March Madness, the popular single elimination 68-team college basketball tournament is now in full-swing. The tournament, which now celebrates its 75th year, will end on April 8 at the Georgia Dome in the final match between two outstanding teams. Sports enthusiasts and professional recruiters from the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams across the country will [...]
Alleged Baltimore Drug Kingpin Busted in Atlanta
March 29, 2013 | Posted by
An alleged drug kingpin from Baltimore was arrested in Buckhead this week before he had a chance to set up shop in Atlanta, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service said. Marshals Service spokesman Gavin Duffy said Jeffery Cofield is “suspected to be a primary supplier of illegal narcotics in the Baltimore area.” Cofield was [...]
Atlanta Shuts Down Street Vendors in Advance of NCAA Final Four
March 28, 2013 | Posted by
Atlanta police Thursday began enforcing a ban on sidewalk vending, four months after a Fulton County judge struck down the city’s plan to allow vendors to sell T-shirts, snacks and beverages on public property while operating through a private company. Last December, City Hall officials told independent vendors that their permits would not be renewed [...]
‘The Game’ Airs Its 100th Episode Minus Tia Mowry-Hardrict
March 27, 2013 | Posted by
When a primary character leaves a TV show, the question always comes: Will fans stick around? BET’s “The Game,” shot in Atlanta at EUE Screen Gems, is facing that question as season No. 6 began Tuesday night with the airing of its 100th episode. Tia Mowry-Hardrict chose to depart last year so they wrote her [...]
March Madness: ‘Canes’ Reggie Johnson Out After Knee Surgery
March 27, 2013 | Posted by
Miami will be without big man Reggie Johnson in its Sweet 16 game Thursday against Marquette after he underwent surgery to repair a minor meniscus issue, according to multiple media outlets. Johnson, a 6-foot-10, 292-pound senior center, suffered a knee injury Saturday in the Hurricanes’ victory over Illinois, forcing him to stay behind while his teammates [...]
Harlem Shake Video Lands Wells Fargo Employees in Trouble
March 26, 2013 | Posted by
A Wells Fargo spokesperson says the bank does not approve of a Harlem Shake video shot inside an Atlanta branch that has gone viral on the internet. More than 140,000 people have viewed the video on YouTube. It features a man in a ski mask dancing in the lobby of a Buckhead Wells Fargo branch. [...]
Darien Long, Atlanta’s Internet Sensation Mall Cop, Arrested
March 25, 2013 | Posted by
Darien Long, the security guard who became an Internet sensation after posting videos of himself fighting crime at downtown’s Metro Mall, was arrested late Thursday afternoon and charged with battery. Atlanta police officers were called to the mall near the Five Points MARTA station after Long, 45, allegedly tackled a patron to the ground unprovoked. [...]
Suspended DeKalb School Chair Solicits Funds to Fight Board’s Ouster
March 24, 2013 | Posted by
A suspended member of the DeKalb County school board plans to keep fighting his ouster and is asking for donations to pay his legal fees. Eugene Walker, the former board chairman, said he still hopes to get a ruling on the constitutionality of the new law that allowed Gov. Nathan Deal to suspend him and [...]
Gucci Mane Wanted by Atlanta Police For Assaulting a Soldier
March 23, 2013 | Posted by
Atlanta police have issued an arrest warrant for a well-known rapper after a soldier said he was assaulted by him. The soldier told WSB-TV reporter Amy Napier Viteri he was just trying to get a photo with Gucci Mane, when the rapper attacked him. Photos show cuts on the soldier’s head after he said Radric [...]
Tyler Perry Buys Huge Parcel of Land in Douglas County
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
A massive Douglas County property once slated for more than 1,300 residences has been sold to a company with apparent ties to entertainment mogul Tyler Perry. The company, ETPC Company LLC, acquired 856 acres about eight miles southwest of Six Flags Over Georgia. The property is just south of Sweetwater Creek State Park and I-20. [...]
