IHOP offering free pancakes for charitable donations

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, January 31st, 2014, 9:45am

IHOP offering free pancakes for charitable donations

(WXIA) -- IHOP will once again participate in the National Pancake Day promotion on Tuesday, Mar. 4.

Customers who visit any IHOP location on National Pancake Day will be treated to a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. In exchange, the restaurant chain encourages diners to leave a donation for a number of charities, namely the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Beginning this Saturday, Feb. 1, IHOP will collect donations for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Customers can buy paper balloons that cost either $1 or $5. The balloons will hang in IHOP restaurants through National Pancake Day.

Anyone who purchases a $5 balloon will receive a $5 IHOP coupon to use on a future visit.

Learn more about the promotion at ihoppancakeday.com.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, January 30th, 2014, 12:32pm

(WXIA) -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate was 6.8 percent in December, down from 7.0 percent in November.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced the new figures Thursday morning.

December's unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in Rockdale County.

Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said the rate decreased because nearly 11,200 more Atlanta residents were employed in December, and the number of jobs in the area grew to 2,450,000 -- the most since May 2008.

December's unemployment rate was also down considerably from the December 2012 rate of 8.4 percent.

Metro Athens had Georgia's lowest jobless rate in December at 5.2 percent. The highest was 10.2 percent in the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region.

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Submitted by Rockdale County Government

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014, 3:48am

Citizens’ survey on future parks and recreation planning available

CONYERS, Ga. – The Rockdale County Department of Recreation and Maintenance – Parks and Recreation Division is conducting a survey of its citizens to gather impressions about current and future parks and recreation needs.

“The Parks and Recreation Division continues to provide superior services to residents of Rockdale County,” Recreation and Maintenance Director Jackie Lunsford said. “I encourage all citizens to take the survey and provide the County with the information it needs to plan for the future.”

The two-question survey is designed to glean feedback from residents to help the County evaluate and improve County parks, facilities, fields and programs The results will be provided to the Rockdale County Parks and Recreation Commission for its use in future parks and recreation planning for 2016 and beyond.

Residents can complete the survey anonymously, or provide their name and contact information. The deadline to complete the survey is June 2014.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, January 27th, 2014, 12:30pm

AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest open

ATLANTA -- Calling all artists: the AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest is now accepting entries.

Designers have until Friday, Feb. 28 to submit their works of art. All entries will be whittled down to five finalists, which will be unveiled on ajc.com/peachtree on Saturday, Mar. 15.

No one will see the winning design until race day, when it will adorn tens of thousands of finishers' T-shirts.

"The AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest is a great way to showcase the work of our local artists, and we are always impressed with the entries we receive," Atlanta Track Club interim executive director Sue Payne said in a statement.

Whoever wins the contest receives $1,000, while each of the four finalists gets $100.

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Submitted by Rockdale County Government

Friday, January 24th, 2014, 1:56pm

Rockdale Emergency Relief, Rockdale County Fire-Rescue unite to provide clothing after fires

CONYERS, Ga. -- Rockdale Emergency Relief (RER) partnered with volunteers from Citizens for Georgia Power and an Edwards Middle School mentoring group on January 20 in two service projects designed to benefit community members in need, including those Rockdale County Fire-Rescue (RCFR) assists after a fire. Both projects were conducted at RER offices with nearly 30 volunteers participating.

Lee Cronan of Citizens for Georgia Power recruited volunteers for the project. Most of their volunteers were either Georgia Power retirees or relatives. Cronan noted that the projects were a great way “to celebrate the MLK Jr. holiday as a day on, not a day off.”

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, January 24th, 2014, 9:48am

Weekend roadwork to affect many major highways

(WXIA) -- Sign work, bridge maintenance and lane closures are all on the Georgia Department of Transportation's weekend agenda.

Work will continue on the Buford-Spring Connector in Atlanta from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily. One right southbound lane will be closed between Lindbergh and Monroe drives.

Pacing will occur on Interstate 20 in both directions between Highway 5 and Liberty Road, just west of Atlanta. Drivers can expect brief delays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

One new project this weekend involves I-285 east at I-75 in Cobb County. Two left lanes and the ramp to I-75 north will be closed overnight, and ramp traffic will be detoured to I-75 south, Cumberland Boulevard and then back to I-75 north. GDOT said the ramp will be open during the day.

As usual, drivers can expect single lane closures around the Ga. 400/I-85 Interchange, especially on Cheshire Bridge Road, Sidney Marcus Boulevard and the Buford-Spring Connector.

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