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Starting July 1, MARTA will set aside 1 percent of its annual capital budget – about $2.5 million a year – for a public art program.

As an example of how the increased investment in art will help transform the city’s landscape, MARTA and its partners unveilled its first installation on Wednesday evening at the King Memorial MARTA Station – a good excuse for a community party.

Words matter. What better place to find that out than in the board room of the Central Library of the Atlanta Fulton County Library System.

At Wednesday’s Library System board meeting, 25 people – primarily young downtown residents – spoke out against the demolition of the Downtown library that was designed by internationally-acclaimed Marcel Breuer, a follower of the Bauhaus movement.

By Maria Saporta In announcing $75 million for 11 transit projects in nine communities across the state on Wednesday, Gov. Nathan Deal recognized the historic nature of the announcement. “The awards demonstrate the recognition of transit as an important part of major urban transportation systems,” Deal said. “They improve mobility and support economic development through […]

Work is progressing on the renovation of Atlanta’s beloved Manuel’s Tavern.

Every effort is being made for Manuel’s to be open in time to celebrate its 60th anniversary on Aug. 6. Manuel’s communication guy – Angelo Fuster – said it is on schedule to reopen by that day.

William “Sonny” Walker, a cheerful leader involved in a host of Atlanta civic causes, passed away on June 14 after a brief illness, according to family members.

Walker, 82 was a civil rights activist, educator, nonprofit executive, entrepreneur and mentor to many.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and key members of the business community favor asking voters for a full penny sales tax for transportation later this year – a half-penny going to MARTA and another half-penny going toward other transportation projects.

Atlanta hosted a historic conversation Tuesday afternoon between two former U.S. presidents – Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.

The venue was the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, where nearly 1,000 leaders from around the country have been convening since Sunday.

Twenty-five Atlanta-based LGBT and allied organizations sent out a joint press release in response to the shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.

And they announced that they will hold a vigil Tuesday evening at the Center for Civil and Human Rights “in memory of those who were killed in Orlando and a call to action to prevent this terrible violence from happening again in the future.”

Former President Bill Clinton kicked off the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting Monday morning in Atlanta by taking a moment of silence to reflect on the massacre that happened in a gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning.

In talking about the numerous challenges that the country is facing, Clinton said: “We can present an alternative view for the future…, a road map for how we can succeed.”