All Things Considered Host, Amy Kiley, in a conversation with Maria Saporta >>Original Story An Atlanta landmark is closing its doors for a short time in early 2016. Green Street Properties has agreed to buy the one-and-a-half acres on North Highland Avenue that Manuel’s Tavern sits on according to a report by the Atlanta Business […]
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Georgia ready to fund transit? Nope.
We’ve been fooled again. Before the legislative session, we thought this would be the year Georgia would finally invest in transit. Play Audio We had hope. Maybe the state would shift the fourth penny sales tax on gas to transit. That would be about $180 million a year. Now that’s some real money. Then the […]
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Chick-fil-A CEO draws attention to zip code 30314
All Things Considered Host, Amy Kiley, in a conversation with Maria Saporta & Dan Cathy >> Original Story The new Atlanta Falcons stadium has a lot of people keeping an eye on the intersection of Northside Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. But, a local businessman and philanthropist wants people to shift their focus […]
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Adair Park caught in dispute between Mayor Reed and Atlanta Public Schools
By MARIA SAPORTA >> Original Story Last July, my son David bought a house in the transitional neighborhood of Adair Park. The beautiful community in southwest Atlanta is an enclave in the midst of some of the city’s most depressed neighborhoods. My son believed in the renaissance that was coming. Construction of the southwest leg of […]
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Looking back at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nobel Prize dinner
By AMY KILEY & MARY CLAIRE KELLY >> Original Story On Jan. 27, 1965, the city of Atlanta gathered to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. for his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. But many in the Atlanta business community were against King, and against the dinner. Last week, the Atlanta History Center held an event commemorating the anniversary. Emory University […]
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King family court drama seeks positive resolution
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MLK children continue fight over peace prize medal, Bible
By MARIA SAPORTA >> Original Story The beautiful melody of the annual King holiday once again is being marred by the discord between the three living children of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr. The case pits the two brothers ─ Martin III and Dexter ─ against their sister, Bernice, over possession of their father’s […]
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MARTA Is Making A Comeback, With Or Without Funding
By MARIA SAPORTA >> Original Story MARTA is no longer a four-letter word in metro Atlanta. For years, MARTA has been the battered and neglected transportation stepchild in Georgia. But today, it’s on the rebound. The ninth largest transit agency in the country operating in the black. Its ridership is up. Its trains are running […]
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Maria Saporta Reflects on her conversation with Hank Aaron
By STEVE GOSS >> Original Story
It’s been more than 40 years since Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s long-held career homerun record before a sold-out crowd at Atlanta Stadium. Recently, veteran Atlanta journalist Maria Saporta sat down with Hank Aaron and his wife Billye for an interview for the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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Finally, a vision for Underground Atlanta
by Maria Saporta >> Original Story At long last, a developer has come up with a viable plan for Underground. It’s not surprising it had to be someone from out of town who was willing to take the risk to realize Underground’s true potential.
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Questioning the Fort McPherson deal
By MARIA SAPORTA >> Original Story Since last spring, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has been pushing to get a deal for Tyler Perry to buy most of Fort McPherson for his new movie studio complex. Play Audio
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Woodruff Arts Center to receive the largest gift in its history
Maria Saporta >>Original Story On Friday, Dec. 5, in an article by Atlanta Business Chronicle contributor Maria Saporta, it was revealed that the Woodruff Arts Center is receiving the largest gift in its 46-year history: $38 million from the Robert Woodruff Foundation. Recently, Maria Saporta discussed the details of the gift with WABE’s Steve Goss. Play Audio
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Atlanta’s Ferguson demonstration more peaceful than 1992 Rodney King protests
by Maria Saporta >> Original Story Longtime Atlanta business reporter Maria Saporta remembers well the 1992 fallout from the Rodney King police beating verdict. She says the recent Ferguson rallies here in Atlanta recently saw, by comparison, were more peaceful. (To hear the interview between Saporta and WABE’s Jim Burress, click the ‘listen’ icon below.) […]
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Atlanta Business Reporter Maria Saporta remembers Herman Russell
by Maria Saporta >> Original Story Atlanta businessman Herman Russell passed away Saturday at the age of 83. Russell was a pioneering African-American business leader, who forged partnerships with Atlanta’s white business community during a time of racial discrimination. Atlanta business reporter, and family friend of Russell, Maria Saporta, wrote a tribute to him after hearing of […]
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Atlanta business reporter Maria Saporta on Zoo Atlanta’s unprecedented gift
by Maria Saporta >> Original Story Zoo Atlanta will receive an unprecedented gift from the Woodruff Foundation. The money will go toward a planned expansion. WABE’s Martha Dalton spoke with long-time Atlanta business reporter Maria Saporta, of the Saporta Report and the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Saporta started by explaining what the gift will mean to the zoo. Play […]
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StoryCorps: Maria Saporta & Bill Bolling
By KATE SWEENEY & DANA GOLDMAN >> Original Story Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have celebrated his 84th birthday today. Lifelong Atlanta resident Maria Saporta is known as a local journalist. At StoryCorps Atlanta, she discussed a childhood connection with the King family that changed her life forever. Her friend Bill Bolling began the conversation. Play Audio
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StoryCorps – Bill Bolling & Maria Saporta
by Bill Bolling & Maria Saporta >> Original Story Atlanta, GA – Today we hear from Bill Bolling, executive director and founder of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. He’s been good friends with journalist Maria Saporta and her family for two decades. And as Maria knows, his work to stop hunger has been going on even […]
