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Centennial Olympic Park makes mark as public-private urban renewal project

December 10, 2018, 4:39 pm/0 Comments

As Centennial Olympic Park became a backdrop Monday for the Atlanta United parade, the park again solidified its position as a regional touchstone that remains a center of major developments – more than $2.3 billion since 1996.

State grants available for projects to help people view wildlife, plants, habitats

December 9, 2018, 4:22 pm/0 Comments

The state has opened its competition for grants of up to $3,000 for projects that help the public learn about and view animals, plants and habitats – especially those that are listed as conservation priorities in the State Wildlife Action Plan.

Pushback escalates to Trump proposal to weaken Clean Water Act

December 8, 2018, 4:37 pm/0 Comments

Amid reports that the Trump administration intends to announce next week a reduction in the amount of wetlands and waterways covered by the federal Clean Water Act, the Southern Environmental Law Center is condemning the proposed step as the most destructive of Trump’s rollback of environmental rules.

Solar array to provide real-time power to Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta

December 7, 2018, 11:34 am/0 Comments

Solarize Atlanta has added a major participant, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, which plans to install an array on the roof of the Besser Gymnastics Pavilion.

People, not cars, at center of Atlanta’s new transportation plan

December 3, 2018, 4:30 pm/3 Comments

With the adoption of an updated master transportation plan, Atlanta is taking another step toward establishing the “beloved community,” the city of the future envisioned in the guiding document, “Atlanta City Design.”

KSU on team funded to fight disease imperiling nation’s bat population

December 3, 2018, 3:51 pm/0 Comments

Kennesaw State University is on a team that has won a national grant to combat a disease that is decimating the bat population in Georgia and other states. The team is charged with testing methods to eradicate the disease by cleaning bats’ homes in hopes of slowing the spread of the disease.

Federal tax credits to provide 650 affordable homes in metro Atlanta by 2020

November 30, 2018, 11:26 am/1 Comment

Georgia has earmarked federal tax credits to provide 650 affordable rental homes in metro Atlanta and they are scheduled to ready for occupancy in late 2020, according to a statement from the Department of Community Affairs on the award of a total of $25 million statewide in federal Housing Tax Credits.

Feds indict two hackers in Iran for cyber attacks on Atlanta, entities in U.S., Canada

November 28, 2018, 4:18 pm/0 Comments

The cyber attack that crippled the City of Atlanta starting in March was part of a assault on more than 200 public entities in the United States and Canada conducted by two men based in Iran who demanded payment in Bitcoins in exchange for keys to unlock ransomware they had installed in victims’ computer systems, according to a federal indictment released Wednesday in New Jersey.

Stephanie Stuckey joins Southface as director of sustainability services

November 27, 2018, 4:38 pm/0 Comments

Stephanie Stuckey has joined the staff of Southface, the veteran Atlanta non-profit organization that promotes sustainability of homes, workplaces and communities. Stuckey will take the position of director of sustainability services, following her departure in May from her position as the City of Atlanta’s chief resilience officer.

U.S. climate change report cites Atlanta, Georgia; parallels parts of 2015 state report

November 26, 2018, 4:57 pm/1 Comment

The federal assessment of climate change released by 13 federal agencies the day after Thanksgiving bears more than passing resemblance to an environmental report Georgia issued in 2015. The federal report also makes several references to Atlanta and Georgia.

Another crack in rural health care awaits incoming Gov.-elect Kemp

November 26, 2018, 5:00 am/2 Comments

Another crack appeared in Georgia’s crumbling rural health system a few weeks before election day. The credit rating of a Brunswick-based hospital system was downgraded and New York analysts offered a dim view of a recovery.

Georgia Tech hosting series of talks on redesigning cities to meet needs of 21st century

November 22, 2018, 1:50 pm/1 Comment

A series of talks on redesigning cities, their systems and policies, to meet the needs of the 21st century promises to explore topics that are on the table today in metro Atlanta. The series of six talks begin Dec. 4 and continues through April at Georgia Tech.

Voters approve affordable housing funding, including program for Ca. farm workers

November 20, 2018, 9:27 pm/0 Comments

Georgia is among six states in which voters in the Nov. 6 election approved ballot measures to address housing affordability. Groups to benefit include the mentally disabled, including a program in metro Atlanta that’s supported by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, veterans and, in California, farm workers.

Atlanta Streetcar’s (few) riders give thumbs’ up reviews of weekend trips

November 19, 2018, 5:02 pm/1 Comment

Ruby and Michael Lamb didn’t think too much about being almost the only passengers on the Atlanta Streetcar early on Saturday afternoon. “I think they built it for tourists,” said Michael Lamb, visiting from Macon with his wife.

Southwire’s future solar array so big it’s to cut costs for other Solarize partners

November 18, 2018, 6:26 pm/0 Comments

A Carrollton-based company that produces half of the wire and cable used to distribute electricity in the United States intends to install a solar panel array that’s so large it is to reduce the cost by up to 25 percent of all commercial and residential systems in the local Solarize program.

Land that barely supported wildlife reclaimed, named Atlanta’s newest wildlife sanctuary

November 16, 2018, 2:45 pm/0 Comments

A few acres of land north of the Lakewood Fairgrounds has been transformed from a tract so disturbed that a federal report said it could barely support wildlife to a heavily planted wetland that has been certified as a wildlife sanctuary by the Atlanta Audubon Society.

Dirty Dozen report focuses on ‘politics, policies, issues’ that pollute Georgia’s waters

November 14, 2018, 6:51 pm/0 Comments

The Georgia Water Coalition’s latest report on the state’s most polluted waters shifts the traditional focus of the Dirty Dozen from the most polluted places to the “politics, policies and issues” that most threaten Georgia’s water.

Atlanta misses likely spike in housing costs as Amazon locates headquarters elsewhere

November 13, 2018, 11:37 am/1 Comment

The good news about Atlanta not getting picked for Amazon’s second or third headquarters is that the region doesn’t face the prospect the wsj.com framed in this headline: Amazon’s Move to Long Island City Sparks Condo Frenzy.

Downtown Connector’s bridges evolving from spartan crossings to garden-like settings

November 12, 2018, 4:59 pm/2 Comments

Atlanta’s Downtown Connector is a bit like a house that’s been expanded with additional rooms, in the form of bridges, and now there’s a lot of conversation about adding a second floor – in the form a platform above the highway that would host greenspace and buildings – and sprucing up the 10th Street Bridge.

$95,000 tickets for Michelle Obama in London; no ATL appearance planned

November 11, 2018, 6:49 pm/6 Comments

Michelle Obama’s book tour opens Tuesday in Chicago with Oprah Winfrey as moderator, and Obama doesn’t get much closer than that to Atlanta. Ticket prices are reportedly through the roof – approaching $100,000 for the show in London.

Transit

A Moonshot for Transit
Jeffrey A Parker, General Manager and CEO, MARTA January 2019 (Below are abridged remarks delivere...
Region Matters

Metro Atlanta’s Top Issues in 2019—According to its Leaders
What’s Next ATL is a podcast powered by the Atlanta Regional Commission that explores solutions to...
Leadership in Action

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month: Join us in the Fight to Protect Women & Children
By Ryann Pasquale, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. With Super Bowl LIII approaching, thousands ar...
People, Places, Parks

The Georgia Coast: Conservation is Never Over
Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Threatens our Atlantic Shore By: Brian Foster, Communications Dire...
Sustainable Communities

Leveraging the Private Market to Create Affordable Housing Solutions
By: Atticus LeBlanc, PadSplit and Sarah Butler, Praxis3, co-chairs of ULI Atlanta’s Design for Aff...
Arts & Culture Seen

In Atlanta, Working as an Actress Provides Satisfied and Stable Life
By Whittney Millsap How does an actor in Atlanta make a living? While we may think of “actors” a...
Philanthropy

Looking back and looking ahead in 2019
By Alicia Philipp, president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The New Year brings reflectio...
Higher Education

How Businesses Benefit From The Health Law Partnership for Children’s Health
By Susan McLaren, Senior Research Associate, Georgia Health Policy Center Workplace wellness plans,...
Global Health

Global Health, Leadership, and Politics: Perspectives from Bill Foege
Global health luminary and The Task Force for Global Health’s co-founder, Bill Foege, said public...
Financial Inclusion

Special Screening of “Andrew Young Presents: The Color of Money” to be hosted by Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Latest installment of the “Andrew Young Presents” documentary series honors Dr. King’s dream o...
Law & Public Policy

Viewpoint: State Attorneys General Matter. Here’s Why.
By Sam Olens and Thurbert Baker – Olens and Baker are each former Georgia attorney generals. T...
Historic Westside

Building Community Through Partnership
Intro by John Ahmann: Thanks to Kathy Colbenson, President & CEO of CHRIS 180, for this week’...
Poverty & Equity

HURTING THE INNOCENT
By John Berry As I write this column on Saturday, the federal government partial shutdown reached a...
Metro Business

Metro Atlanta in Their Own Words
As many around the nation have already learned, metro Atlanta is here, now and next. The region is t...

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