Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul told a story last week which helps to explain why home prices are through the roof across Metro Atlanta and much of the rest of the state.
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Getting affordable housing right – a beige paper*
By Guest Columnist MIKE DOBBINS, Georgia Tech professor of practice and former Atlanta planning commissioner Need: A place to call home for all of Atlanta’s people Purpose: Understanding what it takes to fulfill that need * Beige, because this paper is more suggestive than authoritative, more “of color,” inviting comment, not a “white” paper, thus […]
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Neighbors for a United Atlanta, Inc. criticizes story on bond sale, offers alternate view
By MICHAEL HANDELMAN, CFA, executive director, Neighbors for a United Atlanta, Inc. “Buckhead cityhood effort does not seem to cause hike in Atlanta’s borrowing costs,” reported a Dec. 20 article by the “Saporta Report’s” David Pendered. This headline was based on a single point-in-time comparison between recent sales of government bonds by the City of […]
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Atlanta History Center launches five-year democracy initiative
For more than a year now, the United States has been embroiled in racial, social and political unrest, culminating with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In response, The Atlanta History Center is launching a five-year plan of scholarship and exhibits to get Americans focused on repairing the country’s fractured democracy in time for its […]
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Craft Savvy Market – Ambient Plus Studio – December 11, 2021
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Financial center opens to serve underbanked communities in West Atlanta
By Ben Abrams Westside Atlanta residents crowded into shaded areas with elected officials and leaders from Equifax to watch the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the On the Rise Financial Center and Quest Westside Impact Center on July 1. Business leaders hope that the new financial center in West Atlanta will support the area’s underserved residents. On […]
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Atlanta City Council district maps
Which Atlanta City Council district do you live in? Check this map.
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National defense does not need titanium from Okefenokee Swamp, industry says
By Joe Cook
Special to SaportaReport.com
Unincorporated St. George, Georgia is but a dot on the state road map in the state’s far southeast panhandle – that thumb of land formed by the St. Marys River that pokes into north Florida.
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‘Riders of Justice’ – a movie with the Danish sense of the absurd
There are those of us who would follow Mads Mikkelsen anywhere.
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Former state Rep. Bob Irvin responds
To the Editor: The issue of whether to end single-family zoning in Atlanta, as the City administration has proposed, is a contest between urban planning theorists and homeowners. Theorists are for it; homeowners are against it. Councilman Amir Farokhi does his best, in his column on 30 May, to make the theorists’ case – but […]
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Atlanta Persian Festival – Piedmont Park – March 31, 2019 & April 1, 2018
Note: Continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are canceled or postponed in 2021 due to Covid, but will hopefully return in 2022. Kelly
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Reporter’s Notebook: Biden, Harris come to Atlanta
Atlanta is one of the best cities to live in the U.S., according to a new report from Niche. Atlanta ranked #18 for best cities for young professionals and #42 for best cities to live in overall. The city also ranked as #42 for healthiest places to live. Cheers to our city! We’re proud to […]
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New affordable housing district proves city could beef up inclusionary zoning policies
Developers in some Westside Atlanta neighborhoods will soon have to abide by new rules regarding affordable housing when reimagining property in the fast-evolving area. On Monday, the Atlanta City Council adopted legislation that creates the “Westside Park Affordable Workforce Housing District,” which includes neighborhoods encompassing the soon-to-be-completed Westside Quarry Park — such as Grove Park, […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Medical cannabis very popular (with would-be Georgia growers)
Also, only one Georgian is in philanthropy’s biggest league.
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Organizations sue Georgia secretary of state over purged voter rolls
National grassroots organization Black Voters Matter filed a federal lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger alleging he violated the National Voter Registration Act.
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Atlanta Council committee hits “pause” on tighter flood-control rule
An environmental update is going forward minus an attention-getting paragraph.
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Democrat candidates run on changes for energy policy; Republicans defend power price, reliability
You get to vote on state utility regulators.
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Hate crimes proposal drives Georgia legislators apart
Demonstrators paused during a march June 13 on a route from Centennial Olympic Park to the Georgia Capitol and to Atlanta police headquarters. Credit: Kelly Jordan A new version of this story exists, updated to reflect late Monday actions taken by the Senate Rules Committee. See the new version here. By Maggie Lee Georgia House […]
