An Atlanta politician stands on the right side of history even though it means going it alone.
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Homebuilders say market flat; wages forecast to rise 2-3 percent: Latest report from Federal Reserve
Two sectors of the economy of special importance in metro Atlanta present a mixed bag of indicators in the Federal Reserve’s latest “beige book.” The picture becomes even murkier once the state’s unemployment rate is counted.
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Atlanta creates $1 million tax break for new tech firms, joins tech-based health campaign
Atlanta’s efforts to promote the technology industry now include a $1 million tax exemption for new and emerging businesses and an innovation campaign sponsored by the National League of Cities.
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A slam dunk for Atlanta – Dominique Wilkins’ statue now part of our history
Forever 21. Atlanta now will have a new statue honoring one of its true sports legends – forever.
Dominique Wilkins was immortalized Thursday when a statue of him getting ready to lift his right arm to make a slam dunk was unveiled before of a Who’s Who of basketball legends and Atlanta dignitaries.
A running theme of several speakers – including former teammate Kevin Willis – was what took Atlanta so long.
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Dredging company wins contract for Savannah, vows to protect environment, marine habitat
After 16 years of planning and debate over the deepening of the Savannah Harbor, the federal government announced Wednesday it has hired a company to begin the first phase of dredging.
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Riverkeeper opposes proposed fuel pipeline along Savannah River basin, coast enroute to Jacksonville
The Savannah Riverkeeper is sounding the alarm over a proposed 360-mile pipeline for refined petroleum and ethanol that’s to be built from South Carolina to Savannah and across coastal Georgia to Jacksonville, Fla. The first of five public meetings is set for Wednesday in Savannah.
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As our region becomes more dense, we need more transit options
As someone who regularly takes public transit, I fail to realize how stressful it is to commute by car. This weekend served as an unfortunate reminder.
Not because of the person who failed to use signal lights when changing lanes – but rather the inordinate amount of time it took to get from point A to point B.
To be sure, the improved temperature was a factor on the Interstate and roadway congestion. But it wasn’t the primary factor.
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Freedman’s Bank finds life 150 years later in Operation HOPE
Listening to John Hope Bryant, one word comes to mind – destiny.
The myriad of coincidences and serendipitous encounters in Bryant’s life have led to this moment – the 150th anniversary of Freedman’s Bank.
For many, Freedman’s Bank is a footnote in history. But for Bryant, Freedman’s Bank is the biggest unfinished business left over from the presidential administration of Abraham Lincoln, who he calls the greatest president in America’s history.
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Housing crisis: Attention refocuses on aiding families, neighborhoods
Nearly six years after the official end of the Great Recession, a lot of work remains to be done in metro Atlanta to help families recover what for many is their greatest source of wealth – home values.
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Atlanta’s history is alive in the plays of Alfred Uhry
This week guest contributor JOHN INSCOE, a University of Georgia professor and the founding editor of the New Georgia Encyclopedia, looks at the major works of playwright Alfred Uhry, author of Driving Miss Daisy and The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
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Presidents, governors, mayors have visited storied Manuel’s Tavern
By Maria Saporta and Amy Wenk
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on February 27, 2015
A couple came into Manuel’s Tavern in early February wearing stickers showing they had just toured the Carter Presidential Library.
Former President Jimmy Carter had recommended they go to Manuel’s for lunch, they told Brian Maloof, the owner of the tavern.
Such stories never cease to amaze Maloof. A former leader of the United States is telling people to eat at the tavern that his late father, Manuel Maloof, made famous.
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The Dancer
The power of a little girl’s dream to transform a city is celebrated in this weeks Stories of Atlanta.
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As Atlanta marks historic march, Ga. lawmakers to vote Monday on bill to restrict early voting
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is slated to kick off at noon Monday the city’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March.
