How is Kandi Burruss' TAGS boutique doing?
Kandi poses with Dwight Eubanks and Kim Zolciak at November's opening party for her TAGS Boutique. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com

EXCLUSIVE! Kim, Do You Want Reggie To Propose? Lisa Wu-Hartwell Tells You How!
The Real Housewife shares her engagement tip with Kim! Being married twice has given Lisa Wu-Hartwell, one of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, a unique perspective on relationships - and now she’s passing her sage wisdom along to a very hopeful Kim Kardashian! We all know Kim wants boyfriend Reggie Bush to pop the question (even if she won’t admit it) and Lisa says there’s a simple way to make it happen: Kim needs to prove to Reggie that she’s committed and she needs to never stop wor...

'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' Adds New Mystery Cast Member
While fans are still busy digesting all the drama on The Real Housewives of Orange County , the girls from the Atlanta franchise are making sure that their show is getting some attention even when the cameras aren't rolling. Most recently, The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Lisa Wu-Hartwell has revealed to HollywoodLife.com that a new mystery housewife is being added to the series' third season. And that means there might just be more drama and catfights this season. "We are getting another...

Kim Zolciak Is on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'?
Here's " The Real Housewives of Atlanta " star turned " Tardy for the Party " singing sensation Kim Zolciak at a gay bar in NYC last year ( left ) -- and " RuPaul's Drag Race " Season Two contestant Pandora Boxx ( right ). Both are known for wearing synthetic wigs, pancake makeup and lip syncing ... for their lives. We're just sayin'. See Also

Production On She By Sheree Snuggies Has Been Halted!
Sheree is tucking all of her McCall patterns away behind her sack to focus on tackling Latarian Milton disease also known as childhood Obesity. Michelle Obama can’t do it all by herself. Read it and weep:

City to Honor Priest for Poverty Efforts
Atlanta (AP) - Atlanta officials are honoring a clergyman for his efforts to advocate for the city's poor. The city will present Father Austin Ford with the Mayor's Phoenix Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a citizen of Atlanta, at a March 1 City Council meeting. Ford is the founder of Emmaus House, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta located in Peoplestown. Emmaus House evolved from a small community center into a support structure for Atlanta residents providing counseling,...

Former VP Dick Cheney In Hospital
Washington (CNN) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney is hospitalized with chest pains, his staff confirmed Monday. His doctors are evaluating the situation and he is resting comfortably at George Washington University Hospital, the staff said in a statement. The-CNN-Wire/Atlanta TM &

HighPoints Learning Names New VP of Strategic Marketing and Business Development
    Atlanta, GA, February 23, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- HighPoints Learning announced today that Dennis J. McLynn has joined the company as the new vice president of strategic marketing and business development. In this newly-created role Dennis will be responsible for expanding the reach of HighPoints Learning's Web 2.0 math education products into mainstream markets via Web-based marketing and the formation of alliances with other leading organizations serving the...

Peter Gets a Surpise Call
Peter Gets a Surpise Call Peter Facinelli, who plays Dr. Carlisle H. Cullen (the H stands for "HOT", and I don't that's actually his middle name xD), recently went to a sort of TwiTour in Atlanta. And while answering some questions, he got the most adorable and hilarious call from his wife: Haha, awww. His laugh at the very end cracked me up.

UPDATE: Home Depot Swings To Quarterly Profit
LONDON -- Atlanta-headquartered Home Depot said that it swung to a profit of $342 million, or 20 cents a share, in its fourth-quarter to Jan. 31. For the same period a year ago, the firm posted a loss of $54 million, or 3 cents a share. Net sales decreased 0.3% to $14.57 billion. On an adjusted basis earnings from continuing operations totaled 24 cents. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 16 cents a share, according to data compiled by FactSet. The home improvement retailer lifted its...

Wintry Mix Possible for North Georgia
Atlanta - A light accumulation of snow is possible late Tuesday night and early Wednesday across parts of north Georgia, said the National Weather Service. The NWS said the primary hazard will be from light accumulations of snow " less than one inch late Tuesday night and early Wednesday "generally northwest of a line from Cedartown to Alpharetta to Gainesville. The most likely area for any accumulation of snow will be for elevations above 2500 feet.

Atlanta's safest neighborhood located in Dunwoody
America Online recently ranked the safest neighborhoods in the country's 50 biggest cities. One problem: Atlanta's safest community, Spalding Drive and Jett Ferry Road, isn't in Atlanta.

SPRITE STEP OFF HAS UNLIKELY WINNERS
The Ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha from the University of Arkansas took home the $100k scholarship from SPRITE for winning the Step Off Dance Competition Finale in Atlanta. Watch the video and please believe these girls deserved to win. I have always known the Zeta Tau Alpha ladies to be real cool peeps. Back in my college days, we (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.) always used to pair up with them for Greek Week. Much Greek Love to you ladies.

Video: Drake x ImFlashy Pt. 1
Here is part 1 of a brief interview that we had with Drizzy, who performed at the Sprite Step Off Show in Atlanta this weekend. We spoke to him on his upcoming debut, Thank Me Later and what we can expect. The significance of the video is when he references a certain legend in Hip Hop that he studied for the album. And if you’re wondering, that’s Ludacris who he is shaking hands with. – ImFlashy Hit the jump for HD footage of Drake’s performances at the AXE Lounge...

Salman Rushdie to write book about decade in hiding
Atlanta — Novelist Salman Rushdie plans to write a book about his decade in hiding under a death threat from the Iranian government using a digital archive of his personal papers housed at Emory University , he said Tuesday.

Home Depot moves to 4th-quarter profit as economy, housing market begin to stabilize
Atlanta — Home Depot Inc. said cost-cutting and gains in sales of items such as paint, flooring and plumbing helping it move to a fourth-quarter profit. Consumers cut back on home-improvement projects during the Recession and housing slump, but conditions have slowly started to improve, causing more to take on big projects. Improved profitability led the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer to boost its quarterly dividend for the first time since 2006 and give a 2010 profit forecast...

Jazz fall in fourth quarter to Hawks
Playing without two starters in Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko, having been extended to overtime the night before in beating Portland, the Jazz might have been facing too tall an order returning home Monday to face the Atlanta Hawks. The Jazz couldn't hold onto a six-point lead in the fourth quarter and suffered a 105-100 loss to the Hawks. Atlanta had dropped 15 consecutive games in Utah dating to a February 1993 victory in the days when Bob Weiss was Hawks coach. It was just the Jazz's...

White Sorority Wins Sprite Step-Off Challenge
Talk about a reversal…A white sorority from Arkansas recently won the Sprite Step-Off Challenge which was held in Atlanta Civic Center . The Zeta Tau Alpha ladies received a standing ovation after their performance. Watch the video: Check out some of the other performances below: Take a look at your favorite celebs who were in attendance: Vogue covers first solo black model since 2002

Atlanta Kroger workers ratify union deal
The Kroger Co. employees in Atlanta and Savannah ratified agreements with a union, the grocery chain said Tuesday. The agreements with United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 1996 cover more than 19,580 Kroger employees in 165 stores in metro Atlanta and 12 stores in Savannah, Kroger (NYSE: KR) reported Monday. The company did not reveal the details of the agreements. It had announced a tentative deal with the union earlier this month. "We thank our associates for their focus on...

Study: Rules on flying with TB too strict
Atlanta -- Provocative new research suggests international rules that bar potentially infectious tuberculosis patients from flying are too stringent and airline passengers are really at little risk from catching TB from a fellow traveler. Global and U.S. health authorities also go too far in advising testing of passengers and crew on long flights when an infected flier is discovered, said the researcher, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar, in a paper published in a British medical journal. The paper is...

College Park to host tree planting this weekend
College Park, along with Trees Atlanta, will host a tree planting in the city this weekend. The planting will take part in the historic downtown area of the South Fulton County City beginning at 9 a.

Atlanta weather: Fog delays flights at Hartsfield-Jackson
The strong storms that brought thunder, lightning and heavy rain to metro Atlanta before daybreak have moved into south Georgia, but low clouds and fog left behind are causing delays for flights at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Georgia Budget Crunch Could Mean Layoffs
Atlanta (AP) - More layoffs could be on the horizon for state employees.

Hole at Austell Complex Causes Concern
AUSTELL, Ga. (MyFOX Atlanta) - An Austell woman said Monday that she wants warning signs put up near her apartment complex after her son nearly drowned. Jeanana Fordjour said water has gathered at the bottom of a 30 feet deep hole that's located near the edge of her Austell complex. The massive hole is located in a wooded area about 30 yards from the playground at the Highland Park apartments Fordjour said the hole was dangerous and something needed to be done to keep children out. "My son...