Soon, two MARTA rail cars will sit at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
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High Museum working to survey, preserve its vast collection
This is a crucial project for the High’s team to understand the condition of each piece and take measures to slow the art’s aging process.
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Local sustainability experts share tips to make homes, buildings more eco-friendly
“My favorite definition [of sustainability] means we’re living more lightly on the earth. Not that we’re perfect, but we’re better,” said Moderator Henry Slack.
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Dunwoody Nature Center’s new adult education course teaches green skills
Kicking off on Sept. 13, this adult education course will provide a space for folks who are passionate about the environment to learn conservation skills.
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Chastain Horse Park wraps on Phase 1 of expansion project, starting Phase 2
Once complete, the team will have the capacity to eventually double their therapeutic offerings.
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Atlanta BeltLine breaks ground on segment of Northeast Trail, winds through Piedmont Park
Northeast Trail Segment 1 is a .9 mile stretch that will connect Segment 2 and the Eastside Trail.
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Cumberland Hopper: Metro Atlanta gets an electric, self-driving shuttle
The electric shuttles can carry up to eight passengers and travels up to 15 mph.
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Chattahoochee Conservancy hires first-ever executive director
The decision comes after the Board of Directors’ national search with over 100 qualified candidates and four rounds of interviews.
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DeKalb County releases new tool to encourage developers to purchase, clean-up contaminated sites
These plots are referred to as “brownfields,” a site where development and reuse are impacted by environmental contamination.
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MOCA GA finalizes plans for new home at Goat Farm, seeks final $4 million
Wanting to continue to grow and further establish the museum as a champion of Georgia artists, the folks at MOCA GA are now putting the final touches on the plans for their new home at the Goat Farm Arts Center.
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GSU receives $1.85 million to study impact of remote learning on K-12 students
Two years after returning to the classroom, students across the nation are still dealing with the impacts of the pandemic and remote learning.
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Ghost Pools: Public art installation commemorates the pools of East Point’s past
“Ghost Pools” tells the tale of how two pools became a battleground over integration and were eventually abandoned in the early ‘80s.
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A message of sustainability told through downtown’s digital billboards
The exhibition looks at what it means to be sustainable in modern times, particularly in digital and urban landscapes.
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Mothers & Others for Clean Air push for electric school buses in Georgia
If a child rides the bus, that is generally the most polluted air they breathe all day.
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New data shows Okefenokee mining plans could release ‘carbon bomb’
The Okefenokee Swamp has an estimated 200 million tons of peat. When exposed, it emits carbon dioxide.
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Local leaders celebrate President Carter’s legacy, impact of Jimmy Carter Boulevard
The program allowed visitors to honor Carter as he nears the end of his life.
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City Council member introduces legislation to double Atlanta’s Parks Improvement Fund
Under this legislation, the annual fund would go from $16 million to about $32 million.
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City of Atlanta to purchase West End Performing Arts Center from Fulton County
It looks like ownership of the West End Performing Arts Center is changing hands.
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Blue Heron Nature Preserve presents annual outdoor art exhibit on its 30 acres
By Hannah E. Jones As a celebration of the intersection of art and nature, Blue Heron Nature Preserve in North Buckhead recently opened its ninth annual outdoor art exhibition — Art of Nature. Each year, local artists use elements of the outdoors to create artworks that relate to Blue Heron, the environment and humanity’s role […]
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Lightning, Struck: Multimedia project remembers Black neighborhood demolished for the Georgia Dome
Today, little physical evidence remains of Lightning, one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods.
