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Mayor says Sandy Springs monorail is "not unserious" posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 8:19pm ATLANTA -- The mayor of Sandy Springs says the city is "not unserious" about studying a monorail as part of a plan to expand transportation. And he thinks taxpayers may be willing to swallow the... read more...
Atlanta man joins Ben Carson foreign policy team posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 7:52pm SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- An Atlanta-based political consultant has a new job: foreign policy adviser to Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson. George Birnbaum has been a political consultant... read more...
Mercedes plans $93 million HQ in Sandy Springs posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 8:29pm ATLANTA -- German automaker Mercedes Benz plans a new US headquarters in the Sandy Springs area, according to paperwork filed with the Fulton County Development Authority. The application says... read more...
Seed money advances GA-400, I-285 interchange project posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 10:21pm ATLANTA -- More than 300,000 motorists travel through the interchange between Georgia 400 and I-285 every day, making it one of the most congested interchanges in metro Atlanta. "I avoid it as much... read more...
Synthetic marijuana makes comeback in Ga. posted on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 10:48am SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. --- Smoke 911 sells tobacco and novelties and pricey packets of Hayze, described as a "potpourri blend, not for human consumption." 11Alive photographer John Kirtley purchased the... read more...
Sandy Springs shooting case closes violently in Harlem posted on Friday, April 13, 2012 - 8:02pm SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- A shooting case from a year ago is getting a lot more attention now -- because of the violent way in which it was resolved. The crime was a mistaken identity shooting at an... read more...
1,901 Georgia elected officials failed to file disclosures on time posted on Monday, August 22, 2011 - 7:16pm ROSWELL-- One thousand nine hundred and one elected officials in Georgia missed a deadline to disclose their campaign finances by June 30, according to the state Ethics Commission. Most of... read more...
Is legislative redistricting "transparent?" posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 8:30pm ATLANTA -- It may be to the state Capitol what Area 51 is to the Nevada desert -- a place shrouded in mystery, with red letters warning against entry, and black curtains blocking the glass. It's... read more...