This morning, I got a vague “advisory” from the office of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, which talked about how he would “begin the process of fighting a political motivated federal legal case. My legal team are the only ones authorized to speak on the details of this matter, and they are confident about the facts
I just sat through the legislative budget briefing on Zoom. Buried amid the revelations about how our unemployed selves are all smoking and drinking a lot more than we were last year, even with the bars closed, a nugget of information revealed about unemployment claims deserves a bit more attention. About 1.4 million people filed
I was talking this evening with a friend who works at DeKalb Medical Center. He’s thinking about quitting. He’s talking about it openly. He’s laughing a bit, but I can hear the tension, the frustration, and the fear. Seven years ago, my mother found herself waiting in a state of dysfunction at Grady Memorial’s emergency
The “last mile connectivity solution” has reached the last mile in Atlanta. Neutron Holdings, Inc. which does business under the name Lime, is withdrawing its scooters from the Atlanta market, among others, the firm announced in a statement Wednesday. Lime’s withdrawal comes in the name of pursuit of profitability, the firm’s CEO Brad Bao said.
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, 33-year member of Congress for Atlanta and stalwart of the civil rights movement, has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, the AJC and others reported Sunday evening. “I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic human rights – for nearly my entire life. I have
Atlanta released a report that appears to show a major increase in hypothermia deaths over the last year. Everyone has an opinion about what is happening here. Some of those opinions are even informed. The short answer is that I think the report may simply be wrong. It’s also entirely possible that I am wrong.
Today is a test of our civic broadcasting system. It’s election day. There’s a ballot initiative to change the ethics board system in DeKalb County. Almost every civic organization that has been working on ethics issues and has looked at this referendum has recommended voting against it. Public commentary in the media has been overwhelmingly
A couple of weeks ago, noted “nationalist” activist D.A. King and I went a couple of rounds on Facebook after his stillborn appearance on a panel about a program that uses local police to enforce immigration law. King, among his honorifics, is president of the Dustin Inman Society, which is pledged to advance the cause
This is my first time giving the craic in years, which means I’m bound to make a mess. Also, I’m not Scottish, for which I blame others. Let us use obscure idioms today. What’s the Skinny It’s Tuesday, which means Donald Trump has changed his mind again on gun control. CNN has Joe Biden up
The Arizona’s Steakhouse at Stonecrest Mall just got a 21 on its health inspection. It takes effort and dedication to get a 21. Either that, or a health inspector who is playing for keeps. Every time I drive by the (now-closed) Chico and Chang’s on Ponce, I remember the 68 score from 2016 that more
