ATLANTA– The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) will host Walmart’s Road to Open Call on Tuesday, June 23, bringing one of the nation’s leading opportunities for product-based entrepreneurs directly to Atlanta.  Walmart’s Road to Open Call is an 8-city tour across the U.S. that invites small business owners to pitch their products to Walmart…

DECATUR, GA- DeKalb County officials and development partners will celebrate the groundbreaking of a Publix grocery store and multi-tenant retail building on Thursday, June 11. The $28.9M Candler Crossing project, which will be located at 1842 Candler Road, is supported by a $3.82 million Tax Allocation District (TAD) grant…

ATLANTA—The Atlanta Cultural Exchange invites residents and visitors alike to experience the city through the artists, storytellers, musicians, historians, and cultural visionaries who help shape Atlanta’s identity every day as the city welcomes the FIFA World Cup 2026. On June 14, from noon to 10 p.m., The Center(CTR) Atlanta,…

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA—Gwinnett County Police detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. London Henville,15, was reported missing by her father on June 2. It was learned that she left her residence in Lawrenceville between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. on that morning.  After police received the…

Conyers, GA—Celebration Park, the newly renovated park and gathering space in Olde Town Conyers will open with a ribbon cutting and fun for the family on Wednesday, June 24, from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Mayor Connie Alsobrook, members of the Conyers City Council, and park contractors S.H. Creel Construction,  will…

ATLANTA—The Board of Directors, members, and staff of the Atlanta Business League(ABL) extend heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and countless admirers of Peabo Bryson. A two-time Grammy Award winner and one of the most celebrated voices in American music, the legendary R&B singer and two-time Grammy Award winner passed away…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—A DeKalb County man has been found guilty of drug trafficking out of his Ellenwood home, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced.   Vincent Denard Simon, 41, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison and an additional 40 years on probation during a sentencing hearing on…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) on Thursday, June 4, wrote to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, calling on the bank to immediately remove its recently added forced arbitration agreement, hamstringing consumers’ legal rights and denying them…