Responding to a critical need of Atlanta-based arts and cultural institutions, WarnerMedia and AT&T are establishing a COVID-19 relief fund of $250,000.
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Recovery Fund announces another $5.3 million in grants to 245 metro Atlanta nonprofits
In its sixth round of grants to nonprofits in the Atlanta region announced Friday morning, the Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund is distributing a total of $5.3 million in grants to a record number of 245 organizations.
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ARC cancels 2020 LINK trip to Chicago
The Atlanta Regional Commission has canceled its 2020 LINK trip to Chicago because of coronavirus-related health concerns.
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Cigarettes and booze little solace for Georgia budget-writers
Many other things are going to be subject to the Covid Recession.
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Georgia medical cannabis commission hires leader
When medical cannabis will be legally available is anyone’s guess.
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Pandemic could jeopardize funding for More MARTA, other transportation plans
The economic damage dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to continue to put a strain on government programs that were mapped out long before the world began slipping into a recession.
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Tom Cruise could be filming on Space Station before rockets launch from Camden County
Tom Cruise might be filming a movie on the Space Station before the first rocket is launched from a proposed spaceport in Camden County, north of Jacksonville.
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COVID-19 may make Fort Mac, Tyler Perry Studios short-term landlords, of a sort
Some studio staff may stay at work.
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BoxLock provides a ‘contactless’ way to stop packages from being stolen
Timing is everything. An Atlanta-based startup – BoxLock – was launched in 2017 as a way to prevent porch pirates from walking off with packages delivered to people’s homes.
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Free COVID-19 testing at Mercedes-Benz Stadium thanks to Blank Foundation, CORE
Testing, testing, testing.
One of the keys to fighting the coronavirus pandemic is to expand testing so people can know whether they need to be quarantined and so public health officials can keep track of the spread of the disease.
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Former Mayor Shirley Franklin says planned housing bond on hold; others differ
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin said the city’s planned housing bond is dead in the water, a casualty of revenue shortfalls anticipated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. At least two members of the Atlanta City Council may beg to differ.
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Mayor Bottoms cites no intent to enforce social distancing, under query from Councilmember Bond
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has no immediate intent to penalize individuals who break the social distancing laws, she said Thursday in response to a question by Atlanta City Councilmember Michael Julian Bond.
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How Atlanta Housing, partners roll with the punches of the pandemic
Like most companies and public agencies these days, Atlanta’s housing authority has been compelled to restructure its operations to cater to the global pandemic.
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‘The cancellations keep coming’ – Life as an artist in a time of a fatal ‘nightmare’
The Swedish singer stuck in Texas by the pandemic has returned to Europe, and hopes to return to the United States and pick up a tour that once included a stop in Decatur in August. Her summer tour in Europe has been canceled.
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Governor, lawmakers request 14% state budget cuts
Schools won’t be spared the pain.
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Georgia’s shelter-in-place order ending for most
Governor expects compliance with social distancing and sanitation rules.
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Gwinnett buses rolling today as drivers receive N95 masks, face shields; hazard pay still in talks
Gwinnett County buses are rolling today as the private company that operates the system has reached partial agreement with drivers, who had threatened to stop work today if they did not receive personal protective equipment and hazard pay.
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Cut in half, to $100 million, Atlanta’s proposed housing bond retains support on council
Atlanta’s proposed housing bond will be pared to $100 million and presented to the Atlanta City Council soon, Atlanta City Councilmember Matt Westmoreland said Wednesday at an event sponsored by CityRootsATL. Councilmember Michael Julian Bond supported Westmoreland’s call for action.
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Race barrier broken at two of Georgia’s Fortune 500 companies
Two of Georgia’s Fortune 500 companies – one of the oldest and one of the youngest – elected their first-ever African-American directors. The shareholders of Genuine Parts elected Richard Cox, chief information officer for Cox Enterprises, on Monday. And Veritiv elected Shan Cooper, executive director of the Atlanta Committee for Progress, at its virtual annual meeting Wednesday morning.
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Six people attend Rollins annual meeting in person
Without a doubt, Atlanta-based Rollins Inc. on Tuesday convened its most unusual annual meeting in its 51-year history.
