Donnell Suggs

Jonesboro

Editor-in-Chief at The Atlanta Voice

Reporter at The Times (Gainesville, GA)

award-winning EIC at @theatlantavoice , Life reporter at @gtimes ,lunchroom monitor at my son’s school, BK native, @Mets , Nets & Jets. @wafflehouse 4 Life

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‘It is a community answer’: APD Chief says city’s crime numbers are down

1 day ago | theatlantavoice.com | Donnell Suggs

Crime is down around Atlanta, according to Atlanta Police Department Chief Darin Schierbaum. The Chief, along with other members of the department’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID), sat down with local media on Tuesday afternoon to discuss crime numbers. “Today we are going to go over some successes we have had, and the community has been a key part of that,” Schierbaum said.
Spice Bazaar: Owners of Sizzling Spices set to open Indian grocery

2 days ago | gainesvilletimes.com | Donnell Suggs

By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Spice Bazaar: Owners of Sizzling Spices set to open Indian grocery Co-owners and cousins Mabrur Rahman and Tanvir Ahmed are set to bring the tastes and ingredients of South Asia to Gainesville when they open their Indian grocery Spice Bazaar.
Donut World chooses Hall County for second location

2 days ago | gainesvilletimes.com | Donnell Suggs

By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Donut World chooses Hall County for second location Hall County just got a little sweeter with the arrival of Donut World’s second location, now serving up wild donuts and hearty breakfast bites on Atlanta Highway. The new location opened last month.
BREAKING: Georgia NAACP, Kennesaw State students, and faculty call university to the carpet, plan protest

2 days ago | theatlantavoice.com | Donnell Suggs

The Georgia NAACP is planning a protest of Kennesaw State University’s decision to drop Black Studies from the school’s program list. The protest is scheduled for Wednesday, May 14, and will take place outside of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia office at 270 Washington Street in downtown Atlanta.
The Good, The Bad & The Braves: Braves starting pitching ain’t the problem

1 week ago | theatlantavoice.com | Donnell Suggs

On Wednesday night, Atlanta Braves (17-19 overall) starting pitcher Grant Holmes attempted to go over .500 on the season during his start against the visiting Cincinnati Reds. The Braves, sitting at 17-18 overall, were trying to do the same. Neither the Braves nor Holmes accomplished their goal during the game, but the pitching has improved since the season began. The starting pitching could have been blamed for the rough start to the season, but not anymore.
‘We are indeed still the Black Mecca’: The State of Black Atlanta

1 week ago | theatlantavoice.com | Donnell Suggs

The state of Black Atlanta was the topic of discussion one weekday night in the heart of the city. Three dozen men and women gathered in a large conference room for discussion. The event, which took place at the Carter Center on Wednesday, May 7, was hosted by the Howard University School of Law’s Movement Lawyering Clinic, in partnership with the ACLU of Georgia and the Southern Center for Human Rights.
Joaquin Buckley wants to bring showtime to State Farm Arena for UFC Atlanta next month

1 week ago | theatlantavoice.com | Donnell Suggs

The basketball court inside State Farm Arena was gone, and in its place were hundreds of cubic feet of concrete. The home of Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, the NBA’s Most Improved Player award winner, and the Atlanta Hawks was being prepped for a summer of concerts and events that will bring thousands inside. Of the many events that will take place inside State Farm Arena over the next 90 days, UFC Fight Night will be one of the most anticipated.
Signs of Things to Come or something else entirely: Atlanta United, 13th in East, keeps positive attitude

1 week ago | theatlantavoice.com | Donnell Suggs

Atlanta United will be in Chicago at Soldier Field for their next match, a meeting with the Chicago Fire on Mother’s Day weekend. The match comes at a time when Atlanta United is firmly in the regulation zone, if there were such a thing in American soccer. Atlanta, 2-4-5 overall, is currently 13th among the 15 Eastern Conference teams. A trio of therapy dogs were at training on Tuesday, courtesy of training ground sponsor Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Tastemakers & Trendsetters: Gainesville’s Designing Women

1 week ago | gainesvilletimes.com | Donnell Suggs

By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Tastemakers & Trendsetters: Gainesville’s Designing Women House Dressing owner Elizabeth Thompson offers full service interior design and home furnishing. - photo by Scott Rogers Check out Gainesville's own version of "Designing Women": House Dressing.
‘This has been the longest 100 days of my life’: Warnock hosts town hall

1 week ago | theatlantavoice.com | Donnell Suggs

SOUTH FULTON, GA. – Whether at the pulpit at his home church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, or the pulpit inside Zion Hill Baptist Church, where he was on Sunday morning, Georgia Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock always draws a crowd. Warnock was on Campbellton Road on Sunday, May 4, to host a town hall, and the line outside of the more than 125-year-old church stretched from the entrance to the parking lot.