Last Wednesday, October 10th, was National Walk to a Park day! Michael Halicki, Executive Director of Park Pride, shares this photo from Woodruff Park where staff from Park Pride and Trust for Public Land met up to mark the occasion.
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Photo Pick: Science and art by Peggy Cozart
Peggy shares: “Science and art come together at the University of North Georgia. Based on the Eastern Box Turtle, this recent work was produced as a collaboration between the UNG science and art departments. On the biology side, the turtles were tracked and studied in the field. On the art side, students and faculty created […]
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Photo Pick: Lenny Kravitz at Chastain Amphitheater by Maria Saporta
Lenny Kravitz in Atlanta 9/21 from SaportaReport on Vimeo.
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Photo Pick: Georgia Dome historical marker unveiling by Maria Saporta
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Photo Pick: The new State Farm Arena (formerly known as Philips Arena) by Maria Saporta
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Photo Pick: Two Great shows- Peter Frampton with Steve Miller Band, LIVE with Counting Crows by Maria Saporta
Two recent shows each offered two headliners for the price of one. Peter Frampton opened up for the Steve Miller Band at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on July 17. And the band – LIVE – opened up for the Counting Crows at the State Bank Amphitheater at Chastain last night (July 29).
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Photo Pick: Nonprofit consultants monthly walk at Piedmont Park by Linda Wise McNay
Walk with the Consultant in July: 88 degrees and humid, but that didn’t stop us from taking the 250,000th step for nonprofit fundraising consulting! (FREE!) #MonthlyWalks4Years! #KingofPops! Our walkers are new to development, so we talked about breaking into the field. We referenced Jason Lewis’ new book, the War for Fundraising Talent. There are not enough qualified […]
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Photo Pick: Atlanta Hero, Maria Saporta! Photo by Amy Wenk
Thank you to Amy Wenk for capturing these great photos of Maria Saporta at the Atlanta Rotary meeting today. Maria says “I was totally surprised by the honor. Rotary is such an important institution in Atlanta, and it humbles me that the organization recognized me with it’s first “Atlanta Hero” award. The comments by John […]
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Photo Pick: Maria Saporta receives the inaugural “Atlanta Hero Award” from Rotary International by David Saporta Luse
Maria’s son, David Saporta Luse, shared these photos from today’s Rotary Club of Atlanta meeting where they surprised Maria with the first ever “Atlanta Hero Award.” The SaportaReport team is so proud of our fearless leader! Her hard work and dedication to civic journalism sets her apart from the rest. Congratulations Maria!
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Photo Pick: The King Center’s 50th by John R. Naugle
John R Naugle was at the KING Center’s 50th Anniversary event on June 26th and captured these wonderful images of the celebration. Dr. King’s big sister, Dr. Christine King Farris, was in attendance on the exact 50th Anniversary in the founding of the KING Center. It was especially fantastic that Dr. Bernice A. King highlighted Gandhi’s influence (and […]
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Photo Pick: Herbarium University of North Georgia by Peggy Cozart
Herbariums are cool! If you haven’t heard of one yet, you are likely to soon. University of North Georgia seniors Samantha Shea, left, and Katie Horton are working together on creating a herbarium at UNG. A herbarium is a core collection of dried plant specimens mounted, labeled and filed in an organized way. Horton is tasked with organizing and […]
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Photo Pick: Wyche Fowler and Stacey Abrams at The Commerce Club by Maria Saporta
Former U.S. Senator Wyche Fowler (D-Georgia) – and former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, was meeting with Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor, at the Commerce Club on the morning of June 8 (Photo by Maria Saporta)
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Photo Pick: Skyland Trail groundbreaking by Maria Saporta
Skyland Trail broke ground Wednesday, May 23 on its new Adolescent Campus on Dresden Drive. The three campaign co-chairs – Rex Fuqua, Tom Johnson and Rand Glenn Hagen – were able to raise $20 million in just more than a year. Left to right: Rand Glenn Hagen, Tom Johnson, Dorothy Jordan – who will be […]
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Photo Pick: Atlanta Marriott Marquis by Steve Saenz
The Urban Explorers of Atlanta took the “Path of Portman Walking Tour” by The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation this month. Steve Saenz captured this Atlanta Marriott Marquis atrium shot looking down.
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Photo Pick: Farewell to Agnes Scott President Elizabeth Kiss by Maria Saporta
A half dozen university presidents came to give a fond farewell to Agnes Scott President Elizabeth Kiss at a reception Wednesday (May 16) evening at the Piedmont Driving Club. Left to right: Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell; Georgia State University President Mark Becker; Agnes Scott’s Kiss; Emory University President Claire Sterk; Clayton State University […]
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Photo Pick: Railway tunnel in nature by Michael Halicki
Michael Halicki shares this beautiful photo of a railway tunnel that “bridges history and nature,” in South Atlanta.
