University of North Georgia is about to have two new telescopes. A construction milestone was reached when a crane hoisted two domes onto the newly built observatory just a few miles from the UNG Dahlonega campus. Students will gain hands-on experience in a professional-grade observatory and the facility will be open for public and educational […]
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World Refugee Day – Clarkston 2018-19 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note – continuing the series about great Atlanta events that we will miss in 2020, and hope to see again in 2021. Kelly
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Juneteenth Parade Atlanta – 2017-19 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note – continuing a series about great Atlanta events that we will miss this year but look forward to in 2021. Kelly
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Juneteenth Festival Atlanta – 2019 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note – continuing a series about great Atlanta events that we will miss this year but look forward to in 2021. Kelly
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A one in five chance
It was a new camera and the photographer only had 5 flash bulbs, yet there he was, on that fateful night, witnessing what would become the most devastating hotel fire in American history. Arnold Hardy ended up getting detained by the police that evening but not before he made history as we tell in this […]
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Tiny Activists ATL – Photos by Karen Shacham
Fran Carroll and Mary Williams are two local Atlanta mamas committed to making a change for future generations. . #tinyactivistsatl was unofficially launched June 4, 2020 in the wake of the George Floyd death and the civil protest and demonstrations taking place across the world. Our goal is to find a place for the tiniest […]
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Kid-Focused Community Rally for Black Lives hosted by King Of Pops and Special Needs Siblings – Photos by Kayla Nesby of Memories Matter Photography
Memories matter. It starts as a child. The way we love, talk, teach and educate are just some of the few things we get to plant into our sweet tiny humans. LET’S CREATE THE CHANGE. KEEP THE CHANGE .. Let’s educate ourselves as adults and educate the children to what is going on and how […]
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A familiar face returns
As these things go, the changing of the name Marthasville to Atlanta went about as smooth as could be expected. There was one slight hitch, some, who were no doubt devotees of ancient literature, assumed that there had been a typographical error in the spelling of the town’s new name and that actually “Atlanta” should […]
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Moon Ride – June 2017-19 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that we will miss this year, but sadly it looks like Moon Ride is over – Kelly
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Pride Run – Piedmont Park – June 2019 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that we will miss this year, and look forward to next year – Kelly
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Celtics Jaylen Brown Protest – Photos by Kemet Alston of Divrs Media
“My choice of weapon during this fight is my camera and I chose to shoot people for good not hate. My photos are my voice for the people.” -Kemet Alston
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Krishna Festival of Chariots – June 1 2019 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note – Continuing a series about annual Atlanta events missing this year which we hope will return in 2021. Kelly
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The one that stuck
Richard Peters, the superintendent of the Georgia Railroad, had picked a name for the Marthasville train depot and had begun distributing circulars advertising the Atlanta Depot. As the Georgia Railroad, at the time, was running the only game in town, Peters didn’t get much pushback and, eventually, everybody began referring to Marthasville as Atlanta. Pause […]
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Cabbagetown Reunion Festival – June 1 2019 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note – Continuing a series about annual Atlanta events missing this year which we hope will return in 2021. Kelly
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Illumine – Oakland Cemetery 2016-19 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note – another in a series about beloved events we are missing this year, and look forward to returning in 2021 – Kelly
