At an Aug. 14 meeting the MARTA board appointed chief counsel Jonathan Hunt to serve as the agency’s interim general manager and CEO while a committee searches for a permanent replacement for Collie Greenwood. Greenwood, who had served as GM and CEO since 2022, abruptly left the agency on July 17 citing “immigration and personal […]
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11-county Metro Atlanta population nears 5.3 million
The 11-county Metro Atlanta region added 64,400 this year, according to the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Aug. 13 annual population report. The annual estimate counts residents who joined the region between April 2024 and April 2025. The region’s total population now sits at 5.28 million people. Each of the 11 counties grew this year, with Fulton […]
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Georgia film is changing. Can industry leaders keep up?
The state of Georgia’s film industry changes depending on who you ask. The economic juggernaut is booming, according to advocates and executives who see the moment as a chance for “innovation.” Some struggling filmmakers and employees at empty production houses are a little more concerned. The so-called “Hollywood of the South” has felt the impacts […]
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Atlanta Women’s Foundation gives historic $1.7 million to local nonprofits
At its annual Community Investment Celebration at Atlanta City Hall on Aug. 7, the Atlanta Women’s Foundation announced a historic $1.7 million grant cycle to 19 nonprofits dedicated to women and girls in the metro area. It’s the most the nonprofit has invested in a single grant period since its founding 26 years ago. As […]
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Carter Work Project home building blitz returns to Atlanta in 2026
For the first time since 1988, Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project is headed to Atlanta. The annual event is known as the “world’s largest building blitz,” with thousands of volunteers descending on a different city each year to construct dozens of homes. An estimated 2,000 volunteers will head to the Sylvan […]
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Georgia State University to move forward with 148 Edgewood demolition plan
Months after a heated public hearing on the fate of Atlanta’s historic 148 Edgewood Ave. building, Georgia State University is set to move forward with its demolition plan to create a Greek Life greenspace. It’s a controversial move for the 1926 property. It was originally built by Georgia Power as a facade to store neighborhood […]
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BronzeLens readies for 16th annual film festival
The anticipated annual film festival dedicated to the city’s Black cinema landscape is set to return on Aug. 20 with 105 official film selections from across the globe — and it’s celebrating 16 years in business. “We are glad that we can say we stood the test and we’re still here being a platform for […]
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Meet the Reel Friends taking on Atlanta indie film
Meet your Reel Friends. They’re all over Atlanta’s cinema spots: hosting themed screenings at the Tara Theatre, on set for new productions or lingering at Videodrome. The cast of friends and filmmakers make up the many partners of the newly formed multi-pronged production company. They’re young, they’re scrappy, and they’re here to make art about […]
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Georgia Trust gives $20,000 to St. Mark AME Church preservation
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation joined the push for preservation on the city’s Westside on July 28 when CEO W. Wright Mitchell presented $20,000 to the old St. Mark AME Church in his most personal conservation push yet. It marked the inaugural Wade and Mary Lu Mitchell African American Heritage Preservation Grant, created by […]
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Atlanta Regional Commission names first Chief Research and Innovation Officer
On July 28 the Atlanta Regional Commission announced Ann Carpenter as the agency’s Chief Research and Innovation Officer, a new role aimed at bringing data onto the executive level. Carpenter will head up the 11-county agency’s Research and Analytics Department, previously led by Mike Carnathan. The new role expands beyond the research team, though. Carpenter […]
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Fox Theatre annual report honors 50 years since ‘Save the Fox’ campaign
It’s been 50 years since the people of Atlanta saved the Fox Theatre, and in its latest annual report, the Midtown fixture shows no signs of slowing down. The anniversary of the historic “Save the Fox” campaign took the spotlight in the theater’s report as a testament to the ongoing stewardship and impact of the […]
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Atlanta Housing announces new interim real estate head
On July 22, Atlanta’s Housing Authority announced Chief Housing and Real Estate Officer Alan Ferguson’s departure after a little over a year in the role. Longtime real estate executive Maya Hodari will take over as interim chief starting Aug. 1. As Chief Housing and Real Estate Officer, Atlanta Housing said Ferguson assisted in a “pivotal […]
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Atlanta History Center is partying through yesteryear
It was a rainy Wednesday on June 25 in Virginia Highland, but Neighbor’s Pub was packed to the brim with antsy customers, all waiting to kick off the neighborhood’s first-ever Party with the Past bar crawl. The Atlanta History Center has hosted some version of a Party with the Past since 2012. Typically, the museum […]
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Emory plans to rehab Midtown property into hospital apartments
Emory University aims to turn the historic 477 Peachtree Street and 489 Peachtree Street buildings into more than 50 rental apartments for Emory Healthcare staff, transforming the former homeless shelter into hospital-exclusive housing. Once completed, the project will support rental units reserved for hospital staff within certain salary levels, like nurses and medical technicians. “This […]
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PHOTOS: Flags and funky outfits galore at 56th Peachtree Road Race
Atlanta’s streets were overrun with over 50,000 costumed athletes for the 56th annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race on the Fourth of July, marking another year of the world’s largest 10k run. The race kicked off in Buckhead and stretched down to Piedmont Park. After completing the race, runners decked out in their Fourth-of-July best celebrated […]
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Statewide commission freezes Georgia Power rates through 2028
State officials approved a plan on July 1 to keep Georgia Power’s base rates stable through at least the end of 2028, ending three years of bill increases for Georgians. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp first announced the freeze in May, but proceedings with the statewide Public Service Commission took months. The commission will have separate […]
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ATLDOT lays out project updates, pauses for Fourth of July
Atlanta’s Department of Transportation announced a pause on several construction projects around the city for the Fourth of July weekend today and laid out the ongoing work ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ATLDOT Commissioner Solomon Caviness said construction will be paused from Thursday, July 3, at noon to Monday, July 7, at 9 a.m. […]
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Atlanta Medical Center demolition kicks off with a bang
The Atlanta Medical Center is officially coming down. On June 30, Wellstar Health System and Integral Group kicked off exterior demolition of the long-standing hospital with a “symbolic” teardown of the Parkway Drive NE entrance. At the end of a public ceremony the crowd waved flags to kick off the work of an excavator and […]
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Exclusive: Photos inside demolished Atlanta Medical Center
Days before developers kicked off the exterior demolition of the long-shuttered Atlanta Medical Center, SaportaReport was given an inside tour of the property’s intact and cleared-out interiors. Integral President of Urban Program Management Eric Pinckney and Atlanta Demolition executive Barry Roberts led the tour on June 26 alongside Ferma Corp. officials and amid demolition workers. […]
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Regional leaders convene over key issues at ARC conference
Dozens of Metro Atlanta city and county leaders convened on June 26 for the Atlanta Regional Commission’s inaugural Regional Assembly of Public Officials in Cobb County to address key issues facing the area. The day-long conference featured remarks from Atlanta Mayor and ARC Board Chair Andre Dickens, Executive Director & CEO Anna Roach and keynote […]
