Good morning! Here is the latest on last night’s bombing at Manchester Arena. The Gwinnett Braves want a new name. Basey McBaseface? The Button-Gs? Whatever they pick, please, for the love of all that is holy, hope that we learn from what happened in New Orleans, where they replaced the perfectly good Zephyrs with (trigger warning: horrifying man-baby) this. There are
The Savannah City Council hopes to include a $41.5 million revitalization project in their next SPLOST referendum, and it’s of the scale that is best described as transformative: The proposed Canal District around the planned arena west of downtown is expected to feature a 55-acre park with lakes, walking and biking paths, and athletic fields, said
If you live in Senate District 32, it’s Election Day! Again! Make sure to vote in the special election runoff. The big deal this morning. ETA at 8:20 – John Dingell said it best – “Oh hell what now“ Paul Ryan stumped for Handel last night and nobody really wanted to talk about Lord Voldem
Remember Amanda Williams? She’s the former Chief Judge of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, but most Georgians beyond the Golden Isles learned of her existence along with the rest of the country when This American Life devoted an episode to her in early 2011. By November of that year, the JQC was involved; according to the
Good morning! The St. George community is under mandatory evacuation as the Okefenokee wildfires continue to rage. It’s not “hazing,” and it’s not “jock culture.” It’s sexual assault, not “misbehavior,” as some say in Gwinnett County Public Schools. The third time was not the charm for the third inmate in three months to attempt escape from
Good morning! Governor Deal signed a budget yesterday that includes raises for teachers, but apparently not all teachers will the promised 2% increase. The City of Savannah plans to implement a $0.25 fee for all purchases of more than $10 in its downtown and historic areas, with much of the funds raised to increase public safety in those
Good morning! Columbus-based Synovus will net $75 million from their role in the Cabela’s-Bass Pro Shops merger. That’s a lot of fish. Georgia State and the neighborhood surrounding Turner Field agree on how to best move forward with GSU’s redevelopment plans. CSX has a new CEO, and he’s got big plans (and a need for speed).
Today is Tax Day, and it’s also Election Day for CD6. Yesterday, a stretch of I-20 just east of Atlanta buckled, and I-85 isn’t set to reopen until June 15. They say things come in threes, is what I’m getting at. The Trump budget may not be kind to the future of Atlanta transit. It
Since former state Senator Judson Hill resigned his1 seat when he qualified to run for Congress, Senate District 32 seat needs to be filled with a special election. While this race hasn’t drawn the media attention of the CD6 scrum, the special election for State Senate 32 is special in its own way2. Allegations bubbled that one candidate,
Good morning! Start your day with this story from Australia, and marvel that it didn’t happen in Florida. Here are the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners. Congratulations to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution! The AJC staff was recognized as a finalist in the National Reporting category. More than 21,000 people have already voted in the April 18 special election.
