1. New stadium, new season tickets
Season ticket sales for the Braves' new stadium are now available. With upgraded amenities at the new SunTrust Park comes a higher ticket price. Tickets will average out to $28 per game, an increase from current $19 per game season tickets. [How to get tickets]
2. Rick Warren begins first trial
Real estate developer Rick Warren began the first of his possible 13 trials yesterday. Warren and his companies own some 10% of the poorest neighborhoods in Atlanta. He is being tried for code violations and leaving the properties in horrendous conditions. [The case has Mayor Reed's attention]
3. The King sibling's battle may be coming to a close
The children of Martin Luther King Jr. have been fighting a long court battle over the ownership of King's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize and traveling Bible. The judge has ordered mediation and has given all sides until September 30 to resolve the issue. [Who wants to sell, who wants to keep the items]
4. Do changing street names mean we forgot our history?
The addition of Ted Turner Drive to the growing list of street signs around Atlanta that are changing to honor local celebrities leads to a big question: Do we forget our past with the name changes? [Bill Torphy's take]
5. The Hawks' new logo is awful
This one speaks for itself. The image is so awful it's spawned an entire photo gallery of things that resemble the logo, including the Bentley logo. [Gallery here]
6. Happy birthday, Gladys Knight!
The "empress of soul" turned restaurateur is turning 71 today. In honor of the Georgia native's birthday, check out our #tbt photo gallery of Gladys through the ages. [Photos here]
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