Ryan O’Neal, who died late last week at age 82, was about as Golden Boy-looking as it gets. Plus, he had a kind of goofy charm, as if he knew he was a lightweight, too, but if it didn’t bother you, it wouldn’t bother him.
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‘Common Ground’ soil-centric documentary premieres in Atlanta
Community leaders gathered at the Tara Theater on Dec. 4 for the Atlanta premiere of the 2023 documentary “Common Ground,” a sequel to the 2020 documentary “Kiss the Ground” focused on the regenerative agriculture movement. The film, directed by couple Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell, takes on the farming and agricultural industry through an environmentally-conscious […]
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From presidents to punk rock, new book documents a metro Atlanta photographer as ‘Witness’ to history
The photo of Hank Aaron’s record-breaking home run in 1974 is so literally iconic it hangs in the Baseball Hall of Fame: the Hammer running the bases while two teens who sneaked onto the field congratulate him. It’s one of many historic moments captured by metro Atlanta photographer Ron Sherman in more than a half-century […]
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Map drawing and Medicaid: yin and yang under the Golden Dome
Last week the Republican-majority General Assembly got up on its hind legs and passed a couple of maps that seemed to dare a federal judge to strike them down, and this week it seems set on doing the same thing with the congressional map.
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Connecting on the green: Using golf to prepare girls for a career in STEM
According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics women comprise 35 percent of the STEM workforce. While this is a considerable increase from a few decades ago, the number is still pretty low overall. Efforts to promote STEM interests in girls aren’t new. However, success hinges on maintaining that interest throughout their academic […]
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‘Maxine’s Baby’ – documentary celebrating Tyler Perry as someone who wouldn’t give up
“Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story” is a different sort of feel-good movie.
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Videodrome — Atlanta’s only video rental store — celebrates 25 years
Videodrome, Atlanta’s last-standing video store known for its massive movie collection and cinema events celebrated its 25th anniversary on Nov. 29 with a party at Argosy in East Atlanta. Founded in 1998 in Poncey-Highland, Videodrome has gained a reputation among customers for its passionate staff and hard-to-find titles that typically aren’t on streaming services. Hundreds […]
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Atlanta Housing CEO search critical in city’s goal for affordable housing
The search for a new leader of Atlanta Housing has taken on greater significance given the city’s ambitious goal to add 20,000 affordable housing units by 2030 – with Atlanta Housing expected to deliver 10,000 of those units.
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Things to do this December in Atlanta to ensure an unforgettable holiday season
Holiday season is amongst us. Although the chaos of it all can feel a bit overwhelming, try to slow down this year and breathe in what spirited fun Atlanta has to offer. From holiday market pop-ups to ice skating rinks, you just might find yourself feeling like a kid again as you embark on this […]
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Latino-focused Diabetes prevention program heads to Georgia
At the start of 2024, the 1 million Hispanic people living in Georgia will be invited to join in a new diabetes prevention program thanks to a grant from the United Health Foundation. The philanthropic arm of multinational healthcare company UnitedHealth Group awarded the $3 million grant to the nationwide Latino-focused nonprofit Hispanic Federation. With […]
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Little 5 Points Community Center Holiday Open House – December 2, 2023
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Rhodes Scholar wants to inspire Black girls, women to ‘have audacity’
Life has been a whirlwind for Agnes Scott student Madison Jennings since she heard she is bound for the United Kingdom to be a part of the Rhodes Scholars program. Jennings and 31 other students from across the country will be in the postgraduate program at Oxford next year, where she plans to pursue a […]
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Radcliffe Bailey Celebration of Life – Cascade Springs Nature Preserve – November 25, 2023
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New Georgia Trust leader takes charge in a special moment for historic preservation
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has its first new leader in 15 years — a transition that comes as Atlanta, the nonprofit’s hometown, is shifting its notoriously anti-preservation attitude amid such pressures as housing affordability. It’s the sort of challenge that appeals to W. Wright Mitchell, the Georgia Trust’s new president and CEO. He’s a local […]
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Atlanta needs to better protect and expand its tree canopy
For nearly a dozen years, there’s been aborted effort after aborted effort to strengthen Atlanta’s tree ordinance and expand the city’s tree canopy. Fortunately, after months (even years) of little to no progress, there’s now movement.
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Map drawing under a volcano: The special session begins
Last week there were a couple of court rulings which, if nothing else, change the context for the special redistricting session which begins Wednesday under the Golden Dome.
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‘City in the Forest’ gets a little greener: Multiple Georgia entities win Urban and Community Forestry Grants
The Urban and Community Forest program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated billions in grant funding across the U.S. — including Georgia — to increase urban tree canopies and the workforce in this area equitably. Grant funding was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds. The Urban and Community Forest program […]
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History proves economic forecasting is easier said than done
The economic and market commentary dominating the financial press is often written in tones of linearity and cause-and-effect certainty — sometimes to the point of epistemic arrogance. Rarely is this analysis of economic data and macroeconomic forecasts couched in terms of their inherent uncertainty. My ruminating on this theory lacked coherence until my recent reading […]
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Barbra Streisand’s 966-paged autobiography ‘shares it all’
The legendary star’s doorstopper of an autobiography – a mere 966 pages – is simultaneously revelatory and walled-off.
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First Voices Festival – 7 Stages Theater, Little Five Points and Plaza Theater – November 17 – 24, 2023
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