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Eight Georgia Hot Dog Stands That Have Been Serving The Same Recipe For Generations

Some Georgia restaurants change their menus every season, but a few hot dog stands figured out the formula long ago and never let go. Their chili, slaw, and mustard combos have fed grandparents, parents, and kids at the same counters for decades. A few of these spots date back more...

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Atlanta man overcomes adversity to open menswear business

When Eric Austin was accepted into a program that required him to wear a suit weekly during the school year, he had to figure out how to pull together a look. That experience became his inspiration for his business.

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Passengers stranded at Atlanta airport

Passengers are stranded at airports across the country as the FAA grounds all flights for an undetermined amount of time.

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Major I-285 closure expected to cause weekend traffic headaches for Atlanta drivers

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Drivers traveling around metro Atlanta this weekend should prepare for major traffic disruptions as the Georgia Department of Transportation shuts down a section of Interstate 285 for construction work. The closure will affect both directions of I-285 between Paces Ferry Road and South...

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South Carolina State defeats North Carolina Central to win its third straight MEAC football championship

South Carolina State woke up in the second half and put their third straight MEAC football championship to bed. The Bulldogs (9-2, 4-0 MEAC) held North Carolina Central scoreless in the second half and scored two touchdowns of their own to secure a 38-24 victory at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Saturday afternoon.

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MARTA’s new tap-to-pay faregates will be operational at all 38 train stations on Friday

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — MARTA’s tap-to-pay technology will be operational systemwide Friday, CEO Jonathan Hunt announced Thursday. MARTA has replaced all 450 of its faregates at 38 train stations as part of its “Better Breeze” project. Hunt said the final three stations to finish the conversion are the Avondale, Dunwoody and Kensington stations.

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Final Presentation of the Master Plan for the Former Atlanta Prison Farm

Restoration Memorial & Preserve is a Department of Parks and Recreation-led master planning and design effort focused on the former Atlanta Prison Farm site, which is intended as a public green space and memorial. Located adjacent to Intrenchment Creek near Key Road, the more than 125-acre site sits within the broader South River watershed. The long-term vision is to create a public green space for the entire City that serves the local community’s needs, supports ecological restoration, offers opportunities for reflection, education, recreation, and healing, and elevates this site’s story to regional and even national significance.

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Keisha Lance Bottoms Defends Tyler Perry’s Georgia Transition Role

Georgia Gov.-Elect Defends Tyler Perry’s Transition Team Appointment, Citing His Business Influence and Community Contributions Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms is defending her decision to appoint filmmaker and entertainment mogul Tyler Perry to her transition team, citing his economic influence in Atlanta and longstanding contributions to local communities. During an appearance on Yung Joc & […] The post Keisha Lance Bottoms Defends Tyler Perry’s Georgia Transition Role appeared first on saobserver .

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Restaurant Report Card: Home Spun fails with 60; {S}table earns 100

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A restaurant on Nelson Brogdon Boulevard in Sugar Hill failed a routine health inspection. Home Spun in Gwinnett County scored 60 points and a U for unsatisfactory on Nov. 6. The report says there was a brown mold-like substance in the ice machine. Plus, there was abundant debris, dust and food residue on the flat grill, and lima beans, yams and mac and cheese were at unsafe temperatures.

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Meet Blo, the Atlanta-Area Rapper Turning His Life Story Into Music

The Atlanta rap map usually starts inside the city and works its way out. Blo has been telling his story from the other direction. Born in North Carolina and raised in Lithonia, the DeKalb County city just east of Atlanta, the rapper also known as Lil Hot (@lilhot_5) grew up close enough to feel the city’s pull. That pull stuck. He’s been putting his life on record since 2019, when his debut EP, Heartaches arrived, and he never really stopped.

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Buford Lands 300-Unit Luxury Complex as Atlanta Apartment Construction Slows

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York / Wikimedia Commons. A 10-acre site at the northeast corner of Buford Drive and Laurel Crossing Parkway in Buford is now home to Autry at Tulip Grove, a 300-unit luxury apartment community that developer Thompson Thrift says it expects to welcome its first residents to in January 2027. The project is moving forward at a moment when apartment builders across metro Atlanta are doing the opposite, pulling back sharply as elevated vacancy and higher capital costs make new projects harder to pencil out.

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Atlanta baby born with rare heart defect thriving at 4 after heart transplant

Lindsey Davis and her family spend a lot of time at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Her now 4-year-old daughter, Macey, was born in 2022 with a congenital heart defect.

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First Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms Bobbleheads Unveiled

MILWAUKEE – Today, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first bobbleheads of Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff, who won their respective gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections in Georgia on Tuesday, November 3rd. Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Rick Jackson to become the first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. state. Upon inauguration, Bottoms will also become Georgia’s first Black and first female governor. Ossoff won re-election to the U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Mike Collins.

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Preparing your home for metro Atlanta’s first freeze of the season

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Shoppers headed to the Home Depot on Cumberland Parkway on Thursday as metro Atlanta prepared for its first freeze of the season. Tyler Pelfrey, a do-it-yourself expert, said homeowners can take steps to keep cold air out and help protect their plumbing from freezing temperatures.

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Sandy Springs Townhome Project Launches Sales With Prices Starting at $1.79 Million

Eight luxury townhomes have replaced a previously empty corner lot at 4784 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. Sales have launched at Chastain Overlook, located at Roswell Road and Mystic Drive, just north of the Atlanta city limits and about a mile northeast of Chastain Park, according to Urbanize Atlanta. Citywide...

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Dr. Kevin James Thanks Anonymous Donor for $700,000 Gift to Morris Brown College

Morris Brown College just got a major boost, and its president couldn’t hide his excitement. Dr. Kevin James took to LinkedIn this week to share that an anonymous donor had given $700,000 to the historic Atlanta HBCU. “We needed this good news!” James wrote. “To the anonymous person who...