Topic: Atlanta

Your local DJ – a few time zones away

Radio stations are axing staff and subbing in syndicated hosts to cut costs.

New refinance boomlet may lift economy, a bit

Low mortgage rates act as a gentle spur, but they're not enough to revive the housing market.

Colleges scramble to help cash-strapped students

Many students need extra aid to pay spring-semester tuition.

What Obama Means

A cultural survey of the history of race relations in the U.S.

Economic crisis hits city recycling

Falling demand for recycled materials has caused a sudden collapse in scrap prices.

President Carter's bike stolen (he was not riding it at the time)

The 'McMansion' trend in housing is slowing

Economic hard times, plus shifting neighborhood and urban values, are key factors.

Long-forgotten old-time music finds new audience

Roots music from the early 20th century is experiencing a mini-revival with a series of new CD releases.

Playing it safe, television sticks with the tried and true

New season offers few fresh shows, but frugal times may pull in more viewers looking for cheap entertainment.

Will Obama’s plans help the middle class?

Presidential policies aim to tackle average Americans’ widening insecurity.

Pursuit of Somali pirates to get hotter

UN allows antipiracy forces to chase them onto land, attack them by air. But Security Council seems unprepared to address the instability that makes Somalia a 'failed state.'

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Study finds decline in American driving

More and more, Americans are leaving their cars in the driveway, a new study from the Brookings Institution has concluded.

New ads: battle of the brands

More companies go negative to grab consumers. Why it might backfire.

New life for Atlanta's English Avenue

One of the city's most troubled neighborhoods is starting to rebound thanks to an unusual coalition that hasn't lost hope.

In Atlanta, an expanded botanical mission

The Atlanta Botanical Garden is among the public gardens working to ensure the survival of threatened and endangered plants.

With Chambliss, Republicans win one in the South

GOP’s conservative base in Georgia prevents a Democratic filibuster-proof majority in the US Senate.

'Tis the season for Christmas trees

Last year, American bought more than 31 million cut Christmas trees.

Retail season starts strong, but a long haul ahead

Sales were better than expected this past Black Friday, but will it last till Christmas?

Fewer fliers this Thanksgiving, but flights will still be packed

The airlines, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Bush administration are taking steps for smoother traveling.

Georgia’s US Senate runoff has broader political importance

The post-election vote could tighten Democrats’ grip on Capitol Hill while giving GOP stars a chance to shine.

Auto giants up against bailout fatigue

For many lawmakers of both parties, it may be one costly bailout too many.

Bluegrass music echoes from honky tonks of ... New York?

Weekly jam sessions at the Grisly Pear, led by ‘Sheriff’ Bob Saidenberg, reveal a vibrant and egalitarian bluegrass scene in the Big Apple.

After Obama's win, white backlash festers in US

The election of a black president triggered at least 200 hate-related incidents, a watchdog group finds.

Stop outsourcing my customer-service calls to India

When I call to make an airline reservation, they think I’m ordering chicken tikka when I’m just trying to get an aisle seat.