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Atlanta chef joins food fad by creating 'doughssants'

Submitted by Jennifer Leslie, 11Alive Reporter

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 12:43pm

ATLANTA -- Two weeks after coming up with a recipe to combine croissants and doughnuts, chef Maggie Sweeney sold out the first full batch of what she calls "doughssants."

"They're time-consuming and kind of laborious, but the product's really awesome," Sweeney told 11Alive's Jennifer Leslie.

Sweeney created the doughssant at the request of a customer, who heard about the "cronut" craze in New York City.

Cronuts were created by chef Dominique Ansel, who makes only 200 a day. Ansel's customers start lining up hours before the shop opens. There's a limit of two cronuts per customer, and they cost $5 each.

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Judge could gut APS criminal case

Submitted by Doug Richards, 11Alive Reporter

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 8:02am

ATLANTA -- The judge in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating case strongly indicated he would issue a pre-trial ruling that could gut the prosecution's criminal case against 35 educators.

At the end of a day-long hearing into motions challenging the indictment against Superintendent Beverly Hall, principals, teachers and other school officials, Fulton Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter said the case made by prosecutors to keep the indictment intact was "ugly." He repeatedly indicated he was inclined to rule in favor of a motion challenging the case.

The defense motion says that APS administrators improperly compelled staffers to cooperate with investigators appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to probe the cheating scandal. Attorneys for Lucious Brown, principal at John F. Kennedy Middle School, argued that the order stripped witnesses of their 5th amendment right against self-incrimination.

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1 shot during home invasion

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 7:37am

ATLANTA -- One person was shot during a home invasion in southeast Atlanta Tuesday morning.

The shooting happened at around 12:30 a.m. at a house on Farrington Place.

No details about the home invasion were immediately available. The victim's condition is not known.

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APS hearings continue Monday

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, June 17th, 2013, 1:11pm

ATLANTA -- Court hearings into the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal continued Monday.

Former state attorney general Mike Bowers is expected to speak. Bower is one of three special investigators appointed by then-Governor Sonny Perdue to investigate APS. The investigators' 400-page report formed the basis for the criminal investigation.

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Father's Day Bargains

Submitted by Valerie Hoff, 11Alive Reporter

Saturday, June 15th, 2013, 12:23pm

Want to shower dear old Dad with love without flushing money down the drain? Here are some thrifty gifts and even a few freebies.

You can also take Dad to a participating TCBY for free Yogurt on Father's day.

Dads get in free at Zoo Atlanta on Father's Day as long as they're with a paying customer.

Dads can also bowl free all day at Stars and Strikes in Cumming. Also free are shoe rentals, bumper cars and laser tag.

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Fulton County Workforce Investment Board changes time for June 27 quarterly meeting

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Friday, June 14th, 4:04 pm

The Fulton County Workforce Preparation and Employment System – Workforce Investment Act Board (FCWPES-WIA) has moved its Thursday, June 27, 2013, meeting time from10:00 A.M. to 11:00 a.m. to accommodate a Board Special Development meeting to discuss changes to the By-laws required by the Governor’s Office and discuss potential new board members. The Board’s Special Development meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. in Room 242 of the Adamsville Regional Health Center at 3700 Martin Luther King Jr., Drive SW, Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting will address recommendations for Officers of the FCWPES Board of Directors for Program Year 2013 -14.

The FCWPES-WIA Board oversees activities related to providing an environment that supports a skilled and trained workforce and to creating innovative programs that serve the changing needs of employers and the business community.

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A Cabbagetown dad and his land shark

Submitted by Jeff Hullinger, 11Alive Reporter

Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 7:17am

ATLANTA -- Dave Dechant of Cabbagetown is a stay-at-home dad and husband.

When the 43 year old with a degree in writing needed something to do as the kids went to school and his wife to work, Dave taught himself to sculpt.

This is not about clay and wood. Dechant purchased 30,000 lbs. of Georgia granite and has created, with his own hands, a 22-foot long shark with a man inside. The home project has taken him two years. The shark has now been paired down to 10,000 lbs.

Did we mention it sits in his front yard?

We received a call from his neighbor George Berry. The retired sculpting teacher from Kennesaw State University told us his neighbor is astonishing and has done something that needed to be seen.

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