Emmett said in a news release.  The 13-year-old girl’s mother discovered the relationship after she received a package from Canada on A..
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  • Fulton DA: No investigation into R. Kelly 'cult' claims at this time

    Fulton DA: No investigation into R. Kelly 'cult' claims at this time
    Fulton County’s district attorney said his office is not currently investigating Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly for allegations the 50-year-old held women against their will in a Johns Creek house. But, the office is in possession of a file it received on Kelly from the city’s police department. Paul Howard, the district attorney, said his office did not request the file, but Johns Creek police gave it to them on Monday, Aug. 7. Howard has assigned the file to his sex trafficking division..
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  • Educators lose appeal in Atlanta test-cheating case

    Educators lose appeal in Atlanta test-cheating case
    Two educators who were convicted for their roles in the Atlanta test-cheating conspiracy failed to reverse their convictions on appeal. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the convictions of Tamara Cotman and Angela Williamson will stand. Both contended that the trial court erred in its instruction to jurors about conviction under racketeering law. “We disagree that this instruction constituted error,” the judges wrote in their opinion released Friday. The pair are among the do..
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  • Light showers expected this weekend

    Light showers expected this weekend
    Today: Showers likely. High: 85 Tonight: More rain likely. Low: 72 Tomorrow: More rain expected. High: 87 Rain has subsided, but that doesn’t mean it’s gone for good. Expect a 40 percent chance of showers Saturday with a high of 88 degrees, Channel 2 Action News reported.  Light, isolated rain is predicted early in the morning, but a mix of sun and clouds is expected by noon, Channel 2 meteorologist Katie Walls said. Showers should return by 2 p.m. but they aren’t expected to lower temp..
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  • Man to 'artistically destroy' guns with molten iron at Atlanta bar

    Man to 'artistically destroy' guns with molten iron at Atlanta bar
    A metal artist will turn weapons collected during a recent Fulton County buyback program into artwork Friday.  The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Atlanta Metal Arts and the Elliott Street Pub partnered to “artistically destroy” the weapons, according to a press release.  An “iron pour” is held monthly at Elliott Street Pub, owned by Michael Jakob. The event will entail metal artist Patrick Toups pouring liquid iron heated to 5,000 degrees into frames containing at least one of the disabled h..
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  • Atlanta No. 9 most pet-friendly American city in 2017

    Atlanta No. 9 most pet-friendly American city in 2017
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  • The major projects that will change West End forever

    The major projects that will change West End forever
    Change in the form of new restaurants and nightlife is afoot for the Historic West End, and it will never be quite the same. In May, long-proposed efforts to make this pocket of southwest Atlanta a community improvement district and the boost economic development became a reality with approval from the Atlanta City Council, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The inaugural meeting of the newly-formed community improvement district met in July. CIDs are tax districts and, with this ..
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