NerdWallet: Atlanta best place to start a business

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 4:02pm

NerdWallet: Atlanta best place to start a business

(ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE) -- Atlanta is the best place to start a business, according to NerdWallett Inc., which runs a financial planning website.

NerdWallet said of our Big Peach: "Atlanta earned an A- on Thumbtack's Survey of Small Business Friendliness. The city's population is educated, as 46 percent have a Bachelor's degree, and the cost of living is low, making Hotlanta a top notch city in which to start a business Nearby Georgia Tech supplies plenty of technology talent to the city, and Atlanta is a growing tech hub. The Metro Atlanta Chamber is a great resource for entrepreneurs, offering CEO Roundtables, networking luncheons and monthly workshops. The Small Business Development Center Network at the University of Georgia provides low-cost training and free consulting."

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Man shot in leg in northeast Atlanta

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 8:07am

ATLANTA -- One man is in the hospital after being shot overnight in northeast Atlanta.

Police responded to a call at around 1 a.m. of a man in his late 20's being shot in the leg.

The shooting happened at the intersection of Boulevard and Boulevard Place.

The victim was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he is in stable condition. His name was not released.

Police are still investigating the shooting.

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New bill could increase college completion rates in Georgia

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Friday, April 19th, 2013, 6:54pm

New bill could increase college completion rates in Georgia

(WXIA) -- Governor Nathan Deal signed a new bill on Friday that could increase Georgia's college completion rate.

Deal, according to a spokesperson for the Governor's Office, signed the HB 131 at Georgia Gwinnett College. Under the new bill, high school students have more incentive to take "dual credit courses" that allow for college credit and high school credit to be earned at the same time.

"By 2020, more than 60 percent of job openings in Georgia will require some form of postsecondary education," Deal said. "Frankly, we need boos the percentage of Georgians who hold a postsecondary degree in order to create a highly skilled workforce. In the long run, this new law will give college freshmen a head start and, we hope, will encourage more to stay until they attain their degree."

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City accelerates construction to please funeral home

Submitted by Marc McAfee, Multimedia Journalist

Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 6:27pm

ATLANTA -- A historic funeral home on Auburn Avenue said they were told to wheel their caskets down the block or out back by their dumpsters to avoid construction for the city's new streetcar project.

Now, City of Atlanta employees have changed their tone. They're not only going to quiet their workers during ceremonies at Haugabrooks Funeral Home but they are speeding up the construction schedule.

"We are absolutely speeding up the process due to the sensitive nature of what they do," said Valerie Bell-Smith of Atlanta Public Works. "It will work well within our schedule to be flexible at this location."

Bell-Smith said the entire exchange between Haugabrooks and the city was a miscommunication. Now the block in front of Haugabrooks will reopen ahead of schedule at the end of April, with paving beginning in the weeks after that.

The entire project is set to be finished around the end of next year.

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City to funeral home: Roll your casket through streetcar construction site

Submitted by Doug Richards, 11Alive Reporter

Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 10:02am

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Free Hawks playoffs tickets hidden around Atlanta

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 12:49pm

Free Hawks playoffs tickets hidden around Atlanta

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks have made it to the NBA Playoffs for the sixth year in a row, and the team is celebrating with a fun scavenger hunt for fans.

The Hawks will hide 50 foam fingers at various places throughout Atlanta on Thursday and Friday. Each finger will hold two tickets to a Hawks home game.

Fans who find the fingers are invited to tweet pictures of themselves with the hashtag #PlayoffFever. Everyone who tweets will be entered into a drawing to win VIP seats and a Hawks jersey signed by Josh Smith.

The Hawks have provided a few clues about where they plan to hide some of the fingers:

1. One of NBC's Thursday night comedies contains the name of several locations.

2. One location's tagline is "Weekends are overrated."

3. The Hawks plan to connect the East, West, North and South at one location.

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Fulton County Youth Commissioners to distribute care boxes to the homeless

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Tuesday, April 16th, 3:59 pm

Men who were homeless to guide young commissioners to locations used by the homeless

Fulton County Youth Commissioners will distribute Care Boxes to the homeless on Saturday, April 20, 2013. The H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday) Boxes will be provided to homeless citizens in Atlanta and Fulton between 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Youth Commissioners will assemble at the Fulton County Government Center beginning at 8:00 a.m. and distribute H.O.P.E Boxes to locations used by the homeless, primarily in District 5.

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