Historic Oakland Foundation is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Oct. 2 during Oakland Cemetery’s annual Victorian fall festival, Sunday in the Park, which benefits the foundation that preserves and maintains the burial ground.
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In good news for Ga. health care, Brunswick hospital earns higher credit rating
One Georgia hospital has received some good news in the form of an improved credit rating from Moody’s Investors Services. The upgrade comes as Georgia this week launched an effort to help struggling hospitals.
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Fallout over lack of affordable housing along BeltLine includes Gravel’s testy tweet to Tech prof
Knowledge of the lack of affordable housing along the Atlanta BeltLine, which was cited in the resignation Monday of two board members from the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, Inc., is not a new phenomenon. However, it has received renewed national attention of late.
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Effort to raise $180 million from donors for rural Georgia’s hospitals begins Tuesday
The state Legislature’s efforts to help fund struggling rural hospitals by having donors contribute through a tax-incentive program is to have its formal launch Tuesday at event presided over by two co-chairs – Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Mike Giles, president of the influential Georgia Poultry Foundation.
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Protecting affordable housing: Two strategies emerge near Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Two strategies seem to be emerging around the issue of affordable housing near the Falcons stadium – 1) Give up the neighborhoods and work to keep the name and statue of a Confederate officer out of a planned park; or, 2) Quickly impose public policies to protect current and future residents who have lower incomes.
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Progress pending in Westside on Proctor Creek Greenway Trail, Boone Boulevard Greenway plan
Atlanta is on the cusp of proceeding with the design and engineering of the long-awaited Proctor Creek Greenway Trail, starting with a complex first phase that is to be coordinated with plans to treat stormwater runoff via natural landscaping.
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Georgia ports already on board with new EPA report on clean air near nation’s ports
Georgia’s ports are already implementing many of the environmental recommendations the federal EPA issued Thursday, which call for the nation’s ports to reduce diesel-engine emissions.
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Improving neighborhoods near Falcons stadium remains a long, arduous process
One take-away from a lengthy discussion about lofty plans to improve neighborhoods near the Falcons stadium is that progress is difficult and surprises lurk around every corner.
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Shirley Franklin says Atlanta could fund affordable housing if political will existed
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin received an award Wednesday named for Maynard Jackson, another former mayor, and used her acceptance speech to outline a way for Atlanta to increase the number of affordable homes in the city.
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Want to rent a home near Falcons stadium? Prices up 27 percent on annualized basis, report shows
A new study confirms the fears residents of the Washington Park neighborhood voiced a decade ago, when they told city planners that the Atlanta BeltLine would drive up housing prices and drive them from their homes.
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Race, politics arise in proposed regulation of airport cabs, ride-hailing companies
Proposed legislation to regulate taxies and ride-hailing companies at Atlanta’s airport is so racially charged, and politically laden, that a committee of the Atlanta City Council punted the measure to the full council for it to consider Monday.
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Georgia’s Plant Conservation Alliance earns national recognition for stewardship
Georgia’s efforts to protect endangered plants has been recognized by a national organization, which comes as good news at a time the state is implementing its latest five-year plan to protect plants and animals.
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Rural Georgia, home to 17 percent of state’s residents, faces grueling hardships
The once-behemoth Rural Georgia is slumping to its knees. The region that once controlled the governor’s office, state House and Senate, and the highway department is bleeding jobs as health care is becoming scarce, according to accounts in two recent reports.
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Job creation by start-ups on uptick in metro Atlanta, says overlooked Census report
Metro Atlanta ranked 10th in the nation in the proportion of jobs created by start-up companies in 2014, according to a Census report that was overlooked initially, and then overshadowed by another report showing an increase in real household income.
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Revised BeltLine budget speaks to rising attention to social contracts beyond parks, trails
The proposed revised budget for the Atlanta BeltLine shows more than $26 million in spending to plan and build parks and trails in the current fiscal year, including a trail that Jennifer Schultz runs a few times a week.
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Drought alert called in metro Atlanta; conditions vary wildly across state
Drought has prompted the state to place metro Atlanta in a group of 53 counties where local water utilities are required to inform the public of the need to conserve water.
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Atlanta BeltLine not meeting vision for affordable housing, improvements underway
The Atlanta BeltLine has not caused the construction of nearly as many units of affordable housing as planned, but BeltLine leaders are taking steps to get back on track, according to the BeltLine’s housing policy director.
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ATL mayoral campaign: Mitchell says he supports inclusionary zoning
Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, said Wednesday he supports inclusionary zoning, a regulation to require future residential developments to be mixed-income communities.
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GRTA seeks to improve service by shifting bus stops in urban core, adding wi-fi and location app
GRTA is implementing its long-studied plans to improve service on every route of its Xpress Commuter Coach Service and has posted staff throughout Downtown Atlanta and Midtown to help passengers adjust to changes in the locations of bus stops.
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Two insurers discriminate against HIV/AIDS patients in Georgia, federal complaints contend
Two insurance companies in Georgia are among a national group that imposes hardships on consumers who are prescribed costly medicines to extend their life as they live with HIV/AIDS, according to civil rights complaints filed Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
