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Ga. lawmakers punt on protest of offshore oil drilling as historic oil lease goes to market in Gulf of Mexico

March 22, 2018, 4:35 pm/0 Comments

As Georgia lawmakers defer voting on resolutions to oppose oil exploration and drilling off Georgia’s coast, on Wednesday the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in the nation’s history was conducted for most of the Gulf of Mexico.

Fulton County commissioners vote to continue efforts to decriminalize mental illness

March 21, 2018, 3:49 pm/0 Comments

Fulton County commissioners took another step Wednesday toward ending the county jail’s reputation as the state’s largest mental institution. The goal is to treat mental illnesses through a network of programs based outside the jail, possibly in a future facility designed to provide treatment rather than incarceration.

Georgia’s rural communities can seek federal funds for broadband

March 20, 2018, 9:36 pm/0 Comments

The successful rollout of a rural broadband program in Tennessee, highlighted Tuesday in a federal statement, could serve as a template for some of the upcoming broadband efforts that state lawmakers have supported in Georgia’s rural communities.

Atlanta’s potholes: Repair crews added while some consider new ‘pothole posse’

March 19, 2018, 5:28 pm/7 Comments

Potholes and the metal plates that cover some of them are enough of a problem that one member of the Atlanta City Council has suggested the city consider reconvening the “pothole posse” formed by then Mayor Shirley Franklin to fix crumbling streets.

BeltLine elevates head of housing policy to cabinet level position

March 18, 2018, 5:51 pm/1 Comment

The Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. has elevated the position of housing director to a cabinet level position, underscoring BeltLine President and CEO Brian McGowan’s intention to sharpen the BeltLine’s effort to comply with City Hall’s mandate that the BeltLine develop 5,600 units of affordable housing along the corridor.

MARTA seeks to develop small site at Peachtree Center Station, near ATL Streetcar

March 13, 2018, 7:48 pm/0 Comments

MARTA is looking for a partner to develop a plum of a property, a sliver of land in Downtown Atlanta that provides ready access to the Atlanta Streetcar and MARTA’s Peachtree Center Station.

Atlanta Science Festival showcases technology of future, reminds of past accomplishments

March 12, 2018, 1:49 pm/0 Comments

Amid the robot shows and eco-expeditions, the Atlanta Science Festival commemorates the strength of Atlanta’s roots as a center of technology and manufacturing. The event continues through March 24.

Water restrictions eased in metro Atlanta, though dry conditions continue

March 9, 2018, 10:40 am/5 Comments

The state has eased watering restriction in several counties in metro Atlanta. All types of outdoor water use is allowed, but landscapes can be watered only from 4 p.m. to 10 a.m., according to a new advisory from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Metro Atlanta housing futures dinged in two new federal reports

March 7, 2018, 9:02 pm/0 Comments

Two federal reports released Wednesday dashed chilled water on the housing market in metro Atlanta and across the Southeast. One report predicted a continuing status quo of modest growth, and another forecast a weakening market due to the new federal tax law.

Southface to recognize four leaders in sustainability at Greenprints program

March 7, 2018, 11:21 am/0 Comments

Southface is preparing to recognize four projects that embody the philosophy of sustainability that forms the foundation of the Fulcrum Awards, which are a highlight next week at Southface’s Greenprints program.

Atlanta’s next big dream: Huge Internet system to spur development, improve lifestyle

March 5, 2018, 6:11 pm/1 Comment

Atlanta has never been at a loss for big dreams, and the latest project maintains tradition. The city intends to develop a huge Internet system that will do everything from locate gunshots to spark development in blighted neighborhoods.

MARTA seeks federal lobbyist, though has kept same firm since 2009

March 4, 2018, 5:08 pm/0 Comments

MARTA is shopping for a federal lobbying team that is to work with the Trump administration. The question is whether MARTA is inclined to replace the firm it’s had on Capitol Hill since the Obama adminstration.

Harper Lee’s letters bound for Emory after aborted attempts to sell, donate, return to author

March 3, 2018, 11:24 am/1 Comment

The same week a court issued a ruling to unseal the last will of To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee, Emory University announced it has acquired some of the author’s papers that a California lawyer had tried to donate, return to Lee, or sell at auction – but couldn’t get his price.

Atlanta’s youth gangs: Police trying to get a grip before firefights occur with officers

March 1, 2018, 6:28 pm/0 Comments

Two teenagers who pleaded guilty to murder last year are founding members of a street gang, Down 4 Whatever, that continues to worry Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields. Atlanta’s youth gangs are such an issue that a shoot-out with police could happen, Shields said.

Solarize Carrollton effort moves ahead with local support

March 1, 2018, 10:25 am/0 Comments

The West Georgia city of Carrollton is seeking contractors to install residential and commercial solar energy systems in a program that aims to both spur interesting solar energy systems and reduce the average cost of installations through bulk purchasing agreements.

Amazon seeks educated workforce: Brookings says that isn’t an Atlanta strength

February 26, 2018, 5:50 pm/3 Comments

Metro Atlanta’s prospects for winning Amazon’s second headquarters may have been dinged by a report from the Brookings Institution that highlighted the region’s comparative scarcity of college-educated millennials. Baltimore officials think their city may have lost out for that very reason.

Kasim Reed appointed to board of University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics

February 26, 2018, 9:30 am/2 Comments

Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has secured what may be his first board appointment since leaving office. Reed was named to the advisory board of a non-partisan institute founded at the University of Chicago by a former advisor to President Obama.

North Georgia hiking trails to be improved by public/private partnerships

February 23, 2018, 4:56 pm/3 Comments

During the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the federal law that created the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, the federal government has started a program to use volunteers and partners to maintain more than 6,300 miles of trails in national forests in the southern Appalachian Mountains.

Amazon HQ2: Virginia county’s top LEED certification nets high readership from Amazon site

February 21, 2018, 8:55 pm/0 Comments

It’s not just tea leaves that folks are reading to guess where Amazon may locate its second headquarters. The folks at a news site in Arlington, Va. are tracking readers and found that a story about the county’s Platinum LEED certification drew high readership from a group believed to be Amazon insiders.

UN affiliate recognizes new regional center for sustainability in metro Atlanta

February 20, 2018, 12:49 pm/0 Comments

An affiliate of the United Nations has recognized a new Regional Center of Expertise in metro Atlanta as just the sixth such regional sustainability network in the United States. The RCE Greater Atlanta aims to advance education for sustainable development related to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, through smart sharing of information and collaborative programming among universities, governments, communities and the private sector.

Scott Carlisle The museum really can't hit its stride until the Bill Campbell/Kasim Reed wing opens. –
On: Center for Civil and Human Rights gives us timely inspiration

Evelyn Brewer Unless you consider the cost of storing nuclear waste produced by the plants...or , god forbid, the cost of a nuclear disaster. –
On: Georgia's wannabe electricity regulators talk nuclear, solar, power bills at debate

Syd Janney As ever Maria Saporta lifts up our better Atlanta angels. The Center for Civil and Human Rights is a touchstone place I encourage every visitor... –
On: Center for Civil and Human Rights gives us timely inspiration

urban gardener Meanwhile, an even more logical park expansion - lots of mature trees, wonderful view of the vast lawn used for every major musical event -... –
On: Atlanta City Council OKs $20.4 million for part of Piedmont Park expansion

Andrew I live near Piedmont Park, and I still think this is dumb. If Philanthropists can pay for $80 million then they can surely pony up... –
On: Atlanta City Council OKs $20.4 million for part of Piedmont Park expansion

shaunhoulihan Good for Natalyn for voting against this. Piedmont Park is great but the city needs to stop taking money out of one pot and spending... –
On: Atlanta City Council OKs $20.4 million for part of Piedmont Park expansion

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