Q: What will happen with the Zimbabwe art and pictures in the tunnel between Concourses A and B, and is this in the budget? I’ve always enjoyed riding the people mover and viewing this, and hope it might be moved to another tunnel at the airport.
—Eric Streed, Dunwoody
A: The Zimbabwe gallery, which is in the pedestrian corridor between the T gates and Concourse A, will not be affected by the "Flight Paths" art project, which will be in the tunnel between Concourses A and B.
The gallery of 20 contemporary Zimbabwean stone sculptures has been at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport since 2001 and is part of the airport’s permanent collection, the airport’s website states.
The Airport Art Program includes more than 250 pieces.
“Flight Paths” is a $4.1 million project that will turn the 450-foot tunnel into a forest, complete with a tree canopy and simulated sunlight and bird sounds.
Q: How can a judge even consider setting bond (even though it’s $1 million) for Dylann Roof for his heinous crime in Charleston?
—Keith Nash, Decatur
A: The bond set for Roof on June 19 was only for the weapons possession charge that he faces in the shooting deaths of nine black men and women at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston County Magistrate James B. Gosnell Jr. doesn’t have the authority to set bond in murder cases.
Circuit Court Judge J.C. Nicholson will preside over the trial of Roof, who has been charged with nine counts of murder in the shooting deaths at the church on June 17.
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