The grand dame of Atlanta corporate philanthropy, Ingrid Saunders Jones, was celebrated Sunday afternoon at the special event space Flourish. The original, smaller venue was scrapped because so many people wanted to honor her. Saunders Jones spent 31 years at the Coca-Cola Co., culminating as senior vice president of global community connections and as president […]
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As pennies dwindle, cents become hypothetical
In a bulletin published last week, the Georgia Department of Revenue took on a question that might have piqued the curiosity of the philosophers of old. It concerned the end of the penny.
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Atlanta Housing breaks ground on phase one of Civic Center redevelopment: affordable senior housing
The Atlanta Civic Center has sat vacant since it shuttered its doors in 2014, no longer filled with the vibrant touring productions or community celebrations of decades past. The former theater became a stage for something new when, on Dec. 9, city leaders and community members gathered at the historic Atlanta Civic Center site to […]
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An Eye for Detail
One of the challenges of our 21st century lifestyle is trying to process the unprecedented amount of information available at any given moment. We are subjected to so much input on so many different topics that it is hard for us to imagine how people got along before the invention of instantaneous communications. It helps, […]
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Vehicles for reflection – various dates and locations around ATL
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Monterio Bass: ‘I’ve been living on newspapers for so long’
The relationship one has with a newspaper delivery person combines anonymity and regularity. Every day, someone you don’t know delivers a paper to your front door, giving you a printed window to our town and our world. On Jan. 1, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution will cease printing the newspaper. That means the people who have been […]
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New Oakhurst women’s program to provide transitional housing, wraparound support
The gray bungalow-style house next to Oakhurst Baptist Church has undergone more than just a renovation. Inside, past a sunny kitchen and spacious living area, 11 private bedrooms line the hallways of the two-story house. By the end of the year, the bedrooms will be occupied by women who have experienced homelessness in DeKalb County. […]
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Honoring the Legacy of a Pioneer in Public Health
As we reflect on the life and career of Walter Reid Dowdle, PhD, EIS ’91, we are reminded of the profound impact an individual can have on the world. Few individuals have left an indelible mark as Walt. His remarkable career, characterized by unwavering dedication, innovative thinking and a commitment to improving health outcomes, stands […]
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From Port to Porch: How Norfolk Southern Keeps Businesses Moving During Busy Holiday Season
For many businesses, the holiday rush is both the most exciting and most demanding stretch of the year. It’s a time when customer expectations run high, delivery timelines tighten, and every shipment matters. While storefronts and online shops focus on delivering great products and great service, Norfolk Southern is hard at work behind the scenes […]
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Matching donation assists Atlanta food bank’s goal to distribute 10M meals
The Atlanta Community Food Bank is working to meet its goal of distributing 10 million meals across its service area by Dec. 31. To help push the nonprofit over the finish line, a donor has pledged a $100,000 matching donation, meaning every financial gift made through the end of the year will be matched dollar-for-dollar, […]
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Audio: A homecoming awaits
The Muscogee Nation, sometimes called the Muscogee Creek Nation, may soon become the first Indigenous nation invited back to co-steward the land it once called home, before being forcibly removed nearly two centuries ago. The Ocmulgee Mounds — the centerpiece of Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park — sit in the heart of Macon, Georgia. The […]
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‘Hamnet’ and the act of creation as communion
The second time the girl with the falcon and the Latin tutor meet, he’s embarrassed. The first time they met, he mistook the girl – Agnes (Jessie Buckley) – for one of the serving girls, and, in quite a forward move, kissed her before she ran off. He has since learned that she’s the eldest […]
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Billy Payne to get top honors at CAP’s annual meeting in March
Three local business leaders will be honored at the joint 2026 annual luncheon meeting of Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) on March 11 at the Georgia Aquarium. Every year, CAP/ADID pays tribute to people and institutions that have had a major impact on Downtown. The prestigious Dan & Tally […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Blake at Rotary, New city attorney, holiday improv in South Fulton
GSU President Brian Blake at Atlanta Rotary Brian Blake has been president of Georgia State University for the past five years. At the Rotary Club of Atlanta on Dec. 8, Blake had a conversation with Atlanta Business Chronicle Publisher David Rubinger, who asked the college president about his tenure. “My biggest accomplishment is that I’m […]
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Grooving Through the End Times: Gorillaz’ Demon Days
Damon Albarn has always thrived on friction. In the 1990s, he was a central combatant in the Britpop wars, fronting Blur’s art-school mischief versus Oasis’ pub-rock bravado. But by decade’s end, the spectacle felt small. Blur’s shift from Parklife’s London cheekiness to the fractured melancholy of 13 hinted that Albarn was ready to escape the […]
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College Park police chief’s resignation comes as deputy’s lawsuit looms
College Park’s latest shakeup in leadership — the resignation of Police Chief Connie Rogers — comes while the city is facing a legal action from her second-in-command. Deputy Police Chief Sharis McCrary, a 22-year veteran of the department, filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against College Park that alleges she was unfairly passed over for the […]
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City leadership keeps up TAD push after postponed vote
At the Dec. 3 Atlanta Regional Housing Forum, the city’s chief of staff, Courtney English, took the floor to talk about an ambitious plan to extend all eight of the city’s tax allocation districts, or TADs, just days after the City Council punted the proposal into next year. In October, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced […]
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Carapace celebrates 15 years of ‘weird, vibrant’ live stories
Seven minutes to speak. A name drawn from a hat. Absolutely no notes allowed. Bombastic performed stories — and they’re all completely true. These are the foundations of Carapace, Atlanta’s long-running “live lit” storytelling event at Manuel’s Tavern. For the past 15 years, Atlanta’s self-proclaimed literary weirdos have met in the back room to drop […]
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The deadlines ticking away behind this holiday cheer
’Tis the season of medical deadlines, this year more than ever.
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Uncovering truth, inspiring action: Cold cases class transforms lives of students
The power of story. That’s what Joey Seidman took away from one of his most meaningful classes at Emory, the Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project class, taught by Hank Klibanoff, teaching professor in the Creative Writing Program. “I think the biggest emotion that I got coming out of it was just, you know, how urgent this […]
