The board of the Atlanta Housing will meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. when it likely will approve its next CEO – Eugene Jones Jr., CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority for more than four years.
Jones publicly announced his resignation from the Chicago authority on Aug. 20, telling the mayor it would go into effect on Sept. 27.
George Berry, one of the Georgia’s greatest public servants, passed away Saturday night.
Whether working for the city of Atlanta, the state of Georgia or Cousins Properties, Berry was one of the most influential leaders in the state for several decades beginning in the 1960s through the 2000s.
The Atlanta BeltLine and the proposed Westside Park at the Bellwood Quarry received major boosts Tuesday morning with the announcement that the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has awarded a $17.5 million grant for the project.
The Blank grant will accelerate the development of parks and trails along the 22-mile circular corridor – especially on the Westside.
Atlanta film mogul Tyler Perry is not interested in owning any more land at the former Fort McPherson than the 330 acres he currently has.
Perry offered those comments in a telephone interview Monday evening after the board of Fort Mac Local Redevelopment Authority voted to approve the sale of the former U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) building to Easterly Government Properties (NYSE: DEA) for $17 million.
At the urging of Gov. Brian Kemp, Cassius Butts has agreed to temporarily rescind his resignation as chair of the Fort Mac Local Redevelopment Authority and remain in that volunteer position at least through the next board meeting on Aug. 26.
Families First has selected DePriest Waddy as its new CEO – culminating two years of transitional leadership over the past couple of years.
Waddy will begin his new job on Sept. 16, succeeding Marybeth Leamer, who has served as the interim CEO of Families First for the past year.
A 102-year-old magnolia tree was cut down Thursday on the front lawn of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s Rhodes Hall.
The city of Atlanta determined the tree was damaged and decayed. It was deemed to be a safety hazard and was in danger of falling Consulting arborists and a landscape architect agreed.
U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak spoke briefly Tuesday about the ongoing corruption investigation into the city of Atlanta government.
Asked about the status of the investigation while attending a human trafficking meeting in Atlanta, Pak answered, “We are moving, we are definitely moving. I don’t intend on this to drag on.”
Historic preservationists are urging the city to issue a “stop-work order” of the proposed Wyndham/Margaritaville Atlanta project in the Fairlie-Poplar district in downtown Atlanta.
The proposed development would result in the demolition of two historic buildings – 141 Walton Street. and 152 Nassau Street.
Top Atlanta business and civic leaders unveiled a vision Monday morning to turn Atlanta into a living city of peace.
The plans included hosting the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on a regular, rotating basis; attracting the headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates; and creating a Peace University as a collaboration between Atlanta’s institutions of higher learning.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta is defying gravity.
The Federation reached a $19 million milestone with its 2019 campaign (which just ended June 30) – a $1.5 million increase over 2018.
Although it’s only a year old, 3DE – a sister spinoff of Junior Achievement of Georgia – is making inroads in its goal to transform high school education nationally.
Atlanta leaders expressed sadness over the death on July 9 of North Carolina architect Philip Freelon – who designed the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Freelon, 66, was one of the most admired architects in the country, and he was considered the most significant African-American architect of cultural attractions.
Fountain Hall, the historic tower owned by Morris Brown College, has received an important $75,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
In all, the National Trust announced Friday morning it was awarding a total of $1.6 million to 22 sites and organizations through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
Although it’s only a year old, 3DE – a sister spinoff of Junior Achievement of Georgia – is making inroads in its goal to transform high school education nationally.
A $450 million plan to redevelop Underground Atlanta is expected to take off in 2020 with the construction of a new hotel, apartments and an entertainment venue.
A new report by Giving USA shows that 2018 was a record year for giving, with Americans giving a total of $427.7 billion.
A developer’s desire to build nearly 1,000 housing units along the Chattahoochee River in the city of Atlanta has become water-logged.
Still warm from the glow of hosting a successful Super Bowl LIII, Atlanta regional leaders have drafted a wish list of mega sporting events they would like to host over the next dozen years.
The Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School has announced that its founding president, Bill Garrett, will be stepping down from his role on July 1, 2020.
