Print E-mail By Helena Oliviero The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Every October, we turn pink. From ribbons and lights to the pads adorning goal posts at NFL games, we are awash in breast cancer’s signature color.
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Halloween In Atlanta: A MapQuest Guide
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As part of FrightQuest—a MapQuest series on spooky destinations and activities—here are three options to celebrate Halloween in Atlanta that are sure to be a scream. Little 5 Points Halloween Parade Festival The annual Little 5 Points Halloween Parade Festival…
Back problems return to sideline Seahawks’ Trufant for season
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RENTON, Wash. — Marcus Trufant’s season is being cut short after back problems that sidelined him for nearly half of the 2009 season flared up again. Trufant, the Seattle Seahawks’ starting cornerback and longest-tenured player, was placed on season-ending injured…
Around Town: Prospects for Cobb rail transit likely still on track
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slideshow THE FIX IS STILL IN. The turkey is still in the oven. The train is still on track. Or in this case, the smart money is still riding on the likelihood that a rapid rail line will be built…
BUFORD: Gwinnett Senator slams new I-85 toll lanes – WXIA
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BUFORD, Ga. — As they began their third week of operation Monday, the new Peach Pass HOT lanes on I-85 through Gwinnett and DeKalb counties continue to draw heat. “My constituents are very angry and very frustrated, and rightly so,…
Justice Department lawyers irked by plans to close offices
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is proposing $130 million in budget cuts that include closing regional offices of the Justice Department’s antitrust division. (Win McNamee – GETTY IMAGES) Dozens of career antitrust lawyers at the Justice Department are likely…
Atlanta-based The Home Depot to add 691 jobs in Utah
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DOWNTOWN: Diverse stories behind Occupy Atlanta – WXIA
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ATLANTA — The so-called “occupiers” in Atlanta’s Woodruff Park claim solidarity as unified members of the “99 percent.” But each of them has a unique story and a reason for their occupation. COMPLETE COVERAGE: ‘Occupy’ movement nationwide RELATED: Atlanta Mayor…
Atlanta Sisters Open Lifelong Dream With Findlay Rowe Designs Floral and Gift …
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ATLANTA, Oct 17, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) – Two Southern sisters with a gift for style have fulfilled a lifelong dream with the opening of Findlay Rowe Designs, www.findlayrowedesigns.com , Atlanta’s newest full service florist and premier boutique for gifts,…
‘Spooktacular’ Events In, Near Cartersville
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Looking to get spooked this year? In the mood for a little time at the pumpkin patch? Here’s a roundup of what’s happening in and beyond Cartersville: Screamers Haunted House Now in its fourth year, Screamers Haunted House offers up…
