The Atlanta City Council is considering a proposal to expand the city’s drug-free commercial zones, areas where selling marijuana and controlled substances carry heightened penalties under state law. The existing zones appear to have expired in 2017.
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Q and A with Erika Smith, Atlanta’s new Southside community and economic development manager
Atlanta’s got a new Southside community and economic development manager. Erika Smith says she’s looking at things for the Southside from destination dining to helping out mom-and-pop small businesses.
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Mayor Bottoms uses Atlanta Committee for Progress as sounding board
A group of a high-powered executives met with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to talk about the city’s growing issues with the Atlanta Public Schools over its participation in the Westside Tax Allocation District.
The issue resurfaced after the Atlanta City Council approved a development plan by the CIM Group to redevelop the Gulch, using the Westside TAD as a way to finance part of the project.
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State grants available for projects to help people view wildlife, plants, habitats
The state has opened its competition for grants of up to $3,000 for projects that help the public learn about and view animals, plants and habitats – especially those that are listed as conservation priorities in the State Wildlife Action Plan.
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Pushback escalates to Trump proposal to weaken Clean Water Act
Amid reports that the Trump administration intends to announce next week a reduction in the amount of wetlands and waterways covered by the federal Clean Water Act, the Southern Environmental Law Center is condemning the proposed step as the most destructive of Trump’s rollback of environmental rules.
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Mayor Bottoms says she expects to work closely with Gov. Kemp
In a sign the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia will continue a close partnership, Gov.-elect Brian Kemp visited with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms at City Hall on Wednesday morning.
“It was pleasant,” Bottoms said of the meeting with the future governor of Georgia.
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Solar array to provide real-time power to Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
Solarize Atlanta has added a major participant, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, which plans to install an array on the roof of the Besser Gymnastics Pavilion.
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Atlanta schools assert a right to get out of deal to subsidize Gulch
Atlanta Public Schools are asserting a right to get out of a deal that will see state and local governments forego something nearing maybe $2 billion in taxes through 2038 to subsidize a new development in the Gulch.
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MARTA board approves rail, bus rapid transit plans for Clayton County
A set of quicker transit routes are set to come through Clayton County as MARTA’s board formally approves a rail line on the south end of its network plus bus rapid transit for other parts of the county.
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Housing forum celebrates 30 years
The Atlanta Regional Housing Forum celebrated its 30th anniversary this morning with remarks from Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
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Soccer mania hitting Atlanta as Josef Martinez is named 2018 MVP
Atlanta United fever hit a new high Wednesday when Josef Martinez was named the 2018 MVP of Major League Soccer.
The large assembly area in the Arthur M. Blank Family Office was filled to the brim with television crews and journalists from places far and near.
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In bid to lure Norfolk Southern HQ, Atlanta greenlights property tax break
Atlanta’s development agency on Tuesday approved a deal that would make a move to Atlanta nearly $24 million sweeter for Norfolk Southern.
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Atlanta Transportation Plan gets approval, as advocates prod about previous recommendations
Atlanta City Council approved a transportation plan that involves a “re-alignment” of the city away from cars. Advocates reminded Council about previous plans to fix up the city for pedestrians, cyclists and public transit customers.
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KSU on team funded to fight disease imperiling nation’s bat population
Kennesaw State University is on a team that has won a national grant to combat a disease that is decimating the bat population in Georgia and other states. The team is charged with testing methods to eradicate the disease by cleaning bats’ homes in hopes of slowing the spread of the disease.
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Atlanta west side special election scheduled; city hall activist to run
Atlanta’s west side district 3 will send a new representative to City Council in a March special election. Matthew Cardinale is making a run for it.
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Federal tax credits to provide 650 affordable homes in metro Atlanta by 2020
Georgia has earmarked federal tax credits to provide 650 affordable rental homes in metro Atlanta and they are scheduled to ready for occupancy in late 2020, according to a statement from the Department of Community Affairs on the award of a total of $25 million statewide in federal Housing Tax Credits.
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Delta’s Ed Bastian to chair Metro Atlanta Chamber in 2021
In time with its annual luncheon meeting today (Nov. 29), Metro Atlanta Chamber is announcing that has lined up its future executive leaders through 2021.
The newest announcement is that Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, will chair the chamber in 2021
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Atlanta Housing board approves land sale to Southface
The board of the Atlanta Housing authority Wednesday approved the sale of 1.8 acres of land near the Civic Center to Southface, the nonprofit that promotes sustainable and green building practices in the region.
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Feds indict two hackers in Iran for cyber attacks on Atlanta, entities in U.S., Canada
The cyber attack that crippled the City of Atlanta starting in March was part of a assault on more than 200 public entities in the United States and Canada conducted by two men based in Iran who demanded payment in Bitcoins in exchange for keys to unlock ransomware they had installed in victims’ computer systems, according to a federal indictment released Wednesday in New Jersey.
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Stephanie Stuckey joins Southface as director of sustainability services
Stephanie Stuckey has joined the staff of Southface, the veteran Atlanta non-profit organization that promotes sustainability of homes, workplaces and communities. Stuckey will take the position of director of sustainability services, following her departure in May from her position as the City of Atlanta’s chief resilience officer.
