1. The return of Freaknik is real, says promoter. Danny Hefner said he thought bringing back the party for a new generation would be fun. "This is going to be wild, fun, just like parties used to be," he said of the event, planned for Labor day weekend. "We're expecting thousands of people." [Read more]
2. Hemy Neuman gets life without parole in Dunwoody day care murder retrial. The former GE Energy executive, 53, was convicted Tuesday in a retrial over the 2010 murder of Rusty Sneiderman outside a Dunwoody day care. [Read more]
3. Emory University seeks annexation into city of Atlanta. Emory wants its 631-acre campus to become a part of the city of Atlanta. The campus is currently part of unincorporated DeKalb County in the Druid Hills area, just east of Atlanta's border. [Read more]
4. Feds weigh whether to investigate Newton County mosque debate. Federal prosecutors have taken the first step toward opening an investigation into a vote by Newton County commissioners to block the construction of a mosque, a Muslim advocacy group said Tuesday. [Read more]
5. Music Midtown 2016 schedule announced. The festival takes place Sept. 17-18 in Piedmont Park and, like last year, acts will perform on four stages situated throughout the park. [Read more]
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