How do you measure the impact of a wound so deep and gaping that it still reverberates today? A wound of that magnitude denotes harm. The Fulton County Reparations Task Force drew on an abundance of documents and data to “quantify harm” against Black people during slavery and the Jim Crow era. The result: a […]
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Beltline cuts the ribbon on final chunk of Southeast trail
An all-ages crowd packed under a tent to watch the Atlanta Beltline open its final segment of southeast trail in Glenwood Park on April 16. It will mark the first time Atlantans can walk or ride their way on a paved path from Piedmont Park to Grant Park. “This is drawing circles, not lines,” Atlanta […]
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Why policy matters for Georgia’s children and families
When you ask most parents what their children need to thrive, the answers come quickly: a safe place to live, a good school, healthy relationships, access to healthcare, and opportunities to grow. These are not controversial ideas; they are shared values. But what often goes unspoken is this: whether children have access to these essentials […]
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The kids are not alright and that’s OK: Geese’s ‘Getting Killed’
Every young band that breaks through faces the same riddle: what happens after people start paying attention? For Geese, the question arrived early and loud. 3D Country turned a scruffy Brooklyn curiosity into one of the most argued-about guitar bands in America. Suddenly there were expectations, a dangerous substance for musicians still figuring out how […]
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Atlanta gallery showcases Gordon Parks’ ‘The South in Color’ as a reminder of past and present racial realities
A new exhibition at Jackson Fine Art is bringing the Jim Crow South into sharp and vivid focus, using color photography to challenge how audiences understand both history and the present moment. “Gordon Parks: The South in Color,” on view from April 2 through June 13, presents more than 30 photographs from Parks’ 1956 Life […]
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Invest Atlanta greenlights $2 million for Andrew Young ‘peace institute’ in Vine City
On April 16, Invest Atlanta approved a $2 million Westside TAD grant for critical relocation work on the Vine City site of the planned Andrew Young International Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. It’s an essential step for the $100 million project. The grant will pay for the relocation of sewer overflow pipes on the property, […]
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Midtown Alliance unveils plans for ‘Midtown Green,’ a ‘layered civic landscape’
One year after announcing plans to purchase the long-vacant lot at 98 14th Street, the Midtown Improvement District unveiled its vision for “Midtown Green” at the annual Midtown Alliance Meeting. Despite the working project name, it’s no run-of-the-mill greenspace. The neighborhood coalition aims to turn the four-acre site into a park, public and performance space. […]
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Brian Goldstone: Private equity profits from homelessness
Journalist Brian Goldstone recently offered insight into how homelessness has, in some cases, become big business for private equity firms — and a downward spiral for working families and individuals living in extended stay hotels, in their cars, or on the street. Goldstone, author of the acclaimed book “There’s No Place for Us: Working and […]
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WABE prepares for ‘100 percent community funded’ future in year two of funding cuts
As WABE enters its second year without federal funding, the public media organization is setting up for a “100 percent community-funded” future. It’s a big gap to fill. On July 19, 2025, Congress cut $1.9 million in federal funding to the public media organization, roughly 13 percent of WABE’s operating budget. It left the PBS […]
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NASA chases its legacy to the dark side of the Moon
On the day when the Artemis II crew reached the greatest distance any humans have traveled from earth, the headline story was President Donald Trump’s announcement of the dramatic rescue of a downed U.S. airman in Iran.
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Mayor Andre Dickens on ACP Chair Andrew Schlossberg: ‘He’s all in’
The influential Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP) held its April 10 meeting at Invesco’s headquarters in the Midtown Union development. The location was not a coincidence. It was the first ACP meeting to be chaired by Andrew Schlossberg, CEO of Atlanta-based Invesco, and it was the public-private group’s first quarterly meeting of 2026. ACP consists […]
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MARTA readies to ‘meet the moment’ as World Cup inches closer to Atlanta
In 62 days, the FIFA World Cup will land in Atlanta for eight matches. It will bring an estimated 300,000 tourists to the downtown area and even more locals to the city’s core. City officials are working to ready the city for an influx of people. In an exclusive interview with SaportaReport after the Atlanta […]
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100 artifacts in Atlanta History Center book, exhibition trace the city’s past
The Atlanta History Center has released a new coffee table book featuring 100 artifacts that tell the story of Atlanta, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement to present day. The book, “Atlanta in 100 Objects: A Century of Stories,” is accompanied by an exhibition opening April 25 that will extend across the […]
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New ‘Hamlet’ adaptation features great performance, some adaptation struggles
“Hamlet” might be one of the most adapted properties of all time. When taking stock of those adaptations, the story mostly stays the same, but the focus usually changes. It all comes down to preference – maybe you’re like Laurence Olivier, concentrating mostly on the psychology of the character and fascinated by his Oedipus complex […]
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Three years in, Atlanta ‘State of Tech’ reflects on major investments
Three years in, and the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation seems to be making good on turning Atlanta into one of the nation’s top five tech hubs. The Atlanta Tech Hub unveiled its 2025 Impact Report at the official “State of the ATL Tech Ecosystem” with fanfare. “Hamilton” costumes, movie stars and high-dollar […]
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Community climate resilience: It’s time to invest in creative governance to prevent the impacts of climate change
How would you respond to the question, “how is climate change personally impacting your life?” For many, the answer is no longer abstract or distant. It is felt in the relentless heat advisories that stretch summers longer each year. It is found in flooded basements after storms once described as rare. It shows up in […]
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Flicker and fade, pulse and pause: The Velvet Underground’s self-titled album
For The Velvet Underground, 1969 arrived like a dimmer switch turned slowly to the left. The noise recedes, the edges soften, and the band begins to reveal a different kind of intensity. The downtown New York outfit that once rattled cages under the gallery glow of Andy Warhol’s patronage now seems less interested in confrontation […]
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Healing in community: Atlanta gathering centers art, connection during difficult times
A group of artists, organizers and community members gathered in Old 4th Ward on March 19 not just to talk, but to process. Hosted by Mark Kendall, founder of CoolCoolCool Productions, in partnership with the Radical Optimist Collective, the event, titled ATL Arts & Wellbeing Series: Radical Optimist Collective + CoolCoolCool, invited participants into a […]
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Roswell Canton Street businesses continue push for free parking at new deck
For Metro Atlantans, deciding to dine outside of their community is about more than a menu. In North Fulton, cities like Alpharetta have leaned into that reality, pairing downtown districts with free and accessible parking. Roswell will soon open a new parking deck in its Canton Street district. And while a parking deck isn’t glamorous, […]
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The Carters live on through Habitat International’s Carter Work Project in Atlanta
Habitat for Humanity International is 50 years old this year, the same year of the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. “How appropriate for our 50th year to come back to Atlanta, as we were born in Georgia,” said Jonathan Reckford, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity International. “Obviously there’s no replacing President and Mrs. […]
