This year, Yan Karaoke is set to open in the Atlanta Dairies in Reynoldstown, complete with 15,000 square feet of space, multiple bars, a restaurant, VIP areas and plenty of singing suites. It’s an ambitious project for the growing entertainment options in the Dairies. It’s also a hot-button issue for neighborhood residents and vocal historic […]
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Atlanta Community Foundation names Virginia Hepner interim head
As it searches for a new permanent president and CEO, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has tapped veteran leader Virginia Hepner to serve as its interim executive. Hepner was introduced as the interim at a meeting of Community Foundation staff members on Tuesday morning. “We are thrilled to have Virginia in as interim,” said […]
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SoDo scales down after phase one — with staff cuts
South Downtown’s first test was a runaway success. During the World Cup, thousands visited the newly revitalized neighborhood and its local bars and restaurants. SoDo leaders called it a perfect “opening party.” Now what? SoDo is officially scaling back. According to CEO Jon Birdsong the neighborhood is taking a yearlong pause — and letting go […]
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Return to its Terminus roots? Here’s the status of federal rail projects that would connect Atlanta to other cities in the state and Southeast
A piece of Atlanta history is that it wasn’t always called Atlanta; it was previously called Marthasville, and before that, Terminus — a name that derived from the geographic location being the terminus of the Western & Atlantic Railroad line. That history is relevant today as the city explores numerous options to return to its […]
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Atlanta Dogwood Festival to return in 2027
After years of teetering on the edge of survival, the leaders of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival announced the event will return April 9 to April 11 in Piedmont Park. The dates were announced on the festival’s website Thursday morning. “We think it’s a great tradition,” said David Shutley, the festival’s board chair. “The response we got from […]
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Atlanta breaks ground on Monroe Drive Safe Streets lane reduction
“The overall goal is yes, we do need to slow traffic down in this corridor.” As Atlanta District 6 City Councilmember Alex Wan says this at the Monroe Drive Safe Streets groundbreaking on July 22, a car flies by at top speed, rattling over uneven pavement and the city’s ever-present potholes. Speeding, congestion and crashes […]
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Frank Fernandez will be next CEO of the Reinvestment Fund
After announcing his upcoming departure from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Frank Fernandez will be heading to Philadelphia to become president and CEO of the Reinvestment Fund. “I am deeply honored to join Reinvestment Fund as its next president and CEO,” Fernandez said in a release on Monday. “I look forward to leading and […]
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Invest Atlanta greenlights $18 million bond to Clark Atlanta University improvements
At a July 16 Invest Atlanta board meeting, the city’s economic development agency approved an $18 million tax-exempt revenue bond to pay for construction of improvements and new amenities to the Clark Atlanta University campus. It will pay for a new dining facility, new North Campus gateway and the demolition of two vacant, outdated dorms. […]
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Atlanta marks 30 years since Olympics with documentary screening on the Games’ legacy
On July 18, 1996, the Olympic torch touched down at Atlanta City Hall. On Saturday, a group of Olympic aficionados will celebrate 30 years since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics at the Tara Theater. The theater will host a screening of the award-winning local documentary “The Games in Black & White,” which tells the story of […]
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Georgia Trust for Local News acquires two key newspapers
The Macon Telegraph and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer have entered into a “landmark transaction” with the Georgia Trust for Local News. Through the Georgia Trust, both legendary newspapers will be under local control and under a nonprofit umbrella. The Georgia Trust is a subsidiary of the National Trust for Local News, a nonprofit that acquires, stabilizes […]
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ArtsBridge Foundation receives operating grant from Georgia Council for the Arts
The arts education nonprofit arm of the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is one of dozens of nonprofits to receive grant funding from the Georgia Council for the Arts — a $10,000 “General Operating Support Grant.” The money is unrestricted funding for organizations with annual expenses over $100,000. In total, the Georgia Council for the […]
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Covenant House Georgia names Kara Stimpson as its new CEO
The board of Covenant House Georgia announced it has selected Kara Stimpson to serve as its new executive starting Aug. 24. Stimpson was the unanimous choice of the search committee after an extensive national effort evaluating nonprofit leaders. Most recently, Stimpson has served as CEO of Helping People Succeed, a Florida nonprofit that provides early […]
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Frank Fernandez leaving Atlanta’s Community Foundation
The president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Frank Fernandez, announced Wednesday afternoon that he’s stepping down from his role after six years. “After six wonderful years, I have accepted a new professional role that will take me beyond Atlanta,” Fernandez wrote in an email to stakeholders. “Serving this organization and this […]
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Atlanta History Center opens ‘More Perfect Union: The American Civil War Era,’ its most ambitious exhibit so far
On July 10, the Atlanta History Center will open its most ambitious exhibit yet: “More Perfect Union: The American Civil War Era.” With hundreds of artifacts and roughly 9,000 square feet of space, the exhibit takes on the herculean task of telling the long tale of the Civil War. And it begins with a bang […]
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Bezos Earth Fund gives $9.4 million to Park Pride for Four Corners Park redesign in Peoplestown
Peoplestown resident and unofficial mayor Columbus Ward remembers playing softball in a vacant lot as a kid. He also remembers when it became an official park, and the effort he joined in to keep the park from being demolished. For years, Ward and his community have pushed to give Four Corners Park more resources. Now […]
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Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home to reopen on July 4
You can quite literally hear the history inside Martin Luther King Jr.’s childhood home. The National Parks System pushes it through — the sound of silverware clinking in the dining room, soft music in the parlor and sibling arguments over a game of Monopoly. It’s an immersive approach to the early years of the Atlanta-raised […]
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Atlanta honors civil rights hero with local street rename
Civil rights activist John T. Johnson has never had fame like his peers. No schools named after him or special events, and certainly no street signs bearing his name. Until now. On a quiet street across from Johnson’s home, on June 27, the city of Atlanta unveiled a new street sign in West Atlanta named […]
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An affordable housing development in English Avenue was almost dead in the water. Then a city council member introduced new stream buffer legislation.
Outside the mixed-use development at 880 North Avenue, a “before” photo on an easel showed an abandoned house that had fallen into disrepair. The gray house was missing siding in places, and part of the roof had caved in — a striking contrast to the modern multi-story building that sprang up to take its place. […]
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Henrique Braun tells Rotary: Atlanta is part of Coca-Cola’s DNA
The new CEO of the Coca-Cola Co., Henrique Braun, used the platform of the Rotary Club of Atlanta on June 22 to reinforce the powerful connection between the city and the beverage company. Braun let Rotarians know the first Coca-Cola was poured 140 years ago just a few blocks away from the Loudermilk Center Downtown […]
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Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation gives $165,000 to 18 sites
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation announced grant funding for 18 historic sites across the state, including $125,000 from the 1772 Foundation Grants for Georgia. Since 2023, the 1772 Foundation has partnered with the Georgia Trust to match historic grants. This year it gave funds to 14 Georgia organizations to help maintain their historic sites. […]
