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Atlanta’s Vine City Park to be renamed to honor past community leaders

April 24, 2018, 4:00 pm/0 Comments

In 2017, the Rev. Darrion Fletcher died during his campaign for the Atlanta City Council post held by Ivory Lee Young, Jr. On Tuesday, Young continued his effort to honor Fletcher by naming a playing field for him in Vine City Park. Young also proposes to rename the entire park for a well-regarded urban planner, June Mundy.

Learn4Life releases its second annual progress report

April 24, 2018, 7:00 am/0 Comments

A regional initiative to improve educational outcomes in metro Atlanta’s five core counties – Learn4Life – released its second annual report at a Metro Atlanta Chamber event Tuesday morning.

The “State of Education in Metro Atlanta” report highlights the cradle-to-grave approach to improve outcomes for all students. Learn4Life encompasses eight school districts in those five counties – Atlanta, Fulton, DeKalb, Decatur, Cobb, Marietta, Gwinnett and Clayton.

Atlanta developer John A. Williams ‘was larger than life’

April 24, 2018, 12:28 am/0 Comments

John A. Williams would have loved his memorial service.

Family and friends gathered Monday at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Buckhead to remember the 75-year-old apartment developer who died on April 16.

“He was larger than life, but most of all my father was a builder,” Jay Williams told a full sanctuary. “He built companies – two great ones.”

Struggling Georgia communities chosen for new federal program that’s to spur investment

April 22, 2018, 9:06 pm/0 Comments

A large swath of economically challenged Georgia communities got a boost from the Trump administration in the weeks after Georgia lawmakers passed a package of legislation aimed at helping rural areas where folks struggle to make ends meet.

Atlanta Housing Authority CEO pushes back on Mayor’s resignation request

April 21, 2018, 10:38 am/2 Comments

When Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms requested some two dozen top staff resignation letters for review earlier this month, the leader of the city’s housing authority referred the mayor to a board that dates from the previous administration.

Atlanta’s asking advice on their big mixed-income redo at Civic Center

April 20, 2018, 4:39 pm/2 Comments

Atlanta plans to rebuild 19 acres at the Civic Center as a mixed-use, mixed income-development. Some folks who came to a city meeting about it are saying they’re looking for walkability, connections to the rest of the city, and preserving the buildings that are on the site.

As sea turtles and manatees return to Georgia’s coast, state urges boaters to be vigilant

April 20, 2018, 1:10 pm/0 Comments

Georgia’s coast is experiencing the annual return of three types of visitors, prompting state wildlife officials to encourage humans to exercise caution to avoid harming the other two species – sea turtles and manatees.

Atlanta agency votes for Vine City mixed-income build

April 19, 2018, 10:04 pm/3 Comments

Atlanta’s development agency has voted to sell the city’s housing authority 7.8 acres of land in Vine City for a $60 million mixed-income residential project.

Georgia Tech’s student association awards $35,000 to Tech’s LGBTQIA Resource Center

April 19, 2018, 7:47 pm/0 Comments

Seven months after an LGBT student activist at Georgia Tech was shot and killed by campus police, the Student Alumni Association on Thursday presented a $35,000 gift to Tech’s LGBTQIA Resource Center for new office space and programmatic support, according to a statement from Tech.

DeKalb Avenue “suicide lanes” to disappear, as a car-centric city does something different

April 19, 2018, 3:25 pm/0 Comments

Folks who live on DeKalb Avenue say cars race by their windows — and they see a lot of crashes. A top city planner says that what they’re going to witness through those windows in the coming years is part of a departure from history for a car-centric city.

Labor shortage a bigger concern than tariffs for business in Atlanta, Southeast, Fed reports

April 19, 2018, 3:16 pm/0 Comments

President Trump’s new and proposed trade tariffs do not appear to be of concern in metro Atlanta and across the Southeast, though they are causing heartburn in other regions of the country, according to the Federal Reserve’s survey of the economy released Wednesday.

It’s a new day, says Atlanta mayor, just after subpoena news

April 18, 2018, 6:07 pm/1 Comment

“I don’t anticipate that this will be the last subpoena we will receive,” said Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Wednesday, a day after news broke that a grand jury has demanded city records related to former Mayor Kasim Reed’s spending in office.

Delta among airlines expected to raise fares to offset carbon caps, Moody’s reports

April 18, 2018, 2:47 pm/1 Comment

Delta Air Lines is among the airlines that are expected to raise fares in the coming years to offset the cost of caps on their carbon emissions, according to a report released today by Moody’s Investors Service.

Georgia Supreme Court rules in favor of Clark Atlanta and against Invest Atlanta in Morris Brown land sale

April 17, 2018, 5:12 pm/1 Comment

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Clark Atlanta University over ownership of former Morris Brown College land – virtually exhausting Invest Atlanta’s legal options on the case.

The Georgia Supreme Court reaffirmed last year’s ruling by the Georgia Court of Appeals, which agreed that Clark Atlanta had legal right to the Morris Brown property.

Atlanta developer John Williams – a friend to many – dies unexpectedly

April 16, 2018, 11:11 pm/5 Comments

Updated: A memorial service to celebrate the life of John A. Williams will be held on Monday, April 23 at 2 p.m. at Peachtree Presbyterian Church at 3434 Roswell Road NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30305. A reception will follow the service at the Cherokee Town Club at 155 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta Ga 30305. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Piedmont Heart Institute or a charity of your choice

Atlanta premier of ‘Maynard’ movie focuses a lens on city’s past

April 15, 2018, 10:28 pm/7 Comments

The Atlanta premier of the “Maynard” documentary Saturday night attracted devotees of the late Mayor Maynard Jackson.

The film was a featured presentation of the Atlanta Film Festival, which actually was launched when Jackson was in office.

Gov. Deal’s tweet on Piedmont/Blue Cross Blue Shield imbroglio spurs wider conversation

April 15, 2018, 5:15 pm/1 Comment

Gov. Nathan Deal has spurred a buzz on Twitter with his call for a meeting Monday with Piedmont Healthcare and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to resolve a breakdown in negotiations that has left thousands of patients out of network for care.

One hundred days in, new Atlanta mayor promises stronger city after “uncomfortable” time

April 13, 2018, 1:48 pm/2 Comments

For the symbolically significant one-hundred-day mark of her administration, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is thanking employees, evaluating leadership and looking to rebuild public trust at what she called an “uncomfortable” time for the city.

Sketches of Atlanta Central Library new windows, tenants, draw criticism

April 12, 2018, 9:28 am/6 Comments

If there’s something everyone can agree on, it’s that Downtown’s Atlanta’s main library is in sad shape. The news that bathroom renovations are coming drew some cheers from folks at the library Wednesday night, though they had little positive to say of new windows and new tenants sketched out for the landmark building.

Two Emory University profs awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

April 11, 2018, 3:27 pm/0 Comments

Two professors at Emory University were awarded 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships, granting them entry into a world in which past fellows continue to provide work featured at galleries and museums, and even on a TV show about poetry that’s affiliated with Harvard University.

Not playin Thanks Maria....for bringing up Brian McGowan's name....he has the same "sweetheart deal" Klemetich got from CoA....should either get fired, they have hefty payout.... what favor... –
On: Atlanta Housing Authority's recent actions need further scrutiny

Chris Johnston The highest and best use of the Civic Center has, is, and will be demolition. No matter how much expensive lipstick architects may put on... –
On: Atlanta's asking advice on their big mixed-income redo at Civic Center

Bestie Finally! Renovating and rapidly moving people out of affordable housing too after renovations. Why! –
On: Atlanta Housing Authority's recent actions need further scrutiny

J Jordan Of course, the AHA is not the only group that invites scrutiny! Invest Atlanta is another group that deserves SERIOUS investigation-not just about the South... –
On: Atlanta Housing Authority's recent actions need further scrutiny

Jeff My God, corruption runs through the veins of Atlanta public agencies like white corpuscles!!! I hope the FED burns it all to the ground. The... –
On: Atlanta Housing Authority's recent actions need further scrutiny

Helen Tapp Thanks for a succinct update on this complex and important saga. –
On: Florida-Georgia before the Supreme Court: Three possible scenarios for outcome

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