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He's announced that he'll perform, with Trisha Yearwood, at Philips Arena on September 19th.

Sometime in March 2015 Atlanta residents will be asked to vote on whether the city should take out a loan of up to $250 million to begin fixing its bridges, sidewalks, roads, and other long overdue projects that are a part of the city's nearly $1 billion infrastructure backlog.

Thousands of Metro Atlanta students are returning and preparing to return to classes for the 2014-2015 school year.

Authorities say a police officer was injured when a suspect rammed a stolen car into the officer's cruiser south of Atlanta.

It's fitting that Chet and Betts DeHart's favorite film is the French classic The Red Balloon .

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust has agreed to buy Atlantic Station's 171 17th Street - the Wells Fargo tower - for about $133 million.

Downtown Atlanta took on a circus atmosphere Tuesday as groups on both sides of a proposed federal rule on carbon emissions staged rallies, held press conferences and paraded activists before microphones to testify during an all-day public hearing.

Three former long-time teachers at The Westminster Schools claim Atlanta's second-largest private school fired them "in favor of a younger, more diverse faculty."

For more than two hours Tuesday morning, Columbus Council listened to three experts from Atlanta outlining the advantages of Tax Allocation Districts, an economic development tool that allows newly created tax revenue to be plowed back into specially designated areas for infrastructure improvements to encourage redevelopment.

While the plan to transform the Bellwood Quarry into Westside Reservoir Park waits, as it has done for eight years, an Atlanta councilmember proposes locating the endangered Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center near the site.

From 5-10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Monday Night Brewing will celebrate three years of business .

An estimated 400 people will officially weigh in on the EPA's proposed "Clean Power Plan" in Atlanta over the next two days.

Atlanta police have charged a mom who allegedly left four children in hot SUV and DPS have charged a woman whose runaway vehicle struck four children.

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. presents highlights of the Civil Rights Summit marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 .

The Piedmont Park Conservancy recently submitted an application in Atlanta to reconfigure its community center for an additional restaurant and more patio space.

More than 150 dogs made a splash at Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta, competing to qualify for the "Dock Dogs" World Championship.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based HGTV has chosen the city of Atlanta as home of its Urban Oasis 2014.

If you happen to be attending DragonCon or just live near Atlanta, come and listen to some fantastic speakers and help do astronomy research and education at the Annual Atlanta Star Party! Where: The Emory University Math and Physics Department hosts the celebration at The Emory Math & Science Center, 400 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322.

Two-time British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is known for his military leadership.

Author Jeff Clemmons will give a talk on "Rich's: A Southern Institution," his first book on the recently published history of Rich's Department Store, at 3 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the Smyrna Library, 100 Village Green Circle in Smyrna.