🌱 2 Shot, Killed + Streetlights To Cut Crime + ATL Inflation Bad

Atlanta GA

18 December, 2021

4:12 PM

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Rise and shine, Atlanta! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know in Atlanta today. First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy and cooler. High: 59 Low: 39. Rent this space: Are you a local business owner or marketer in Atlanta? We love connecting local businesses with our amazing readers. Click here to learn how it works. Here are the top 5 stories today in Atlanta: Two people were found shot dead at the Columbia Peoplestown complex on Tuskegee Street early Saturday, Atlanta police said. After receiving the call at 7 a.m., officers found a 46-year-old man and 40-year-old woman dead inside a residence and say it is "looking as if it is an isolated incident." There were no details released on what relationship between the man and woman, if any, existed or any information about a potential suspect. Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call CrimeStoppers. (11Alive.com WXIA) Work has begun on installing 10,000 new streetlights across Atlanta in an effort officials hope will help reduce crime. The citywide project, "One Atlanta — Light Up the Night," was launched Tuesday and includes replacing some of the 2,500 broken lights in the city as well as installing 7,500 new lights, especially in the south and west sides of the city. "The City of Atlanta is replicating successful lighting initiatives implemented in New York, Detroit, and other U.S. cities that have seen significant reduction in crime and crash rates," said Josh Rowan, city transportation commissioner. The mayor's office said it hopes to have the project completed by the end of 2022. (Macon Telegraph) Atlanta has the worst inflation in the country, meaning everything from fuel to groceries to home prices are going up. Economist KC Conway explained to Channel 2's Justin Wilfon why Atlanta has been hit so hard by rising prices. "I look at anecdotal things, the cost of bacon, cost of used cars, paint. All those things are way up. And when you have almost double-digit bacon inflation, we have real inflation," Conway said, attributing part of the problem to Atlanta's population growth. High inflation rates could be a long-term problem in metro Atlanta, Conway said, with high prices likely to remain for the next year or two. (WSB Atlanta) The annual "Drive Sober Get Pulled Over" campaign endorsed by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, Georgia State Patrol and other agencies began Tuesday. The program serves as a reminder to drivers to never drink and drive ahead of the Christmas and New Year's Eve holidays. For anyone needing a ride, AAA Georgia is offering its Tow-To-Go program again this year. Providing free tows for a vehicle and a ride for only the driver up to 10 miles, the program runs from 6 p.m. December 24 until 6 a.m. on January 3. For help, call 855-2-TOW-2-GO or 855-286-9246. (41 NBC News) Eight trucks loaded with Convoy of Care donations from Atlanta arrived Friday in storm-ravaged Kentucky. Hoping to help victims of last week's devastating tornado outbreak, Channel 2 Action News viewers brought necessities like toilet paper and toiletries to four donation sites across Atlanta. Those items, along with monetary donations, made it possible for WSB-TV to fill eight trucks with supplies and send them to the southwest corner of Kentucky, where a catastrophic EF-4 tornado carved a 222-mile path on Dec. 10, killing at least 75 people and leveling hundreds of homes in the towns of Mayfield and Bowling Green. (WSB Atlanta) Today in Atlanta: Ugly Sweater Brunch at Mrs. P's Bar & Kitchen (10:00 AM) Fernbank 's Newest Exhibit, "Antarctic Dinosaurs," runs through Jan. 2, 2022 (10:00 AM) Seasonal Holiday Sip in the Park: A Celebration & Appreciation for District 3 Neighborhoods (1:00 PM) Wonderland: Alice's Rock & Roll Adventure at Synchronicity Theatre (2:00 PM) Shola Emmanuel - An Intimate Evening of Carols and Jazz at SoundXtreem Studios (6:00 PM) From my notebook: The Atlanta Botanical Garden congratulates all the winners of the 2021 Reindog Parade. Every cute, cuddly and PAW-fect pup shined bright this year! 🐾 (Facebook) 🎶 On the fifth day of Christmas, APD sent to me … 🎶 some useful advice concerning security of my property when going out at night: keep your curtains and window blinds closed at night, making sure valuable items are out of sight as thieves go window shopping too. Please don't openly display your Christmas tree and gifts in the front window so they're easily visible from the street. (Facebook)River's Station is having a "Beautiful Outdoor Home Christmas Decorations" contest. Judging will take place today. Winners will receive gift baskets. (Board members are excluded). (Nextdoor) The Red Cross is hosting a community blood drive at Atlanta History Center on Dec. 29 at 11 am. Community blood drives are critical to maintaining a healthy blood supply in the U.S.— especially during the pandemic. Healthy volunteer donors are the key to helping save lives. 🔑 Register for your life-saving blood donation at the Atlanta History Center. (Instagram) Sadhguru journeys in the Tennessee valley to see ancient landmarks significant to the Native American peoples and the route of the Trail of Tears. (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! 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