The State Road & Tollway Authority (SRTA) announced on Tuesday that applications are open for up to $16 million in transportation loans and grants for local, regional and state governments and community improvement districts. The goal of the funding is to fast-track transportation infrastructure improvements and enhance mobility and economic development across the state. The […]
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Georgia State University receives largest donation ever for a major campus upgrade
Georgia State University just received its largest financial gift ever — an $80 million donation from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, which is set to define the campus for the future. The announcement came this past Tuesday, Nov. 12. The donation will make the bulk of a total of $107 million going towards campus upgrades […]
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Beltline inches along with 0.9 mile addition at Piedmont Park
On Nov. 12, the Beltline’s newest piece of trail at Piedmont Park opened for business. City leaders and community members gathered on a sunny Tuesday at the completed section for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate progress on the 22-mile loop. The 0.9-mile new trail segment starts at the 10th Street and Monroe Drive intersection and […]
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Willis thanks Fulton County voters for election win
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will remain in office for another four years. Willis said that she is thankful to voters in Fulton County for trusting her to continue her work and will continue to seek justice for the community. “Fulton County, thank you for trusting me with the honor of serving as your […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: SCAD Buzz Bus, Georgia tax votes, Leadership changes at ATL organizations
SCAD’s Buzz Bus delivers joy and creativity to schools in Atlanta, Savannah Last month, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) hosted art supply donation events for schools in Atlanta and Savannah. In 2010, SCAD founder Jaula Wallace created the SCAD SERVE Buzz Bus to help make high-quality art education possible for thousands of […]
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Beltline headed to Buckhead with key expansion and land acquisition
The Beltline is headed to Buckhead after Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta Beltline, Inc. announced a key land acquisition and groundbreaking on a segment of the Northwest trail. Atlanta Beltline, Inc. acquired the shuttered Elleven 45 Lounge as part of its expansion, repurposing the “nuisance” property after it was shuttered by a judge in the […]
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Leadership transition is underway at influential Woodruff Foundation
Russ Hardin, president of the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation since 2006, announced plans to retire on Jan. 31. At that time, he will become a trustee of the prestigious foundation.
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Cobb and Gwinnett transit referendums fail
Voters have rejected Cobb County’s Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Known as MSPLOST, a 1 percent county sales tax was intended to raise $10.3 billion in transit improvements including transit centers and 108 miles of new bus routes. Results from Tuesday’s general election show 62 percent of nearly 385,000 voters who cast ballots […]
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East Point contenders appear headed to runoff for vacant council seat
There was no clear winner in Tuesday’s race for the vacant East Point City Council Ward B seat. Three of the four candidates in the special election received at least 30 percent of the vote. Wednesday morning, candidates Jermaine Wright and Shean Atkins appeared headed to a runoff race on Dec. 3. With just over […]
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Atlanta City Council seat headed for runoff election
Dr. Nicole “Nikki” Evans Jones and Eshé Collins are headed to a runoff election for the Atlanta City Council Post 3 at-large seat after neither candidate received 50 percent of the vote. The Atlanta Center for Civic Innovation called the race at 10:15 p.m. and declared the duo would head into a runoff election on […]
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One of Atlanta’s top philanthropists, Bernie Marcus, has died
Bernie Marcus, a co-founder of the Home Depot, died Nov. 4 in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 95 years old.
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Cobb County launches microtransit pilot program
Cobb County officials launched a new microtransit program, called CobbLinc Go, at Silver Comet Linear Park on Thursday. The curb-to-curb service provides on-demand shared rides to select locations, including downtown Austell and Powder Springs, through a fleet of vans and a platform from software company Via. “CobbLinc Go is about creating a more connected and […]
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Sidewalks, scooters take center stage at transportation committee meeting
Micromobility issues dominated the agenda the Atlanta City Council transportation committee meeting on Wednesday. Residents from District 12 and advocates for safer, more accessible streets for people with disabilities showed up to make public comments about the disrepair or lack of sidewalks in neighborhoods like Capitol View in Southwest Atlanta. “We’ve been told repeatedly that […]
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Atlanta Press Club inducts four journalists to Hall of Fame
The Atlanta Press Club added four journalists to the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Oct. 28. The 2024 class of inductees includes the late Valerie Boyd, Clark Howard, Tony Light and SaportaReport’s own founder, Maria Saporta. Every year since 2011, the city’s professional journalism association recognizes the lifetime contributions of […]
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Molly Shannon shares her comedic rise and family’s tragedy during luncheon
“Saturday Night Live” alum Molly Shannon shared her laugh-out-loud humor as well as her deep, transformative pain with a rapt audience Wednesday during an Atlanta Women’s Foundation luncheon. Many of her characters’ quirks were inspired by her father, she said. “… He was just silly,” Shannon said. “If we went to a candy store, he […]
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Pink Pothos opens up first shipping container shop at Pittsburgh Yards
The Container Yard at Pittsburgh Yards is officially open with its first retail business, the brightly-colored Pink Pothos houseplant shop. The shipping container store opened its glass doors officially on Oct. 26 and more businesses will soon follow suit. Pittsburgh Yards is currently home to a number of businesses that operate out of the Nia […]
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Looking back to move forward: new book recounts the election of Macon’s first five Black council members nearly 50 years ago
Local author Harold Michael Harvey released his latest book titled “Fantasy Five: An Unimaginable History, The Election of Macon’s First Black Councilmembers,” with hopes of preserving history in a time where many seem keen on forgetting it. The book, as the name might suggest, chronicles the historic election of five Black city council members in […]
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Will Georgia go blue or red on Nov. 5? Depends on who you ask
The Rotary Club of Atlanta on Monday invited political consultants Tharon Johnson (a Democrat) and Brian Robinson (a Republican) to talk about Georgia and the upcoming Nov. 5 election.
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Luxury residential mixed-use development in Roswell opens with a block party
The much-anticipated Southern Post, a mixed-use development in downtown Roswell, celebrated its grand opening with a community block party on Thursday. The free event included greetings from new retailers, restaurant food samplings, giveaways and live music from the Steele Peach Band, a statement said. Southern Post is an approximately $100 million project located at 1055 […]
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Goodwill North Georgia gala to honor businessman Kirk Halpern
Goodwill of North Georgia will honor a former chairperson on Saturday during its annual fundraising gala at Flourish Atlanta in Buckhead. Kirk Halpern, the organization’s most recent past chair, will receive the inaugural Community Leadership Award during Goodwill of North Georgia’s Battle of the Biz Gala. Halpern is the founder and CEO of Farmers & […]
