Suspect in MARTA shooting arrested, charged with federal crime; Hot weather forecast for Atlanta's FIFA World Cup games prompts official warning; and May's housing data show prices in metro Atlanta continue to creep up even as sales remain flat. ...Think it has anything to do with that three-quarters of a million dollar price tag for the 'average' home? Naah.  We didn't think so either.    

Suspect in MARTA shooting arrested, charged with federal crime; Hot weather forecast for Atlanta's FIFA World Cup games prompts official warning; and May's housing data show prices in metro Atlanta continue to creep up even as sales remain flat. ...Think it has anything to do with that three-quarters of a million dollar price tag for the 'average' home? Naah.&nbsp; We didn't think so either.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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The Brief for Tuesday, June 9, 2026

A flesh-eating pest prompts Georgia to scrutinize some incoming livestock and other animals; Georgia small business owners lose optimism in latest survey; and we take you front row, center stage for the Buford Highway Orchestra Project. 

A flesh-eating pest prompts Georgia to scrutinize some incoming livestock and other animals; Georgia small business owners lose optimism in latest survey; and we take you front row, center stage for the Buford Highway Orchestra Project.&nbsp;

The Brief for Wednesday, June 10, 2026

It's been a violent few weeks on MARTA. The feds are investigating, and now state leaders have their focus on Atlanta's transit system; A massive data center that already got the green light has Marietta residents planning to crash this week's city council meeting; and America at 250: how the Jim Henson puppet Miss Piggy helps tell the nation's story through an Atlanta lens.

 

It's been a violent few weeks on MARTA. The feds are investigating, and now state leaders have their focus on Atlanta's transit system; A massive data center that already got the green light has Marietta residents planning to crash this week's city council meeting; and America at 250: how the Jim Henson puppet Miss Piggy helps tell the nation's story through an Atlanta lens.
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The Brief for Monday, June 8, 2026

It's rare indeed, when Atlanta's weekend traffic isn't awful, but it's awfully rare it's as bad as this weekend's is shaping up to be. 

Want a lucrative state contract? Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has some lakefront property he'd like to show you. 

And it's not along the Beltline's Eastside Trail... and it's not a rail line... But two decades in and the Beltline technically has transit.

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And&thinsp;it's&thinsp;not&thinsp;along&thinsp;the&thinsp;Beltline's&thinsp;Eastside&thinsp;Trail... and&thinsp;it's&thinsp;not&thinsp;a rail line...&thinsp;But&thinsp;two&thinsp;decades&thinsp;in&thinsp;and&thinsp;the&thinsp;Beltline&thinsp;technically&thinsp;has&thinsp;transit.

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