It was exactly 30 years ago this week when the family of William Cope Moyers found him in a crack house on Boulevard near the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue.
Author Archives: Maria Saporta
Maria Saporta, executive editor, is a longtime Atlanta business, civic and urban affairs journalist with a deep knowledge of our city, our region and state. From 2008 to 2020, she wrote weekly columns and news stories for the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Prior to that, she spent 27 years with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, becoming its business columnist in 1991. Maria received her Master’s degree in urban studies from Georgia State and her Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University. Maria was born in Atlanta to European parents and has two young adult children. She launched SaportaReport in February 2009.
Posted inColumns
What a week for Arthur Blank!
Arthur Blank had quite a birthday week starting Sept. 22 when he was inducted into the Atlanta Falcons’ Ring of Honor.
Posted inLatest News
A birthday party like no other – cutting the ribbon of the Arthur M. Blank Hospital at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta held a private opening ceremony and ribbon cutting on Sept. 27 of its new $1.5 billion Arthur M. Blank Hospital
Posted inLatest News
Hurricane Helene causing event cancellations in Atlanta
Major events are being canceled in Atlanta in anticipation of the fallout from Hurricane Helene.
Posted inColumns
Let’s leverage our loss of the Sundance Film Festival into action
We had a real opportunity to attract the Sundance Film Festival to Georgia.
Posted inLatest News
A.D. Frazier, COO of Atlanta’s Olympic Games, has died
The No. 2 leader at the Atlanta Committee for Olympic Games – A.D. Frazier – died Monday morning at his home in Mineral Bluff in north Georgia, a family friend has confirmed.
Posted inLatest News
Atlanta Opera building new $45 million home on Westside Beltline
The historic Bobby Jones Clubhouse will be transformed into a performing arts center that will serve as permanent home for the Atlanta Opera.
Posted inLatest News
Georgia-Pacific plans ‘transformative’ mixed-use project on its downtown block
The block that includes the iconic corporate headquarters of Georgia-Pacific on Peachtree Street will be transformed into a hub for residential, business, retail and community
Posted inColumns
Celebrating being a step closer to becoming a Spanish citizen
For more than a decade, I have longed to become a Spanish/European citizen. It was a dream my sister, Elena, and I had shared over the years.
Posted inMaria's Metro
Health Connect South to spotlight Georgia’s opportunities
The 2024 gathering of Health Connect South will take place Sept. 18 at the Georgia Aquarium.
Posted inLatest News
Civil Rights Center holds ‘topping out’ event for its expansion
There was a bit of deja-vu feeling on Aug. 29 when a “topping out” ceremony was held for the two-wing expansion of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights now under construction.
Posted inColumns
Atlanta needs to improve its unsafe crosswalks
Paint is the cheapest way to improve pedestrian safety.
Posted inLatest News
Kevin Duvall new CEO of Georgia World Congress Center Authority
The largest convention center in Georgia has named Kevin Duvall to serve as its next CEO. The board selected Duvall at its Aug. 27 board meeting. Duvall, who currently has been serving as GWCCA’s chief operating officer, will succeed Frank Poe, who has been running the authority since April 2010. Prior to the board meeting, […]
Posted inColumns
Seeing New York City through an Atlanta lens
Metro Atlanta leaders returned from a three-day trip to NYC full of ideas and observations of how our region can evolve into a vibrant metropolis.
Posted inLatest News
Doug Shipman: ‘Rail is the only viable solution’ for Atlanta Beltline
Four Atlanta City Council leaders speak out in favor of Beltline rail.
Posted inColumns
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens ‘thinking big’ while on NYC LINK trip
On Mayor Andre Dickens’ third LINK trip, the mayor clearly was impressed by the scale and scope of New York City, the most populous metropolitan area in the country.
Posted inColumns
Rallying support for an intown Atlanta Jewish cultural center
Several key Jewish leaders are reviving efforts to create a vibrant Jewish arts and cultural hub in the heart of Atlanta – an idea that has been floated since 2018.
Posted inLatest News
Josh Blank to lead strategy for Arthur M. Blank Sports and Entertainment
Josh Blank, the second-oldest son of Arthur Blank (owner of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United), is joining AMBSE as vice president of executive strategy on Aug. 15.
Posted inLatest News
Construction to begin on a more ‘open and inviting’ Woodruff Arts Center
The Woodruff Arts Center will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on the afternoon of Aug. 6 for the opening up of its front door on Peachtree and for the transformation of the Rich Auditorium into the Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families.
Posted inColumns
Metro Atlanta leaders going to NYC for 2024 LINK trip
About 145 regional leaders from Atlanta will visit New York City from Aug. 14 to Aug. 17 – the largest group ever to go on a LINK trip.
