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  • About Us     The SaportaReport Team: Maria Saporta is a longtime Atlanta business, civic and urban affairs journalist with a deep knowledge of our city, our region and state.  Currently, she is a freelance journalist who writes a weekly column and news stories for the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
 Until the end of August, 2008, Maria spent 27 years with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and became its business columnist in January, 1991. Maria received her Master’s degree in urban studies from Georgia State University in 1980 and her Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University.
 In addition to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Maria is writing a monthly column for the Association for Corporate Growth newsletter and is working with InsiderAdvantage/PollPosition.  Maria was born in Atlanta to European parents and has two young adult children. Lyle Harris is passionately commited to fostering an open and lively exchange of ideas and forging sustainable policy solutions critical to addressing metro Atlanta’s myriad challenges. In his 25-year journalism career, Lyle has worked for the Washington Post, the New York Daily News, and most recently, spent 17 years as a reporter, TV critic and editorial board writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After resigning from the AJC in 2007, Lyle was a media and…
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  • Historic Westside

    Historic Westside

    NFL Foundation, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation & Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee unveil $2.4 million renovation of the Westside’s John F. Kennedy Park

    By Westside Future Fund Each year, the NFL seeks to improve the surrounding communities of the Super...


  • Leadership in Action

    Leadership in Action

    Access to Justice

    By Natalie-Claire Woods Lyda, Editor, Peachtree Papers, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. The Uni...


  • Financial Inclusion

    Financial Inclusion

    EVERYTHING I EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS I LEARNED RIDING MOTORCYCLES

    By Anita Ward, President, Operation HOPE When I was 12 I drove my first motorcycle into a tree at th...


  • Transit

    Transit

    MARTA DOUBLES RIDERSHIP OVER SUPER BOWL WEEKEND

    The Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) moved over a half-million customers during the thre...


  • Higher Education

    Higher Education

    New Ph.D. Program Trains Students In Tackling Complex Urban Challenges

    By Jan Nijman, Director and Distinguished University Professor, Urban Studies Institute at Georgia S...


  • Law & Public Policy

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    ‘Cybersecurity’ and ‘Privacy’ Aren’t the Same Thing

    By Sam Olens, This column originally appeared in the Daily Report As with any government action, a...


  • Metro Business

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    Georgia Rises Up with New Sports, Technology and Higher Education Rankings

    Photo above provided by Metro Atlanta Chamber via the ATL Brand Box. Super Bowl LIII recently broug...


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    Inspiring those who inspire us

    By Alvin Townley “When you’re in a combat zone, you exist in two worlds,” explained Colonel R...


  • Philanthropy

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    Georgia’s campaign to end low literacy gains momentum through collective impact

    By Britta Hallberg, guest author from Literacy For All, a donor-advised fund of the Community Founda...


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    People, Places, Parks

    The Underappreciated Economic Benefits of Georgia’s Outdoor Industry

    By Georgia Conservancy Advocacy Director Leah Dixon and Coastal Director Charles McMillan “Local a...


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    Born out President Roosevelt’s Depression-era New Deal program in 1937, public housing authorities...


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Maria’s Metro

  • SunTrust PlazaAtlanta loses a key Fortune 500 HQ with SunTrust mergerFebruary 11, 2019 - 2:54 pm
  • pedestrians Super BowlNFL praises Atlanta’s walkability during Super Bowl, but Northside Drive still lackingFebruary 4, 2019 - 5:54 pm
  • Jennifer Ide Felicia MooreNew legislation shows Atlanta’s City Council is no longer a ‘rubber stamp’January 28, 2019 - 6:36 pm

David Pendered

  • Intown Collaborative MinistriesAtlanta councilmember’s donation from council account to serve homeless, hungryFebruary 14, 2019 - 10:01 pm
  • chestatee regional hospitalNew hospital planned in North Georgia as one reopens temporarily to protect state certificateFebruary 14, 2019 - 10:20 am
  • Mercedes Benz headquartersBy the Numbers: Region’s economy humming as stars aligned, before bank mergerFebruary 11, 2019 - 5:57 pm

Jamil’s Georgia

  • Farewell columnJanuary 8, 2018 - 6:59 pm
  • A radical southern womanDecember 18, 2017 - 8:21 pm
  • Camp Toccoa and the histories that give us a “sense of place”December 4, 2017 - 4:51 pm

Eleanor Ringel Cater

  • Cold War‘Cold War’ – a well-acted and ‘luminous’ black-and-white movieFebruary 11, 2019 - 11:08 am
  • Stan & Ollie‘Stan & Ollie’ – a poignant, loving look into iconic comedy teamFebruary 3, 2019 - 12:41 pm
  • if Beale Street Could Talk‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ – a quietly poetic, yet courageous, movieJanuary 28, 2019 - 10:01 am

Tom Baxter

  • An open seat race emerges in “a microcosm of the new Georgia”February 11, 2019 - 6:02 pm
  • Stacey Abrams Brian KempWhen no one agrees what “winning” is, victory becomes a matter of opinionFebruary 4, 2019 - 6:40 pm
  • Blown calls and botched announcements reflect an age of uncertaintyJanuary 28, 2019 - 5:56 pm

Lyle Harris

  • An ode to my Dad, newspapers and mass transitJuly 31, 2018 - 8:32 pm
  • More MARTA? More art tooJuly 23, 2018 - 9:08 pm
  • Southside Aerotropolis development’s transit study takes flightJune 25, 2018 - 8:34 pm

Seen in Atlanta

  • Industrious Kirkwood – Pullman Yard “Before” by Kelly JordanFebruary 11, 2019 - 11:08 am
  • Super Promo by Kelly JordanFebruary 4, 2019 - 11:13 am
  • Juggling styles on Ponce by Kelly JordanJanuary 28, 2019 - 4:12 pm

Photo Picks

  • Photo Pick: “Superbowl 53 in Atlanta” by Kemet Alston with Diverse SocietyFebruary 11, 2019 - 6:38 pm
  • Photo Pick: RaceTrac offered free gas to TSA employees on Jan 25- Photos by Evey WilsonFebruary 4, 2019 - 10:13 am
  • Photo Pick: Lee Thomas is Georgia Trend’s 2019 Person of the YearJanuary 28, 2019 - 7:56 pm

WABE

  • Learn4LifeFour civic giants work to improve Metro Atlanta educationJanuary 3, 2017 - 5:01 pm
  • Commentary: New YMCA should preserve Westside historyDecember 12, 2016 - 9:14 pm
  • Erika Shield Mayor Reed Chief TurnerCommentary: Turner’s legacy in Atlanta won’t be forgottenDecember 8, 2016 - 9:39 am

ATL Business Chronicle

  • Joshua Blank Arthur BlankArthur Blank has built Atlanta into one of the NFL’s premier citiesFebruary 10, 2019 - 6:28 pm
  • Georgia Trend Lee ThomasColumn: Awards luncheon spotlights Georgia’s film industry successFebruary 10, 2019 - 3:38 pm
  • PepsiSuper Bowl puts Coke, UPS, AT&T and Mercedes in a difficult spotFebruary 3, 2019 - 3:34 pm

Stories of Atlanta by Lance

  • He missed the bus but eventually got to AtlantaFebruary 11, 2019 - 4:20 pm
  • A boost for resurgenceFebruary 4, 2019 - 2:47 pm
  • An eternal supplyJanuary 28, 2019 - 5:38 pm

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