Jul 31, 2017
Starting this fall, Delta Air Lines will suspend direct weekly flights from Atlanta to the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. According to the International Air Transport Association, the Venezuelan government owes airlines $3.8 billion . These airlines have been prevented from converting their earnings from bolivars, the...
Jul 28, 2017
As Atlanta's technology sector continues to grow, some schools are stepping up their efforts to prepare students for those jobs. The Georgia Department of Education offers STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) certification for schools. Like us on Facebook The process is rigorous. Schools have to meet...
Jul 28, 2017
The city of Sandy Springs is considering regulating vacation rentals like Airbnb and HomeAway. Right now, Sandy Springs has no rules or regulations in place for vacation renting, but the city has been working on a summer development code that could potentially change that. Sandy Springs spokesperson Sharon Kraun says...
Jul 26, 2017
Most students in the Atlanta Public Schools head back to class next week. On Wednesday, APS Superintendent Meria Carstarphen said the district is ready. That's a different tune than the one she sang three years ago. Like us on Facebook At that time, Carstarphen was new to APS. She said she was surprised by the...
Jul 26, 2017
Jimmy Lewis wanted a group of rural Georgia lawmakers to feel for themselves how he said rural hospital CEOs feel every day. Like us on Facebook “I’m talking fast and I’m giving you a lot of information for a specific reason,” he told lawmakers at a recent meeting of the Ga. House Rural Development Council in...