It is becoming increasingly difficult to get lost. In fact, with the exception of traversing the fringe regions of the planet, those areas without access to a cell signal, wi-fi or satellite reception, one has to work pretty darn hard to lose one’s way. For sure, you can get confused or disoriented…but lost? Thanks to […]
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Employment, Inflation and Housing: Taking a Closer Look
By Denise Starling, Executive Director of Livable Buckhead For a planner like me, stories are best told in charts and graphs. That’s why each year I look forward to the session that Livable Buckhead hosts where the Atlanta Regional Commission gives us a detailed look at the latest data on local and regional growth and […]
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Community Foundation Board members share their “why” for volunteering
By Nikonie Brown, content and social media associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently launched a five-year strategic plan, TogetherATL, which encompasses our efforts to drive equity across the region. Our internal team, along with a broad array of stakeholders, helped inform this process by looking into the role […]
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Black Women’s History Month: Leona Barr-Davenport wants women to “use their voice”
This month, SaportaReport will highlight Atlanta-based women making a difference in their fields. By Allison Joyner As Covid progressed, more African American women made a pivot to leave their jobs and start their own businesses. “Black women — African Americans across the board — start businesses out of necessity. I need to be able to […]
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Urban Land Institute Atlanta Selects New Executive Director
Daphne Bond-Godfrey to succeed Sarah Kirsch Urban Land Institute (ULI) Atlanta is pleased to announce the appointment of Daphne Bond-Godfrey to executive director effective March 10. Bond-Godfrey assumes the role from Sarah Kirsch, who served as executive director for eight years. “It has been an absolute pleasure serving ULI Atlanta over the past decade,” said […]
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Leadership Matters: Improving the Lives of Young Children & Families
In neighborhoods throughout the United States including Georgia, children cannot drink from a faucet or make mudpies outside without a risk of lead poisoning. In some homes across Georgia, children are exposed to dust from chipping, peeling and flaking lead-based paint that results in elevated blood lead levels. According to the Georgia Department of Public […]
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Addressing Cervical Cancer in Nigeria
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Cervical cancer, which is caused by certain strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), presents a significant public health threat to women on the African continent. The World Health Organization (WHO) found that all but one of the top twenty countries worldwide with the highest burden of cervical cancer […]
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MARTA Launches On-Demand Transit Pilot Program
MARTA Reach Provides Rideshare Service in Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties MARTA, in partnership with Georgia Tech, has launched MARTA Reach, a six-month pilot rideshare service designed to connect riders to-and-from MARTA bus and rail. MARTA Reach will test how on-demand shuttles can be used to make it easier and faster for customers to get to […]
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks, Thought Leadership
Lessons from a Grant Cycle
By Michael Halicki, Park Pride’s Executive Director A few weeks ago, Park Pride announced its slate of grant awards for capital park improvements, championed by community advocates. This is an annual occurrence. However, this year was different. The most apparent difference was the size of the total award made: $2.3 million! This grant cycle is […]
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Eleanor Ringel dissects Oscar’s best acting nominees
As careers go, being an actor is one of the most difficult. So whatever else anyone says about winning an Academy Award – Oscar curse and all that – it still helps.
Posted inHousing Affordability
What makes this era of Atlanta’s gentrification different?
The ongoing pandemic has sped up changes already occurring in the metro-Atlanta housing market, accelerating gentrification and worsening the already critical shortages in affordable housing. But this era is different for our sprawling metro region because of a shift in the demographic profile of the suburbs–and the increasingly regional effects of gentrification. That means both Atlanta and […]
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Can a Libertarian beat America’s toughest ballot access law – and Marjorie Taylor Greene?
Chickamauga native Angela Pence wants to represent the people of her Northwest Georgia community in Congress. The only thing standing between the Libertarian candidate and the 14th Congressional District seat is a $5,220 qualifying fee, 23,000 signatures – and Marjorie Taylor Greene. But the district’s infamous, far-right Republican incumbent is the least of Pence’s concerns right […]
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Innovation, economy will grow with greater ‘Eds and Meds’ collaboration
By Guest Columnist SAM WILLIAMS, Georgia State University professor of practice and former Metro Atlanta Chamber president
Metropolitan Atlanta’s universities and hospitals (“Eds and Meds”), with more than 340,000 jobs, make a larger contribution to the metro area economy than its Fortune 500 headquarters. These anchor institutions are rooted in place, not likely to relocate and relatively immune to economic swings, and help establish the economy and culture of the city.
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks, Thought Leadership
Honoring the Legacy of Five African American Landmarks
From Atlanta to Rural Maryland, learn about how African Americans have shaped America’s landscape. By: Kelsi Eccles Since 1985, The Conservation Fund has actively worked with partners to secure over 8.5 million acres of land to provide environmental, community and economic benefits. Those acres also include spaces that are culturally significant to Black history and […]
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International Women’s Day program explores gains, losses for women
Women continue to face challenges as political conflicts and the global pandemic have eroded some of the progress gained in the past decade.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Morris Brown partners with Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia to offer low-cost education to members
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has recently dropped the city-wide mask mandate that has been in place for most of the pandemic. The decision comes after the CDC updated its suggestions, marking Fulton and DeKalb County as “low-risk” areas. Atlanta Public Schools and the City Schools of Decatur have also updated their guidelines to a mask-optional […]
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An inside look at Atlanta’s metro mayors, with Union City’s Vince Williams
Metro Atlanta is vast, covering five counties — Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, Cobb and Gwinnett — with 55 cities fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle. Last November, the folks in 14 cities voted to re-elect their mayor, and 10 cities elected someone new. Atlanta Civic Circle has put together a Q&A series with metro mayors, starting with […]
Posted inHousing Affordability
Forest Cove’s expected demolition will force nearby elementary school for tenants’ children to close
The anticipated demolition of the southside’s long-neglected Forest Cove apartments will force the neighboring elementary school to shutter as families are uprooted to make way for its redevelopment. Children living at the Section 8 community make up the majority of Thomasville Heights Elementary School’s student body. But the 211 households that remain at the 396-unit complex will soon be […]
