If you love to go to movie theaters to absorb the full effects of a film, then the COVID-19 pandemic has been a tough slog. (The same is true if you love going to live music concerts – indoor or outdoor – like I do).
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It’s in Atlanta’s best interest for the CDC to rely on science, not politics
Atlanta and Georgia have much at stake in the integrity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Atlanta’s trees are more vulnerable when the city’s arborists aren’t out in the field
When Wendy Kirkpatrick bought her Ansley Park house in 2017, she was drawn to community because of its history, its tree canopy and its quality of life.
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Trees Atlanta planting roots for new HQ along the BeltLine on the Westside
Trees Atlanta’s plans for its new headquarters on the Westside has received significant support from two major Atlanta foundation.
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Arthur Blank’s ‘Good Company’ shares secrets for success in business and life
Arthur Blank’s soon-to-be-released book – Good Company – is a treasure-trove of secrets for business and life. Blank, a co-founder of the Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, shares his formula for what makes a successful enterprise – be it in business or in life.
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Lt. Gov. Duncan hopes ‘inclusive innovation’ will make Georgia ‘tech hub of East Coast’
It’s an ambitious goal – to make Georgia the technology hub of the East Coast.
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Georgia taking steps to improve its voting process for the November elections
As we approach the Nov. 3 General Election, Georgia’s reputation is at stake.
Already, Georgia was hit with a ton of negative national headlines during the June 9th primary elections as voters faced a number of obstacles and delay in trying to cast their ballots.
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Chattahoochee RiverLands envisions more people enjoying river’s beauty
For decades, the Chattahoochee River has been an undervalued amenity and unrealized opportunity for the Atlanta region. But that’s about to change.
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Respect the arc of history with new name: Henry Grady-Yolanda King High School
Back when I was a student at Grady High School, I remember my Georgia history teacher pointing to a sentence in our textbook that said Henry Grady was a great Southerner and orator.
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Descendants of Henry Grady seek civil discourse, positive change
It’s an awkward time to bear the name – Henry Grady. Just ask Henry Grady III, the great, great grandson of Henry Grady, champion of the “New South” movement launched in the 1880s.
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With the passing of C.T. Vivian, John Lewis – Atlanta loses two pillars of its greatest generation
It felt like a gut punch. Losing C.T. Vivian and John Lewis on the same day – July 17 – was almost too much to bear. The phrase I kept repeating in my head was: “We are losing Atlanta’s greatest generation.”
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Frank Fernandez: Atlanta well positioned to lead on race and equity
The incoming president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta – Frank Fernandez – hopes to unleash the power of collaboration to galvanize metro Atlanta to address issues of inequity in our region.
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A coming home for Paige Alexander – new CEO of the Carter Center
For Paige Alexander, becoming president and CEO of the Carter Center was a coming home in more ways than one.
“Atlanta is like the bookends of my professional and personal life,” Alexander said in a recent interview in her office at the Carter Center. “It really is the only job I would have back to Atlanta for because it capitalizes on all the areas I’ve worked on.”
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Citizens group proposes an alternative tree ordinance for Atlanta
Atlanta may get a new and improved tree ordinance after all. The Atlanta City Council held a Tree Ordinance Work Session on June 25 to discuss a proposed draft ordinance prepared by consultants and released March 20.
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What companies gained, lost by going virtual in 2020
For corporate America, 2020 was the year of virtual annual meetings.
In the past three months – annual meeting season – nearly all of Atlanta’s major companies decided to go virtual rather than convene their shareholders in person.
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Atlanta must continue its quest to be a leader in police reform
“She took one for the team.”
That’s the way Dave Wilkinson, president and CEO of the Atlanta Police Foundation, described the Saturday resignation of Erika Shields as Atlanta’s police chief.
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City of Atlanta needs Eastside TAD – now more than ever
Seriously? The administration of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has proposed to drain all the city’s dollars in the Eastside Tax Allocation District to plug a hole in its budget.
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Project Light shines bright as Atlantans seek to drive out hate, darkness
As we emerge from one of the darkest weekends in Atlanta’s history, a light is shining bright.
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Local leaders boldly say Atlanta is THE center for global health
Several key economic development leaders are making a new claim: Atlanta is THE center for global health. That’s a step up from what we used to say – that Atlanta is “a” center for global health.
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Doug Hertz – trying not to cry over 60 million ounces of spilt beer
The first half of April should have been a nirvana of sports and entertainment in Georgia.
