Atlanta Forward: Leadership

What are the essential ingredients to a successful downtown? People, jobs, culture and history, among other factors, according to a guest writer who challenges the state to make its downtowns relevant. The other writer explains “I’m In,” a national campaign with Atlanta ties that wants to increase the role of women and minorities in clinical trials.

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Rick Badie

Dunes dustup hangs over Georgia-Florida weekend’s ‘Frat Beach’ party

A construction project at "Frat Beach," the annual St. Simons Island party before the Georgia-Florida college football game, is causing logistical and environmental concerns.

‘Please don’t go and die.’ Jury rules in cigarette boat, pontoon boat crash.

A middle-of-the-night boat crash on a Georgia lake four years ago left one man dead and six others injured. A Macon jury found the speedboater guilty of homicide Tuesday.

KEN SUGIURA

Why Braves’ speculated managerial candidate may not prove to be the hire

Danny Lehmann is considered a top pick as Braves' manager, but the team may still be weighing options.