City officials could cut the $22 million COVID-19 housing assistance program in half, Atlanta’s chief operating officer Jon Keen announced on Tuesday.
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New grant aims to keep Atlantans threatened by eviction housed
A $400,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation could help a legal services organization protect Atlantans from eviction amid the pandemic.
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As temperatures drop, city officials to open emergency warming center near downtown
With temperatures creeping toward freezing, the City of Atlanta plans to open an emergency warming center in Summerhill on Monday evening.
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Here is where you can watch the recount in Fulton County
As recounts are underway for the general election in Georgia, Fulton County’s re-tallied count could bleed into Monday.
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Absentee dropboxes will be used during runoff elections
Georgia voters can still use absentee ballot dropoff boxes for the Senate runoff elections.
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium to offer early voting for Jan. 5 runoff election
Fulton County voters can cast early ballots at Mercedes-Benz Stadium starting next month for the Jan. 5 runoff election.
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With CARES Act help, Atlanta aims to house hundreds of homeless in apartments
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a new initiative on Wednesday that promises to house hundreds of people experiencing homelessness before winter temperatures make sleeping on the streets much more dangerous.
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Initiative aims to help young mothers find housing after homelessness
An elderly widow who’s for years lived in a shed on Atlanta’s Westside is soon to become a “grandmotherly figure” at a new home where young mothers will come to take refuge from life on the streets, according to MicroLife Institute executive director Will Johnston.
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Atlanta City Council extends building moratorium for city’s Westside
The Atlanta City Council on Monday elected to extend a freeze on building permits in the areas around the Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry.
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Georgia’s Secretary of State uses Facebook to dispel election, voting myths
Late Sunday, Brad Raffensperger disputed facts about the election and voting that were touted by the president and his party Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has had his hands full ensuring the state finishes its risk-limiting audit this week. But in the meantime, he’s working to debunk election and voting myths from his own […]
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New initiative aims to produce 2,000 affordable homes by 2025
This week, the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) launched an ambitious initiative aimed at building and preserving 2,000 affordable homes by 2025.
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Ponce City Market’s proposed expansion promises new residences at “accessible price points”
Old Fourth Ward’s mixed-use mammoth Ponce City Market is bound for a major expansion, including more than 400 new residences that are supposed to have “accessible price points.”
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As Georgia’s red heart turns blue, here are three takeaways from a long Election Week
Georgia was thrust into the national spotlight as a battleground state with a razor-thin margin between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
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Affordable housing was already in jeopardy at Westside site before Microsoft’s purchase
Back in February, the firm plotting the redevelopment of a nearly 70-acre swath of land neighboring the Westside’s Bellwood Quarry suddenly stopped discussing plans for affordable housing with the City of Atlanta.
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Predatory real estate investors could be fined or jailed under new city rule
Predatory real estate investors in Atlanta have been put on notice: If they badger people about selling their homes, especially if those homeowners don’t want to, they could be fined or locked up.
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Voting influences Fulton’s wish list for the state Legislature
Same-day voter registration? A political hot potato.
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Election Day gets off to a quiet start in Fulton County
Long lines were initially difficult to find on Election Day in Fulton County. Residents cast ballots early this morning in an unprecedented election cycle marred by COVID-19 measures and fewer polling places, but most were in and out within minutes.
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How prepared is Fulton County for Election Day?
It’s finally here: Election Day in a truly unprecedented year. And as residents prepare to cast ballots, Fulton County detailed its plans for a smoother voting process than what was seen during the June primaries.
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How Georgia’s U.S. Senate and Congressional candidates plan to address the looming eviction crisis
With Election Day on the other side of this coming weekend, Georgians have precious little time to figure out who they’re going to pick to lead the local, state and federal governments.
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You can take a limo to the polls to cast your ballot on Election Day
Few things feel luxurious in the middle of a pandemic, but several organizations are offering to chauffeur you to the polls – some are even providing limos.
