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Will there be enough parking at the new SunTrust Park?

February 17, 2017 Express Telegraph

The Atlanta Braves start playing in their new stadium in less than two months, but many questions surround the looming first pitch at SunTrust Park.

Are casinos on their way to Georgia?

February 8, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

A bill pending in the state legislature would legalize a pair of resort-style casinos in Georgia.

The humble beginnings of the Buckhead Business Association

January 31, 2017 Todd DeFeo

By all accounts, Buckhead was a fairly sleepy community in the years after World War II. Perched just north of the city of Atlanta, the Buckhead community had about 50,000 residents by the latter half of the 1940s.

TSA agents report finding more guns at checkpoints nationwide

January 13, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The TSA said its agents discovered 3,391 firearms in carry-on bags at checkpoints across the country in 2016.

Buckhead Business Association names Kazoo Toys business of the year

January 12, 2017 Express Telegraph

The civic organization presented the award during its Annual Luncheon held Jan. 12.

Martin Luther King childhood home expected to open this month

January 6, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The first floor of the childhood home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is expected to reopen in time for MLK day.

Buckhead Coalition hosting conversation with eight Atlanta mayoral candidates

January 6, 2017 Express Telegraph

The Buckhead Coalition is hosting eight Atlanta mayoral candidates “it has graded as credible at this time” to participate in a “conversation” later this month.

Winter weather throws Atlanta into a state of panic

January 6, 2017 Express Telegraph

The threat of winter weather has the city of Atlanta in a panic.

Georgia task force to explore Obamacare repeal and replacement

January 5, 2017 Todd DeFeo

A special task force will be exploring what impact repealing the Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obamacare, will have on the state, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle announced today.

Mayor Kasim Reed Statement on the Closing of the Sale of Turner Field

January 5, 2017 Kasim Reed

With the closing of the sale of Turner Field, Georgia State University and Carter can now move forward with their redevelopment plans, which will give the state’s largest and most diverse university an expanded campus community.