An Atlanta sculptor is the finalist to build an installation that’s to celebrate the heritage of Duluth’s Rogers Bridge, the engineering marvel of its day that’s to be replaced with a pedestrian bridge across the Chattahoochee River.
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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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Youth continues era of public rallies, now over teaching of structural racism
The era of youth protests continued Friday at the Georgia Capitol, where a group of students gathered to protest legislation that aims to curb the teaching of structural racism, often described as critical race theory.
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Smyrna begins process to honor Fanny Williams, of Aunt Fanny’s Cabin
Smyrna’s Committee to Honor Fanny Williams met for the first time Tuesday to discuss a planned memorial for the woman’s whose namesake Aunt Fanny’s Cabin is to be moved or demolished.
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End of Georgia’s live-catch rattlesnake roundup finishes cultural phenomenon
The era of the wild-caught rattlesnake roundup has ended in Georgia as the state’s last festival to collect live snakes shifts March 5 to a format similar to a county fair.
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Decatur’s proposed Clean Energy Plan nears final stages
Decatur on Thursday is to conclude its series of three virtual roundtable discussions that are central to the city’s effort to adopt and implement a clean energy plan.
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Birdsong Nature Trail: Restoring a place that honors two children killed in 1991 plane crash
The two Birdsong children were among the dead, though much of the news coverage of the 1991 plane crash near Brunswick went to former Texas Sen. John Tower.
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Lilburn’s Camp Creek Greenway reopens after repair of storm damage
Lilburn’s Camp Creek Greenway has reopened completely following a time it was partially closed because of storm damage to the southern end of the trail.
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Tip line for wronged lovers, other efforts to increase public safety in South Fulton
A tip line to tattle on an ex lover who ‘done wrong’ and a housing allowance for police and fire personnel are two of the City of South Fulton’s latest innovations to improve public safety.
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Avondale Estates proclaims Arbor Day as Trees Atlanta plans series of events
Avondale Estates recognized Arbor Day with the simple reading of a proclamation by Mayor Jonathan Elmore.
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$100 million gift to fund research, scholarship at Rollins School of Public Health
The recent $100 million gift to Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health furthers Atlanta’s position of leadership, research and scholarship in the global effort to prevent disease and prolong life.
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Brookhaven succeeds in curbing unruly party houses; Atlanta’s rules begin March 1
With Atlanta’s restrictions on short-term rentals set to take effect March 1, Brookhaven reported Tuesday its regulations have curbed problems associated with rental party houses.
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Tucker to upgrade seven MARTA bus stops
Tucker has approved a program to provide concrete pads and seating at seven MARTA bus stops in the second phase of an effort to improve the experience of transit riders as they wait for a bus.
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Atlanta’s break-the-mold affordable housing project may become model for future
Atlanta’s latest affordable housing development is the first of its kind in the city, a potential model for a new generation of public/private efforts to address the housing shortage.
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MARTA to meet with public on Campbellton Road project as questions arise
MARTA officials are to meet the public Thursday evening to discuss the Campbellton Road transit expansion proposal for the first time since the Atlanta City Council questioned MARTA’s handling of the project.
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West Paces Ferry Road: Potential compromise could protect historic integrity
The historic integrity of Atlanta’s iconic West Paces Ferry Road could be better protected through a potential compromise outlined Tuesday between homeowners and a developer who plans to build eight houses.
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Broadband delivery projects to accelerate in rural Georgia with $408 million in grants
Broadband service is to be provided to about a third of the locations in rural Georgia that have no service, Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday.
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Rivian plant criticized for risks to environment, culture as market setbacks arise
The newly released regional planning review of the proposed Rivian electric vehicle plant is filled with warnings about risks to the environment and cultural heritage of Morgan County if the facility is built as proposed on land an hour east of Atlanta.
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Georgia declares 407 miles of waterways safe for recreational use
Georgia has declared an additional 407 miles of rivers and coastal waterbodies safe for recreational use at the request of those who want to paddle or swim in the waters.
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Atlanta to ask MARTA to account for spending of More MARTA sales tax
The Atlanta City Council is poised to ask MARTA to account for money it’s spent, and plans to spend, from the 0.5 percent More MARTA Atlanta sales tax city voters approved in 2016.
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Georgia Power’s energy plan, coal ash, Plant Vogtle due for discussion in 2022
Georgia Power’s three-year plan to meet the state’s energy needs is due to be filed with state regulators by Jan. 31 and marks the start of a yearlong discussion of a wide array of energy topics.
