The Blank Family Foundation is putting its stake in a growing mental health and well-being philanthropy field with $8 million in grant funding to various nonprofits across 2023. The foundation, one of the largest philanthropic groups in Atlanta, revealed its list of 2023 grantees at a Dec. 12 roundtable meeting. The millions of grant dollars […]
Author Archives: Delaney Tarr
Posted inLatest News
CHRIS 180 focuses on care and kindness at holiday luncheon
With the holiday season in full swing, Atlanta-based mental health and family services nonprofit CHRIS 180 brought together children, staff, and employees for a luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton ballroom on Dec. 8. The holiday luncheon featured crafts, decor, and a visit from Santa Claus, played by Fulton County Judge T. Jackson Bedford. While attendees dined, […]
Posted inColumns
Nonsense ATL wants you to get ridiculous
“Kimber is the DJ. Get ridiculous.” The two phrases, plastered on posters around the city, are hallmarks of popular Atlanta party collective Nonsense ATL. Co-founded by Kimberly Turner, Scott Lockhart, Joseph Fuller and Rob Jones in 2007, Nonsense is 15 years into partying with no intentions of slowing down. Today, the Nonsense team is small […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr, Latest News
‘Common Ground’ soil-centric documentary premieres in Atlanta
Community leaders gathered at the Tara Theater on Dec. 4 for the Atlanta premiere of the 2023 documentary “Common Ground,” a sequel to the 2020 documentary “Kiss the Ground” focused on the regenerative agriculture movement. The film, directed by couple Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell, takes on the farming and agricultural industry through an environmentally-conscious […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
Videodrome — Atlanta’s only video rental store — celebrates 25 years
Videodrome, Atlanta’s last-standing video store known for its massive movie collection and cinema events celebrated its 25th anniversary on Nov. 29 with a party at Argosy in East Atlanta. Founded in 1998 in Poncey-Highland, Videodrome has gained a reputation among customers for its passionate staff and hard-to-find titles that typically aren’t on streaming services. Hundreds […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
Latino-focused Diabetes prevention program heads to Georgia
At the start of 2024, the 1 million Hispanic people living in Georgia will be invited to join in a new diabetes prevention program thanks to a grant from the United Health Foundation. The philanthropic arm of multinational healthcare company UnitedHealth Group awarded the $3 million grant to the nationwide Latino-focused nonprofit Hispanic Federation. With […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
‘The Stitch’ takes first steps in knitting together divide in Downtown Atlanta
A major development called “The Stitch,” aimed at reconnecting the city of Atlanta’s downtown connector, is looking for community feedback as designers start creating the project master plan. Constructed in the 1940s and 1950s, the connector displaced and destroyed several communities in downtown Atlanta. The Stitch project leaders describe the remaining area as “disconnected” and […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr, Latest News
Georgia tax credit tackles support for young adults aging out of foster care
Of the 11,000 children in Georgia’s foster care system, over 700 people age out every year when they turn 18. A new tax credit will allow state residents to allocate funds to young people as they transition into adulthood, when a focus on access to higher education. Passed in 2022, the “Fostering Success Act” established […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
Día de Muertos brings Oakland Cemetery to life with annual festival
The Atlanta Día de Muertos festival returned for its second year at the city’s Historic Oakland Cemetery for a free celebration of the Mexican holiday that honors the dead. The annual festival is hosted by the cemetery and organized by the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta and the Institute of Mexican Culture. Organizers estimated thousands […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr, Latest News
New pop-up venue brings punk approach to Atlanta restaurant scene
Sam Flemming is bringing a punk approach to the Atlanta culinary scene one pop-up at a time with a new food stall at the Ponce City Market Central Food Hall. Punk Foodie at Ponce, the newest establishment at one of the city’s popular food halls, operates on a model of rotating chefs serving up different […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
‘Funky, eclectic and family-friendly’: Little Five Points Halloween Festival returns for 22nd year
The annual Little Five Points Halloween celebration returned for another raucous weekend, with hundreds of attendees visiting to watch the parade, roam local shops and participate in a street festival hosted by the Little Five Points Business Association. Since 2001, the business association has put together the annual event to spotlight the historic neighborhood’s character. […]
Posted inLatest News
Atlanta welcomes 12-foot Syrian refugee puppet ‘Little Amal’
Famed puppet Little Amal ventured to several stops in Atlanta and Decatur earlier this week as part of her walk across America, where she was welcomed with open arms by Atlanta residents of all ages. Created by Handspring Puppet Company, the 12-foot puppet was built in 2021 to represent a 10-year-old Syrian refugee named Amal. […]
