Atlanta GA

When Atlanta leaders passed the most aggressive blight tax in Georgia in 2024, they pitched it as a way to crack down on neglected properties, while generating revenue for affordable housing. “Make no mistake about it: This is a war on blight,” District 3 City Councilmember Byron Amos, who authored...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Metro Atlanta and north Georgia are bracing for a strong system expected to bring showers, thunderstorms and possibly even tornadoes on Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. Most of north Georgia is currently under a Level 2, or slight, risk for severe weather. Damaging winds...

Zoning is a critical part of quality of life in Cobb County and its cities. Zoning decisions affect neighborhood character, traffic, school crowding and property values. They determine whether a vacant lot becomes a subdivision, a shopping center or remains unchanged. Zoning rules also affect what property owners can do...

DeKalb County police investigated what appears to be a death in the parking lot of a Publix grocery store.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is expected to deliver the annual State of the County address on Thursday. The speech will highlight job growth, major projects and what’s next for businesses, neighborhoods and infrastructure. It takes place at noon at Assembly Studios, a film and television production campus owned by Gray Media, Atlanta News First’s parent company.

A new era of live entertainment arrived in Clayton County, Georgia, on May 1, as The Arena at Southlake threw open its doors for the first time and immediately announced itself as a premier destination for culturally resonant performance. The 8,000-seat facility, owned by Clayton County Public Schools and the Clayton County Board of Education, and managed by TRP Now, Inc., welcomed a...

Heritage Academy has opened what officials describe as the city’s first traffic garden.

Antonio Pierre Ashmeade was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in federal prison for his role in a major Atlanta drug distribution ring. Ashmeade was the last of 13 members and associates of the "Paper Gang Family" to be sentenced following a multi-agency investigation. Law enforcement seized 30 firearms and massive...

“I am shaking,” Eileen Reimer, an Atlanta-based retiree, says as she takes home the keys to the waterfront abode on Lake Wylie in North Carolina

The financial fallout surrounding Pinky Cole and her restaurant ventures just took another dramatic turn. Aaron Mattison, the former chief financial officer and co-owner tied to Bar Vegan, has been […] The post Pinky Cole’s Former Exec Accused of Stealing $87K From Her Company Through Fake Wire Transfers appeared first on Baller Alert .