Local realtor Simmi Patel plans to open Decadent Coffee & Dessert Bar at 99 Hwy 81 in McDonough; permitting is underway and the shop could open by year-end.

Surveillance footage appears to show a DeKalb County woman struck and dragged; relatives identify her as Janice Frazier and are demanding answers.

Heat Advisory for Atlanta on Wednesday: highs near 95°F and heat indices above 100°F. Slight chance of afternoon storms northwest of the city.

A suspect in an armed bank robbery on the 2900 block of N. Druid Hills Road was tracked to a Sandy Springs home and arrested, police say.

A century of rail‑era streets and midcentury highway planning left Atlanta with a chokepoint at the Downtown Connector, costing commuters roughly 87 hours each. The jam traces to railway maps, a 1940s freeway blueprint and postwar sprawl.

Atlanta police released surveillance of a woman who allegedly struck a person with a stick and an orange high-heel inside a Forsyth Street storefront. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips.

A Georgia Tech analysis finds Children's Healthcare of Atlanta produces about $6 billion in annual economic activity and is planning expansions to meet growing pediatric demand.

Volcano Steak & Sushi is headed to McDonough with a roughly 7,000–8,000 sq ft restaurant planned at 193 Highway 81 W and an October 2027 target. Construction is listed as forthcoming while plans are finalized.

Jamestown filed plans for a 19‑story mass‑timber tower at 309 Buckhead Ave NE that would replace Fetch Park and add 284 apartments plus street‑level retail.

Gwinnett County inspectors gave Thyme a 52U unsatisfactory score after finding rotten produce, temperature lapses and missing handwashing supplies.

DeKalb County police responded to a nonfatal shooting Sunday at an apartment complex on Wood Terrace Circle; a person was taken into custody and the victim was hospitalized.

A Heat Advisory covers parts of east‑central Georgia Sunday; Atlanta will climb into the low‑90s with heat‑index values near 100. Hydrate, avoid midday exertion and check cooling‑center listings.

Joystick Gamebar will shutter its Edgewood storefront on July 12 after 14 years; the owners say they plan to reopen at an undisclosed location. Fans have a few weeks to say goodbye.