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Top 10: Post Office Robbed; Sneiderman Jury Makeup; Brookhaven Development

Also: Oakhurst school evacuated for bomb threat; metro Atlanta crime, and Buckhead's Randolph-Lucas home update, as Patch rounds up the top headlines for Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013.

Top 10 headlines from around Patch in metro Atlanta for Friday, August 2, 2013:

Two Men Rob Lakewood Heights Post Office
It's the first robbery of a post office in an East Atlanta Patch community since 2006.

Sneiderman Jury Chosen; Trial Begins Monday
The final jury consists of nine women and six men- 13 of whom are African-American, two are white and one is Hispanic.

Phoenix School in Oakhurst Evacuated For Bomb Threat
False alarm as school searched by Decatur officers and Marta Police K-9 units.

U.S. Senate Confirms Lakeside Grad as Next U.N. Ambassador
Samantha Power, a former foreign policy adviser for President Obama and noted international human rights advocate, received her LHS diploma in 1988.

More Preparations Made For Randolph-Lucas House Big Move
In order for the historic Buckhead home to make its journey down Peachtree Road and over three bridges total to Ansley Park, it will be partially dissembled so that fewer utility lines will need to be temporarily displaced.

New Housing on Brookhaven's Dresden Drive Takes Shape
Construction picking up on two big apartment complexes going up next door.

Metro Atlanta Crime: What About When It's Not National Night Out?
How concerned are you about Atlanta's crime and what are the steps that need to be taken to help reduce it in the metro area?

Hope-Hill Elementary to Get New Playground
The only Atlanta Public Schools elementary institution without a playground, the go-ahead has now been given to design and install a pre-K playground on the southeast corner of a field owned by the city of Atlanta.

High Tech Repair Shop To Open in Virginia Highland
The store will be a full-service computer repair shop, offering iPhone repair, computer repair, virus scanning, memory boosting, and more.

Theater of the Stars Cancels 2013-2014 Season
The company’s financial position has forced the organization to cancel Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Cats, in what was to be their 61st season.


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