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Top Atlanta news: Locals among former NFL players charged in fraud scheme; Drake casting call; more

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Published on December 13, 2019
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Atlanta.

Former Falcon, Georgia Tech star and Atlanta locals among 10 former NFL players charged in health care fraud scheme

The Atlanta area, and Georgia broadly, are heavily represented in a federal indictment announced Thursday that accuses 10 former NFL players of conspiring to defraud the health care benefit program for retired football players.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

Returning to Atlanta after two years, architect is amazed, disappointed

Having moved Down Under, the formerly local scribe is still optimistic for his changing hometown.

Read the full story on Curbed Atlanta.

Drake and Future casting for music video in Atlanta

The production shoot in Atlanta is on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

40-story mixed-use tower slated for Midtown 

The Midtown Development Review Committee finished out the year with presentations for three new projects: a new 40-story mixed-use tower near the Arts Center MARTA Station, SCAD’s Digital Media Center and a new 20-story student housing project accommodating almost 800 students. 

Read the full story on Atlanta INtown.

Contest envisions future of I-285 with monorail, zip lines, lazy river, test track and more 

A ring of urban forest. A 64-mile-long river. The world’s longest zip line or biggest skate park. Monorails and bus lanes. Those were just a few of the 50 ideas for the future of I-285 displayed Dec. 6 in a contest.

Read the full story on Atlanta INtown.


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