City attorneys say the Atlanta City Council cannot create its own ballot question about the public safety training center, according to a source at the council. “Law Department says they don’t have the authority to put it on the ballot,” said the source, adding the detailed opinion is still being reviewed inside the council. An […]
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MSM’s new Satcher Institute to tackle global health inequities
The Atlanta-based Morehouse School of Medicine made yet another leap in the world of global health Sept. 14 when it announced it was establishing the David Satcher Global Health Institute.
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City Council member may seek to put training center on the ballot, break referendum stalemate
An Atlanta City Council member may introduce a resolution to put the public safety training center on the ballot, pending City attorneys’ advice — a move that could cut through a legal stalemate over the “Vote to Stop Cop City” effort. District 5 City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari is “considering introducing legislation on Monday” to put […]
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Georgia Rivers Gala celebrates 25 years of river protection with a clear message: Protect the Okefenokee
The Georgia Rivers Gala brought together dozens of stewards for Georgia’s rivers, with a clear position on one of Georgia’s most precious natural resources. On Friday Sept. 8 The Georgia River Network celebrated a quarter-century of protecting the state’s rivers and waterways. The event saw guests from Sen. Jon Ossoff to Muscogee (Creek) Nation Chief […]
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Run up a check for education: Atlanta nonprofit hosts annual 5K for charity
Kaleidoscope Child Foundation ran it back with their annual 5K Walk/Run for Education this past weekend. On Sunday Sept. 10, hundreds completed a 5K in Virginia Highlands, with all proceeds going towards the foundation for education. Kaleidoscope began in 2004 after the founder David Ault took a trip to the city of Siem Reap in […]
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Judge denies request to force ‘Cop City’ referendum signature-counting, questions City’s ‘honesty’
A federal judge has denied an emergency request from the “Vote to Stop Cop City” effort to force the counting of signatures — while also criticizing the City as dishonest in its conflicting legal arguments. U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen’s Sept. 13 denial order said the referendum effort is in legal confusion primarily because […]
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Eugene Jones leaving as Atlanta Housing Authority’s CEO
Eugene Jones Jr., CEO of the Atlanta Housing Authority since October 2019, has submitted his resignation to Mayor Andre Dickens and his board chair, Larry Stewart. Jones convened members of the AHA team Tuesday morning to let them know he was leaving, according to people who were present. His last day will be Dec. 31. […]
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‘Vote to Stop Cop City’ hits stalemate over petition deadline while protesters announce direct action
After submitting what it says is over 116,000 signatures, the “Vote to Stop Cop City” effort is locked in a legal stalemate over interpretation of a petition-submission deadline. Meanwhile, some Atlanta City Council members say they will push to get it on the ballot – and protesters say they will march on the public safety […]
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CVC Atlanta’s IMPACT Awards celebrates efforts in corporate social responsibility
There were three awards up for grabs, including the Corporate Program of the Year, Innovative Corporate Project of the Year and Corporate Skills-Based Award.
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New documentary “The Harvest” tells story of Mississippi’s first integrated class
“We have made so much progress over the past 50 years toward genuine human equity, yet still our society is tortured by racial injustice and the danger it poses to us all,” Douglas Blackmon wrote.
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Piedmont Park Conservancy names Chicago’s Doug Widener as new CEO
The board of the Piedmont Park Conservancy has selected Doug Widener, the executive director of Chicago’s Lincoln Park Conservancy as its next president and CEO.
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‘Cop City’ protesters chain themselves to bulldozer, are arrested
Five protesters chained themselves to a bulldozer at the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center construction site on Sept. 7 and were arrested. The protesters delivered what they called a “People’s Stop Work Order” — a satirical government code-enforcement document — for the controversial project on Constitution and Key roads in DeKalb County, which opponents call […]
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Thank you George Lefont, 85, for our movie moments in Atlanta
When I heard that George Lefont, the man who made Atlanta a movie town for over 40 years, wasn’t doing well, I went looking for some of my old articles on him. After all, I’d been writing about him since the late 1970s.
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61 hit with RICO charges in ‘Cop City’ cases, setting up a First Amendment battle
The Defend the Atlanta Forest (DATF) movement opposing the public safety training center is accused of being a criminal organization in a sprawling indictment charging 61 people with racketeering and other major felonies, setting up a First Amendment legal battle. The indictment, dated Aug. 29 but released Sept. 5, was presented in Fulton County Superior […]
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Atlanta’s Marcus Autism Center breaks new ground on early detection
Two scientific research studies published today reveal that the Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, has developed the first “biomarker-based, eye-tracking diagnostic technology” now available to help diagnose autism.
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Something’s in the air: two Atlanta organizations to initiate air pollution monitoring in underserved communities
The Center for Sustainable Communities (CSC) announced a grant of $498,401 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the study Monitoring Air Pollution in Underserved South Atlanta (MAP-USA). Similarly, AQEarth just announced it would be hosting an environmental justice tour, in conjunction with local groups West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA) and Community Health Aligning Revitalization, […]
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Chattahoochee Rec Area has cumulative impact of $260 million on local economy
The Chattahoochee River is not only a natural resource for metro Atlanta, it’s also a financial powerhouse.
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Inaugural Youth Sustainability Development Conference highlights youth role in a clean energy transition
The inaugural Youth Sustainability Development Conference was held in Atlanta this past weekend. The theme of the conference was energy justice. As the world shifts away from fossil fuels and towards a clean energy future, the conference sought to emphasize a just — fair and equitable — transition, and why it’s important the youth of […]
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Congresswoman Williams secures $750,000 for Buckhead’s HUB404 project
Today, Georgia 400 is a bustling freeway that splits Buckhead’s east and west sides. But local leaders are working on a project that will transform the area and reconnect Atlanta neighborhoods.
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Underground Atlanta’s First Friday hosts FilmCon to support local filmmakers
Underground Atlanta is bringing the lights, camera and action to this month’s First Friday celebration. On Sept. 1, Underground Atlanta is partnering with Audio_Video_Club and Kristan Woolford in a joint effort of cinematic vision to showcase and support local Atlanta filmmakers by hosting FilmCon. FilmCon will offer an engaging platform for emerging filmmakers like Brittany E. Walton, Morgan Matthews, Lanese Love, […]
