The Atlanta City Council is slated to vote Monday on a proposal to allow the rainbow flag to be painted on the road as four crosswalks at the intersection of Piedmont Avenue and 10th Street. The artwork is to be removed a few days after the Atlanta Pride Festival.
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Georgia women paid an average of 82 cents for every $1 paid to men, report shows
Women in Georgia are paid an average of 82 cents for every dollar paid to men, according to a report released Friday. The National Partnership for Women and Families conducted a nationwide study that determined the national average is that women are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. The figures represent workers in fulltime jobs.
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Watchdog organizations launched by former ED of Common Cause of Georgia
William Perry, the former executive director of Common Cause of Georgia, announced Wednesday that he’s launching two new watchdog organizations – Georgia Ethics Watchdogs and the Georgia Ethics Watchdogs Education Fund.
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Georgia Global Health Alliance taking shape with help from Seattle model
Georgia is on the cusp of seizing an opportunity to leverage the rich and diverse global health assets that exist the state.
At the end of the 2015 Health Connect South gathering at the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday, a framework for a Georgia Global Health Alliance was presented by two influential champions – Dr. Louis Sullivan and Dr. Mark Rosenberg.
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Millennials offer a smorgasbord of solutions to the region’s big challenges
The Atlanta Regional Commission recruited some of the sharpest millennial minds in metro Atlanta to come up with their best solutions to the region’s thorniest problems. The overarching response is that no challenge is too great if folks are willing to try new things and work together.
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Atlanta BeltLine hires COO from public private research facility in N.C.
The Atlanta BeltLine has retained Clyde Higgs as the agency’s new vice president and chief operating officer. Higgs most recently worked in North Carolina as a vice president with a public private research facility endowed by California billionaire David Murdock, of Dole Food Co.
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ULI Atlanta awards urban and urban-burb developments
The Urban Land Institute Atlanta selected one of the city’s most precious treasures – the Fox Theatre – for its 2015 Awards dinner on Sept. 10.
At the beginning of the evening, ULI Atlanta Chairman Kevin Cantley, president and CEO of Cooper Carry, gave a poignant history of the 41-year-old “Save the Fox” movement.
Then, at the end of the movement, ULI Atlanta gave its highest award – the Project of the Year – to the most suburban development among the 2015 finalists – Avalon in Alpharetta.
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Henry and Billye Aaron donate $3 million to Morehouse School of Medicine
The Morehouse School of Medicine has received a $3 million gift from one of Atlanta’s most beloved couples – Henry “Hank” and Billye Suber Aaron.
The gift will be used to expand to expand the Hugh Gloster Medical Education building and create the Billye Suber Aaron Student Pavilion, the School announced on Friday.
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Atlanta to observe LGBT Equality Day annually on June 26
Atlanta will observe June 26 as LGBT Equality Day in recognition of that date being significant on the LGBT calendar because that is the date on which the Supreme Court issued rulings on human rights, and it was the date of Atlanta’s first observance of Atlanta Gay Pride Day.
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Georgia ranks No. 2 for growth in solar capacity since 2012, new report shows
A new report commissioned by Environment Georgia provides a status report on the nation’s solar power industry and shows Georgia ranks second in the country in terms of growth in solar capacity since 2012.
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City of Atlanta’s heightened focus on preservation bodes well for Gaines Hall
By Maria Saporta Last Thursday afternoon, two preservationists took Craig Richard, the CEO of Invest Atlanta, on a tour of 10 historically significant, but endangered, African-American buildings in the city. Mark McDonald, president and CEO of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation; and Sheffield Hale, president and CEO of the Atlanta History Center; wanted to […]
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Eat your vegetables: Atlanta joins effort to grow food for those underserved
Atlanta is joining the ranks of New York City and Sacramento, Ca. in promoting urban agriculture, a fast-growing trend that promotes the growing of plant food in and near the urban core of a metropolitan area.
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Architectural groups urge GSU to save the Bell Building
The campaign to save the Bell Building in the heart of downtown is gaining steam.
The Atlanta Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Atlanta) and the Georgia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Georgia) sent a compelling letter to save the building to Brad Ferrer, an executive at CNN who holds influential positions at Georgia State University.
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Breaking cycles of poverty: How not to cluster the poor in broken neighborhoods
Metro Atlanta could be the poster child for housing policies that, intentionally or not, have concentrated lower income households in non-white neighborhoods that aren’t pleasant places. The U.S. Supreme Court and the Obama administration intend to change the way policies are implemented, and the policies themselves.
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Conasauga River headwaters to receive highest level of protection under Clean Water Act
Georgia has declared the headwaters of the Conasauga River, in north Georgia, as the state’s first “Outstanding National Resource Water.” The designation provides the highest level of protection available under the federal Clean Water Act.
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Food Well Alliance celebrates its first year with Healthy Soil Festival
The Food Well Alliance, which was formed about a year ago, held its first major event Saturday – Healthy Soil, Healthy Community Festival – at the Truly Living Well urban farm.
Hundreds of people showed up during the festival to learn more about how to encourage and provide greater access to healthy foods – especially in communities that have been described as food deserts.
And one way is to grow food in metro Atlanta through community gardens and urban farms.
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Southern Co. likely to see downgrade of credit rating when it buys AGL Resources
Moody’s Investors Service has reduced the credit outlook of Southern Co. from stable to negative as a result of Southern’s decision to purchase AGL Resources. Moody’s affirmed Southern’s current ratings, but expects to reduce ratings if the AGL deal goes through as announced.
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John Grant leaving 100 Black Men of Atlanta to run new Celebration Bowl
John Grant, CEO of 100 Black Men of Atlanta, will soon become the executive director of the new “Celebration Bowl.”
Grant, who has led 100 Black Men of Atlanta for 14 years, will be leading the new post-season college football bowl game, owned and operated by ESPN Events. The inaugural Celebration Bowl is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 19 at the Georgia Dome, and it will air live on ABC at noon.
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Atlanta Streetcar to accept Breeze Card despite reports of conflict, to get new interim director
It turns out that the Atlanta Streetcar will utilize the Breeze Card, despite an earlier report by a top city official that Breeze isn’t cost efficient and resulted in no fares being collected this year. In addition, the streetcar has a new interim executive director, according to a statement issued Thursday by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s office.
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Red Cross properly manages relief programs in Haiti, says Atlanta’s Joe Beasley
Atlanta human rights activist Joe Beasley has returned from a site tour of Haiti and determined that the Red Cross has properly managed its earthquake-relief programs in Haiti, despite published reports to the contrary.
