As 2015 draws to an end, it’s time to take not of what stories resonated most with myAJC subscribers.
Once again, you’ve proved that local Atlanta news is not only crucial but also the most valued news produced by AJC staffers.
Whether it was the shocking discovery of a former slave cemetery among the shadows of Buckhead luxury, or the new possibility of an MGM casino coming to fruition in Downtown or Savannah, readers were eager to know, read and share the news happening right in their backyard.
The same goes for when injustices struck in Atlanta neighborhoods. Like when Cobb Commissioner Lisa Cupid said police in an undercover vehicle improperly followed her — at one point speeding behind her car as if to ram it.
"I believe the officer who followed me had complete and utter disregard for my safety, my well-being and the sanctity of community," Cupid's says in a seven-page memo about the incident. "That police officer was not there to protect and serve. He was there to harass and intimidate."
Only to find out later that a the white Cobb County police officer who Cupid accused of profiling her during the early morning hours July 14 was involved last month in a traffic stop of an African-American, during which he told the driver: "I don't care about your people."
Taking a walk down Atlanta’s memory lane always prove to be peaks as well.
Looking at aerial photos of Atlanta's changing skyline brought back memories for past and present Atlanta residents.
Looking at flashback photos of Spaghetti Junction also brought back memories for many, though likely less fond memories.
Flushing Atlanta's money down the drain? Piles of disposable wipes, pulled from the sewage-treatment machinery at the R.M. Clayton Water Reclamation Center, cost Atlanta Watershed Management ratepayers millions of dollars in clogs and damaged equipment. Big news no matter where you live in Atlanta.
And finally, education. One of the most important topics to AJC readers and for good reason. More than 60 Atlanta and DeKalb County public schools — including most of Atlanta's high schools — are among those the Georgia Department of Education considers the lowest-performing in the state.
