Sunday, August 5, 2012
News First Slice 8/5/12: The devil is a video lottery terminal
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 9:01 AM
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- How the world ends, not with a bang but a jackpot and lounge singer
It appears the next Atlanta Streets Alive, which is scheduled for October, will follow the same successful Virgina-Highland/Poncey-Highland/Inman Park/Old Fourth Ward route — and include the Atlanta Beltline's Eastside Trail.
Federal aviation authorities are continuing their investigation into why four vendors that recently landed lucrative contracts at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport claimed to be disadvantaged businesses. The Georgia Department of Transportation recently closed its inquiry.
Remember how we told you about the Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark getting covered in mud and rain after the recent storms? Skateboarders are cleaning up the mess.
And some longer reads: Behold the Snot Monster; Putin vs. Pussy Riot; the Second Avenue subway saga; and the history of the graphing calculator. (H/T for some of the stories goes to the always excellent longreads.)
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