1. Embattled DNC head didn't gavel convention to order. The job of opening the DNC fell to Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake after chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who plans to resign over a 'hacked email' scandal, declined. As the Democratic National Convention gets under way, AJC's live blog will keep you up to date on the latest developments in Philadelphia. [Read here]
2. Is this the future look for Turner Field? The Turner Field area — now a stretch dominated by a stadium and parking lots — could be a denser more walkable community with a street grid much like what was lost decades ago through development of two stadiums and freeways. [Read here]
3. Hank Johnson compares Jewish settlers in Isreal to 'termites.' Days after former Democratic congresswoman Cynthia McKinney came under fire for a tweet deemed antisemitic, the man Georgians elected to replace her was quoted comparing Jewish settlers in the disputed West Bank to "termites." [Read here]
4. Alpharetta's Avalon has been sold. An arm of Prudential Financial acquired the mini-city along Ga. 400 and Old Milton Parkway, the company said. [Read here]
5. People keep trying to get pink guns through airport security. For reasons that aren't entirely clear, Transportation Security Administration agents keep detecting pink guns during routine airport security screenings. [Read here]
