Atlanta Forward: Quality of life

A recent AJC story detailed how Georgia officials showed favoritism toward politically connected beer distributors over craft breweries in the battle for drinkers’ access to alcohol. Today, a local lawyer says state restrictions on local breweries block free-market enterprise. We asked Georgia Speaker David Ralston’s office for an opposing view, but a spokesman said no legislator was willing to weigh in. The Georgia Beer Wholesalers Association did not respond to requests for an opinion. In our second column, an industry group speaks out against a recent column that advocated raising cigarette taxes.

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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.