Man accused of shooting DeKalb officer surrenders
... Officer Jerome Tillery on Wednesday as the police officer responded to a call about gunshots in Ellenwood outside of Atlanta. Tillery was released from Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta on Thursday night. Washington said Frye was accompanied by his ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:22:27 GMT

Atlanta's Venters has suspension lifted
Jonny Venters #39 of the Atlanta Braves against the Tampa Bay Rays at Turner Field on June 17, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:15:51 GMT

Urban Beekeepers Give Bees a Needed Boost
... all around here, within a stones throw of here. At least seven that I know of," said Linda Tillman of the metro Atlanta beekeepers association. She says the number of in-town beekeepers has tripled in the last five years. Taylor is among them, and ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:12:50 GMT

Help for Homeowners Project Begins
There is help for struggling homeowners in Atlanta. The "Help for Homeowners" project is being held from 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday afternoon and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis located at 265 Peachtree Center Avenue.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:53:36 GMT

Wiz Khalifa Inks With Atlantic via Rostrum Records; MTV's "Hottest...
... Of Blues NOVEMBER --------- 2 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues 4 Orlando, FL Club At Firestone 5 Tampa, FL The Ritz 6 Atlanta, GA Masquerade 10 Richmond, VA The National 11 Norfolk, VA Norva Theater 14 Albany, NY Northern Lights 16 Allentown, PA ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:45:45 GMT

School tax bite may be bigger
... school year. a oeIf approved by the school board, the millage rate will still be the lowest of the large metro Atlanta school systems,a Ms. Toller said in a statement last week. The millage rate is 18.9 in Cobb County, 22.9 in DeKalb and 19.25 in ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21:47 GMT

Crime up at Buckhead's a
... yet. a oeEveryone needs to continue to keep an eye out to ensure that we protect our neighbors,a said Davis. The Atlanta Police Department responded to the neighborhooda s concerns by increasing presence in the area, setting up road blocks and using ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21:26 GMT

BeltLine head speaks to a
"By the way, it's not an 'if' but a 'when and where,'" Leary, president and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine Inc., the organization behind the development, told the Buckhead Business Association at its breakfast meeting Thursday at City Club of Buckhead.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21:19 GMT

Disappointment of the Week: Atlanta Soccer Fans
... The city's largest sporting complex. A bid for the 2018 World Cup hanging in the balance. The stage was set for Atlanta to make a serious push towards earning a host spot in the world's largest sporting event. But apparently, Atlanta residents ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:01:08 GMT

De La Soul, Common & Goapele headline ONE Musicfest this Saturday, all day
Earlier this month, a panel of Atlanta music tastemakers, promoters and journalists - including myself - assembled at King Plow Arts Center for a press conference regarding ONE Musicfest .
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:59:04 GMT

Ticket sales slow, artists cancel concerts in Atlanta, major cities
The days of sold-out arenas and packed-out crowds in big concert cities like Atlanta, one by one, are taking a bow.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:44:19 GMT

Coming Up
The Atlanta AIDS Alliance will host an HIV/AIDS educational workshop called Thrive! on Aug.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:44:12 GMT

Urban farm in Decatur gives African refugees chance to grow favorites
... for the women to grow food, but to exchange farming knowledge and develop a greater understanding of farming in the Atlanta area. Chanin also takes the women on field trips and holds workshops for them. "Working in partnership with Refugee Family ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:43:54 GMT

Building Better Youths
... liked Hill's concept so much that he awarded the Young Men's Leadership Academy a $5,000 check during a stop in Atlanta for the Baisden Foundation's "One Million Mentors" 77 city national tour. The Baisden Foundation selected Hill's program after ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:43:16 GMT

India.Arie concert announced for Aug. 7 UPDATE: Invite-only
... do. And I met a composer in Israel in October of 2008. His name is Idan Raichel , and he asked if he could come to Atlanta and visit. He came in March, and we spent now, a total of 20 days or so together, because he's come back three times. And ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:36:00 GMT

Creative organizations Gather once again this Saturday
Tis the season for Atlanta arts organizations to come together. Back in June, dozens of artists, galleries, and bands rocked Poncey-Highland at Artlantis , and this Saturday, July 31, Gather Atlanta is back with the whole damn crew of Atlanta's young creative organizations - and they've got a lot to talk about.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:33:22 GMT

Temps near record high today
Atlanta could match or exceed today's record high of 98,A according to David Chandley, meteorologist for Channel 2 Action News.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:07:43 GMT

Lightning add F Moore
... and Canadiens. The Sports Network more>> Most-Watched Videos Must See Video: Lady falls in front of Marta train in Atlanta Watch the lady in white come down the stairs and cross the platform and fall onto the tracks at the Sandy Springs MARTA ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:03:17 GMT

Report due Monday on testing violations at Atlanta Public Schools
Almost five months to the day it started, an oft-delayed investigation of Atlanta Public Schools ends Monday with the release of a report expected to detail testing violations by as many as 100 educators.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:02:55 GMT

Hall church arson 'cold case' may get warm
... and reconstruction of four recently destroyed churches in Georgia, South Carolina and Mississippi. Cagle and former Atlanta Fire Chief Winston Minor stressed preparation and planning as the best tools to avoid destruction and possible loss of life ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:56:53 GMT