School Bomb Threat; Dante's Closes; Brookhaven Cops; Bluesman Blessing Souls

Metro Atlanta's Week in Review: the top headlines as they appeared on your local Patch for July 29-August 2, 2013.

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

iLounge Cited for Illegally Serving Alcohol, Manager Charged
The manager of the iLounge hookah bar was charged early Sunday with serving alcohol after the 2:30 a.m. cutoff.

West Nile Virus Mosquito Found at Chastain Park
The announcement came late Friday afternoon.

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.

Crooks Continue to Prey on the Elderly Using Money Scams
Last Tuesday, an 84-year-old Sandy Springs woman reported a scam of more than $3,000.

Brookhaven Patrol Cars Hit Streets
The city of Brookhaven's patrol cars hit the streets at about 9:30 Wednesday morning.

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.

Decatur Kids Return To Classes
Children in the City Schools of Decatur returned to classes on Thursday, one of the earliest school starts in Metro Atlanta.

Police Arrest Suspected Auto Vandal on Boulevard
After an uptick in vandalism, stepped up patrols lead to arrest.

Playing The Blues On Main Street
Trumpet player Sidney Cox has his trumpet out and is serenading passers- by on Tucker's Main Street this afternoon. He calls it "blessing souls one note at a time."

Founder of Peachtree Road Race Passes Away
Tim Singleton was a star at Druid Hills High School and Georgia Tech, and went on to start an Atlanta Fourth of July tradition.

Dante's Closes Doors after 43 Years: No More Jazz, No More Crocodiles
The iconic restaurant, Dante's Down the Hatch, has closed after 43 years.

Judge Sustains Suspensions of All Five Former School Board
The state Supreme Court is expected to determine this fall if Deal's suspension of the school board is constitutional.

'King Davis' Flier Mocks Dunwoody Mayor
One Dunwoody Charter Commission member wanted to address a flier mocking the mayor at a recent meeting of the commission.

New County CEO: State Needs to Reform Cityhood Process
The county also needs to provide voters with "unbiased" cityhood data, Lee May said last week.

Police Continue Investigating Fatal Shooting
On Monday one man was shot to death, another received head injuries at the Celadon Apartments.

EARL and Humble Heroes Team Up in Fundraiser for Unsolved East Atlanta Murders
Aug. 2 fundraiser focuses on the murders of Patrick Cotrona and Atlanta Police Department Officer Alfred Morris Johnson Jr

Smash and Grab at a West Midtown Hair Shop
The I Heart Hair shop was hit overnight by possible robbery suspects.

Tucker Fountain Arrest Report Released
The records office at DeKalb County Police Headquarters in Tucker makes incident reports available to the public as a matter of policy.