On Aug. 27, the Westside Future Fund awarded $100,000 in grants to five of Atlanta’s Booker T. Washington cluster schools to fund student and teacher-oriented programs on the Westside. Five schools received $20,000 each for “programs and resources that promote student success:” Booker T. Washington High School, Hollis Innovation Academy, H.J. Russell West End Academy, […]
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Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District gets a new administrator, looks towards proactive resiliency
Water is arguably the most important resource any region can have, yet few have heard of their local water stewards or managers. The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (The District), the body that protects the Metro Atlanta water resources at large, extending to 15 counties and 97 cities and is staffed by the Atlanta […]
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Atlanta Dogwood Festival needs $250,000 for 2026 event
Atlanta’s most historic festival could soon be history. The Atlanta Dogwood Festival, a ritual of spring since the Great Depression, is pleading with the community to help cover a $250,000 shortfall so the nonprofit can put on the 2026 festival. The festival, which would turn 90 in 2026, needs to raise the money by Nov. […]
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Beltline buys up Buckhead property for Northwest Trail expansion
Atlanta Beltline Inc. announced another key move in the Buckhead area with the Aug. 25 purchase of a land piece surrounding the path’s Northwest Trail segment. The Beltline bought six parcels of land along Peachtree Road and Bennet Street, and aims to turn the vacant buildings and pavement into commercial development and affordable housing. “For […]
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Invest Atlanta greenlights $250,000 to local legacy businesses
Atlanta’s economic development agency board approved $50,000 grants to five legacy businesses in an ongoing effort to preserve and support small businesses. At the Aug. 21 meeting, the Invest Atlanta board approved a series of Small Business Improvement Grants to pay for interior and exterior improvements. The grants are funded using Tax Allocation District dollars, […]
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Georgia Chamber revives Blanchard Award, giving it to Shan Cooper
Jimmy Blanchard has been one of the leading voices in the Georgia business community advocating for the practice of servant leadership among CEOs. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce recently decided to give greater visibility by reinstituting and renaming the Blanchard Servant Leadership Award. It revived the award on Aug. 20 at the Chamber’s 2025 Congressional […]
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Andre Dickens qualifies for mayoral reelection campaign
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens kicked off the official election season on Aug. 19 when he announced his reelection campaign goals on the City Hall steps. Dickens has formally qualified to run for a second term as the Mayor of Atlanta in the Nov. 4 election. The formal qualifying period for municipal election candidates runs from […]
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Georgia Tech unveils new campus cycle track
A “critical swarm” of Georgia Institute of Technology students, alumni and faculty took to campus streets on Aug. 13 to celebrate the opening of a brand new cycle track that links key parts of campus. Georgia Tech police halted incoming traffic to let the crowd form in the street and prepare for an evening ride. […]
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MARTA names chief counsel Jonathan Hunt as interim CEO
At an Aug. 14 meeting the MARTA board appointed chief counsel Jonathan Hunt to serve as the agency’s interim general manager and CEO while a committee searches for a permanent replacement for Collie Greenwood. Greenwood, who had served as GM and CEO since 2022, abruptly left the agency on July 17 citing “immigration and personal […]
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Atlanta residents gather for mayor’s office townhall on future downtown development
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, more than 50 residents, city staff and community leaders filled St. Luke’s Episcopal Church for the August General Body Meeting of the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association (ADNA), a special edition of Mayor Andre Dickens’ public town hall series focused on downtown and co-hosted with the mayor’s office. The featured speaker was […]
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11-county Metro Atlanta population nears 5.3 million
The 11-county Metro Atlanta region added 64,400 this year, according to the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Aug. 13 annual population report. The annual estimate counts residents who joined the region between April 2024 and April 2025. The region’s total population now sits at 5.28 million people. Each of the 11 counties grew this year, with Fulton […]
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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff: CDC vital to U.S. and global health
Georgia is privileged to host “the world’s preeminent epidemiological agency,” U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia) told the Rotary Club of Atlanta of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “All of us, regardless of our political stripes, are proud of the CDC,” Ossoff said. “I grew up full of pride at this amazing organization, […]
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New CEO of Blank Family Office has been named
Andrea DeMarco will be the new CEO of the Arthur M. Blank Family office, effective on Oct. 6, the Blank Family of Businesses announced today. DeMarco will report directly to Arthur M. Blank, chairman of the Family Office, which includes chief of staff support, family services, security and transportation, while actively learning the businesses and […]
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Atlanta Women’s Foundation gives historic $1.7 million to local nonprofits
At its annual Community Investment Celebration at Atlanta City Hall on Aug. 7, the Atlanta Women’s Foundation announced a historic $1.7 million grant cycle to 19 nonprofits dedicated to women and girls in the metro area. It’s the most the nonprofit has invested in a single grant period since its founding 26 years ago. As […]
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Fulton County Honors Goodwill of North Georgia for 100 Years of Service
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday recognized Goodwill of North Georgia for a century of service, adding to the nonprofit’s growing list of accolades. Commissioner Bob Ellis presented the organization with a proclamation declaring “Goodwill of North Georgia Appreciation Day.” Founded in 1925 as Goodwill Industries of Atlanta, the nonprofit began in a […]
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Carter Work Project home building blitz returns to Atlanta in 2026
For the first time since 1988, Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project is headed to Atlanta. The annual event is known as the “world’s largest building blitz,” with thousands of volunteers descending on a different city each year to construct dozens of homes. An estimated 2,000 volunteers will head to the Sylvan […]
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Georgia State University to move forward with 148 Edgewood demolition plan
Months after a heated public hearing on the fate of Atlanta’s historic 148 Edgewood Ave. building, Georgia State University is set to move forward with its demolition plan to create a Greek Life greenspace. It’s a controversial move for the 1926 property. It was originally built by Georgia Power as a facade to store neighborhood […]
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BronzeLens readies for 16th annual film festival
The anticipated annual film festival dedicated to the city’s Black cinema landscape is set to return on Aug. 20 with 105 official film selections from across the globe — and it’s celebrating 16 years in business. “We are glad that we can say we stood the test and we’re still here being a platform for […]
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UrbanHeatATL undergoes latest summer campaign, building off years of data collection
Hotlanta lives up to its most hated nickname — in some places more than others. UrbanHeatATL has been documenting the phenomenon of urban heat islands — pockets of intensified heat compared to surrounding rural or suburban areas — throughout the City of Atlanta and identifying the places where they’re more intense than others. On July […]
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Atlanta gets $50 million investment from Momentus Capital
Momentus Capital, a community development financial institution (CDFI) branded family of organizations that includes CDC Small Business Finance and Capital Impact Partners and Momentus Securities, announced a $50 million investment in Metro Atlanta through 2027 last month. The investment will focus on the core Metro Atlanta counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Clayton and Gwinnett. The […]
