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America's Trend-Setter in Music: Atlanta

Matt Cantor — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:16:58 CDT

Researchers have combed online data to determine which cities set the trend for music listeners—and the results are surprising. In North America, Atlanta residents are ahead of the curve with their playlists for new music overall and hip-hop in particular, while Montreal is tops for indie tunes, Time reports....

Oops: Jet Rolls Off Taxiway During Tests

John Johnson — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:20:51 CDT

It must have been an awful feeling for the two mechanics on an otherwise empty Delta jet this morning who were running engine checks. The Boeing 737 rolled off the taxiway at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and over an embankment, sustaining "significant damage," reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Luckily, the two mechanics...

Bank Robber Busted When He Returns for Cab Fare

Rob Quinn — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:11:54 CST

Police in suburban Atlanta say they have arrested a bank robber so inept that he couldn't get his own money out of the bank. Trevor Gladston, 39, left a Wells Fargo branch empty-handed after handing a teller a note asking for money, police say. Problem? The failed robbery left him...

Restaurant Bans Crying Kids

Kevin Spak — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:30:58 CST

Do you like listening to screaming children while you eat? No? Well, Grant Central Pizza feels your pain. The Atlanta-area restaurant has added a new message to its menu: "We respectfully ask that parents tend to their crying tots outside." Grant Central's co-owner Donnie Parmer tells Fox 5 that the...

Ludacris' Latest Gig: Restaurateur

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:30:51 CST

Ludacris is launching his own restaurant in Atlanta's busy Hartsfield-Jackson airport. "Chicken and beer coming soon!" the 34-year-old hip-hop star tweeted. Ludacris' eatery will be yet another addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, which include Cognac and headphones. He also is expected to have a new album out this year called...

Home Prices Dive, Indicate Gloomy '12

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:02:39 CST

After five straight months of gains through August, many market watchers had hoped home prices were finally trekking northward for good. No such luck: According to the just-released S&P/Case-Shiller Index, home prices fell in 19 of the nation’s 20 largest cities from September to October, bringing the index 3.4%...

America's Most Vain City Is ...

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:03:00 CST

What US city would dare compete with Los Angeles as the nation's vainest? Turns out LA isn't even in the top 5, Time reports. A new survey finds that when it comes to factors like tummy tucks, liposuction, laser hair removal, and what people see in the mirror, Miami takes...

Pistol in Carry-On Bag Fired by Mistake

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:17:20 CST

Travelers heading through airport security in Atlanta yesterday got a free shot of adrenaline when a gun from a carry-on bag accidentally went off, CNN reports. A TSA screener at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport had found the .22 in a bag and given it to an Atlanta police officer—who promptly...

Latest Occupy Arrests: Atlanta, Honolulu

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 09:10:20 CST

Occupy protesters were arrested from sea to shining sea late yesterday. In both Atlanta and Honolulu, decisions to occupy parks led to fiery confrontations. Occupy Honolulu announced plans yesterday to strike an encampment in the city's Thomas Square; about 40 people were there when police arrived after the park's 10pm...