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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. »
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... »
Atlanta gets tough on eyesore structures
WSBRadio Atlanta
Feb 01For years, the three low-slung apartment buildings near Ricci De Forest’s hair salon were incubators for drugs and violence. Customers coming to De Forest’s business, within sight of the King Center, kept a careful eye on their cars as crack addicts ro... »
City gets tough on its eyesores
AJC.com
Feb 01For years, the three low-slung apartment buildings near Ricci De Forest’s hair salon were incubators for drugs and violence.Customers coming to De Forest’s business, within sight of the King Center, kept a careful eye on their cars as crack addicts roa... »
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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... »
Future makes 'Magic' with T.I.
Crib Notes
Jan 31When the chorus of your song includes a line about pulling two women and burning rubber while leaving Magic City, the legendary Atlanta strip club located across the street from the Greyhound station — making it the first sight some people get of the c... »
Could Winship be Joined by a Second NCI Cancer Center in Georgia?
Advancing Your Health
Jan 31There are 66 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers across the United States. Through their designation, these centers and their teams are charged with conducting and leading cancer research and putting that work into life-saving cli... »
‘Go Fish’ goes south
Tom Crawford's Georgia Report
Jan 30Walter Jones takes a look back at the grandiose "Go Fish" program instituted by former governor Sonny Perdue; what he finds isn't pretty . . . »
Weekend evening hours extended for Robert W. Woodruff Library
Robert W. Woodruff Library News & Events
Jan 302012 Release_Notes: For more information: Holly Crenshaw: 404.727.0211, holly.crenshaw@emory.edu or Maureen McGavin: 404.727.6898, mmcgavi@emory.edu In response to student requests, the Robert W. Woodruff Library at E »