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Dome study doesn’t rule out new stadium


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.
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Atlanta could very well be a two-stadium town.The third phase of a study by Kansas City, Mo.-based Populous, done on behalf of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, operator of the Georgia Dome, concludes several "complex issues" need to be resolved in order to make a new open-air stadium work, but "none seem out of the ordinary for a design and construction project of this magnitude and complexity."GWCC officials are considering whether a new open-air stadium for the Atlanta Falcons

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Chad Rad's concert picks Feb. 21-24


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 2:13 p.m.
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Variety Playhouse ... 1099 Euclid Ave. 404-524-7354 ... Tues., Feb. 22 — An evening with the Church. $27-$30.… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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Downtown Traffic Heavy Again Sunday


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 1:55 p.m.

(WSB Radio/AP) -- Downtown Atlanta will be full of clowns, cheerleaders and hairdressers this weekend as multiple events are planned for the Georgia World Congress Center and Philips Arena ... Nearly 100,000 people are expected downtown over the weekend for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the Cheersport National Cheerleading and Dance Championships and the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show. Organizers are asking anyone coming downtown to take MARTA rather than drive ...

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Thrashers' ownership tale full of twists, turns


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 8:49 p.m.

Nearly seven years ago, nine smiling businessmen -- collectively known as Atlanta Spirit -- stepped forward as new owners of the Hawks, Thrashers and Philips Arena ...

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Atlanta Opera to Receive $9M Bequest


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 12:09 p.m.

The Atlanta Opera is set to receive a $9 million bequest, the largest gift in its history ...

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Pittsburgh Fan Sues Atlanta Braves After Attack


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 9:39 a.m.

A Pittsburgh Pirates baseball fan says in a lawsuit that Atlanta Braves' security officers and ushers ignored complaints about a group of rowdy fans he says attacked him at Turner Field ...

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Pittsburgh Fan Sues Braves After Attack


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 3:24 a.m.

A Pittsburgh Pirates baseball fan says in a lawsuit that Atlanta Braves’ security officers and ushers ignored complaints about a group of rowdy fans he says attacked him at Turner Field ...

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Pittsburgh Pirates fan sues Braves for beating


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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 9:11 p.m.

A Pittsburgh Pirates fan is suing the Atlanta Braves because the baseball club's security officers and ushers allegedly ignored complaints about six rowdy fans who later attacked the Macon man, knocking out 11 teeth, breaking his jaw and leaving him in a pool of blood outside a Turner Field restroom ...

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Stewart leaves $9M for Atlanta Opera


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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.
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The Atlanta Opera will get a $9 million bequest from board member Barbara D. Stewart, who died last year.The organization said the bequest is the largest gift in its history and one of the larger gifts on record to a North American opera company.Half the money will be used to grow The Atlanta Opera’s permanent endowment, bringing that fund to $5.6 million. The remainder will be placed into endowment and reserves.In honor of Stewart, The Atlanta Opera will dedicate one production each season to

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GA Aquarium Dolphin Exhibit Opens April 2


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Published Feb. 16, 2011 at 7:48 p.m.

ATLANTA (AP) The Georgia Aquarium is opening its new dolphin exhibit in April after delays in debuting its first major expansion ... Aquarium officials announced Wednesday that the $110 million exhibit will open to the public April 2.  The exhibit will include a dolphin gallery and show ... Aquarium guests can purchase advance tickets for the opening and can get sneak peaks of the new gallery online ... The world's largest aquarium delayed the new expansion's debut last fall because it wasn't

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