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One hundred days in, new Atlanta mayor promises stronger city after “uncomfortable” time

April 13, 2018, 1:48 pm/3 Comments

For the symbolically significant one-hundred-day mark of her administration, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is thanking employees, evaluating leadership and looking to rebuild public trust at what she called an “uncomfortable” time for the city.

Sketches of Atlanta Central Library new windows, tenants, draw criticism

April 12, 2018, 9:28 am/7 Comments

If there’s something everyone can agree on, it’s that Downtown’s Atlanta’s main library is in sad shape. The news that bathroom renovations are coming drew some cheers from folks at the library Wednesday night, though they had little positive to say of new windows and new tenants sketched out for the landmark building.

Demolition marks start of Atlanta mayor’s anti-blight campaign

April 6, 2018, 5:08 pm/2 Comments

“We’ve torn down over 100 houses in the last 15 months probably,” said the Atlanta police major who oversees code enforcement.

King Center discussion: overcoming “three evils”

April 6, 2018, 10:33 am/0 Comments

When Bernice King took the stage Thursday night at the center named for her father, she said it’s been a busy week … And there’s a lot to do and to learn, said the panelists gathered at the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Their topic: winning together over racism, poverty and militarism.

Former Atlanta official Mitzi Bickers indicted on pay-for-play bribery allegations

April 5, 2018, 4:36 pm/0 Comments

By Maggie Lee A new federal grand jury indictment charges that from 2010 to 2015, some $2 million dollars in bribes enriched former city official Mitzi Bickers and companies related to her — paid by now-convicted contractors who got some $17 million in city work. A federal investigation into City Hall pay-for-play allegations has been […]

Atlanta City Hall recovering from ransomware lockdown, mum on what happened

April 2, 2018, 6:54 pm/2 Comments

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said it’ll be a marathon, not a sprint, to recover from a cyberattack that’s shut down some city online services and locked staff away from their files.

Georgia Legislature sets up Atlanta tax votes, but not for BeltLine

March 30, 2018, 4:37 pm/3 Comments

The state Legislature closed its business this year without authorizing a BeltLine idea to raise some $100 million via a new tax on commercial and multifamily residential properties near the trail. But they did approve Atlanta votes on property taxes and extending a sewer sales tax.

Georgia House, Senate agree on metro transit overhaul

March 29, 2018, 10:23 pm/4 Comments

It took until very last hour of Thursday for final passage, but the Georgia House and Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that they mean to be the first step toward a more seamless and robust transit network in metro Atlanta.

State lawmakers vote for closure of part of Downtown Atlanta’s Mitchell Street

March 23, 2018, 3:10 pm/5 Comments

The street that runs between Atlanta City Hall and the state Capitol has become a battle line between the near-neighbors Downtown.

It’s official: MARTA board votes to hire new boss

March 23, 2018, 1:01 pm/0 Comments

A board vote that took less than a minute ended a process that took months: finding a new general manager and CEO of MARTA. Jeffrey Parker will take over leading the agency at a time of big expansion.

Time to buckle down on BeltLine challenges, says its first planner

March 22, 2018, 1:48 pm/0 Comments

With huge population growth on the horizon, Atlanta’s at a moment where it needs to handle the challenges that are coming with the BeltLine, says its godfather, Ryan Gravel.

Georgia House panel narrows immigration enforcement bill

March 21, 2018, 11:11 pm/0 Comments

A state House panel has approved a bill that supporters say is a fairly narrow proposal to help federal immigration agents eject bad guys from the country. But critics say the bill will have dire consequences.

Bill to raise $100 million for BeltLine muddles through state Senate committee

March 20, 2018, 6:31 pm/3 Comments

“I can tell you, the money that has been spent on the Atlanta BeltLine needs help. It’s not going to get completed without this, I don’t see how it’s going to happen,” said state Rep. Chad Nimmer, R-Blackshear, asking a state Senate committee to approve his bill.

Decades after the “I have a Dream” speech, Atlanta professors aim to measure the progess

March 16, 2018, 5:35 pm/2 Comments

“Fifty years later we should be at [parity], not because whites in America are doing worse, but because blacks in America are doing better,” said professor Nisha Botchwey, explaining data from the “Measuring the Dream” project.

Atlanta, CSX, announce BeltLine land sale to “complete the J” on south side

March 15, 2018, 5:43 pm/3 Comments

Atlanta is planning to spend $25.8 million for land and an old rail line on the south side, where 4.5 miles of new BeltLine trail are to be built.

Vote after 7 p.m. in Atlanta? State bill would end that

March 14, 2018, 3:33 pm/1 Comment

Atlanta voters are unique in the state because every four years their polls are open until 8 p.m., an hour later than anywhere else in the state. A Georgia Senate bill would close all polls at 7 p.m.

Journalism matters? A reporter questions whether it does.

March 12, 2018, 5:40 pm/3 Comments

I admit, I may have sent the eyeroll emoji to a colleague on the other side of a borrowed meeting room in Ansley Park when the board of the Atlanta Press Club settled on a tagline: “journalism matters.”

State House moves three Atlanta tax bills in a row: property tax cap, sewer renewal and BeltLine

February 28, 2018, 11:08 pm/3 Comments

Atlanta voters may choose to cap rises in their property tax bills, and might be asked to extend a sewer tax that was supposed to end in 2020 — if legislation endorsed by the state House gets state Senate approval.

BeltLine seeks self-taxing district for buying land, building trail

February 27, 2018, 2:53 pm/1 Comment

Looking to speed up the day when the BeltLine becomes a loop, the agency and some top property owners along it are looking to set up a selective property tax to bankroll land acquisition and trail-building.

DeKalb CEO calls bill “strange” that would eliminate his job after his term

February 23, 2018, 11:41 am/0 Comments

By Maggie Lee The CEO of DeKalb County has called a plan to eventually eliminate the post he now holds “strange.” “It appears to be an attempt to controvert and nullify the will of the voters of DeKalb County,” said Michael Thurmond, speaking to reporters at the state Capitol on Thursday, just after he briefed […]

Steve Hagen Wonderful post. For any land use changes, we must consider our natural environment first especially given old forests. –
On: Proposed project on fragile BeltLine site at Monroe and 10th raises concerns

Ronald Maggio Your Homestead Florida store management is an example of pure incompetence As a Former Home builder with sales in excess of 45M a year,l, never... –
On: Craig Menear apparent front-runner to succeed Frank Blake at Home Depot

JD Christy As I have stated before, most citizens of Atlanta have absolutely no idea what Invest Atlanta is or how this appointed board led by the... –
On: Proposed project on fragile BeltLine site at Monroe and 10th raises concerns

Chris Johnston And why should any Senators representing Atlanta City be involved? Their position is set and they would be a road block. Note that a number... –
On: No ATL senators on committee to study potential state take-over of ATL airport

Teresa Sellers Douglas County Georgia is known as “WRONG COLOR WRONG COUNTY”! –
On: Ebenezer Baptist advances criminal justice campaign with holiday bailout

Chris Johnston But it is not a learning experience, Shellie Arnold. It is a costly junket at taxpayer expense. –
On: Atlanta region needs to refresh annual LINK trips

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