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The City of Brookhaven recently announced that, to fund its upcoming fiscal year expenditures, it is proposing a 3.85 millage rate, resulting in a 1.233-mill increase over the rollback millage rate.

The previous millage rate was 2.74 mills, which has been in effect since 2015.

According to information from the city, the proposed increase for a homesteade...


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For the third time this year, crews are responding to possible petroleum contamination near the Flint River headwaters at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Airport officials notified downstream communities over Memorial Day weekend that a spill had occurred, according to Flint Riverkeeper staff. A spokesperson for the airport says they were notifi...


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The 14th annual Atlanta Fringe Festival has returned to venues across the city with unique performances spanning theatre, dance, comedy, puppetry, magic, and clowning.

Of the 51 shows in the festival lineup this year, 21 were produced, written, directed, and/or performed by self...


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Business owners at Northlake Mall were left reeling on Friday after receiving a notice that they had 30 days to vacate the property.

Tony Cade, owner of Challenges Games and Comics, told Rough Draft that all the businesses in the interior of the mall – stores like Tagz Sportz Box, Evolve Clothiers, and Happy Land – received the same notice. The mall’s general man...


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The annual Amplify Decatur Music Festival is bringing the first live concerts to the new downtown Decatur Square performing arts stage next month.

The new permanent stage, part of the City of Decatur’s transformation of Decatur Square, will host the festival’s signature ticketed event, “A Decade of Music on the Square,” on Saturday, June 6. 

Commem...


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