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AID Atlanta awarded housing grant for those living with HIV/AIDS
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (213+ words) AID Atlanta, an affiliate organization of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has been awarded a Housing Stability Grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (CFGA)." The funds will be used by the organization in support of housing and utilities assistance,…...
Local Iranian Americans say only the people, not military action, can topple regime
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (251+ words) Some Iranian Americans in metro Atlanta say regime change can only come from the organized resistance of Iranians, not from military action by the United States and Israel. Military strikes, he said, will "divert the attention of the Iranian people,…...
Alabama and Georgia reach truce in water dispute
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (285+ words) No blood was shed, but it will go down as one of the longer conflicts in memory. Last week, Alabama finally raised a white flag after nearly four decades of legal battles with Georgia in one front of what came…...
Several Georgia races shed candidates as qualifying week looms and races take shap
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (1020+ words) This past week " the last before candidates officially qualify to run " brought plenty of news about who won't be appearing on the ballot this year." Georgia state Rep. Ruwa Romman, a Duluth Democrat, announced this week she is dropping out…...
Gwinnett Burger Week returns in March with $12 burgers at 21 local restaurants
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (145+ words) Gwinnett Burger Week is back. The annual countywide food event runs March 1622, with 21 local restaurants offering a specialty burger for $12. Explore Gwinnett, the county's official tourism organization, coordinates the annual burger week and just released this year's lineup, which spans…...
Atlanta Beltline and Urban Realty Partners to develop mixed-use Oakland Exchange
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (257+ words) The Atlanta Beltline and Urban Realty Partners have closed on a public/private deal to develop Oakland Exchange, a mixed-use project on the former Cut Rate Box Co. sites in Southwest Atlanta. According to a press release, the project will…...
They’re here! Girl Scout Cookies arrive in Metro Atlanta, where profits stay local.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (248+ words) What's your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? Is it Thin Mint'The most popular flavor in the U.S., or do you like the traditional shortbread, Trefoils, or maybe the coconutty Samoas? Whichever flavor you crave, now is the time to be on the…...
DeKalb CEO and Andrew Young discuss civil rights at MLK breakfast in Brookhaven
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (737+ words) More than 200 people were treated to a frank conversation between DeKalb CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and former U.S. Ambassador and civil rights activist Andrew Young at the city's 42nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration held at the Brookhaven City Centre on Feb....
Rubber Ducky Scavenger Hunt and other Tucker events
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (789+ words) Feb. 27It's Cathy and Stephanie with our weekly newsletter. With the possible entry of a Whataburger franchise into Tucker, it's apparent that the passion for this restaurant's fare has risen into cult-classic status, along withTrader Joe's, Publix subs,and Buc-ee's....
Midtown Atlanta dine-in movie theater IPIC closing at Colony Square
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (388+ words) Colony Square will lose its movie theater in April, after dine-in theater IPIC filed for bankruptcy. IPIC, which opened in 2020 as part of a multi-million-dollar revamp of the Midtown complex, will close on April 28, according to Atlanta News First. The…...