By David Pendered The Colorado governor headlined an entourage that met Friday with local elected officials who are working to win passage of a 1-percent sales tax to pay for road and transit projects. The Denver delegation ...
By David Pendered Thank you, Susan Mendheim. That was the message delivered with a standing ovation at the retirement celebration Wednesday for the outgoing president and CEO of Midtown Alliance. Actually, the full accolade for Susan McNeill Mendheim ...
By David Pendered Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced today the city’s development arm will be headed by a man who now works in President Obama’s administration. Reed named Brian McGowan, who now is a deputy assistant secretary/COO ...
By David Pendered In the end, the Atlanta City Council voted Monday to recognize two of Atlanta’s ambassadors to the world – civil rights leader Xernona Clayton and architect John Portman. The debate over the public honoring ...
By David Pendered How would you define the culinary culture of the South? Would entrees be shrimp and grits? Neckbones? Meatloaf? Fried chicken? Fried tempeh encrusted in peppercorns? Giblets and rice? Maybe a chili cheese dog? A section ...
By David Pendered The enthusiasm of some Atlanta residents to weigh in on the rezoning of Fort McPherson once the Army vacates the property on Sept. 15 is just a bit premature, the man overseeing the ...
By David Pendered The concessions industry is struggling to get its head around Atlanta’s novel approach to establishing new food and beverage businesses at the airport. Companies seeking contracts want the city to be more specific ...
By David Pendered MARTA is slated to show off its Buckhead Station Wednesday to companies that want a piece of its $13 million to $14 million renovation. MARTA intends to build a north entrance and pedestrian bridges ...
By David Pendered The power of Atlanta’s tradition of building a team to achieve a big public dream was underscored Tuesday by a federal cabinet member speaking at the Carter Center. If there had been a regional ...
By David Pendered Imagine being served nice food and drink for a fair price in a cutting edge facility at Atlanta’s airport. This is the vision of prime operators such as Delaware North and other big firms. ...
By David Pendered Heather Alhadeff glanced at the half-empty room and asked the obvious question no one had raised. “Where is everyone? I thought there would be standing room only,” said Alhadeff, a transportation planner with Perkins ...
By David Pendered Fulton County wants to find more effective ways to combat teen dating violence. The county’s Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to apply for a $1.75 million grant to address the problem. The phenomenon ...
By David Pendered The street where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. moved his family in 1965 is slated to become Atlanta’s newest historic district. The Sunset Avenue Historic District would protect all houses on the street, ...