When we started this venture, reporter Andria Simmons and I joked that I might be getting the worst end of the deal. Everyone knows that battling traffic in metro Atlanta — especially during morning rush hour — is usually an extremely frustrating task. However, I knew that Atlanta Journal-Constitution readers ...
Shelly Howard finds inspiration in the oddest places. One of her latest brainstorms struck in the middle of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Lawrenceville. “I wasn’t that familiar with the store and how it connected to Habitat, but I’d heard they had a lot of interesting pieces,” said Howard, ...
The landmark Norcross Station Café’ has lost a bid to renew their lease for the historic 100-year old train depot located at the center of town. As required by Georgia law, Norcross opened the lease up for sealed bid at the end of December. Two sealed bids were submitted with ...
Gregg Barnes thought he was seeing things. The 50-year-old Woodstock man bought a Georgia Lottery ticket on his lunch break, scratched it in his car, and realized he was a $5 million winner. “It hasn’t sunk in yet,” the father of two said. Barnes cashed in playing the instant game ...
State Sen. Don Balfour, R-Snellville, posted a $5,000 bond Tuesday and was released from the Fulton County jail after being charged last week with 18 counts of filing false expense claims and theft.Balfour’s indictment is based on allegations that he charged the state for expenses on days he did not ...
Looking for something to do this weekend? If you are a beer lover, you might want to check out Hotoberfest 2013 at Historic Fourth Ward Park on North Avenue.
The hunt for a new leader of Atlanta Public Schools has picked up steam, with superintendent candidates being targeted from across the country to replace Erroll Davis, who will retire next year.
Fulton County police have a video clip that shows the face of a man suspected of shooting another beside the pumps at a Chevron gas station early Sunday, but they don’t have a name.
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