John F. Kennedy Park in Atlanta’s historic Westside will be a lasting legacy of Super Bowl LIII.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially unveiled the renovated park Thursday morning, a cool but sunny occasion.
So how does the owner of an NFL franchise that is hosting the Big Game spend his time during Super Bowl week? Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons, has been spending his time as an ambassador for the city and the state.
For Blank, the kick-off to the Super Bowl LIII festivities began on the evening of Jan. 21 with a trip to New York City.
Natural gas looks pretty economical for customers; and the demand for power isn’t growing so much.
The Buckhead Coalition welcomed Buckhead’s newest resident, Gov. Brian Kemp, Wednesday to keynote the group’s 30th annual meeting.
“Thirty years of good work is a major accomplishment … a great success story,” Kemp told an audience of high-profile political and business leaders at the 103 West Restaurant.
A new Atlanta film focuses on English Avenue and Vine City residents impacted by Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The idea of ratifying ERA is getting some serious bipartisan support in the Georgia Legislature — about 36 years after the deadline to change the Constitution to guarantee equal rights for people regardless of sex.
With an alliterative name like “No Drone Zone” in place for Downtown Atlanta starting Thursday, it seems the souvenir hawkers would have come up with a humorous logo to offer the crowds around Super Bowl LIII. They had plenty of advance warning, and even design inspiration from the government.
Grace A. Tan, the president of John Portman & Associates for the last 18 years, died unexpectedly on Jan. 27 at the age of 58.
The architectural firm announced her passing in a release Wednesday afternoon in which it described Tan as a “dynamic and determined president.”
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights has named Jill Savitt as its CEO – succeeding Brian Tolleson, who has been serving as the interim CEO for nearly a year. Tolleson will return to serving on the center’s board once Savitt begins her new role on March 11.
Savitt is no stranger to the center.
Hurricane Michael may seem a distant memory, especially with wintry weather wrapping metro Atlanta, but the impact of the October 2018 storm remains so close that cotton awaits harvest in Georgia fields and only on Monday did the nation’s workplace safety agency return to regular enforcement duties in all affected areas.
Georgia will have about $27.5 billion to spend in the year that begins in July. The new governor is making proposed teacher raises a centerpiece. Democrats are pressing to spend on a Medicaid expansion.
Steve Stancil may not have a household name. But when he steps down Feb. 1 as State Property Officer, he will have affected metro Atlanta since 2003 on issues ranging from mass transit, to development policies, to future development along the Atlanta BeltLine and the future film studio/mixed use development that’s to be built in Atlanta at the old Pullman Yard.
While it’s not the official cola sponsor of the NFL, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola wants to be sure people attending and watching the Super Bowl will feel its presence.
Right before the kick-off of the “Big Game,” the company will air a new animated ad – inspired by a 1975 quote by pop artist Andy Warhol – that celebrates inclusion, diversity and togetherness.
Georgia’s new lieutenant governor says private schools are an important part of education, and he wants to expand a program that provides them indirect public support. But Georgia has little idea which students benefit from this program or how private schools serve those students.
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama made her Narcissus Garden exhibit so controversial in 1966 at the Venice Biennale that organizers barred her from performing alongside the display. The Atlanta Botanical Garden intends to display the exhibit through Spring.
Metro Atlanta ranks 10th out of the nation’s top 15 metro regions for investment potential in commercial loans, according to a new report by the industry watcher Trepp. In a small way, the bankruptcy of a popular bicycle business with four shops in the region shows why metro Atlanta isn’t ranked higher.
By Maria Saporta Park Pride announced today that it is granting a total of $864,000 to 21 community groups in Atlanta and DeKalb County to fund capital park improvements. According to a news release, that means that since 2004, Park Pride has awarded more than $6.6 million to projects that include new playgrounds, bridges and […]
Fulton County’s development agency on Tuesday approved tax abatements worth nearly $100 million over 10 years in Atlanta, more than half of that for MetLife Inc.’s mega Midtown development.
The environmental review is underway for a planned inland port to be built northeast of Gainesville. Presuming it opens, the facility that’s billed as a way to ease traffic congestion in metro Atlanta is likely to be heralded as a success as the state House prepares to update Georgia’s decade-old rail improvement plans.
In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the Atlanta Hawks took full advantage of the team’s relationship with its city and its native son.
