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The APS Redistricting Debate: Candler Park Neighborhood Organization's Response To The Two Options
East Atlanta Patch
Feb 07Candler Park would like to thank the Atlanta Board of Education, Atlanta Public Schools and Bleakly demographers for their continued efforts during the rezoning process. We understand that this is a diffic »
Atlanta City Council Approves Truancy Penalties
East Atlanta Patch
Feb 07The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on Monday that gives the courts more weapons in the battle against school truants. Among the changes: After a first conviction, parents face stiffer penalties ranging from mandatory parenting c... »
Caught on tape: Is brutal beating hate crime?
WSBRadio Atlanta
Feb 06The Feds have now joined the Atlanta Police investigation of a possible gang-related beating of a young man in southwest Atlanta that was captured on video and posted all over the Internet. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid836827756001... »
February Wining & Dining
Johns Creek Patch
Feb 06Almost every metro Atlanta restaurant and then some are hosting Valentine's Day dinners for this month. There really are too many for us to list for fear some might accidentally be missed. Instead, look here at some of the wine, spirits and beer tastin... »
Update: City Council Approves New District Maps
Midtown Patch
Feb 06The Atlanta City Council gave its formal stamp of approval to new district maps during its regular meeting on Monday. The map, known as Plan 6, is the city council’s latest attempt to redraw its boundaries in accordance with 2010 Census data. The map n... »
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ACC approves nine-game football schedule
Tech
Feb 03The ACC has approved a nine-game league football schedule and 18 conference games for men’s and women’s basketball and has assigned newcomers Pittsburgh and Syracuse into divisions for football. They were among several scheduling formats made official ... »
Morton’s The Steakhouse shutters its Buckhead location
What Now Atlanta
Feb 02Steakhouse to keep its Downtown restaurant open. Morton’s The Steakhouse has closed in Buckhead. Justin Craft, general manager for the steakhouse at 3379 Peachtree Road, told What Now Atlanta over the phone Thursday, Morton’s closed its doors for good ... »
Home, Sweet Home
Atlanta Booklover's Blog
Feb 01Not every author is forced to eke out his living in a hovel somewhere. FlavorWire has published photos of the mansions owned by fifteen (always or eventually affluent) authors: Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, Vladimir Nabokov... »
Metro Atlanta needs control of its own transit system
Jay Bookman
Feb 01If we’re going to build a regional transit system in metro Atlanta — and I’m increasingly doubtful that we will — we’re going to need somebody to run the thing. And as we try to figure out who or what that “somebody” ought to be, I’d propose two common... »
American Roadhouse to open second location Downtown
What Now Atlanta
Feb 01Restaurant to join growing retail mix at Pencil Factory Flats & Shops. American Roadhouse is opening a new location Downtown. The restaurant will open early spring 2012 in the Pencil Factory Flats & Shops, at 349 Decatur Street, according to a press re... »