Slum lords beware! Mr. Mayor is on the case

It's not every day that the mayor of Atlanta spends an entire afternoon sitting in a municipal courtroom to demonstrate that the city is serious about something. But this week Kasim Reed did that — and not for the first time. (You can see by the expression on his face how happy he was about it.)

So what was worth several hours of Hizzoner's precious time? Find out exclusively at MyAJC.com.

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