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See photos of Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012, 3:33pm

See photos of Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day

ATLANTA -- From the mountains to the metro and beyond, customers flooded Chick-fil-A restaurants to show their support on Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day Wednesday.

Check out the Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day photo gallery to see pictures of the crowds at your hometown Chick-fil-A.

Send any Appreciation Day photos to photos@11alive.com.

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Johansen book signing event draws large crowd at FoxTale Book Shoppe

Submitted by Gary Parkes, Community Blogger

Friday, July 20th, 2012, 8:38am

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Meet new school board candidates at information session

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, July 9th, 2012, 8:48am

Meet new school board candidates at information session

CANTON, Ga. -- Come meet the new Cherokee County School Board candidates for Post 2 during an information session at Macedonia Elementary School.

The session will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 26.

The two Post 2 candidates, Kim Cochran and Patsy Jordan, will be in attendance, as will school board chairperson candidate Janet Read.

Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) and local business leader Brandon Beach will also be available to answer questions and talk about the county budget.

Macedonia Elementary is located at 10370 East Cherokee Drive in Canton.

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Buy a Dairy Queen Blizzard, give a miracle

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012, 11:47am

Buy a Dairy Queen Blizzard, give a miracle

ATLANTA -- Enjoy a cool treat and help kids in need at the same time on Dairy Queen's Miracle Treat Day.

On Thursday, June 26, the fast food chain will donate one dollar from every Blizzard Treat sold to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, which provides funding for 170 children's hospitals in North America.

Learn more at miracletreatday.com.

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'Wireside Chats' to address TSPLOST questions

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, June 11th, 2012, 2:19pm

'Wireside Chats' to address TSPLOST questions

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Regional Commission has planned four more Wireside Chats to inform residents about the proposed TSPLOST sales tax and the projects it would fund.

These town hall-style telephone meetings are coming up later this week, so mark your calendars.

Wednesday, June 13
Cherokee County, 6:15 p.m.
DeKalb County, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 14
South Fulton County, 6:15 p.m.
Clayton County, 7:30 p.m.

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2012 Free Summer Activities for Kids in Atlanta

Submitted by Heather Clark, Act Together Ministries, Children's Charity Director

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 6:56am

ATLANTA -- Here is a list of free summer activities for kids and families throughout the Atlanta area. There are plenty of free activities to keep your little ones busy: VBS, movies in the park, educational events, crafts, splash parks and more.

Vacation Bible School (VBS)

Many churches around Atlanta offer VBS free of charge. Some even include a free meal each day. Sign up fast because spots go quickly. The children will enjoy fun, games, and crafts while learning about Jesus. If any of these churches are charging for VBS, please let us know.

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3 words: Frappuccino Happy Hour

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012, 8:53am

ATLANTA -- It's back! Starbucks' wildly popular Frappuccino Happy Hour event will return this Friday, May 4.

The coffeehouse chain will hold Frappuccino Happy Hour every day through Sunday, May 13, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. All sizes of the Frappuccino frozen drinks are half-price during Happy Hour.

Starbucks has brought back its two coconut drinks -- the Mocha Coconut Frappuccino and the Coconut Crème Frappuccino -- for summer. It also debuted two brand new flavors on Tuesday.

The Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino is "an indulgent blend of rich mocha sauce, vanilla syrup, Frappuccino chips, our signature Frappuccino Roast coffee and milk blended with ice and topped with delicious chocolatey whipped cream and chocolate cookie crumbles."

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