SaportaReport http://saportareport.com Maria Saporta is a longtime Atlanta business, civic and urban affairs journalist with a deep knowledge of our city, our region and state. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:59:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 It’s a new game for College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/its-a-new-game-for-college-football-hall-of-fame/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/its-a-new-game-for-college-football-hall-of-fame/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:58:24 +0000 Maria Saporta http://saportareport.com/?p=14316 Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/its-a-new-game-for-college-football-hall-of-fame/feed/ 0 Piedmont Park Conservancy cancels 2012 ‘Screen on the Green’ film series http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/piedmont-park-cancels-2012-screen-on-the-green/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/piedmont-park-cancels-2012-screen-on-the-green/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:24:41 +0000 Maria Saporta http://saportareport.com/?p=14312 Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/piedmont-park-cancels-2012-screen-on-the-green/feed/ 1 DeKalb County’s troubled animal shelter spurs fundraiser for spay, neuter program this Sunday http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/dekalb-countys-troubled-animal-shelter-spurs-fundraiser-for-spay-neuter-program/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/dekalb-countys-troubled-animal-shelter-spurs-fundraiser-for-spay-neuter-program/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:27:56 +0000 David Pendered http://saportareport.com/?p=14285 Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/dekalb-countys-troubled-animal-shelter-spurs-fundraiser-for-spay-neuter-program/feed/ 0 Invest Atlanta to hire firms to work on city’s economic development strategy http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/invest-atlanta-to-hire-firms-to-work-on-citys-economic-development-strategy/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/invest-atlanta-to-hire-firms-to-work-on-citys-economic-development-strategy/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 03:43:13 +0000 Maria Saporta http://saportareport.com/?p=14278 Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/invest-atlanta-to-hire-firms-to-work-on-citys-economic-development-strategy/feed/ 0 Cauldron of proposed transportation projects is a challenge to monitor, even for experienced policy makers http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/cauldron-of-proposed-transportation-projects-is-a-challenge-even-for-policy-makers/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/cauldron-of-proposed-transportation-projects-is-a-challenge-even-for-policy-makers/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 23:14:05 +0000 David Pendered http://saportareport.com/?p=14243 Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/cauldron-of-proposed-transportation-projects-is-a-challenge-even-for-policy-makers/feed/ 6 Leadership Atlanta selects 84 people as part of its 2013 class http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/leadership-atlanta-selects-84-people-as-part-of-its-2013-class/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/leadership-atlanta-selects-84-people-as-part-of-its-2013-class/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:55 +0000 Maria Saporta http://saportareport.com/?p=14236 Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/leadership-atlanta-selects-84-people-as-part-of-its-2013-class/feed/ 0 Milton Little’s Moment was a little girl’s kiss that eventually led to a career with United Way http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/milton-littles-moment-was-a-little-girls-kiss-that-eventually-led-to-a-career-with-united-way/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/milton-littles-moment-was-a-little-girls-kiss-that-eventually-led-to-a-career-with-united-way/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 21:17:01 +0000 Chris Schroder http://saportareport.com/?p=14210 Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/milton-littles-moment-was-a-little-girls-kiss-that-eventually-led-to-a-career-with-united-way/feed/ 0 Government’s role in marriage: An issue for the ages http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/governments-role-in-marriage-an-issue-for-the-ages/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/governments-role-in-marriage-an-issue-for-the-ages/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:30 +0000 Tom Baxter http://saportareport.com/?p=14213 Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/governments-role-in-marriage-an-issue-for-the-ages/feed/ 3 By choice or chance? Many transportation projects unveiled as July 31 sales tax vote nears http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/by-choice-or-chance-many-transportation-projects-unveiled-as-sales-tax-vote-nears/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/by-choice-or-chance-many-transportation-projects-unveiled-as-sales-tax-vote-nears/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 03:03:22 +0000 David Pendered http://saportareport.com/?p=14193 Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/by-choice-or-chance-many-transportation-projects-unveiled-as-sales-tax-vote-nears/feed/ 4 What’s ailing our food system can be partly fixed with locally-grown food http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/urban-gardening-and-locally-grown-food-can-help-improve-global-food-supply/ http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/urban-gardening-and-locally-grown-food-can-help-improve-global-food-supply/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 02:29:14 +0000 Maria Saporta http://saportareport.com/?p=14191 DANIEL BACKHAUS, chief marketing officee of Atlanta-based PodPonics When it comes to food in America, we face a Dickensian dichotomy. Parts of our population enjoy abundance and an unprecedented variety of food choices, while others live in so-called food deserts with no easy access to fresh, wholesome food at all. Continue reading →]]> http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/05/urban-gardening-and-locally-grown-food-can-help-improve-global-food-supply/feed/ 2