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Officials moving forward with Atlanta Legoland

September 28, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and officials from Merlin Entertainments this week officially kicked off construction of a 32,000-square-foot Legoland Discovery Center (LDC) at Phipps Plaza.

Atlanta Press Club inducts journalists into Hall of Fame

September 23, 2011 Express Telegraph

Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, and Tom Johnson, the former president of CNN during the 1990s and the former publisher of the Los Angeles Times, were inducted Thursday into the Atlanta Press Club’s Hall of Fame.

Atlanta airport traffic up so far in 2011

August 31, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Passenger traffic at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport increased by 3.7 percent during the first six months of 2011 compared to 2010 even as the number of landings and takeoffs decreased, the airport said.

Former Braves announcer Ernie Johnson dies at 87

August 14, 2011 Express Telegraph

Ernie Johnson, an Atlanta Braves legend and the former voice of the team, died Friday, the team announced. He was 87.

Cox inducted into Braves Hall of Fame

August 12, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The Atlanta Braves on Friday honored former manager Bobby Cox, inducting him into the team’s Hall of Fame and retiring his number (6).

UPDATE: State to appeal judge’s decision to block law

June 28, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA – Georgia officials are planning to appeal a judge’s decision to strike down a portion of the state’s new law aimed at curbing illegal immigration. U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash on Monday struck down two provisions of the law, including a provision that would have allowed law enforcement personnel to check the immigration stats of criminal suspects they suspect to be in the country illegally and who cannot produce a valid identification. “Gov. (Nathan)

Board votes in increase MARTA fare

June 24, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The cost of riding MARTA will increase from $2 to $2.50, the transit system’s board decided Wednesday.

Albers: Removal of GA 400 Tolls can Inspire Trust

June 16, 2011 John Albers

I have consistently and firmly advocated for the removal of the GA 400 tolls. I recently read many concerning news articles about suspending the tolls while millions are spent to upgrade the facilities. The postponement of the GA 400 toll for a few days or a week is a facade to fulfill a promise of removal, which is simply wrong and borders on offensive.

UPDATED: Cantor: Country at a crossroads

May 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Offering up a pro-business, smaller government message, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Friday said the country is at a crossroad. “We have a real choice to make,” Cantor, R-Va., said Friday in an appearance before the Atlanta Press Club. “What kind of country do we want to be?” Cantor has been in town for two days, visiting local businesses and stumping for Republicans in Congress. During his roughly hour-long appearance, Cantor cited

Cantor: Country at a crossroads

May 21, 2011 Express Telegraph