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Tino Mantella

Former Technology Association of Georgia CEO lands new leadership role

by Maria Saporta October 10, 2018 8:57 amFebruary 17, 2023 3:38 pm

Tino J. Mantella, a veteran executive who led the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) from 2004 to 2016, will be the new president and CEO of the Turknett Leadership Group.

In his 12 years at the helm of TAG, Mantella grew the organization from fewer than 500 members to more than 36,000.

The Atlanta-based Turknett Leadership Group was founded by Bob and Lyn Turknett 30 years ago to help develop leaders through executive coaching, talent assessment and development, succession planning and cultural assessments.

Russ Hardin, James Quincey Mayor Bottoms

Atlanta Police Foundation gets $2 million Coca-Cola pledge to fight crime

by Maria Saporta October 9, 2018 1:07 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:38 pm

At the Atlanta Police Foundation’s Crime is Toast breakfast Tuesday morning, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey announced that the company was making a $2 million gift to the foundation’s upcoming Vision Safe Atlanta campaign.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms also announced both she and Quincey had agreed to co-chair the Atlanta Police Foundation’s $35 million capital campaign, which will build at least one new @Promise Youth Center on the Southside along Metropolitan Avenue.

Kensington station development proceeds despite Avondale protests

by Sonam Vashi October 8, 2018 5:20 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:38 pm

The 240-unit development will be “100 percent affordable housing” right next to the Kensington MARTA station.

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Multiple choice voting? Same day registration? Georgia candidates give mixed reviews of voting variation

by Maggie Lee October 8, 2018 12:49 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:37 pm

What if every election day folks voted more than once — legally — ranking candidates from first to last? Or what if folks who weren’t registered at all showed up on Election Day and got a ballot?

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MARTA’s surplus property: Managing excess a challenge in its own right

by David Pendered October 7, 2018 5:08 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:37 pm

Even the graffiti artists haven’t made much of a mark on the latest piece of surplus property MARTA intends to sell. A YouTube video of the site has scored just 131 views in six months. But the sale of this property does speak to the ongoing management of a transit system that’s just approved a $2.7 billion expansion plan.

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A slice of Americana, the black powder longrifle, to make annual appearance

by David Pendered October 5, 2018 6:32 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:37 pm

The otherworldly smoke and sound of black powder weapons will move from the fields of historic reenactments to the hunting tracts of Georgia next weekend, as thousands of hunters armed with muzzleleaders are expected to head out in search of deer.

the gulch

Critics rallying to “Redlight the Gulch;” call it a bad deal for Atlanta

by Maggie Lee October 5, 2018 3:00 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

But the crux of the anti-Gulch deal argument is that what the people get is nothing compared to what the developer gets.

MARTA to seek its own lanes for streetcar expansion

by Maggie Lee October 4, 2018 6:09 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

In a car-loving city, MARTA planners are looking to get light rail its own lane as much as possible, as they plan a system across the city.

Southern Co. on Vogtle: ‘ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined’

by David Pendered October 4, 2018 5:42 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

The following sentence concludes a federal filing that sets out terms of the agreement among Plant Vogtle’s partners that enables construction to continue: “The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time.”

Michael Cassidy

Former Georgia Research Alliance CEO joining Emory University

by Maria Saporta October 4, 2018 10:02 amFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

The Georgia Research Alliance’s Michael Cassidy is joining Emory University, according to Emory President Claire E. Sterk.

Cassidy will take a new position that is designed to provide vision and leadership to promote biomedical innovation and enhance the university’s economic engagement in the Atlanta region and Georgia.

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To enable redevelopment in SW Atlanta, sculptures to be moved to Pittman Park

by David Pendered October 3, 2018 2:23 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

Four cement sculptures that are part of Atlanta artist Fred Ajanogha’s series, “Strong Roots, Wide Branches,” are to be installed at Pittman Park as part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s efforts to promote economic development in Southwest Atlanta.

Atlanta's city jail, pictured in a 2017 file photo from a rally against immigrant family separation. In 2018, Atlanta ended a contract to house ICE detainees. Credit: Kelly Jordan

Six months after Atlanta curtails cash bail, struggles for some defendants remain

by Maggie Lee October 1, 2018 5:58 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

Not all those nonviolent offenders who are now free from a bail bondsman have a home to go back to, or have the resources to deal with the mental illness or addiction that may be plaguing them.

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Fulton County to shake up lobbying team in ongoing effort that dates to 2013

by David Pendered September 30, 2018 5:04 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

Fulton County appears to be calling for another shakeup in the county’s lobbying team at the state Capitol and before Congress. The county is seeking a single firm to advocate the county’s position at both levels of government.

Dr. Joe Bresee, flu fighter, said one myth about flu is that it's mild. In fact, flu can take you out of work for days and even put you in the hospital. Credit: Maggie Lee

Think you don’t need a flu shot? Doctors preparing for pandemic beg to differ.

by Maggie Lee September 28, 2018 12:10 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

What would surprise people about the flu? The fact that it kills even young, healthy people who don’t have other risk factors, said Dr. Joe Bresee.

Acclaimed brain researcher to lead new center affiliated with GSU, Georgia Tech, Emory

by David Pendered September 27, 2018 4:39 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

Metro Atlanta’s standing in public health and medical research has grown by another notch. A highly regarded brain researcher has agreed to serve as the founding director of a new institute at Georgia State University, in addition to assuming appointments at Georgia Tech and Emory University.

MARTA Matters

New “More MARTA” plan involves public-private partnerships, possibly other funds

by Maggie Lee September 27, 2018 1:26 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

A revised MARTA expansion proposal now includes more light rail than originally envisioned. It leans on other sources of money besides a sales tax to complete those big-dollar projects.

the gulch

Some cheers, many jeers, greet mayor’s push for high-stakes Gulch deal

by Maggie Lee September 27, 2018 10:19 amFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

By the end of a roughly 90-minute public meeting at Atlanta City Hall on Wednesday night, two things were getting familiar through repetition: the city’s pitch for up to $1.75 billion in tax incentives for a developer pursuing a Gulch re-do; and opponents saying the people of the city ought to get a lot more out of the deal.

Planned Rodney Cook Sr. park hitting bumps in final stages of formation

by David Pendered September 26, 2018 5:05 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

A bit of push-back is emerging around the planned Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Historic Vine City. One Atlanta resident said Tuesday at a public hearing the name marks it as Confederate memorial park. On Wednesday, the Atlanta City Council’s Finance Committee voted to delay action on a proposal to condemn six parcels of land needed to make the park as it’s currently envisioned.

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Confederate Avenue to be renamed United Avenue, may receive historic marker

by David Pendered September 25, 2018 8:17 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

Atlanta’s Confederate Avenue is to be renamed United Avenue, ending years of debate over what – if anything – to do with a name that holds near mystical power. The former name may be memorialized with an historic marker – in keeping with a multi-national practice of augmenting, rather than removing, a controversial mark of history.

Austin Ford Marie Nygren

Rev. Austin Ford of Emmaus House memorialized as a fighter for justice

by Maria Saporta September 23, 2018 9:09 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:39 pm

A great cross-section of Atlanta came to the Cathedral of St. Philip on Saturday, Sept. 22 to pay tribute to Rev. Austin Ford – a civil rights leader who devoted his life to helping the poor and disadvantaged.