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DeKalb County to give out 5,000 boxes of food in honor of Father's Day | Where and when the distribution is happening
ATLANTA — Editor's Note: The video above is from previous coverage of this story. Read below for updates. DeKalb County is planning to give away 5,000 boxes of food on Saturday, June 15, in recognition of Father’s Day. The boxes will contain fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs and protein.
Micro communities offer homeless Americans safe shelter in growing number of cities
In a dreary part of downtown Atlanta, shipping containers have been transformed into an oasis for dozens of previously unsheltered people who now proudly call a former parking lot home.The gated micro community known as "The Melody" doesn't look like a parking lot anymore. Artificial turf is spread across the asphalt. Potted plants and red Adirondack chairs abound. There's even a dog park.The shipping containers have been divided into 40 insulated studio apartments that include a single bed, HVAC unit, desk, microwave, small refrigerator, TV, sink and bathroom. On a recent afternoon, a half-dozen residents were chatting around a table...
Georgia is tearing down the Original World of Coca-Cola, putting in a parking lot
The original World of Coca-Cola pavilion, the Downtown Atlanta tourist attraction where countless field trippers tried to mix up stomach-turning concoctions of soda brands from around the world, is no more.Why it matters: The building — actually a collection of three 54-foot cubes, according to a 1990 AJC architectural review — had sat mostly vacant for nearly 20 years as a quirky afterthought before being demolished on Thursday afternoon with little fanfare surrounding it.The latest: Gerald Pilgrim, the Georgia Building Authority chief of staff, told Axios on Friday that demolishing the World of Coca-Cola has been the state's long-term plan...
Fani Willis says she’s been ‘attacked and oversexualized’ by critics
Fulton County (Ga.) District Attorney Fani Willis called out her critics Thursday, saying she has been victim to continuous attacks amid her prosecution of former President Trump for alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. “I live the experience of a Black woman who is attacked and oversexualized,” she said in a speech at a…
I-75 back open in Bartow County after crashes, Georgia State Patrol says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - All lanes of I-75 near Old Allatoona Road in Emerson are back open, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Georgia State Patrol said all lanes were shut down near mile marker 281 and all southbound lanes are shut down near mile marker 286 due to multiple crashes.
Creditors urging Rudy Giuliani to sell his homes ‘as soon as possible,’ and ‘stop wasting funds’
Giuliani filed bankruptcy after a jury awarded Fulton County election workers Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss $148 million after they said he continued to spread lies about them tampering with votes from the 2020 election.
Southwest Atlanta homeowner says former tenant has been squatting in her home for months now
SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — Linda Griffen has been gardening for over 75 years. It's a place that she finds calm in the midst of chaos. Unfortunately, she's been dealing with a lot of chaos lately. Just several feet from her garden sits Griffen's home in southwest Atlanta. On one...
MARTA defends Five Points station closure amid safety concerns and protests
ATLANTA — MARTA’s board received an earful Thursday afternoon from people upset over plans to close the Five Points station to foot traffic during renovations. It is uncertain how long the closure will last, but MARTA board member Rodrick Frierson insists it won’t last for the duration of the four-year project.
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