The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and Mayor Andre Dickens announced Tuesday a historic commitment to building and preserving affordable housing.
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Officials investigate training center pollution complaints as permit dispute heads to court
Facility planners say it is passing inspections and that protesters are to blame for one instance of damaged erosion controls.
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Atlanta implements Phase One of updated tree policy, advocates call for more changes in Phase Two
Advocates call the changes “modest.”
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Landmark Luncheon: Piedmont Park Conservancy celebrates CEO’s legacy, fundraise for inclusive playground
On Thursday, April 27, elected officials, local leaders and greenspace supporters gathered in the green heart of Atlanta.
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Manuel’s Tavern having to raise prices to cover inflationary costs
In an open letter to customers, Manuel’s Tavern owner – Brian Maloof – is letting folks know the iconic Atlanta gathering spot is reluctantly raising its prices.
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Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation opens nominations for 2024 ‘Places in Peril’ list
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for its 2024 “Places in Peril,” an annual list of the state’s 10 most endangered historic places.
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DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond reflects on his leadership journey
The State of DeKalb County lunch on April 26 had a railroad theme – partly because it was held at Pullman Yards – which once built the luxury Pullman passenger train cars.
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Training center task force to hold first public meeting next week amid transparency concerns
A new “task force” for Atlanta’s public safety training center, beset by a transparency controversy, will hold its first partially public meeting via Zoom next week.
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The BeltLine Chronicles: A 68-page ode to the urban pathway
The BeltLine Chronicles follows a narrator named George as he discovers Atlanta’s 22-mile loop — reflecting on its history while exploring its present and future.
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ArtsBridge celebrates high school musical theater excellence with 15th annual Shuler Awards
It was a night full of glitz and glamour for Georgia’s high school musical theater performers.
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Leadership changing at Center for Global Health Innovation
The founding CEO of the Center for Global Health Innovation (CGHI) – Maria Thacker-Goethe – is stepping down from that leadership role for personal and family reasons.
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Georgia ACLU resigns from new training center task force, calls for project’s halt
The Georgia ACLU has resigned from the new task force about the controversial public safety training center and called for a halt of its construction.
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Georgia Tech’s removal of student journalist’s account of training center reporting raises free speech concern
Georgia Tech has removed from its website a student journalist’s first-person account of critical reporting on Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center, raising issues of free speech and academic freedom.
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Blank Family Foundation giving surpasses $1 billion
What a milestone – $1 billion! The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation just passed the $1 billion threshold in grants made and committed.
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Root Local celebrates first anniversary, continues efforts to strengthen Atlanta’s environmental sectors
The organization’s name reflects its mission — with its efforts rooted in making a global impact locally.
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Training center permit appeal is denied; may head to court
A DeKalb County board has shot down an appeal of the Atlanta public safety training center’s land disturbance permit (LDP) in a largely technical decision that could send the underlying pollution issue to court.
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper kicks off inaugural Waterfest, a celebration on Earth Day
The outdoor event will feature festival classics with an environmental twist, including live music, a silent auction and an Environmental Expo.
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Public meetings will review ‘More MARTA’ transit expansion update
MARTA will hold three public meetings next week about the updated project list for “More MARTA.”
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King Center CEO calls for public safety training center to move
Rev. Bernice A. King is calling for Atlanta’s controversial public safety training center to be moved to a new location.
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Kent ‘Oz’ Nelson of UPS (1937-2023): ‘A giant of a leader’
It’s hard to overstate the impact Kent C. “Oz” Nelson had on Atlanta. Nelson, who served as CEO of UPS from 1990 to 1996., died April 6 at the age of 85.
