A Swedish songstress who’s to perform in Decatur in August has written a song about the global pandemic. Sofia Talvik has a special perspective, given her new song, her scheduled show in metro Atlanta, and her livestream Quarantine Concert series that on Sunday featured a virtual dinner party.
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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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Norfolk Southern could sell its new headquarters in five years, company says in disclosure
Norfolk Southern could sell its new headquarters in Midtown five years after the lease begins in 2021, the company said in a recent financial disclosure. Atlanta’s development arm expects the company to stay in place 10 years as part of the $600 million package it provided the company.
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Vidalia onions to be available April 16 as farmers forecast ‘strong’ harvest
Georgia’s prized Vidalia onions will be available for purchase and shipping on April 16, now that growers have set an opening date that is an annual rite of spring for fans of the sweet onion grown by only a few farms in a small region of Southeast Georgia.
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Army Corps advised smaller footprint for proposed mine near Okefenokee Swamp
The new application to mine sand from near the Okefenokee Swamp was crafted in consultation with the federal entity that will review the application and was shared in advance with the local chamber of commerce, records show.
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MARTA retains service for disabled, medically fragile riders amid bus, train cutbacks
MARTA’ has retained services for medically fragile and disabled riders, though the number of drivers has been cut, as the agency reduces bus and rail service amid a dwindling ridership . No complaints about a lack of paratransit service have been reported.
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Chattahoochee Nature Center nears fundraising goal as economy shudders
The Chattahoochee Nature Center is conducting a capital campaign that is to be one of many gauges of the region’s philanthropic capacity as the economy responds to the pandemic of the coronavirus.
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Okefenokee mining applicant laid off entire staff of 40 at sand mine it’s closing in Fl
The entire staff of 40 workers is being laid off in North Florida by a mining company seeking permission to open a mine and excavate sand near the Okefenokee Swamp. Few details are available about the job cuts in Florida or the mine being closed in the rural town of Starke, Fl.
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Chimney Swifts to have new home in Freedom Park
Another home for chimney swifts is to be built in Atlanta by Atlanta Audubon, this one in Freedom Park, where it’s to shelter the birds in the wildlife sanctuary established at the Freedom Park Bird and Wildflower Garden.
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Emory seeks corporate donations to fund human testing of pill to treat coronavirus
Emory University is requesting donations from Atlanta’s corporate community to fund research into a treatment for the coronavirus.
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$30 million scheme to launder money stolen from elderly, lonely, others cracked in Atlanta
More than $30 million was cheated from the elderly, the lonely and unwary others in a international money laundering scheme based in Atlanta cracked through the effort of more than 30 law enforcement agencies across the country, according to a statement from the U.S. District Attorney in Atlanta.
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Carol Tomé’s rise at UPS comes as companies pay greater heed to social values
Carol Tomé’s appointment as CEO of Atlanta-based UPS adds to the growing, global movement around leadership metrics involving environment, social and governance issues. UPS has joined BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, two other companies that have taken advanced ESG positions this year.
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Okefenokee Swamp: Valuable sands prompt new attempt to mine along Trail Ridge
A test case for mining a valuable sand from the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp is the centerpiece of the new proposal for digging up an 898-acre stretch along the famed Trail Ridge, on a site located in Georgia about 40 miles northwest of Jacksonville.
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Northwest tollway: Revenues high, rising as commuters seek to avoid traffic delays
Georgia’s foray into the next generation of road-building projects is proving so successful that the analysts have raised the credit rating on bonds that helped pay for it. Strong revenues result in fewer concerns about Georgia’s ability to repay a federal loan that helped fund the tollway in Cobb and Cherokee counties.
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MARTA’s heavy rail upgrade was the stuff of dreams just a decade ago
MARTA’s seven-year project to replace about 35 miles of heavy-rail lines is responsible for the inconveniences affecting passengers this week on the East-West, or Blue-Green, rail lines.
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Girl Scout leads contest of middle school girls to devise murals for PATH400
A Girl Scout has coordinated an art contest open to girls in middle school to design a mural that’s to be painted in a high visibility area along PATH 400, in Buckhead.
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Online education a growing alternative to survive, thrive in modern economy
The Big Three worker training programs – re-skilling, up-skilling and now, out-skilling – may best be addressed by credentialed, online classes that students have found – even as policymakers are focused on tuition-free and debt-forgiveness campus-based programs.
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Peachtree Complete Street in Buckhead entering third, final phase
With the deadline Monday for bids to complete a road project on Peachtree Road in Buckhead, the stage is set for the fulfillment of more than a decade of expectations when construction is to be complete, in mid 2021.
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Coal ash: Ga. Power’s new disposal fee should be reviewed, Sierra Club says in court filing
The Sierra Club on Thursday asked a Fulton County Superior Court judge to order the state’s utility regulator to review its decision to allow Georgia Power to raise rates to pay for the disposition of coal ash – in part because terms of disposal are still pending approval from the state.
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$1 million in grants to help residents of former Turner Field neighborhoods
The sale of Turner Field provided a trust fund that this year is to award a total of $1 million to help 17 organizations deliver services to residents of the neighborhoods around the former Atlanta Braves ballpark.
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MARTA’s new police chief brings perspective seasoned by policies, politics of APD
MARTA’s incoming police chief is a former president of Atlanta’s police union who ascended to become the department’s deputy chief in a 26-year career that spanned squads that fight crimes including human trafficking, robbery and street-level drug dealers.
