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Employees of downtown businesses in metro Atlanta city will get special parking

The Powder Spring City Council announced that changes are coming to parking in some parts of the downtown area. According to the city, there will be 34 spaces reserved for workers of downtown businesses. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. The spots will be designated as...
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First Alert Forecast: Heat advisory Monday, no cooldown in sight

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Heat will be the main story over the next week with highs in the 90s every day. A Heat Advisory is currently in effect for portions of east-central Georgia through 8 PM tonight. On Monday, another Heat Advisory takes effect from noon until 8 PM for most of Georgia, including the Atla
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‘Love to see more people taking MARTA:’ System reports record ridership during World Cup

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority says it has moved 1.7 million people to World Cup festivities since events began June 11.
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Pitt strikes again in Georgia with CB Khamani Estrada commitment

Pitt’s recruiting success in Georgia continued with Khamani Estrada committing to Pat Narduzzi and the Panthers. The 6-foot, 175-pound standout from Atlanta (Ga.) Westlake chose Pitt over Louisville, Purdue, North Carolina and West Virginia, giving the Panthers another athletic defensive back from one of the nation’s p
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13 Georgia Restaurants Where The Best Plates Rarely Make It To Closing Time

In Georgia, timing is a competitive sport, especially when food is involved. Show up late and you might just meet a very polite empty pan. Not a tragedy, but emotionally it comes close. These are restaurants where popularity eats faster than the kitchen can cook. Brisket disappears like it learned...
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Man shot multiple times in southwest Atlanta, police say

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was rushed to the hospital after being shot multiple times in southwest Atlanta early Sunday morning, according to police. Around 2:14 a.m., Atlanta police said they responded to a person shot on the 2100 block of Campbellton Road SW, near restaurants and other businesses.
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Metro Atlanta city to buy property for new park for $1.5 million after receiving...

The Brookhaven City Council announced Friday that it had approved a $1.5 million purchase for just under an acre of land on Goodwin Road.
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Reenactors bring Battle of Kennesaw Mountain to life for 162nd anniversary

KENNESAW — Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was transported 162 years into the past this weekend to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. According to the battlefield’s website, the battle took place on June 27, 1864, during the American Civil War as General William Tecumseh Sherman
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Atlanta businesses oppose liquor license pause after violence on Edgewood

Edgewood Avenue business owners back public safety improvements after recent violence, but some say pausing new liquor licenses won't solve crime's root causes.
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The story behind Outkast’s ‘West Savannah’

Outkast are a quintessentially Atlanta group, forming in Georgia’s capital city in 1992. Its 16-year-old members, boys who would later come to be known as Big Boi and André 3000, met in a shopping mall there. Both Big Boi and Dré went to high school in Atlanta, but...

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