Nearly every tree surrounding the Darlington Apartments – 127 in all – on Peachtree Road will be cut down to make way for a new medical office building and garage.
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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.
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New study shows Georgia’s strength as a global health hub
Georgia leaders instinctively have known the state is a leading hub for global health. But for the first time ever, a first-ever “landscape study” has the numbers to prove it.
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MacKenzie Scott gives $15 million to Clark Atlanta, $5 million to ACE
Novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott made a big splash in Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Jennifer Dorian named new CEO of PBA
In a specially-called meeting, the board of Public Broadcasting Atlanta (WABE 90.1 FM AND ATL PBA) Tuesday selected Jennifer Dorian, a 20-year veteran of Turner Broadcasting and WarnerMedia, as its new president and CEO.
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Purpose Built’s Carol Naughton: ‘Embrace continuous improvement’
Breaking the cycle of poverty has been an elusive goal for generations. But one of the leaders in the war on poverty for more than 25 years – Carol Naughton – said: “We need to embrace this idea of continuous improvement.”
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Carol Naughton named CEO of Purpose Built Communities
The board of Purpose Built Communities on Thursday afternoon named Carol R. Naughton as its new CEO. Naughton has been serving as the nonprofits interim CEO since the departure of David Edwards earlier this year.
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Black-owned banks get major assist from Atlanta Hawks
In a first-of-its-kind transaction, the Atlanta Hawks will refinance a $35 million construction loan for its Emory Sports Medicine Complex with a ground-breaking syndicate Black-owned banks.
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Manuel’s Tavern to remain open thanks to thousands of donors
Thanks to more than 2,800 donors, Manuel’s Tavern has been saved.
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David Mitchell bringing renewed energy to the Atlanta Preservation Center
With the naming of a new executive director, a reinvigorated Atlanta Preservation Center is seeing to create a greater awareness of the city’s identity and history.
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McCamish Foundation invests in Parkinson’s research at Georgia Tech and Emory
Parkinson’s disease is personal for the McCamish Foundation. Henry “Hank” McCamish Jr. – an insurance executive, entrepreneur and philanthropist – died of Parkinson’s in 2013.
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APC’s Loudermilk-Young debates: Showing up matters
It speaks volumes when an elected leader refuses to participate in a nonpartisan political debate where journalists pose questions. For starters, it shows a candidate will let political calculations supersede his or her responsibilities as a public servant.
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Manuel’s Tavern in danger of closing
Manuel’s Tavern, one of Atlanta’s most famous gathering spots, will probably have to close by year-end unless something drastically changes.
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Midtown High likely to be new name for Grady following student vote
The students have spoken, and the winner is: Midtown High School. The Atlanta Public Schools released the results of a formal voting process undertaken among students at Grady High School on their preference on what to rename the school.
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Leaders aspire to make Atlanta a global hub for peace education
As key Atlanta business and civic leaders continue to forge a multi-faceted relationship with the Nobel Peace Laureates, a complementary effort is underway to make the Atlanta region a hub for peace education and research.
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WRS Inc.’s T. Scott Smith: Sale of Underground best for Atlanta
It’s been a tumultuous tale for developer T. Scott Smith’s relationship with Underground Atlanta.
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WRS sells Underground to local owner giving it ‘a ray of hope’
A relatively unknown local entrepreneur purchased Underground Atlanta Wednesday from South Carolina-based WRS Inc., who has owned Atlanta’s historic center since 2017.
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Remembering to be thankful for all we have
It’s been five years. And I almost forgot to take note.
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Dedication of the YC-141B “StarLifter”
It took more than 10 years, but a team of volunteers restored the Lockheed-made YC-141B aircraft to take a center stage at the Aviation History & Technology Center in Marietta. The restored aircraft was dedicated at a community event on Saturday, Nov. 14 that was attended by service men and women who designed, built, maintained […]
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Metro Atlanta Chamber’s 2021 focus – health, economy, racial equity – with leaders Ed Bastian, Raphael Bostic
The issues of public health, economic recovery and racial equity dominated Thursday’s virtual annual meeting of the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
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COVID Response Fund awards another $6.5 million to Atlanta nonprofits
The United Way of Greater Atlanta and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta have awarded another $6.5 million in grants to 214 organizations in response to the region’s increasing needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
