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Deals for Teachers, Nurses and Moms
Early in her career, my mother taught nurses. This would have been one heck of a week for her! Today marks the start of Teacher Appreciation Week, National Nurses Week and Sunday is Mother's Day. Here are a few deals for some of the hardest working people we know. Biltmore ...
Chris Kelly's final video hours before death
Supposedly hours before his death last week, Kris Kross performer Chris Kelly was filmed stumbling around his house, attempting to rap the lyrics to a new song that references dead bodies. TMZ has obtained the sad footage, on which Kelly is heard slurring his words and hazily making a reference ...
Justin Timberlake to play Atlanta on fall tour
The return of Justin Timberlake part deux arrives this fall when he releases the second part of his “The 20/20 Experience” album on Sept. 30 and then launches an arena tour on Oct. 31 in Montreal. On his first (non-Jay-Z-related) tour in six years, Timberlake will hit several cities in ...
Bert Show adds D.C. as new syndicated market
Three years ago, Q100's the Bert Show entered syndication by going to Nashville. It has since expanded to Indianapolis, Birmingham, Fort Wayne, Ind., Lubbock, Tex., Amarillo, Tex. and Brunswick, Ga. But the show this month has nabbed its biggest market to date: Washington D.C. He starts at Mix 107.3 on ...
Anchorman 2 films in downtown Atlanta
The Will Ferrell comedy "Anchorman 2" is filming in downtown Atlanta today. The crew is back from a jaunt to the coast where Ron Burgundy shared a scene with a fake shark. Here's a photo of Ferrell following his dip in the Atlantic Ocean. Today they are filming downtown at ...
TV best bets with season finales of 'Survivor,' 'Glee,' 'Revenge,' 'Community'
The broadcast networks are concluding their seasons for many of their hits shows this week: on Thursday, it's "Community" (NBC), "Two and a Half Men" (CBS), "Person of Interest" (CBS) and "Glee" (Fox); on Friday, it's "Kitchen Nightmares" (Fox, "Touch" (Fox) and "Fashion Star" (NBC); and Sunday, it's "Once Upon ...
Honey Boo Boo's Mama June and Sugar Bear get married
Congrats are pouring in to Honey Boo Boo's official Facebook page after her parents Mama June and Sugar Bear (June Shannon and Mike Thompson) got married on Sunday. The bride wore camo and 7-year-old Alana Thomspson was a flower girl, according to these photos that Us Magazine published. The event ...
Wes Moss: Avoid excess fees on retirement funds
A recent episode of PBS’s Frontline that detailed the impact fees can have on retirement savings, has led to a lot of questions. The show, titled The Retirement Gamble, starts out with the usual grim statistics: Half of all Americans say they can’t afford to save for retirement, and one-third ...
Olly Murs ready to conquer America
Last summer, a charming young Brit named Olly Murs achieved a notable feat: He managed to hold the attention of 13,000 hyperventilating One Direction fans at The Arena at Gwinnett Center. Murs, at the time, was basking in the success of his first U.S. hit, the infectious “Heart Skips a ...
Lumineers, Drive-By Truckers endure rain at Shaky Knees Music Festival
For a few hours on Sunday, the sun peeked out, the ground didn’t resemble the track at Churchill Downs and Shaky Knees-goers were able to roam Masquerade Music Park/Fourth Ward Park poncho free. That changed at the stroke of 6 p.m., when Dr. Dog ambled onstage to tear through their ...
Bravo talks one-on-one with NeNe Leakes, the 'madam' of the show
Andy Cohen and Bravo already stretched out the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" with a "leftover" episode last Sunday. You could have defined it as "stuff that didn't make the cut from the regular season" or as the publicists might hype "never-before-seen footage!" This week, Andy spent an hour talking to ...
Rain, mud can't stop the music at Shaky Knees festival
Shaky Knees? More like muddy paws or waterlogged sneakers. No, the weather did not provide a courteous welcome to the inaugural Shaky Knees Music Festival. But that didn’t deter several thousand fans (the numbers intensified as evening approached) from trekking down to Fourth Ward Park/Masquerade Music Park for 10 hours ...
Rain update: Shaky Knees goes on, Ramsey Lewis moves inside
The rain won’t affect the inaugural Shaky Knees Music Festival, which kicked off earlier today at Fourth Ward Park and Masquerade Music Park. Single day tickets can still be purchased at the gate for $70 and all shows are expected to go on, rain or shine. Here is parking and ...
Reese Witherspoon spotted in Atlanta; movie films in Alpharetta
Reese Witherspoon has been in Atlanta for several weeks making a movie called "The Good Lie." Unfortunately the past two weeks have been spent dealing with the April 19 arrest that followed a traffic stop. In brighter news she was seen enjoying a casual lunch at Yeah Burger's Westside location on ...
No progress between Fox Sports South & Dish Network
More than a week after Fox Sports networks said Atlanta Dish Network subscribers were going to be blocked out of 47 Braves games this season, nothing has been resolved between the two parties. Dish users will miss all three Braves-Mets games this weekend set to air on Fox Sports South. ...
CNN's Carol Costello mugged in Atlanta
CNN mid-morning anchor Carol Costello was mugged of her iPhone on the streets of Atlanta. She wrote about it on her Facebook page: Good Morning. In retrospect, what happened to me yesterday is insignificant in light of what happened in the Boston. Still, I feel the need to vent. And ...
Elle Duncan returning to 11Alive Monday after DUI
This morning, 11Alive promoted the return of Elle Duncan, who apologized for her DUI arrest last week. She is expected to be on air in her regular duties as traffic reporter Monday morning. Duncan, who worked at V-103 for several years as a host and is a sideline reporter for ...
Will Ferrell all wet on Anchorman 2 set
The Will Ferrell comedy "Anchorman 2" filmed in Atlanta for months before heading eastbound and down, and has been on St. Simons Island this week. The crew enjoyed a night out at Southern Soul Barbeque the other night. (Here's a great photo). But they have been hard at work, too. ...
ABH Weekend Deals: Grand opening giveaways, circus discount, free KFC
Five Below: To celebrate the grand opening, the new Five Below in Douglasville Pavilion (2920 Chapel Hill Road) is having a weekend of giveaways. Today though Sunday, the first 300 customers get a free Five Below t-shirt with any purchase. One customer will win a $100 shopping spree. There will ...
Cinco de Mayo deals
Toast Benito Juarez and his Mexican army with these drink and food specials for Cinco de Mayo! The Albert: Enjoy Cinco de Mayo menu specials beginning at 11:00 a.m. including an AL’s Choice Mexican Burger for $10, alongside a Caliente Margarita for $8. In addition, each table will receive a ...
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