Month: October 2015
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Atlanta expanding its Video Integration Center
A total of $2.1 million, including $450,000 in city taxpayer money, will fund what Atlanta city officials are calling a significant expansion of its state-of-the-art video surveillance network.
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Work progresses on East Trinity Place apartments in Decatur
Work progresses on a mixed-use development along East Trinity Place near the CSX railroad tracks in downtown Decatur.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to host inaugural 5K on the 5th Runway
Runners and walkers will have a unique opportunity tomorrow to race on the 5th Runway at the world’s busiest airport.
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Calm before the storm on the East-West Connector
Traffic begins to build on the East-West Connector, though it is still light, at about 5:30 p.m. in the Covered Bridge District.
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Passio’s Skyer: Increase in connected devices has major ramifications for parking industry
The exponential uptick in technology and connected devices will have major ramifications for how the parking and transit industries operate and serve customers, the head of an Atlanta-based technology company told trade show attendees.
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Anheuser Busch InBev, SABMiller agree to deal
Anheuser Busch InBev is buying SABMiller for $106 billion, according to The Associated Press.
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Periscope user arrested for drunken driving
A suspected drunken driver who broadcast her misadventures via social media tool Periscope for the entire world to see has been arrested for drunken driving in Lakeland, Fla.
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Famed OK Cafe in Atlanta reopens following December fire
The famous OK Café reopened this week, 10 months after it was severely damaged in a fire.
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Atlanta suffers under recent uptick in crime
Mayor Kasim Reed has made crime-reduction a centerpiece of his administration, but a recent uptick in reported crimes may tarnish his accomplishments.
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Alveda King: Undaunted as Mother Attacked, Mentor Dies; amidst Million Man Rumbles
Last weekend was amazing. My Mother Naomi King was accosted in a carjack attempt, and my pastor and mentor Allen McNair died. Meanwhile, the should be helpful Million Man Marchers were in DC chanting ‘down with America and the Blue Klux Klan.’ If not for the grace of God and the wisdom and sanity taught…