On Nov. 13, 260 Georgia students will convene for the annual Mobile Movie Makers film festival — a daylong effort to train the “next generation” of filmmakers and content creators. This year’s festival hit a few roadblocks. It was originally scheduled for Oct. 17 at the Microsoft Campus in Atlantic Station, but the company pulled […]
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At ARCHI’s midpoint, leaders say true change means sharing power, not just passing policy
Fourteen years ago, three people started a conversation about a healthier Atlanta. Now more than 200 organizations are part of it, and at the halfway point of its 28-year plan, the coalition is asking what it is still missing. At the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement’s (ARCHI) recent State of Metro Atlanta Health conference, […]
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New CEO revamps MARTA mission and vision
MARTA CEO Jonathan Hunt marked another step in his new tenure with an updated mission and vision statement he unveiled at the Nov. 12 board meeting. Hunt stepped into the role permanently on Aug. 13 after a stint as the agency’s interim CEO and general manager. Previously, he served as the chief legal counsel for […]
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The Conservation Fund buys President Jimmy Carter’s family farm for $8.5 million preservation
Former President Jimmy Carter’s family farmland will now be preserved and eventually opened to the public, thanks to an $8.5 million purchase by the Conservation Fund. On Nov. 9, the national nonprofit announced its purchase of roughly 2,400 acres of farmland in Plains, Ga. The fund’s vice president of the Southeast Region, Stacy Funderburke, said […]
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Magic City fosters civic joy and celebration on historic election night
At 10:42 p.m. Tuesday, the DJ at Magic City grabbed the mic. “We just made history!” he shouted, and the crowd cheered, hands in the air. As the opening of DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win” came through the speakers, he added: “We’ve got the first Black female governor!” People raised their drinks and […]
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‘Metro Atlanta’s time has come:’ ARC launches major economic mobility initiative, Opportunity Rising
“Metro Atlanta’s time has come.” According to Atlanta Regional Commission CEO and President, that is the headline for the launch of “Opportunity Rising,” a major economic mobility coalition launched on Nov. 4 at the annual State of the Region. Metro Atlanta is ranked dead last — 50th out of the top 50 metro areas in […]
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Atlanta Dream fall short of championship aspirations, but win big for the sport
The Atlanta Dream made their first WNBA Finals appearance since 2013, but fell to the Golden State Valkyries in the league’s first Game 7 played on Oct. 31. The Valkyries beat the Dream on Saturday’s thriller, clinching the seven-game series for the title on their home court. Gabby Williams was named Finals MVP. The series […]
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Former ICE detainee spreads the message of Folkston’s hunger strike
To Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the death of Luis Sandoval on Oct. 23, 2026 was an administrative event, summarized in a cold press release: “Criminal alien from El Salvador dies in ICE custody.” To the men inside the Folkston Processing Center, it was a tragedy in the middle of a crisis they had been protesting […]
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Atlanta to host community meetings on major TAD extension plan
Tax Allocation Districts may be coming to your doorstep. As part of the city of Atlanta’s ongoing push to extend six Tax Allocation Districts, or TADs, through 2055, Invest Atlanta is hosting a series of community meetings in each of the existing TAD areas. “We want to make sure that people understand what the TAD […]
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New study finds ‘forever chemicals’ in the lakes, rivers and streams of least 40 states
A new report from Environment America’s Georgia Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group shows PFAS — a class of synthetic chemicals that are notoriously difficult to break down and have been increasingly linked to health problems like cancers — are present and persisting in Georgia’s waterways. PFAS, which stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, […]
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The U.S. may change a 60-year-old historic preservation law. Why does it matter?
Historic Preservationists are sounding the alarm on a legislative change that could drastically reduce historic preservation nationwide, and the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is helping lead the fight. “We need to be loud about Section 106,” Ben Sutton, the Georgia Trust’s director of legislative advocacy and historic preservation, said at an Oct. 29 event. […]
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Remembering Tom Houck – one of Atlanta’s most colorful characters
Tom Houck would say he was writing a book: “Driving Dr. King.” He was playing off “Driving Miss Daisy,” penned by Atlantan Alfred Uhry, about a Black man, Hoke Colburn, who drives an older Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, loosely based on Uhry’s grandmother. Tom Houck loved the yin-yang imagery. As a 19-year-old, Tom had been […]
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Peoplestown kicks off three-year Four Corners Park makeover
On Saturday, Four Corners Park transformed into a cookout complete with choir music and a marching band. The whole affair celebrated a milestone for the Peoplestown community — the launch of a nearly $10 million makeover for the long-neglected park. The $9.4 million grant was first announced in July by the Bezos Earth Fund. It […]
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Southface celebrates sustainability stories at annual Visionary Awards
For almost 50 years, Southface has done a little bit of everything. The nonprofit brings sustainable practices to advocacy, education for trade workers, design consulting, facilities grants, community planning and more. But their broad reach comes with a downside: Talking about the Atlanta-based nonprofit’s work. “We have so much difficulty sharing our story and communicating […]
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From margin to mainstream: Asian Americans celebrate victories and address challenges
This past Friday, local Asian American non-profit organizations gathered at the Clarkston Community Center for the annual Festival of the Arts, hosted by East x Southeast, to celebrate Asian representation in comedy and highlight the growing power of the Asian American vote. Despite making up seven percent of the population in the United States and […]
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PHOTOS: The faces of the Atlanta’s iconic Little Five Points Halloween Parade
On Oct. 18, Atlanta’s annual Little Five Points Halloween Parade and Festival took over city streets during a nearly two-hour parade packed with local businesses, organizations and creative krewes decked out in costume gear. The two-day festival raises funds for the Little Five Points Business Association, with dozens of local vendors, live music, food trucks […]
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Atlanta to keep Doug Voss on as permanent Parks and Rec commissioner
Interim Parks and Recreation Commissioner Doug Voss will stay on as the permanent head of Atlanta’s park system, the next step in his 15-year career with the city department. Mayor Andre Dickens announced the permanent appointment on Oct. 19 following a national search to replace former commissioner Justin Cutler, who announced his departure in May […]
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$1 billion investment from Georgia Tech and Emory bets big on AI
Georgia Tech and Emory, two of Atlanta and Georgia’s top research institutions, are seemingly all-in on artificial intelligence (AI). Last week, the two universities announced a joint investment of over $1.1 billion — $575 million from Georgia Tech and $600 million from Emory — into AI infrastructure, hoping to ensure Atlanta’s place as a top […]
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ARC unveils part two of first-ever regional housing plan
The Atlanta Regional Commission has released the second step of its first-ever Regional Housing Strategy: A list of 10 “housing actions” to create more affordable homes in the region by 2035. At the Oct. 14 ARC board meeting, commission leaders presented progress on “Housing Forward 2035,” months after the plan was publicly unveiled in August. […]
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Invest Atlanta board approves Amsterdam Walk incentive, talks TAD audit
City economic development agency Invest Atlanta greenlit a $330 million lease-purchase bond for the controversial Amsterdam Walk project, marking another step towards the project’s completion — and another tax break. In practice, the bond will lower property taxes for developers across 10 years. For the first year, property taxes will be priced at about 50 […]
