A Black midwife’s southwest Georgia home is featured on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual list of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.” The Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home in Camilla, a Mitchell County city about 25 miles south of Albany, joins other sites at “serious risk” of loss across the country on the […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Business group files lawsuit against MLB
Happy National Pride Month! The June celebration is used to recognize the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, which became a turning point in the fight for equality. If you’re looking to support your community and move your body, join the Atlanta Pride Run in Piedmont Park on June 20. For over 30 years, […]
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DeKalb County’s sewage treatment update remains under review after six months
Since Dec. 4, 2020, the federal EPA has been evaluating more than 300 pages of public comments submitted in response to proposed changes in DeKalb County’s federal consent decree that’s to stop the spillage of untreated sewage into waterways.
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Atlanta Police Foundation to hold ‘Public Safety First’ forums, mayoral debate
The Atlanta Police Foundation wants to help shape the mayoral race with an “issues campaign” called “Public Safety First” — a string of forums and panel discussions culminating in a late-summer candidate debate. A nonprofit organization with a board of corporate executives and attorneys at powerhouse firms, the APF is a major financial and technical […]
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Pete Correll’s last message: ‘God put me on earth to save Grady’
Not surprisingly, A.D. “Pete” Correll planned his own funeral service.
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A global goal: Vaccinate one billion people in the next 100 days
The United States should encourage vaccinating people all over the world as soon as possible to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr. Jonathan Simon to join the Marcus Foundation Aug. 1
The Marcus Foundation announced Tuesday that Dr. Jonathan W. Simons will join its team as its full-time medical director and chief science officer on Aug. 1
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Vidalia onion harvest helped by dry weather as ATL starts summer with normal rainfall
Metro Atlanta enters summer with no areas of abnormal dryness, though portions of the coastal area are showing signs of being dry and the level of moisture in soil is falling across the state, according to an array of state and federal reports.
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Corporate leaders Abney and Baranco to be named ‘Georgia Trustees’
Two business leaders will be named “Georgia Trustees” June 5 in an annual award given by the Georgia Historical Society and the Governor’s Office. David Abney, a former CEO of United Parcel Service of America, and Juanita Baranco, co-founder of Baranco Automotive Group, are this year’s honorees. The original Trustees were the governors of the […]
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Historic gas station’s pending demolition fuels concerns about weak preservation tactics
Nearly 70 years after it began serving drivers headed to Stone Mountain, a historic, long-shuttered gas station in Cabbagetown is facing city-ordered demolition. That’s welcome news for residents unhappy with an eyesore condition that includes a tree growing out of the missing roof. But for preservationists, the station’s fate is fueling concerns about why the […]
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A cornucopia of culture: A conversation with Clarkston Mayor Beverly Burks
Beverly Burks was sworn in as mayor of the City of Clarkston in November of last year – her birthday – and for her, it was a gift. This was Burks’ second time running for the city’s chief seat, and, determined to serve her community, she campaigned while finishing cancer treatment. “I think that experience […]
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MARTA aims to link Streetcar and BeltLine by 2027, seeks public input on route
The Atlanta Streetcar’s long-awaited extension on an eastern segment of the Atlanta BeltLine could be running by 2027, said MARTA officials at a May 27 meeting where they unveiled a proposed route and stop locations. The line would extend between Edgewood Avenue and just south of Ponce de Leon Avenue. But first the transit agency […]
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ExxonMobile’s board toppled by two funds that went after Southern Co. in 2020
Two pension funds that helped topple ExxonMobile’s management team Wednesday were part of an unsuccessful effort that last year sought a new leadership structure at Southern Co. in an attempt to bring about more dramatic action on climate change.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Vaccine card not required for entry
Summer in Atlanta is here, filled with sunshine, flowers and… mosquitos? The tiny bloodsuckers are a staple of summertime in Georgia, and that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. Atlanta was ranked as the second-worst metro area for the pesky insect in a list by pest control company Orkin. Atlanta was previously No. 1 […]
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Committee for a Better Atlanta to kick off candidate forum season June 8
The Committee for a Better Atlanta on June 8 will hold one of the first candidate forums in the races for the mayor’s office and City Council positions. In the virtual-only forums, CBA aims to run through a bevy of candidates in twin two-hour sessions. Candidates for City Council Districts 1 through 12 will appear […]
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Atlanta’s ParkScore ranking drops to 49th from 40th
Atlanta did not fare too well in the Trust for Public Land’s 2021 ParkScore ranking. Of the 100 major U.S. cities, Atlanta ranked 49th compared to 40th last year.
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Civic leader A.D. “Pete” Correll (1941-2021) – ‘He got stuff done’
A.D. “Pete” Correll, one of Atlanta’s most influential business leaders, died Tuesday afternoon after a long illness.
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Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown says children stole his car in broad daylight
While Atlanta leaders and political hopefuls are working to rein in local criminals, a Wednesday afternoon car theft case has proved that elected officials aren’t impervious to what Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has called a “COVID crime wave.”
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Emory’s new pedestrian bridge in Midtown seeks to merge aesthetics, purpose
The two-story pedestrian bridge that’s to link Emory University Hospital Midtown and the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University contains flourishes that add visual texture to a bridge with the main purpose of easing access for cancer patients.
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Survey: Teleworking demand remains high, but managers’ worries grow
COVID-19 vaccinations have not lowered the enthusiasm for pandemic-induced teleworking among employees of Atlanta’s major business hubs. And they’re increasingly worried about returning to the stresses of commuting amid signs that many of their bosses want them back in the office. Those were among the themes in the latest installment of remote-work surveys conducted by […]
