Not Ready for 'American Idol'? Try Ai Tunes Karaoke

Each week, Norcross Patch profiles a different business in the area. This week, we talk to Martin Chan, owner of Ai Tunes Karaoke Lounge.

Maybe it’s the “Hot Pot” or Asian fondue. Maybe it’s because you can sing songs like “Hey Jude” in seven languages. Maybe it’s the hookah. Whatever the reason, Ai Tunes Karaoke is gaining attention in Norcross, as it was named a Readers’ Choice 2012 winner for Best Place to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Somewhat different from a typical karaoke bar, at Ai Tunes you can rent private rooms in case you’re not ready to try your Lady Gaga or Bruno Mars imitation on complete strangers. Nor do you have to listen to someone sing yet another off-key rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Unless, of course, it’s one of your family or friends. And if you're prepping for "American Idol," there's an open mic contest on Friday nights. What is your business …

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Inside the Police Blotter

Woman Robbed By Man She Met at Bar

He also allegedly ordered her to have sex with him.

A woman was robbed last month after she got into a car with a man who volunteered to drive her back to her car from a bar. The woman, a 25-year-old from Pennsylvania, called authorities Dec. 27 around 12:18 a.m. to report the incident. According to the police report, she was having drinks at Oceans Bar and Grill, formerly Barnacle's, located at 5955 Jimmy Carter Boulevard in unincorporated Norcross, with some people who were also visiting from Pennsylvania that night. She told the bar patrons that she needed to get a taxi because her car had broken down at the Waffle House on Old Peachtree Road. A man volunteered to drive her to her car, she told Gwinett County Police. When she got into the car, says the police report, the man said, "You'…

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