One of Keisha Lance Bottoms’ former competitors in the mayor’s race now says he’s endorsing her.
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Hillary in Atlanta: I’m not going anywhere except right into the middle of the debate
At least a half-hour before the doors opened at the Fox Monday night, folks lined up outside in the chill, ready to file inside and hear from Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Confederate icons to come down in Atlanta, pending support from city council, mayor
In the most personal of moments, Brenda Muhammad on Monday asked her fellow panelists permission to read aloud a motion calling for the removal of the names Confederate Avenue and East Confederate Avenue from the city’s streets. The two Confederate icons are among several that are to come down, according to recommendations that are headed to the Atlanta City Council and Mayor Kasim Reed.
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Friends of English Avenue establishes Kevin Baker Music Program
At its annual lunch meeting Sunday afternoon at Lindsay Street Baptist Church, Friends of English Avenue launched the Kevin Baker Music Program to provide music lessons to children in the community.
It was the 11th anniversary of the organization, which was co-founded by John Gordon and Rev. Andrew Motley, senior pastor of Lindsay Street Baptist Church.
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Civic Atlanta column: Operation Hope, SunTrust CEOs talk credit scores
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 20, 2017
John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, sees the world through credit scores.
The average credit score for people living in the city of Atlanta is 670. An unnamed county south of the city has an average credit score of 602 while a county to the north of the city has an average score of 720. Credit scores are an indicator of the wealth in an area, and Bryant believes they are key in lessening the income divide.
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SART holds Atlanta mayoral run-off forum with Bottoms and Norwood
The Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable on Friday morning set the stage for the Atlanta mayoral run-off campaigns for City Councilwomen Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood.
Both candidates described their platforms for making Atlanta a more sustainable city, and both seemed to be keenly aware that the environmentally-focused voters would be critical to winning the Dec. 5 runoff to succeed Mayor Kasim Reed.
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Atlanta’s Confederate icons panel to issue final recommendations Monday
The one Confederate icon in Atlanta that appears slated for the dustbin is a street name, Confederate Avenue. In addition, Atlanta may install a sign to mark the site of a slave auction house that once stood near the present Five Points MARTA Station.
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Remembering Traci Gibson Little – a special light in Atlanta
A week ago today, Milton Little texted me. “Removing life support shortly and letting her go.”
Less than two hours later: “She’s gone.”
She was Traci Gibson Little, Milton’s wife since July, 1993, and she had been his soulmate since they had met in December 1991. Their love for each other was infectious and complete.
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Atlanta to fund legal support for people facing deportation
Atlanta is setting aside $150,000 for legal defense for people who are accused of running afoul of federal immigration law under a new program with the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice.
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Second round of mayoral campaigning, forums begins
In a short forum Downtown on Thursday night, a small live audience and viewers on Facebook heard from the next mayor of Atlanta, as the two runoff candidates spoke about their priorities and pushed back against what are bound to be recurrent concerns.
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Emory University says House tax plan could harm research, student learning
Emory University is ramping up its efforts to inform Georgia’s congressional members of the harm it says the current version of the House tax plan could cause to colleges and universities, which includes undermining funding for research, academic programs and student finances.
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Atlanta election day updates — Bottoms, Norwood to mayoral runoff
It’s election day in Atlanta. We’ll be posting updates here.
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The Masquerade commits to Underground
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 20, 2017
Underground Atlanta’s first permanent tenant will be long-time Atlanta music venue The Masquerade.
The concert venue known for its three stages – Heaven, Hell and Purgatory – has signed a lease to stay at least 10 years at the downtown project.
The Masquerade had first moved to Underground last November. At the time, it was pegged as a temporary location after the venue had to leave its long-time home on North Avenue when that property was bought for redevelopment.
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Credit woes face Fulton County, Atlanta schools, after ruling on tax collections
Fulton County and the Atlanta school district face fiscal woes even though a judge has approved a temporary collection of property taxes. Their cost of borrowing could increase now that a bond rating house has cut the credit rating on one county debt and has placed a total of more than $500 million of county and Atlanta school debt under review for a possible credit downgrade in the future.
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Lynhurst Drive done, first phase of MLK works to be awarded
On the day he officially opened Lynhurst Drive’s “complete street” redo, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed repeated a pledge to make Martin Luther King Jr. Drive the best MLK corridor in the nation.
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Judge OKs Fulton County property tax collection
A judge says Fulton County can start sending property tax bills, even though the state hasn’t given its go-ahead. The ruling brought relief to school leaders for now, but plenty of frustration remains.
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City of Atlanta pledges $60 million to buy remainder of BeltLine corridor
The City of Atlanta has agreed to allocate $60 million to Atlanta BeltLine Inc. for the acquisition of real estate along the 22-mile corridor.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed made the announcement at the ribbon-cutting of the one-mile extension of the Eastside Trail that connects the Reynoldstown and Cabbagetown communities.
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Tour of mayors’ graves in Oakland Cemetery a solemn reminder before election day
The Greek leader Pericles said something about legacy that is worth recollecting in the final weekend of the campaign in Atlanta’s general election. Oakland Cemetery is putting in its 2 cents, as well.
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Metro Atlanta Speaks: regional support for transit continues to grow
Transit is becoming an easier sell in the Atlanta region.
That is the top finding from the 2017 Metro Atlanta Speaks – the fifth year that the Atlanta Regional Commission has commissioned a comprehensive survey of residents throughout the region. The results were to be released at the ARC’s State of the Region Breakfast on Friday morning.
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Atlanta publishes resilience strategy
After more than a year of work, the city of Atlanta published a plan called Resilient Atlanta: Actions to Build a More Equitable Future. The 150-page document is meant as a blueprint for where Atlanta wants to go, and how it wants to handle problems from inequity to natural disasters.
