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Fairburn-Gordon Apartments will not be demolished despite living conditions, complaints
ATLANTA - The owner of the Fairburn-Gordon Apartments in Atlanta's Adamsville neighborhood says the complex will not be torn down despite what residents have described as horrible living conditions. A status hearing in Atlanta Municipal Court on Thursday determined A&B Apartments, LLC had made enough progress towards improvements to the...
William Fogler, Veteran Planner, Looks Back On 20 Years
William Fogler, founder and CEO of Atlanta-based WM Events, has come a long way from planning his mother’s 50th birthday party, when he hired a stripper from the Yellow Pages. He was 12 years old then. Today, his award-winning events company, which has a lengthy roster of household-name clients, including professional sports teams like MLB’s Atlanta Braves and corporate giants such as Microsoft and Delta Air Lines, is marking two decades of success.
The Black Girls Dream Conference Brought In More Than 1,300 Change Makers And Leaders
More than 1,300 attendees converged at the Black Girls Dream Conference in Atlanta, hosted by the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium (Southern Black Girls). The post The Black Girls Dream Conference Brought In More Than 1,300 Change Makers And Leaders appeared first on NewsOne.
Applications open for program to help Atlanta seniors avoid being displaced
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Applications are now open to prevent Atlanta seniors from being kicked out of their homes. The Anti-Displacement Tax Relief Fund is for “legacy residents” who have been in Atlanta since at least 2015. Once enrolled, the homeowner would not have any increases...
Delta organizes send-off for Team USA Olympic athletes at Atlanta airport
Delta Air Lines celebrated members of Team USA on Wednesday at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport before the athletes flew to Paris for the Summer Olympic Games. The airline had T-shirts and water bottles at the gate where archers, fencers, basketball players and other athletes were scheduled to depart. Signs...
Falcons drafting Jalen Mayfield continues to look awful
Terry Fontenot has had a lot of success in free agency, but his track record in the draft is inconsistent at best. The Falcons GM’s biggest blunder at this point is Jalen Mayfield. The 2021 third-round pick was a tackle at Michigan but wasn’t athletic enough to play the...
Grade the trade: Hawks proposal lands $18 million award-winning All-Star
The Atlanta Hawks have plenty of reasons to be competitive in 2024-25 rather than leaning into a rebuild (or the less abrasive sounding “retool”) with younger players. They owe their first-round picks in 2025, 2026 (swap option), and 2027 to the San Antonio Spurs. That takes tanking out of the equation. The Hawks also still roster three-time All-Star Trae Young, who has made no secret about his desire to win and do so in Atlanta.
Hartsfield-Jackson airport under ground stop due to thunderstorms
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The world’s busiest airport is under a ground stop as thunderstorms roll through metro Atlanta. Departures are expected to be held until 4:30 p.m. at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. There is a medium chance that the stop will be extended, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Popular Atlanta Dancer Deundray Cottrell Mysteriously Found Dead | TSR Investigates
Deundray Cottrell reportedly went missing in on July 4. Days later, his deceased body was found in a backyard shed. Cottrell was a beloved dancer in Atlanta and a student pursuing his PhD. Now, his mysterious death has his family and friends seeking answers and justice. What happened to Cottrell, and who is responsible? The [...] The post Popular Atlanta Dancer Deundray Cottrell Mysteriously Found Dead | TSR Investigates appeared first on The Shade Room.
Donald Trump’s classified documents appeal will be heard in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The special prosecutor overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case has filed an appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the case, meaning any oral arguments in the case will be heard in Atlanta. Jack Smith’s Wednesday notice of appeal brings...
Hospitals, MARTA, driver services and more: How the cybersecurity outage is affecting metro Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A widely-used cybersecurity firm suffered a massive global outage Friday morning, affecting several government services, hospitals, businesses and more in metro Atlanta. According to CrowdStrike, the problem was triggered by a faulty update and affects computers running Microsoft Windows. Companies, banks, government agencies,...
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