Thursday, September 14, 2017

This was voted the best family attraction in Atlanta and other top stories.

  • This was voted the best family attraction in Atlanta

    This was voted the best family attraction in Atlanta
    Summertime and family time just go hand and hand. So, naturally, it is the time of year for meaningful family outings at some of the city’s favorite attractions. This week's Best of Atlanta poll explores the best family attractions our city has to offer. Get all the warm and fuzzies at Zoo Atlanta, your No. 1 choice for family attraction in Atlanta. Here the fun comes in the form of learning, expanding our knowledge of the world right here at home.  Step into an underwater universe at your s..
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  • MARTA details its plans for Fourth of July festivities in Atlanta

    MARTA details its plans for Fourth of July festivities in Atlanta
    The Fourth of July in Atlanta brings The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, fireworks festivities and — this year — an Atlanta United soccer match. And along with it comes road closures and MARTA route changes.  MARTA bus routes 5, 12, 25, 27, 36, 37, 39 and 110 will be redirected to accommodate street closures during the road race, spokesman Erik Burton said in a news release Monday.  The race, which begins at 5 a.m. Tuesday on Lenox Road near Lenox Square Mall, will shut dow..
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  • VOTE: Who has the best ice cream in Atlanta?

    VOTE: Who has the best ice cream in Atlanta?
    Now that summer is here in full blast, we bet you have a few secret go-to frozen treats to help beat the heat. This week's Best of Atlanta poll is inspired by all things cool and tasty.  Do you prefer a creamy ice cream, decadent sundae, tangy sorbet or creative popsicle? Lucky for you, all of these can be found in just a short drive.  If you need to brush up on the flavors of summer, here are 24 Atlanta hot spots to cool down with something sweet. Don't see your favorite cool treat below? N..
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  • Suit: Contractor in bribery probe paid $500K to ex-Atlanta official

    Suit: Contractor in bribery probe paid $500K to ex-Atlanta official
    Elvin “E.R.” Mitchell Jr. allegedly paid companies tied to a former Atlanta City Hall official and well-known political operative more than $500,000 in 2014 and 2015, a period under examination by federal authorities in a cash-for-contracts scandal, according to a document filed in family court in Fulton County. Mitchell’s payments to firms tied to the Rev. Mitzi Bickers occurred after Bickers left her City Hall post as director of human services in 2013. The allegation is based on bank recor..
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  • Major hiring event for correctional officers to be held in Atlanta

    Major hiring event for correctional officers to be held in Atlanta
    The Georgia Department of Corrections is looking to hire correctional officers for an Atlanta facility. The hiring event for the Metro Reentry Facility (formerly Metro State Prison) will be held at 1301 Constitution Road on July 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interviews, physical fitness tests and college placement testing will be conducted on-site. Applicants should dress for their interview but bring loose-fitting athletic attire for the test. Eligible candidates will receive a hiring package t..
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  • Celebrity media couple sells Tuxedo Park mansion to Atlanta co ...

    Celebrity media couple sells Tuxedo Park mansion to Atlanta co ...
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  • Engineering camp starts wheels turning for African-American girls

    Engineering camp starts wheels turning for African-American girls
    A dozen African-American girls build a gravity cruiser, a small car-like machine, on the floor at Ivy Preparatory Academy in Atlanta. The cruiser uses the power generated by a weighted plastic lever as it settles toward the floor, to drive the wheels and move the car without batteries. But it doesn’t roll well. “Perhaps we need more load,” 11-year Makenzie Tucker suggests. She adds extra weight — some coins — into the end of the white plastic tube that acts as the lever. Makenzie found out ..
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  • USO Celebrates 40th anniversary in Atlanta

    USO Celebrates 40th anniversary in Atlanta
    "It feels pretty amazing."  "We can just go in and make ourselves comfortable."  "It's a good experience, always, coming here." This is how military members talk about their top-floor retreat at Atlanta's airport.  This year, the Jean R. Amos United Service Organization Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary at the Atlanta airport. Opened July 1, 1977, the USO facility is designed as a haven for traveling service members and their families. It was the first-ever USO designed as a compo..
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  • Atlanta United back home for Fourth of July match with San Jose

    Atlanta United back home for Fourth of July match with San Jose
    Atlanta United, coming off one of its most complete performances of the expansion franchise's inaugural MLS season, returns to raucous Bobby Dodd Stadium to take on the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Tuesday in a Fourth of July showdown in Atlanta. The United (8-7-3) recorded a 2-0 road win at Columbus on Saturday, behind two goals from Tito Villalba and keeper Alec Kann's second straight clean sheet. "We played a serious game, a solid game without many mistakes on our part and being opportun..
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  • Waka Flocka to perform at inaugural DreamHack Atlanta digital festival

    Waka Flocka to perform at inaugural DreamHack Atlanta digital festival
    View Caption Hide Caption Waka Flocka will perform at the inaugural DreamHack Atlanta festival. BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene Waka Flocka will participate in the Atlanta stop of the digital festival DreamHack. The locally-based rapper will perform at DreamHack Atlanta at 10:30 p.m. July 21 (musical entertainment will kick off at 7 p.m. – the full lineup will be announced soon). The DreamHack LAN party. Photo: Gabriel Kulig DreamHack, which is billed as the world’s largest digital..
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