ACVB leans on former president for assistance

Spurgeon Richardson, former president of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, may have retired, but his replacement is still keeping him active in the industry.

New ACVB president William Pate said Wednesday at the group’s executive board meeting that he has tapped Richardson to help convince Rotary International to bring its annual meeting to Atlanta in 2017.

Richardson retired from the tourism organization last year after 17 years at the helm. LEON STAFFORD

DeKalb votes to move forward with $77 million ambulance contract

Girl stabbed to death by mother found positioned in a recliner, warrants say

Crash involving tractor-trailers caused delays on I-75 South in Clayton County

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Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history

An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.

Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan

Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.

Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.