Atlanta Chef Named Best In Southeast US | Patch PM

An Atlanta area chef won the prestigious James Beard Award for the best chef in the Southeast United States. Plus, how to get $1 Jimmy John's subs on Tuesday and how early will I-85 reopen? Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Tuesday, May 2, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Col. Bruce Hampton Dies After Collapsing At Fox Theatre

Col. Bruce Hampton, the godfather of the modern jam band scene and an artist with a flair for the absurd, died Monday night at the Fox Theatre after collapsing at the conclusion of a concert celebrating his 70th birthday, a fitting end to a life that was spent celebrating the surreal.

Atlanta Tops Worst Mosquito Cities List Again

Time to stock up on the mosquito repellant and get out your bug zapper. For the fourth year in a row, the Atlanta area tops pest control company Orkin’s list of Top 50 Mosquito Cities for the fourth year in a row.

6th District Race: New Poll Shows Ossoff, Handel In Dead Heat

A new poll shows a virtual dead heat in the race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel to represent Georgia's 6th District in Congress. The poll, conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research, a Democratic pollster, shows Ossoff leading Handel 48 to 47, with a 4-percentage point margin of error.

Atlanta's Steven Satterfield Wins James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast 2017

Atlanta chef Steven Satterfield of Miller Union has won the 2017 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Southeast, Patch has learned. The winners were announced Monday night at the James Beard Foundation's chef and restaurant awards gala.

More Georgia headlines:

• I-85 To Reopen By Memorial Day Weekend: GDOT
• Holly Springs Teacher, Students Featured in Microsoft Commercial
• 'Cold Case': Walton Sheriff Seeks Help In 1998 Murder
• Girl Endured Years Of Rape In Cobb Apartment: DA
• Watch The Braves' SunTrust Park Being Built: Video
• Tornado Touches Down in Forsyth County

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