First slice 1-17-12: Five years after Drama went down, and Coke is still it

Some Tuesday morning headlines to get your day started

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Remember when Atlanta's very own DJ Drama got arrested for making all those mixtapes? That was January 16, 2007, five years ago yesterday, and look at how much the musical landscape has changed since then.

Can't put your finger on what makes Atlanta so awesome? The Pop Traveler has 10 good reasons for you.

KoEun "Emma" Lee from Duluth, GA became the 5 millionth visitor to the World of Coke — hot on the heels of Coca-Cola being named the world's Most Valuable Brand, again.

Stop, look, and listen! The number of headphone-related injuries and/or deaths near streets and train tracks has tripled over the last six years.

Some excitement for Screven County: Georgia's first welcome center turns 50, and makes National Register of Historic Places. Holla!

In Roswell — not where the aliens landed, but right here in suburban ATL — several Indian-American men are learning to shoot guns after a rash of home invasions by perps who were probably looking for gold.






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