The Atlanta Eagle could become Atlanta’s fourth monument to the LGBTQ community, following steps Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday to preserve the building that housed the now-shuttered nightclub.
Author Archives: David Pendered
David Pendered, Managing Editor, is an Atlanta journalist with more than 30 years experience reporting on the region’s urban affairs, from Atlanta City Hall to the state Capitol. Since 2008, he has written for print and digital publications, and advised on media and governmental affairs. Previously, he spent more than 26 years with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and won awards for his coverage of schools and urban development. David graduated from North Carolina State University and was a Western Knight Center Fellow.
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Fatal bird/window crashes to be reduced at 7th building aided by Georgia Audubon
Georgia Audubon’s effort to save migrating birds from killing themselves by flying into windows now includes a special treatment applied to windows at Elachee Nature Science Center, in Gainesville.
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Environmental justice, sustainable structures, municipalization at issue in lawsuit
A lawsuit that involves issues of environmental justice, sustainable construction materials, and the rule-making processes of a new city continued Wednesday in DeKalb Superior Court.
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Mental health: Take a walk, play with ducks, blow off steam with Gen Z lyric video
The summer smash refrain, “Lowkey F2020,” does as good a job as any of the surveys in summing up the nation’s mental and emotional health. One balm that still works, say those who promote it, is spending time outdoors.
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The ATL remains bullish on future of transit despite shocks of COVID-19
By David Pendered
The region’s transit agency sends an important message in its first major report related to the crisis that is the coronavirus pandemic. The ATL remains bullish on transit and its future.
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46% hike in paratransit clients prompts MARTA to review eligibility compliance
MARTA is taking steps to reduce the number of clients who receive free door-to-door service in an effort to curb the program’s costs as the number of eligible riders has risen 46% in a five-year period.
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Carolyn Bourdeaux: Incoming congresswoman calls for more COVID relief funding
Incoming Georgia Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux said Thursday the federal government needs to provide more funding to state and local governments to help them meet needs in communities during the COVID-19 crisis. She called for additional funding this year and after she is seated in Congress.
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DeKalb County water, sewer rates may be increased: bond analysts, consultant
Customers of DeKalb County’s water and sewer system may be facing a series of rate hikes that could begin next year and continue into 2026. The county’s revenues from customers need to increase by 40% by 2026 to cover expenses, according to a consultant’s report.
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Georgia lawmakers face calls for police reform, end of some military-style weapons
The call for police reform following the death of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery has been sounded for the session of the state Legislature that is to begin in January. Six such proposals have been submitted in the state House.
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Atlanta to crack down on nightclubs posing as restaurants to bypass liquor laws
Atlanta is poised to investigate nightclubs and close those that masquerade as restaurants in order to get and retain a license to sell alcohol.
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Chattahoochee River’s new boat ramp is just the second south of Peachtree Creek
The scarcity of access to the Chattahoochee River has been eased with the opening of a boat ramp in Chattahoochee Hills. It’s just the second ramp on the southern side of metro Atlanta, according to Mayor Tom Reed.
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Georgia Tech wins national award for teaching students to address sustainability, social justice
Georgia Tech’s Serve-Learn-Sustain program received a first place award Thursday from the national campus sustainability association, AASHE, for its approach to teaching students methods to solve problems involving environmental sustainability and social justice.
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Whale Week: Female pioneers in conservation to speak about careers for women
A researcher who’s devoted her career to help marine life is to join three other women who work in marine conservation in a discussion Thursday about careers in the sector, as part of the third Whale Week in Georgia.
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Rural broadband: Metro Atlanta touched by shortages state’s PSC is to address
Georgia’s woes with rural broadband don’t seem so rural when it turns out the shortages include portions of metro Atlanta’s urban core – in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties. By Dec. 15, a plan to help alleviate the shortages is due from the state utilities regulator.
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ATL renters, homeowners: Harvard report portrays two distinct financial realities
In metro Atlanta, homeowners and renters are living in two completely different financial realities. The coronoavirus pandemic has only widened the divide, according to the latest edition of Harvard University’s annual report, The State of the Nation’s Housing.
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Peachtree Street as a ‘shared space’? Comments accepted through Nov. 29
Atlanta is advancing plans to restrict vehicles on Peachtree Street in Downtown Atlanta. The deadline for submitting comments in this phase of the planning process is Sunday, Nov. 29.
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Oakland Cemetery: Wreath sales, Victorian Holiday continue despite pandemic
Oakland Cemetery is providing a sense of stability in an uncertain era, selling wreaths and hosting events to ring in the season – and doing so in a fashion in keeping with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Environmental justice advocates want to promote public health
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a response from Georgia Power.
Advocates of environmental justice met Tuesday to discuss their interest in promoting public health at the local, state and national levels, and obtaining funding to promote the campaigns.
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Hosea Williams: ‘Unbought, unbossed’ civil rights leader died 20 years ago
The name Hosea Williams was scarcely mentioned in 2020, the year three civil rights icons died. Williams’ life and work in the movement was commemorated this month in a small ceremony, on the 20th anniversary of his death.
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Tech’s Kendeda Building featured among world’s problem-solving structures
A video produced by BBC Storyworks and presented by the World Green Building Council has begun airing about Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building in a series about buildings around the globe that advance concepts of sustainability and equity.
