Forest Cove’s residents finally seem close to moving out of the Southside apartment complex that was condemned in December. Now, it’s up to city of Atlanta leaders and property owner Millennia Housing Management to make good on their promise to relocate the 211 households still living there by mid-July. Millennia is expected to sit down with […]
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Election officials warn of GBI’s impending insertion in election process
A newly passed bill that gives Georgia’s top law enforcement agency unfettered power to pursue any allegations of election fraud sets a troubling precedent for future elections, some election administration officials contend. Before Senate Bill 441 passed on April 4, in the last hours of the state legislative session, it was up to either the state Attorney […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Morehouse College quiz bowl team wins national championship, $75,000 grant
The Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport reclaimed its title as the world’s busiest airport last year, the Airports Council International recently reported. The airport fell from the top spot in 2020 after 22 years, but now Atlanta’s bustling airport takes the crown back from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. The good thing is, Hartsfield-Jackson makes most […]
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MARTA hires search firm to find new GM/CEO
MARTA’s board of directors has approved an approximately $250,000 contract for a search firm to find its next general manager and CEO.
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Development Authority approves deeper tax break to boost South Fulton affordability
Intent on post-scandal reform and mission-shifting, the Development Authority of Fulton County has approved a new slate of deeper tax breaks aimed at incentivizing more affordable housing in South Fulton.
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Abramowitz: It’s not the new election laws, but who’ll enforce them, that’s troubling
What impact are all the election laws passed by state legislatures this year going to have? Alan Abramowitz, who has an stellar record as a political prognosticator, has been studying that question.
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Buckhead crime task force offers a wealth of information and questions about underlying causes
The Buckhead Public Safety Task Force, established earlier this year by District 8 City Councilmember Mary Norwood, is a cornucopia of information about what the criminal justice system is up to.
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Military vets fight a new war: Political misinformation
After 20 years in the military organizing troops, Gloria Hamilton is now using her military training to get more involved in causes in her community – including the upcoming election. The retired Army veteran was one of 10 vets from around the Southeast who recently participated in a one-of-a-kind, five-day training retreat in Atlanta organized […]
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Mayor announces affordable housing “strike force.” But what is it?
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced he’s crafting a new “affordable housing strike force” in his first State of the City address April 4, billing it as a “one-stop shop” to coordinate the city’s housing affordability efforts. But what exactly will be the group’s responsibilities? The strike force will launch in two weeks with top officials […]
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Georgia Aquarium steps in to care for threatened manatees
Florida’s manatees — a big, slow-moving aquatic mammal so unique that the species inspired mermaids — are dwindling in population, rapidly. In 2021, a record-breaking 1,101 manatees in the state died. A group of animal lovers, though, aim to reverse the trend. The Georgia Aquarium recently joined forces with the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership […]
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An Atlanta Institution
“You want to be where everybody knows your name.” That is a line in the chorus of the theme song from the long-running TV show “Cheers,” a show about a fictional Boston tavern and its regular customers. “Cheers” was patterned after Boston’s Bull and Finch Pub, an actual tavern that opened for business in 1969 […]
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Driskell prize honors namesake’s mentee, friend
The award is presented to a scholar or artist whose work makes a contribution to the field of African American art or art history. By Allison Joyner Last month, the High Museum of Art announced this year’s recipient of the 17th annual David C. Driskell Prize to one of Driskell’s former mentees and friends, Dr. […]
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April is National Financial Literacy Month
By Economy Jackson, Director Asset Building, Income at United Way of Greater Atlanta, Venus R. Lockett, Bank On Atlanta Program Manager Since 2003, April has been designated by U.S. legislators as National Financial Literacy Month. This was done to highlight the importance of being financially literate and for people to learn techniques in becoming financially […]
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In Crisis Situations, Improved Information Gathering Can Save Lives
By Ruth O’Neill Due to flooding and growing violence, an estimated 1.5 million people have been internally displaced in Cameroon—most of them women and children. In such conditions, pregnant women are especially vulnerable and face an increased risk of pregnancy loss or death due to complications during pregnancy or childbirth. “These women are less likely […]
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Resolute in Moving Atlanta Forward: Presenting the Central Atlanta Progress & Atlanta Downtown Improvement District 2021 Annual Report
Read the Central Atlanta Progress & Atlanta Downtown Improvement District 2021 Annual Report here By A.J. Robinson, CAP/ADID President A roller coaster is a wild ride filled with highs and lows, twists and turns, and moments of joy and excitement followed by periods of anxiety and anticipation. You certainly needed to have your seatbelt […]
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Fresh MARTA Markets Open For Season, Expand to Dekalb County
MARTA announces the opening of its popular Fresh MARTA Markets, including the expansion of the program to provide greater food access in DeKalb County with new markets at Doraville and Kensington rail stations. Fresh MARTA Markets open for the 2022 regular season beginning on Tuesday, April 12 at West End Station, Wednesday, April 13 at […]
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Celebrate Atlanta All Year Long: Debut of Annual 404 Day Scholarship, Launch of ChooseATL’s “I Choose Culture” Jackets, Photos and More
Did you miss this year’s 404 Day? Catch all the news, scenes, people and culture through the photo gallery below. 404 Day (an official proclamation by the City of Atlanta) occurs annually on April 4 to honor metro Atlanta’s influence across music, art, sports, local culture and the region’s popular area code. This year, ChooseATL […]
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Financial Literacy for All Rings Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell
Iconic Ceremony to Kick Off National Financial Literacy Month in April Financial Literacy for All (FL4A), a coalition aimed at embedding financial wellbeing into American culture, visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square to kick off National Financial Literacy Month. In honor of the occasion, Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant, rang […]
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Atlanta Dogwood Festival’s Brian Hill: ‘A real chance we won’t make it’
The Atlanta Dogwood Festival has welcomed Spring in the city for 86 years. But its future is in jeopardy after two years of the disruptive COVID pandemic and rising costs.
