Atlanta Club WHAT EACH TEAM IS DOING
-ATLANTA: Club owner Rankin Smith Sr. told The (Atlanta) Constitution ``it's to our disadvantage to play so many games at home (three in a row, including Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams) during the strike. If we were on the road, the fans would be able to see us on television and they could see the high quality of play.'' -BUFFALO: Twenty players were injured in Sunday's loss to New England. The most seriously were NTs Ira Albright (ankle),...
Rape charges withdrawn against Falcons' Pickens
Rape charges were dropped Thursday against Bruce Pickens, but the Atlanta Falcons defensive back said he and his family have been scarred by the allegations that stemmed from an incident two weeks ago.Pickens was arrested Tuesday, based on allegations made by a 26-year-old Birmingham woman who claimed Pickens had assaulted her at his apartment Sept. 17 after offering her a ride to her hotel from a Downtown Atlanta club. Police said the woman went to the hospital the day of the incident but...
Chairmen of the board
The game is called pool checkers, and some of the nation's best players hang out at an Atlanta club. If only they could interest the young people.
Going by their nicknames, you might think they were gangsters or ballplayers instead of older gents whiling away the time with a board game. There's Hit Man and Big Willie and Junebug and Chicken George . . ."They call me Concrete," says George Few, a 72-year-old contractor. "I play hard."Every day, the men with the colorful handles drift into a shotgun house near Morris Brown College in downtown Atlanta to play a game...
Where You Live
Atlanta club music ordinance signed by mayor ... Clayton to consider bids for new school ... Some Cobb property taxes to decrease ... Rockdale to host junior archery tournament ATLANTA Mayor signs ordinance Mayor Bill Campbell has signed an ordinance that would prohibit nightclubs and bars from playing outdoor music after midnight. The City Council passed the ordinance Monday in an effort to cut down on some of the problems associated with night life in Buckhead and other entertainment...
WEEKEND
The Indigo Girls have gone through some major-league changes during the past two years, traveling from the Atlanta club circuit to stages all around the country. The acoustic duo's Epic Records debut album elicited praise from the critics and raves from the public, spurring Emily Saliers and Amy Ray into national prominence.A video for the song "Closer to Fine" was aired on all the music video channels, and a new clip of the Indigos'...