Nashville-based Slim+Husky’s Pizza and Beeria opens new location in Atlanta’s West Midtown
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | May 9, 2019
When Slim+Husky’s Pizza Beeria opened yesterday in West Midtown Atlanta at 1016 Howell Mill Road, the lines were out the door. It was a familiar feeling for the restaurant’s owners, a trio of childhood friends—Clinton Gray III, Emmanual Reed, and Derrick Moore—who have now seen their initial vision expand from...
Fulton County, City of Atlanta officials mourn the late Emma Darnell
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | May 7, 2019
Fulton County District 6 Commissioner Emma I. Darnell passed away peacefully at her Atlanta home on Sunday, May 5, according to a release from Fulton County government. Darnell served on the Board of Commissioners since 1992 and was in her eighth term, representing the County’s District Six which consists of...
Chevrolet, NNPA launch fourth year of ‘Discover the Unexpected’ journalism fellowship
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire | May 7, 2019
For Ila Wilborn, the best part of participating the General Motors’ and National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 2018 Discover the Unexpected (DTU) Program was the opportunity to gain real-world experience while working for professional news organizations. Wilburn, an Atlanta, Georgia native, graduated on May 3 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism...
Uber, Lyft plan to strike Wednesday
By Itoro N. Umontuen | The Atlanta Voice | May 7, 2019
If regular Uber or Lyft customers have plans tomorrow afternoon, they may want to reconsider their itinerary. Drivers for America’s two largest ride-share companies are planning to go on a 12-hour strike beginning at 12:00 PM in Atlanta Wednesday afternoon. According to Rideshare Drivers United Georgia, the protests will take...
Sandra Bland’s own video of 2015 Texas traffic stop surfaces
Associated Press | May 7, 2019
Cellphone video recorded by Sandra Bland, a black woman found dead in a Texas jail in 2015 following a confrontational traffic stop, shows for the first time her perspective as a white state trooper draws his stun gun and points it at close range while ordering her out of the...
Treasury denies Democrats’ request for Donald Trump tax returns
By Andrew Taylor & Jonathan Lemire | Associated Press | May 7, 2019
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has made it official: The administration won’t be turning President Donald Trump’s tax returns over to the Democratic-controlled House. Mnuchin told Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., in a Monday letter that the panel’s request “lacks a legitimate legislative purpose” as Supreme Court precedent...
Gov. Kemp expected to sign abortion “heartbeat” bill into law Tuesday
By Itoro N. Umontuen | The Atlanta Voice | May 6, 2019
According to reports, Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp is expected to sign the anti-abortion “heartbeat” bill into law Tuesday at the State Capitol. It is expected to launch a protracted battle in the courts between Republicans and opposition groups that deem the bill inhumane. House Bill 481 is formally titled...