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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... »
Emory University To Host Panel On Sudanese Conflict
13WMAZ.com Georgia News
Feb 05Leading experts on Sudanese politics will gather at Emory University in Atlanta for a forum on the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. »
Tech beats Boston College to end streak
AJC.com Georgia Tech
Feb 04Georgia Tech broke its six-game losing streak by turning back Boston College 51-47 Saturday at Philips Arena. »
Slain Officer Trust Fund
Cascade Patch Announcements
Feb 04For those unable to participate in Wednesday's fundraiser at area restaurants, a trust fund has been set up for Atlanta Police Department Senior Officer Gail Thomas' daughter, Jasmine, a 22-year-old Georgia Southern University student. Donations can b... »
Beatys, Task Force is out of Peachtree-Pine in 10 days — UPDATE
Fresh Loaf
Feb 03In the end, it was Occupy Atlanta and an apparent sweetheart tax dodge that did in Anita Beaty and the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless. "I'm going to enter an order to close the shelter in 10 days," Judge Craig Schwall told a packed courtroom... »
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Beatys, Task Force is out of Peachtree-Pine in 10 days — UPDATE
Fresh Loaf
Feb 03In the end, it was Occupy Atlanta and an apparent sweetheart tax dodge that did in Anita Beaty and the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless. "I'm going to enter an order to close the shelter in 10 days," Judge Craig Schwall told a packed courtroom... »
AJC seemingly out to derail Atlanta Streetcar
Fresh Loaf
Feb 03A little more than a year ago, longtime business journalist Maria Saporta took her former employer to task in a blog post titled, "Gift of building does not absolve the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s downtown departure." Saporta zeroed in on the paper'... »
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 ... »
Atlanta breaks ground on downtown streetcar
Fresh Loaf
Feb 01Yep! Mayor Kasim Reed and city and transit officials gathered in the Old Fourth Ward this morning to tell U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that the city's cashing the $47.6 million check it was awarded last year to build a downtown streetcar be... »
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... »