At long last! The MARTA board voted to advance the eastern extension of the Atlanta Streetcar to Ponce City Market at its meeting on April 13 – a move that was significant on multiple levels.
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Tara Theatre to reopen by mid-May thanks to community support
Success! The community has rallied behind the effort to reopen the Tara Theatre –contributing more than the needed $50,000 to do the basics so the four-screen cinema can start showing movies again.
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Atlanta leaders reviving Commerce Club board with Michael Russell at the helm
For decades, the Commerce Club served as a focal point for Atlanta’s business and civic leaders seeking to guide the city through changing racial and economic challenges.
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Park Pride’s $12.8 million ‘Parks for All’ campaign sets new bar for Atlanta
On the eve of its annual conference, Park Pride announced a $12.8 million capital campaign – its first-ever multi-year comprehensive effort.
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Woodruff Foundation $6 million grant to deepen Winship-ACS Atlanta ties
For decades, the Atlanta-based American Cancer Society (ACS) has been collecting data from more than 1.5 million Americans as part of its Cancer Prevention Study.
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When it comes to Five Points MARTA station redesign: ‘Let’s get it right’
MARTA currently is planning to spend $259.4 million to rebuild the downtown Five Points station with more than $200 million coming out of the limited More MARTA revenue. But the proposed redesign is getting pushback from key stakeholders.
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Less is less with More MARTA projects
As a lover of transit – especially rail, my heart has been broken repeatedly by the unrealized opportunities metro Atlanta has had over several decades.
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BGCMA ‘Rising Together’ campaign gets $10 million boost from Whitehead Foundation
By Maria Saporta Thousands of children in our region will benefit from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta’s $27.5 million capital campaign – which has received a $10 million grant from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation – part of the Robert W. Woodruff family of foundations. The thrust of the “Rising Together: More […]
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Fires at Gaines Hall and Furber Cottage ‘a wake-up call’ for Atlanta
By Maria Saporta Enough already. Two of Atlanta’s most historic buildings – Gaines Hall and Furber Cottage – were victims of two separate fires this past week. Yet again. Gaines Hall, built in 1869 as part of Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University), was the victim of a major fire in 2015. And Furber Cottage, […]
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Georgia Research Alliance is an unsung economic treasure
The Georgia Research Alliance, now more than 30 years old, has been an integral force in developing Georgia’s knowledge-based economy by partnering with the state’s research universities and investing in promising technology ventures coming out of those institutions.
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Seeking peaceful green solutions for training center in South River Forest
The controversy over building a public safety training center on the site of the old Atlanta Prison Farm continues to fester.
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Small church with ‘big vision’ bringing vibrancy to downtown College Park
Tears were flowing freely on Jan. 28 at a ground-breaking ceremony for Tapestry Development’s 60 affordable housing units in downtown College Park next to the MARTA station.
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Westside Future Fund offers lessons on building communities from the ground up
The Westside Future Fund has a delicate balancing act. How can one revitalize a community without displacing legacy residents because neighborhoods have become unaffordable?
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Tyler Perry willing to buy FORSCOM building at Fort Mac
Media mogul Tyler Perry is interested in acquiring the prominent Forces Command (FORSCOM) building at Fort Mac upon learning that the laboratories for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would emit fumes into the atmosphere.
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Southern Co. leadership moves continue smooth transition with several ‘firsts’
Southern Co. continued its tradition of smooth leadership transitions when it announced that Chris Womack, CEO of Georgia Power, will succeed Tom Fanning as CEO of the regional utility on May 24.
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New Year’s traditions weave past and present with hope for the future
By Maria Saporta Growing up, New Year’s was always the pinnacle for our family during the holidays. We didn’t celebrate Christmas because of our proud Jewish heritage, but we also didn’t celebrate Hanukkah because we were not practicing or observant Jews. So, from an early age, the holiday we really celebrated was New Year’s. My […]
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2022 HOPE Global Forum – Atlanta can be a model city for economic inclusion
The ninth annual HOPE Global Forum in Atlanta did not disappoint.
Once again, top business, civic and government leaders convened in Atlanta to share best practices of how to reduce poverty in lower-income communities and how to stimulate new economic wealth among those who need it most.
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Mayor Andre Dickens on Atlanta Committee for Progress: ‘Atlanta is a group project’
The Atlanta Committee for Progress has been a pivotal organization for every Atlanta mayor since Shirley Franklin in forging a relationship between City Hall and the Atlanta business and civic community. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is continuing the tradition
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At long last: Zoo Atlanta to get new animal veterinary facility
Currently, Zoo Atlanta is been operating out of an animal care facility that used to be a City of Atlanta lawn care maintenance facility. Within two years, the zoo will soon be getting a new animal health center – one that will be 10 times larger than the current veterinary facility.
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Proposed new storage facility at Atlanta BeltLine and Piedmont Park a blow to city’s urban design
You’ve got to be kidding. That is my initial reaction to the news that a new storage facility is being proposed along Monroe Drive – steps away from a major node of the Atlanta BeltLine, Piedmont Park and the Virginia-Highland community.
