Couple Bringing Prax Cafe to Alpharetta
Husband-and-wife team Saba Heydari and Sam Ramis are bringing a new cafe concept to Alpharetta. It will open in about a month at 4390 Kimball Bridge Rd, Suite A. “Our purpose was to just build a cozy place for people to come and chill and spend time, not a commercial place just to go get your coffee and go,” Heydari told What Now Atlanta. “We want to make it a really comfortable place for everyone.”
Gainesville woman leads walk in Suwanee to raise awareness of rare nerve disease
As a child growing up in Chicago, Jeannie Zibrida didn’t know why her arms and legs didn’t work like those of other kids. “I didn’t understand why I couldn’t run like everybody else on the playground or why I didn’t learn how to ride a bike until the fourth grade or why I couldn’t walk without spraining my ankles,” said Zibrida, who has lived in Gainesville for nearly three decades. Zibrida was eventually diagnosed with the rare, incurable Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a slowly progressive
GCPS Employee Honored With Leadership Award
Álex Borges, an Assistant Director of Gwinnett County Public Schools’ (GCPS) Community-Based Mentoring Program, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Emerging Leader Award by the University of Georgia Alumni Association. The honor recognizes alumni who demonstrate exceptional dedication, initiative, and leadership through service to the university and their broader communities.
North Georgia Weather: Cold Nights Give Way to 75° October 21
Chilly mornings give way to warmer afternoons, while northeast Georgia faces an earlier frost threat.
TruAmerica Buys 446-Unit Dunwoody Complex as Atlanta Apartment Supply Dries Up
302 Perimeter Center N — Dunwoody Apartment Acquisition Site. A sprawling, garden-style apartment complex in Dunwoody has a new owner with big renovation plans. TruAmerica Multifamily announced the acquisition of Bricks at Perimeter Center, a 446-unit community tucked into Atlanta’s Perimeter Center submarket, and the Los Angeles-based firm says it intends to overhaul nearly the entire property while the surrounding area faces a thinning pipeline of new apartment supply.
Man tries to eat evidence during ride to metro Atlanta jail, police say
A man is accused of trying to hide drugs inside a metro Atlanta police cruiser while being taken to jail.
Roswell Approves $1.54 Million to Replace Playgrounds at Four Parks
Four Roswell parks will get replacement playgrounds under a $1.54 million project intended to retire aging equipment and give children of different ages and abilities more ways to play. The City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 13 to approve the work at East Roswell Park, Groveway Community Park, Roswell Area...
Crisp fall weather arrives for Auburn vs. Georgia matchup
A cold front will bring breezy conditions and cooler temperatures to Columbus, Georgia, this weekend, providing favorable weather for the Auburn vs. Georgia football game.
Crews Middle counselor is a finalist for national award
Crews Middle School lead counselor Shayla Thompson is one of the five best school counselors in the nation, according to the American School Counselor Association, and she could end up being named the best in the nation early next year. Thompson was recently named one of five finalists for ASCA’s 2027 School Counselor of the Year award. The honor recognizes counselors who go above and beyond to serve as advocates for students and help them be successful in the classroom and through the rest of t
GBI investigating Gwinnett County program that lets people pay to avoid prosecution
The solicitor-general has pushed back against claims that the program violates state law.
