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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>kasim reed | The Love Network</title><link>http://kasim-reed.love.com</link><language>en-us</language><docs>http://kasim-reed.love.com/rss.xml</docs><description>A Blog with news about kasim reed</description><copyright>AOL LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright><generator>Blogsmith | Relegence | AOL LLC.</generator><item><title>Atlanta parking patrol a pain for some motorists</title><link>http://t.love.com/310487091</link><description><![CDATA[Since January, many Atlanta residents feel like they're experiencing their own version of the television show "Parking Wars." 

Katie Anderson said she was ticketed by the city for illegal parking near First United Methodist Church in downtown Atlanta although the "No Parking" signs hadn't arrived yet. 


Midtown resident Gabriel Staples said some of his neighbors have been ticketed for parking on the street overnight. 
His girlfriend recently received a $25 ticket for parking more than one hour in front of]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:54:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Gay bar's lawsuit against Atlanta police expanded</title><link>http://t.love.com/310455412</link><description><![CDATA[Thirty-one Atlanta police officers have been added to a federal lawsuit that complains patrons of a gay nightclub were ordered to lie on the Atlanta Eagle Bar floor, on spilled beer and broken glass, while enduring insults about their homosexuality. 


The suit, originally filed in November, was expanded Wednesday to include six more bar employees and contractors, bringing the total to 28 people who say they were victimized during the highly publicized raid on Sept. 10. 


Only interim Chief George Turner w]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:54:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Charlotte who? Mayor Kasim Reed says Atlanta still on top</title><link>http://t.love.com/310238376</link><description><![CDATA[Pay no attention to those footsteps. 
Atlanta is still the capital of the South, Mayor Kasim Reed said Wednesday at a meeting of the Hungry Club. 

Reed conceded that Charlotte has made gains – especially in the realm of high-speed rail. 
In January, North Carolina's commercial center received a $545 million slice of federal stimulus money for rail. 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 7:46:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Controversial Pawn Shop May Ban Gun Sales</title><link>http://t.love.com/309693345</link><description><![CDATA[A controversial pawn shop in southwest Atlanta says it may be willing to change its gun sales policy. 


Steven Dell with Northside Pawn told CBS Atlanta news the store would be willing to discuss a voluntary ban on gun sales at a proposed store set to open in the 900 block of Martin Luther King Dr. 

Some residents are opposed to the proposed store because it is close to Booker T. Washington High School. 
The residents said they asked the pawn shop owners to ban gun sales at the location in the past, but n]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:57:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayor Kasim Reed -- One-On-One</title><link>http://t.love.com/309660353</link><description><![CDATA[For 13 years, Kasim Reed has come to the same barber shop in southwest Atlanta. 


"It's always good to come here because it feels like home," Reed said. 


A native Atlantan, just about everybody here he's known or known their families since childhood. 

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:44:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Panhandler  ordinance  gets a redo</title><link>http://t.love.com/309046434</link><description><![CDATA[It's back to the drawing board for Atlanta's panhandling ordinance. 


In 2005, the City Council, to great fanfare, passed a "commercial solicitation" law as a way to address a festering problem that has long held downtown back. 


But the law, which made it illegal to verbally ask for money within the "tourist triangle" downtown or anywhere in the city after dark, is not being enforced and has not been for some time, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned. 

]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 6:12:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fulton Co. Creates New Initiative to Cut Crime</title><link>http://t.love.com/308905298</link><description><![CDATA[A new task force will be formed to crack down on burglaries in Fulton County. 


On Monday morning, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., will mark the beginning of the new Fulton County Multi-Jurisdictional Burglary Task Force with District Attorney Paul Howard, mayors Kasim Reed and Eva Galambos, Commissioner Bill Edwards and the task force honorary chair, Lisa Borders. 


According to the Fulton County District Attorney's office, burglaries in the county have risen 43 percent from 2005 to 2008. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:10:00</pubDate></item><item><title>City Hall East development plans likely to change</title><link>http://t.love.com/308504298</link><description><![CDATA[The revised plans for Atlanta's City Hall East will mean fewer condominiums and more retail space, a developer involved in the project said Friday. 


Emory Morsberger, the original lead developer in the project, said plans for 1,200 condo units on the site needed to be changed because of the poor real estate market. 


"You would be insane to build 1,200 condos in 2010," Morsberger said in a telephone interview. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:07:00</pubDate></item><item><title>City Hall East property</title><link>http://t.love.com/308334543</link><description><![CDATA[Atlanta has a verbal agreement to sell the City Hall East property to a real estate investment firm for $27 million, the same price as a deal that fell through last year, Mayor Kasim Reed told the city council Thursday. 


Subject to the council's approval, the city would transfer the vacant 2-million-square-foot building on Ponce de Leon to the Atlanta Development Authority , which then would sell it to Jamestown Properties. 


The company is planning a mixed-use development at the site, the type of projec]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 9:01:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayor And City Kick Off 2010 Census Awareness Campaign</title><link>http://t.love.com/308140983</link><description><![CDATA[Mayor Kasim Reed and the City of Atlanta recently launched the Atlanta Counts 2010 Census awareness campaign. 


Reed, who was joined by Atlanta City Council members, Fulton County commissioners, several Georgia state legislators, and community and faith-based leaders, pledged to work tirelessly to ensure an accurate 2010 Census count. 


"The Atlanta Counts campaign will be a partnership among government, business leaders, faith-based groups and grassroots organizations who, through their results-oriented ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:00</pubDate></item><item><title>City Hall East property has new suitor</title><link>http://t.love.com/308032280</link><description><![CDATA[Atlanta has a verbal agreement to sell the City Hall East property to a real estate investment firm for $27 million, the same price as a deal that fell through last year, Mayor Kasim Reed told the city council Thursday. 


Subject to the council's approval, the city would transfer the vacant 2-million-square-foot building on Ponce de Leon to the Atlanta Development Authority , which then would sell it to Jamestown Properties. 


The company is planning a mixed-use development at the site, the type of projec]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:47:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Howard Students Take Annual Alternative Spring Break Trip</title><link>http://t.love.com/307922828</link><description><![CDATA[Spring Break is finally here, for some of people at least. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 8:49:42</pubDate></item><item><title>Delaware State slips past Bethune-Cookman 57-55</title><link>http://t.love.com/307780985</link><description><![CDATA[Frisco Sandige scored 15 points and Delaware held off a second-half rally to beat Bethune-Cookman 57-55 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament on Wednesday night. 


Second-seeded Delaware State led 43-24 with 15:45 to play, but was outscored 31-14 the rest of the way. 
The seventh-seeded Wildcats made a 14-2 run to pull within 45-38 with 10:21 remaining, then went on a 9-3 run over the final 2:47 for the final margin. 

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 0:02:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlanta selects new airport bond underwriters</title><link>http://t.love.com/307714246</link><description><![CDATA[After the controversy that erupted last year over the selection of airport bond underwriters, the city of Atlanta has decided to use all 23 of the firms that submitted bids under a new selection process for the issuance of $1.6 billion of bonds. 


The city also decided to split the bonds into three separate issues -- $650 million to be issued in the next several months to complete construction of the international terminal, as well as issues of $481 million and $500 million to refinance bonds later on. 
Th]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:45:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Citizens Review Board battles Atlanta mayor, police</title><link>http://t.love.com/307707983</link><description><![CDATA[Frustrated and feeling ignored, the members of the Atlanta Citizen Review Board said they have had no support from the city's new mayor. 


The board and its members say they have been unable to get a meeting with the new mayor, that numerous attempts to set up an appointment with Kasim Reed have been ignored. 


Reed said he would meet with the board "immediately." 

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:24:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Recaps</title><link>http://t.love.com/307381869</link><description><![CDATA[C.J. Reed scored a game-high 23 points as he led the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats to a 64-53 win over the Florida A&M Rattlers in the opening round of the 39th annual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. 


Also scoring in double figures for the seventh-seeded Wildcats (17-15) were Stanley Elliott and Kevin Dukes with 12 and 10 points, respectively. 


The 10th-seeded Rattlers (9-22) were paced by Brandon Bryant with 11 points, while Rasheem Jenkins and Christo]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:54:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Reed scores 23 to lead Bethune-Cookman to 64-53 win over Florida A&amp;M in MEAC first round</title><link>http://t.love.com/307360653</link><description><![CDATA[C.J. Reed had 23 points and five assists and Bethune-Cookman defeated Florida A&M 64-53 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. 


The seventh-seeded Wildcats (17-15) not only avenged a 69-64 loss to the Rattlers on March 4, they also secured their second straight winning season — their only two in Division I play. 
Bethune-Cookman also won the teams' first meeting 58-57 on Dec. 5. 

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:04:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Bethune-Cookman defeats Florida A&amp;M...</title><link>http://t.love.com/307355929</link><description><![CDATA[C.J. Reed had 23 points and five assists and Bethune-Cookman defeated Florida A&M 64-53 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. 


The seventh-seeded Wildcats (17-15) not only avenged a 69-64 loss to the Rattlers on March 4, they also secured their second straight winning season  their only two in Division I play. 
Bethune-Cookman also won the teams' first meeting 58-57 on Dec. 5. 

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:38:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Reed scores 23 to lead Bethune-Cookman to 64-53 win over Florida A&amp;M in MEAC first round</title><link>http://t.love.com/307354228</link><description><![CDATA[C.J. Reed had 23 points and five assists and Bethune-Cookman defeated Florida A&M 64-53 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. 


The seventh-seeded Wildcats (17-15) not only avenged a 69-64 loss to the Rattlers on March 4, they also secured their second straight winning season — their only two in Division I play. 
Bethune-Cookman also won the teams' first meeting 58-57 on Dec. 5. 

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:30:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Reed scores 23 to lead Bethune-Cookman to 64-53 win over Florida A&amp;M in MEAC first round</title><link>http://t.love.com/307353517</link><description><![CDATA[C.J. Reed had 23 points and five assists and Bethune-Cookman defeated Florida A&M 64-53 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. 


The seventh-seeded Wildcats (17-15) not only avenged a 69-64 loss to the Rattlers on March 4, they also secured their second straight winning season — their only two in Division I play. 
Bethune-Cookman also won the teams' first meeting 58-57 on Dec. 5. 

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:26:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Firefighters protest citizen group, mayor gets caught in middle</title><link>http://t.love.com/307296265</link><description><![CDATA[An estimated 200 Atlanta firefighters on Tuesday waved protest signs and yelled "Stop, thief!" outside a Buckhead restaurant at members of an organization that sued the city last week, claiming it illegally approved pension increases for city employees in 2001 and 2005 that taxpayers cannot afford. 


Mayor Kasim Reed got caught in the firefighters' verbal crossfire. 
Some firefighters booed as the mayor arrived at the group's luncheon, where he was the guest speaker. 

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:14:00</pubDate></item><item><title>The MEAC at a glance</title><link>http://t.love.com/306971989</link><description><![CDATA[C.J. Reed has shown a flair for the dramatic, hitting winning shots in the final seconds for men's victories against Texas-Pan American (67-64 on Nov. 28) and N.C. A&T (66-65 on Jan. 11)…. 
The women's team had its first winning regular season since 2001-02. 

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• ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:12:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Freaknik: The Musical</title><link>http://t.love.com/306873174</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.essence.com/images/sidebar_headers/videos.jpg"><br>T-Pain wants to "resurrect the spirit" of Freaknik by debuting his cartoon " Freaknik:The Musical " on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim channel tonight. 
Though he wasn't old enough to attend the annual gathering, he admits to remembering it as being "pretty crazy." 


"There was so much negativity around the idea of Freaknik that we felt like we should push the envelope and make it even more negative," he recently told the New York Times. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:35:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Media Advisory -- Census Director Groves and Mayor Reed Launches 2010 Census in Schools Program in Atlanta</title><link>http://t.love.com/306787958</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will join local officials at the launch of the Atlanta 2010 Census in Schools program at Jean Childs Young Middle School. 


The program, hosted by Principal Thomas Kenner, faculty and staff, will feature performances by students, a presentation on the importance of the 2010 Census and a special visit by Clifford the Big Red Dog. 

Census in Schools gives schools a wide range of free, optional, standards-based lesson plans on subjects]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:06:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Campaign donations have a price</title><link>http://t.love.com/306661452</link><description><![CDATA[On New Year's Eve, Mayor-elect Kasim Reed could celebrate knowing his campaign fund, even after spending $2.5 million to win the job, had a six-figure bank balance. 


Much of that financial backing came from lawyers, contractors and consultants with money on their minds. 
Their support underscores the inherent tension in soliciting political donations from people looking to do a little business once their candidates take office. 

]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 5:07:00</pubDate></item><item><title>T-Pain Brings Back Spirit of Freaknik in Cartoon Musical</title><link>http://t.love.com/306504464</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.essence.com/images/sidebar_headers/videos.jpg"><br>T-Pain wants to "resurrect the spirit" of Freaknik by debuting his cartoon "Freaknik:The Musical" on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network tonight. 
Though he admits to not being old enough to attend the annual gathering, he admits to remembering it as being "pretty crazy." 


"There was so much negativity around the idea of Freaknik that we felt like we should push the envelope and make it even more negative," he recently told the New York Times. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 7 Mar 2010 14:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>A look at each MEAC men's basketball team</title><link>http://t.love.com/306376105</link><description><![CDATA[The Bears boast the MEAC's individual leaders in scoring (Reggie Holmes at 22.4 per game) and rebounding ( Kevin Thompson at 12 per game) and have reached 20 wins for a third consecutive season under coach Todd Bozeman. 


Record : 16-11 (11-5). 


The buzz : No MEAC team has been stingier than the Hornets, who give up 58 points a game. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:28:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlanta council members push for better court management</title><link>http://t.love.com/306080608</link><description><![CDATA[Atlanta City Council members asked its judges, solicitors and public defenders Friday to prepare a report in one month that outlining ways to improve court operations. 


The report is in response to widespread council concerns about the impact of budget cuts during the past two years on court management. 
The court system's budget has been cut in half since 2008, from about $17 million to the current fiscal year budget of nearly $8.1 million. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:29:00</pubDate></item><item><title>German Chamber Reception Draws 300 to New Offices</title><link>http://t.love.com/305302259</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.agiomedia.com//data/media/upload/article/GACCOfficeOpening156_WEB.jpg"><br>The Atlanta -based German chamber celebrated the opening of its new offices at 1170 Howell Mill Rd. on Jan 26 with a reception that drew newly elected Mayor Kasim Reed , city and state officials and more than 300 well-wishers. 


Founded in 1978 to promote and support bilateral trade between Germany and the U.S., the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. has moved five times as its reach extended to include 11 states and a network of some 700 members. 


Local chapters have been establish]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:47:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Metro leaders launch push to make census numbers count</title><link>http://t.love.com/305275512</link><description><![CDATA[Ask DeKalb County Commissioner Connie Stokes about the 2010 census and you're likely to be listening for a while. 


Stokes will talk about the work being done to reach an east metro region where 70 different languages are spoken. 
She'll tell you how county leaders, in an effort to keep costs low, inserted themselves into a U.S. Census Bureau public service announcement promoting the upcoming count. 

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:29:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlanta mayor to meet with taxpayer group</title><link>http://t.love.com/305074954</link><description><![CDATA[The Fulton County Taxpayers Foundation, a non-profit community service organization, is sponsoring a luncheon on Tuesday, March 9 at 103 West, at 103 West Paces Ferry Road with Mayor Kasim Reed as guest speaker. 
Reed will be speaking on "the Future of Atlanta," said John Sherman, president of the foundation. 
Reservations can be made by calling 404-869-6066. 

 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 7:09:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Residents sue Atlanta over "illegal" pension changes</title><link>http://t.love.com/304956370</link><description><![CDATA[A group of Atlanta homeowners has filed a class-action lawsuit against the city, charging its elected officials illegally increased pension benefits for its employees in 2001 and 2005, putting the city's finances at risk. 


The residents want the city to stop contributing into the three pension funds and instead put the money into a court registry for safekeeping. 
The city is expected to contribute about $125 million, more than one-fifth of its general fund budget, into the pension plans during the 12-mon]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 23:02:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayor Reed to meet with Taxpayers</title><link>http://t.love.com/304863146</link><description><![CDATA[The Fulton County Taxpayers Foundation, a non-profit community service organization, is sponsoring a luncheon on Tuesday, March 9 at 103 West, at 103 West Paces Ferry Road with Mayor Kasim Reed as guest speaker. 
Reed will be speaking on "the Future of Atlanta," said John Sherman, president of the foundation. 
Reservations can be made by calling 404-869-6066. 

 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:37:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Ohio Mayor Seeks To Eliminate Public Unions; Come Senators, Congressmen Please Heed the Call For the Times they are A-Changin'</title><link>http://t.love.com/304608644</link><description><![CDATA[Mayor Don Robart of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio is seeking to eliminate public sector unions. 
That is certainly welcome event and hopefully the start of a major trend towards fiscal sanity in cities across the country. 


I found out about Mayor Robart when someone sent a link to a blog journal called Smell the Change: Ohio Mayor Suggests It's Time To Eliminate Public Sector Unions. 

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 2:19:00</pubDate></item><item><title>C.J. Reed scores 14 to pace Bethune-Cookman in 66-45 rout over Winston-Salem</title><link>http://t.love.com/304563735</link><description><![CDATA[C.J. Reed scored 14 points as Bethune-Cookman defeated Winston-Salem 66-45 on Monday night. 


Alexander Starling added 13 points for the Wildcats (16-14), who have won two of their past three games. 


Bethune-Cookman led 28-24 at halftime, but opened the second half with a quick 6-0 run to take a 34-24 lead. 

]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 22:38:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Reed rolls out census effort to count Atlantans</title><link>http://t.love.com/304523349</link><description><![CDATA[Hoping to do a better job than was done 10 years ago, Mayor Kasim Reed on Monday launched the city's campaign to get every Atlantan counted in the upcoming census. 


Referring to an undercount as "malpractice" because of the political and financial ramifications, Reed unveiled his census plan: a Web site ( ATLcensus2010.org ) created to help generate public awareness, a promise to crisscross the city this month to create interest in the census and a partnership with leaders in hard-to-reach communities to ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:56:00</pubDate></item><item><title>City of blight</title><link>http://t.love.com/304488451</link><description><![CDATA[It was late one spring afternoon in 2007, and Chandra Gallashaw couldn't figure out why her daughter wasn't home from school. 
She kept calling the 17-year-old's cell phone, but there was no answer. 


The 11th-grader had won an ROTC award earlier that day and was still wearing her uniform as she walked home through Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood about a mile south of downtown. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:52:00</pubDate></item><item><title>“Freaknik” Threatens to Return in 2010</title><link>http://t.love.com/304148696</link><description><![CDATA[The once-popular Black college spring break event "Freaknik" is nearing a possible return to Atlanta. 


"The Official Atlanta Freaknic Site" is claiming the return of the event from April 16 through April 18, but the city has not received a permit application and city officials are not convinced the event will happen. 


"I don't believe it will materialize and it's not my intention for the city to be supportive of it," Mayor Kasim Reed told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:36:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Freaknic 2010 backer:  It'll be a boost to business</title><link>http://t.love.com/302904661</link><description><![CDATA[At the Atlanta University Center, college students were mostly in the dark about a return of Freaknik. 
But some said they had heard whispers. 


"Actually yesterday when I was in dance practice, they were talking about spring break and saying aren't they supposed to be bringing that back?" said one student, who said the rumors were internet-based. 

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:16:00</pubDate></item><item><title>More police officers to patrol Atlanta</title><link>http://t.love.com/302902901</link><description><![CDATA[Three dozen police officers will be hitting Atlanta's streets. 


The officers graduated late Tuesday from the city's police academy. 


Mayor Kasim Reed said in his graduation address that he will work to increase pay for police officers. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:15:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>