Author Archives: Delaney Tarr

As Georgia inches towards expanded gambling,  Casino leaders renew a push to open resorts and betting destinations in different areas across the state.  On Thursday, the Georgia Senate passed SB 386 which would create up to 16 sports betting licenses to operators like professional sports teams. The Senate added an amendment that would require voters […]

​​Atlanta’s major business, economic development and political players packed into the newly-opened Signia by Hilton hotel at the Georgia World Congress Center on Jan. 31 for the 2024 Central Atlanta Progress and Atlanta Downtown Improvement District annual meeting and awards ceremony.  CAP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a “safe, livable, diverse, economically viable, […]

Hundreds of Metro Atlanta middle and high school students packed into the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Jan. 30 for a spoken word and slam poetry performance thanks to a partnership between the ArtsBridge Foundation and Amazon. The trip is part of the ArtsBridge Foundation, the arts education nonprofit arm of Cobb Energy Performing […]

For the first time since the onset of COVID-19, Atlanta’s “Castle on Peachtree” Rhodes Hall is open again for regular public tours through the opulent home operated by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.  For $15 a person and $12 for students and children, guests can participate in a guided tour of the hall every […]

Crowds packed into the Plaza Theatre on Jan. 23 for a screening of 2023 American film “The Sweet East” followed by a public Q&A with Director Sean Price Williams and Screenwriter Nick Pinkerton.  The event was hosted by the Plaza in partnership with Videodrome and Atlanta-based production company Wax&Wane. Plaza employee Brent Michael moderated the […]

A contentious public hearing on Jan. 22 over House Bill 30 ended with an arrest after the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the bill that would codify a definition of antisemitism into Georgia State Law.  The committee set aside thirty minutes for testimony from those supportive of and against the bill, which stalled in 2023 after […]

Invest Atlanta, the city’s official economic development authority kicked off the new year with a look at the Beltline, affordable housing, and economic programs for 2024 in the Jan. 18 board meeting.  Jan. 18 also marked District 1 Atlanta Councilmember Jason Winston’s first Invest Atlanta meeting as the chair of the Community Development and Human […]

The historic Odd Fellows tower at 250 Auburn Avenue, once home to an African American fraternal organization, will soon be home to a Georgia Works yearlong housing program for chronically homeless men. The renovated building will house up to 164 men at any one time, as well as four retail stores to be leased to […]

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens kicked off 2024 with a tense moment as protestors spoke up about city and international issues at his first meeting as board chair of the Atlanta Regional Commission. Dickens is the first Atlanta mayor elected to the role, following Kerry Armstrong’s 10-year tenure. Minutes after calling to order, three protestors stood […]

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp laid out his legislative and budget goals for the upcoming year at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs n’ Issues breakfast on the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday. The annual event serves as the official kick-off to the state’s legislative session, with the Chamber of Commerce and state officials gathering […]

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 […]

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, […]