By Jared Teutsch, Executive Director Georgia is a diverse state, both in terms of its habitats and its people … from the mountains to the coast and everywhere in between. Georgia is also one of the fastest growing states in the nation, and metro Atlanta is at the epicenter of this growth. As people continue […]
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One day you’re the hammer, the next you’re the nail
Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you. That’s pretty much how it goes in life. You can’t win them all. Fortunately, not everything is a contest and, sometimes, being second is still pretty cool. To be sure, as Mel Brooks once said, “It’s good to be the King.” But if you […]
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Low-Density Multifamily Housing Offers Opportunity
By Ahmad Abu-Khalaf, Enterprise Community Partners Senior Research Analyst in Public Policy During February’s celebration of Black History Month, Enterprise is examining how barriers to housing affordability often highlight the legacies of systemic racism. In the blog post below as well as in his white paper, Barriers and Opportunities to Creating Low-Density Multifamily Housing, Enterprise’s […]
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Summit Series Focuses On Modern, Interoperable Data Systems to Bolster the Public’s Health
By David Snyder The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the nation’s public health system. The challenges exposed by the pandemic have underscored the need to invest in and develop comprehensive, flexible and interoperable data systems to track and address current and future infectious disease outbreaks. The recent multi-billion dollar government investment to modernize public health data […]
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Reconnecting the Community through Volunteering
By Anna Sharp of Livable Buckhead It’s been nearly two years since the beginning of the pandemic and for many of us, the way we navigate our daily lives has dramatically changed — including how we connect to our communities. With Zoom calls replacing in-person meetings and a shift away from in-person events in general […]
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MARTA Track Replacement Project to Enhance Safety and Customer Experience, Extend Life of Rail System
State of Good Repair Work Will Impact Red Line Service February 18-23 MARTA is investing approximately $225 million in State of Good Repair work on its heavy rail lines that will enhance the safety of the rail system, reduce train delays, and improve the customer experience. MARTA’s Track Replacement Project will replace heavy rail between Buckhead […]
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Eleanor’s 2022 Oscar ruminations and predictions
So here we are with the nominees for the Academy Awards. True, there have been distractions since they were announced last week. Super Bowl LVI. Valentine’s Day. Ukraine (Yes? No? Maybe?) And something about Donald Trump flushing documents down the toilet. Why didn’t Richard Nixon think of that?
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Buckhead City Committee says it will continue cityhood fight despite legislation’s freeze
The Buckhead City Committee says it will continue fighting for cityhood this year despite the legislation apparently being dead in the water – and indicated a 2023 battle is coming if necessary.
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Congress should act to remove barriers to broadband access
By Guest Columnist STACEY EVANS, Democratic state representative for portions of Atlanta
COVID-19 has intensified countless challenges that Georgians have faced both before and during the pandemic. Among those challenges is the critical lack of broadband access for hundreds of thousands of state residents.
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Atlanta City Council redistricting to bring some ‘big changes’ to local representation
Atlanta City Council redistricting this year will bring significant changes in representation for some neighborhoods, with a general trend of southside districts expanding and northside ones shrinking.
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Buckhead cityhood opponents claim victory as Georgia General Assembly leaders join them
Buckhead cityhood opponents are claiming victory after reports that the lieutenant governor and House speaker have declared themselves against the legislation that would enable the neighborhood’s succession.
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$100 million gift to fund research, scholarship at Rollins School of Public Health
The recent $100 million gift to Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health furthers Atlanta’s position of leadership, research and scholarship in the global effort to prevent disease and prolong life.
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Real estate leader Ted Schwartz joins Delmont Early’s Carter Hill Advisors to create impact
Ted Schwartz, a real estate professional for more than 25 years, is joining the boutique firm of Carter Hill Advisors, a Black-owned company founded by Delmont “Dell” A. Early III. Earlier this week, he resigned from the Joel & Granot firm, where he had been for seven years
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Cityhood group and Morgan County town may battle over trademark rights to the name ‘Buckhead’
Resentment about Atlanta’s Buckhead cityhood movement in the existing Morgan County city of Buckhead could come to a head in a legal dispute over trademark rights to the name.
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Brookhaven succeeds in curbing unruly party houses; Atlanta’s rules begin March 1
With Atlanta’s restrictions on short-term rentals set to take effect March 1, Brookhaven reported Tuesday its regulations have curbed problems associated with rental party houses.
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Without explanation, Atlanta Housing delays Bowen Homes redevelopment
By Maria Saporta and Sean Keenan In an unexpected twist, Atlanta Housing (AH) will push the long-awaited redevelopment of the former Bowen Homes public housing site to the back burner “until a later date,” the agency’s CEO, Eugene Jones, told Atlanta Civic Circle on Wednesday. “Hopefully before the end of the year,” he added. Asked why AH was delaying […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta History Center seeks Buckhead cityhood artifacts
Celebrate the month of Saint Cupid in the heart of the city with Heartbeat_ATL. The immersive art installation illuminates 20 acres with multicolored lights and pulsing red hearts projected onto nearby buildings. The exhibition is open from 7 to 11 p.m. every night through March 4 at Centennial Yards. The experience is free, and visitors […]
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Tucker to upgrade seven MARTA bus stops
Tucker has approved a program to provide concrete pads and seating at seven MARTA bus stops in the second phase of an effort to improve the experience of transit riders as they wait for a bus.
