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IN JUNE, GEORGIA’S HARMONIZED CPI INCREASED BY 4.1% Y-O-Y

Daily News: Economics July 10, 2025 In June, compared to the same period in 2024, Georgia’s harmonized index of consumer price (HICP) has increased by 4.1%, Sakstat reported. Regarding individual categories of HICP, Georgian statistics service...

Castleberry Hill business owner battles City of Atlanta shutdown order

Castleberry Hill business owner battles City of Atlanta shutdown order

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Georgia lawmakers urge reconsideration of proposed travel ban expansion

Georgia lawmakers urge reconsideration of proposed travel ban expansion

ATLANTA — A group of Georgia lawmakers is urging the Trump administration to reconsider its proposed expansion of the U.S. travel ban, warning it could harm the economy and negatively impact nations facing serious humanitarian challenges. Members...

Trilith Live, A 700-Acre Entertainment Complex, Is Coming To South Georgia

Trilith Live, A 700-Acre Entertainment Complex, Is Coming To South Georgia

South Georgia is adding to the state's entertainment culture with the erection of 'Trilith Studios', scheduled to open by the end of 2025. Trillith Live, a mass entertainment space, is coming to southern Georgia. The 530,000-square-foot space,...

CREATIVITY MEETS TECH: Forbes Georgia's Exclusive Event Connected Leaders Across Industries

CREATIVITY MEETS TECH: Forbes Georgia's Exclusive Event Connected Leaders Across Industries

On June 20, Forbes Georgia hosted an exclusive event, CREATIVITY MEETS TECH, at the Stamba Hotel Rooftop. The event was held as part of Global Tech Weekend 2025. The gathering brought together leaders from the technology, finance, and creative...

A new look for Atlanta seminarians 

A new look for Atlanta seminarians 

Photo by Julianna Leopold Didier Montoya sports the new tie that he and all fellow seminarians will now wear at major archdiocesan events including Masses. He is studying at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. Published July 10, 2025 ATLANTA—Black...

SEC accuses GOP-linked Georgia lender of $140M Ponzi scheme

SEC accuses GOP-linked Georgia lender of $140M Ponzi scheme

“Unfortunately, we’ve seen this movie before — bad actors luring investors with promises of seemingly over-generous returns. And it does not end well.” The complaint alleges that First Liberty founder Brant Frost IV misappropriated investor funds,...

2 Chainz Fronts Fear of God x MLB's "Atlanta Capsule" Ahead of All-Star Week

2 Chainz Fronts Fear of God x MLB's "Atlanta Capsule" Ahead of All-Star Week

Summary Fear of God Essentials partnered with MLB for an “Atlanta Capsule,” fronted by 2 Chainz, celebrating the city’s culture and sports heritage. The collection features New Era and Franklin Sports collaborations, honoring Atlanta teams,...

"Nasty work," "Diabolical" - Fans lose it as Georgia player gets 21 speeding tickets in CFB 26 troll poster

"Nasty work," "Diabolical" - Fans lose it as Georgia player gets 21 speeding tickets in CFB 26 troll poster

EA College Football 26 has gone live, and fans are having a lot of fun with some screenshots online. Recenty, one fan shared a scenario in which a Georgia player became ineligible to play because he received his 21st speeding ticket. The fan-made...

Best public middle schools in the Atlanta metro area

Best public middle schools in the Atlanta metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in the Atlanta metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade, teachers grade, district overall grade, culture & diversity grade,...

Good Day Atlanta viewer information: July 10, 2025

Good Day Atlanta viewer information: July 10, 2025

You can find Dorothy, Scarecrow, and The Tin Man in the land of Oz, but you can also find them at Orbit Arts Academy. Good Day's Paul Milliken visited the academy's annual musical theatre production camp. ATLANTA - Summer Camp Week at Orbit Arts...

City of Atlanta begins clearing Wheat Street homeless encampment

City of Atlanta begins clearing Wheat Street homeless encampment

ATLANTA, GA — The City of Atlanta has begun the process of clearing an encampment where a homeless man was killed in January. Atlanta Police Major Jeff Cantin says their role at the Old Wheat Street site today is to provide safety and security....

Former East Georgia State Coach, Theo Howard, joins Alabama State Women's Basketball as Assistant Coach

Former East Georgia State Coach, Theo Howard, joins Alabama State Women's Basketball as Assistant Coach

Alabama State University has announced the hiring of Theo Howard as an assistant coach for its women’s basketball team. Howard joins the program after a successful tenure at East Georgia State College, bringing a wealth of experience to the...

Charges dropped against Atlanta journalist detained by Ice

Charges dropped against Atlanta journalist detained by Ice

The last remaining charges have been dropped against Mario Guevara, a prominent Spanish-language journalist outside Atlanta who was arrested by local police while covering “No Kings” day protests in June. The Gwinnett county solicitor, Lisamarie...

Lady Ballers Summer Hoop Fest blends basketball and STEM to empower Atlanta girls

Lady Ballers Summer Hoop Fest blends basketball and STEM to empower Atlanta girls

More than 100 young athletes hit the court and the lab at Lady Ballers Summer Hoop Fest, where basketball meets STEM with the Atlanta Hawks and Google. ATLANTA — More than 100 girls, ages 8 to 15, gathered at Sutton Middle School this week for the...

Atlanta Province bishops meet in Charlotte

Atlanta Province bishops meet in Charlotte

Photo by Troy C. Hull/Catholic News Herald Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., left, celebrated Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte for the bishops of the Atlanta Province July 1. By CHRISTINA LEE KNAUSS, Special to the Bulletin |...

"A living education:" Alum and veteran Kerry Yen reflects on time at GU

"A living education:" Alum and veteran Kerry Yen reflects on time at GU

Gonzaga University alum Kerry Yen said he vividly remembers arriving at the school as a freshman in 1971. He remembers being greeted at the airport by a group of current students, boarding a bus, being dropped off near the present-day site of the...

Georgia Toffolo's husband James Watt calls her out for Googling herself 'five times a day' as they take part in brutal social media trend

Georgia Toffolo's husband James Watt calls her out for Googling herself 'five times a day' as they take part in brutal social media trend

Georgia Toffolo's husband James Watt has called her out for Googling herself 'five times a day' as they took part in a brutal social media trend. The reality star, 30, and Brewdog founder, 43, took to Instagram on Tuesday with a clip of them...

Georgia’s Africa caucus speaks out against potential travel bans

Georgia’s Africa caucus speaks out against potential travel bans

El-Mahdi Holly, D-Stockbridge, speaks during the debate on HB 30. (Matthew Pearson/WABE) Members of Georgia’s Africa legislative caucus are calling on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to stop the Trump administration’s plan to ban visitors from...

Could this historic Georgia site be the newest national…

Could this historic Georgia site be the newest national…

A bipartisan group of more than a dozen lawmakers are hoping to establish the next new national park in central Georgia. That's the proposal in a bill currently making its way through Congress, led by House Reps. Austin Scott (R-GA) and Sanford D....

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