Doug Hooker gained inspiration from Andrew Feiler’s books for his most recent composition. By Allison Joyner Atlanta Regional Commission Executive Director Doug Hooker recently partnered with photographer and friend Andrew Feiler to create his new symphony “Without Regard to Race, Sex or Color.” Inspired by Feiler’s first photo book of the same name and his […]
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‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ – a quirky Coen-esque rendition of Shakespeare’s play
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair” is a very Coen brothers’ sentiment. So, it is perhaps not so surprising that a Coen, in this case, Joel, has tackled the Scottish play, as it is known in the super-superstitious theatre community.
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What can we learn from pandemic flu planning?
By Guest Columnist DAN REUTER, CEO of Reuter Strategy, an urban and regional planning firm
Georgia and most states have a history of pandemic influenza planning. President George W. Bush signed the first national Pandemic Influenza Strategy in 2005. The strategy was backed up by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Pandemic Influenza Plan.
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Not all the bills in the legislature are primed to the election year, but lots are
You can always tell it’s an election year by the bills that get introduced at the beginning of the General Assembly session. Both Republicans and Democrats have introduced “red meat” bills designed to stir up their respective bases, including the Republican bill banning the teaching of critical race theory in public schools, the governor’s constitutional carry bill and the Democratic bill requiring training to own a firearm.
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Buckhead cityhood leader’s service on state Board of Corrections raises questions of experience, oversight
With crime as a political driver of the Buckhead cityhood movement, you’d think much would be said about its leader serving as an official in the state criminal justice system.
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NFT studio helps local artists sell original creations on crypto platform
Umba Daima’s brand Black NFT Art gets the unknown noticed. By Allison Joyner As cryptocurrency becomes more popular and media is increasingly digitized, Umba Daima bridges the gap between up-and-coming artists with buyers who are searching for authentic masterpieces. “We originally started in 2020 as an eCommerce store,” said Iris Nevins, co-founder of Umba Daima. […]
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Electric vehicle, plastic recycling plants join coal ash, Okefenokee Swamp as concerns
Two big state-endorsed economic development projects are running into early opposition, indicating they could be set to join coal ash and the Okefenokee Swamp in the larger debate over Georgia’s environmental future.
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Talented Peter Bogdanovich (1939-2022) made his best films first
Filmmaker, critic and historian Peter Bogdanovich, who, for a brief time in the 1970s, was about as famous as anyone in America, died on Jan. 6, the same day as cinema giant Sidney Poitier
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Beyond the Box: A campaign to make university application process more equitable for formerly incarcerated students
By Hannah E. Jones For most, applying to college is a lengthy and, at times, confusing process, but if you’re an applicant who has had encounters with the legal system, some obstacles can feel insurmountable. Luckily, there are folks who want to help. Today, anyone applying to a college within the University System of Georgia […]
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A rebranded WABE aims to better serve Atlanta region
Big changes are underway at Public Broadcasting Atlanta – including the name. This week, Public Broadcasting Atlanta will be replaced by an umbrella brand – WABE – best known as Atlanta’s public radio station.
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How AMA Atlanta is adapting to the new normal
By Guest Columnist JESSICA DUPEE, president, American Marketing Assoc., Atlanta
This time last year, there was cautious optimism that the new year – 2021 – would bring a return to normalcy thanks to vaccines and Covid-19 therapies on the cusp of widespread adoption (not to mention natural immunity).
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Click on your Georgia lawmakers
Who works in the Gold Dome downtown? We’re glad you asked: here’s how to find your state lawmakers on social.
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Alaska and Buckhead cityhood movements show similar ties to right-wing populism
A truism of the Buckhead cityhood debate is that it’s unique, this spectacle of a huge community trying to secede from a major U.S. city. Thing is, that’s not true.
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As Biden takes the bully pulpit in Georgia, a new wave of voting laws appears under the Golden Dome
Waxing a little too metaphorical, White House senior advisor Cedric Richmond said that by giving his big speech on voting rights in Georgia, President Joe Biden was “going right to the belly of the beast.” Richmond was referring to the “voter suppression, voter subversion and obstruction” Democrats claim Republicans have committed in Georgia, but he might just as well have referred to Georgia as the belly of Democratic discontent with the administration’s progress on voting issues.
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Dimitris Psillakis leading Mercedes-Benz USA with global flair
Few executives in Atlanta can rival the multi-cultural experiences that Dimitris Psillakis has enjoyed. It’s been a little more than a year since Psillakis became president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, which moved its headquarters to Atlanta in July 2015 from Montvale, N.J.
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MLK to white Lutheran youths in 1961: ‘an old order is passing away….’
Sixtyone years ago in Miami Beach, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of doubling the number of Black registered voters in the South through a campaign of peaceful protests at places that had barred them from registering.
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SafeHouse and GSU expand medical care for those without homes
By Hannah E. Jones For folks who don’t have consistent access to shelter or work, accessing quality healthcare can feel like an impossible task. In Atlanta, that applies to quite a few folks. Roughly 3,200 residents are without a home, according to a 2020 report by Partners for Home, and many are forced to make […]
