The Atlanta City Council is poised to ask MARTA to account for money it’s spent, and plans to spend, from the 0.5 percent More MARTA Atlanta sales tax city voters approved in 2016.
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Georgia Power’s energy plan, coal ash, Plant Vogtle due for discussion in 2022
Georgia Power’s three-year plan to meet the state’s energy needs is due to be filed with state regulators by Jan. 31 and marks the start of a yearlong discussion of a wide array of energy topics.
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What ‘The Great Resignation’ Means for Nonprofits Who Can’t Afford ‘The Great Raise’
By David Jernigan, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta The pandemic phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation” has set the job market on fire. As voluntary turnover continues to spread across the nation, companies struggle to fill vacancies amid competition and retain understaffed talent amid burnouts. According to the U.S. Bureau […]
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The Promise Homes Company, Largest Black-Owned Single-Family Rental Company in the U.S., Secures $200 Million Debt Facility From Barings
Transaction Represents One of the Largest Capital Raises for a Black-Owned Company Over the Last Decade Facility is Part of Recapitalization to Form New Joint Venture with Other Institutional Investors to Accelerate Growth of Promise Homes’ Unique Impact Housing Product and Financial Empowerment Offerings to Thousands of New Residents ATLANTA–The Promise Homes Company, the largest […]
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Bowen Homes: Catalyst project to revive swath of Northwest Atlanta
Atlanta’s next Peachtree Street could emerge along the blighted neighborhoods around the former Bowen Homes if a master developer who’s to be selected Wednesday can fulfill a long list of expectations.
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Buckhead cityhood opposition takes the lead with strong partisan divide, opponents’ poll says
Opposition to Buckhead cityhood is winning over local voters, with at least a plurality and maybe a slim majority against it, according to a new poll from the anti-cityhood Committee for a United Atlanta (CUA). And the issue remains strongly partisan, with Republicans as the base of support in what may be an increasingly Democratic neighborhood.
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First in quitting, second in firing, Georgia economy weathers the pandemic pretty well
Given what we’ve been through in the pandemic, Georgia’s financial condition isn’t so bad. In fact by some measures, we’re better off than we were.
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Court decision on guns in leased parkland could be bigger than ‘constitutional carry’
The notion of “Constitutional carry” — the license-free toting of firearms in public — is sucking up all the Second Amendment oxygen in the Gold Dome and governor’s race these days. But a pending decision in a quietly simmering lawsuit could be more consequential in determining where those guns can be carried — specifically if it includes the Atlanta Botanical Garden at Piedmont Park.
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens infusing City Hall with new energy
Although he’s been in office less than a month, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens already has done more in a matter of weeks than some have done in years.
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Atlanta’s David Scott: First Black chair to oversee nation’s food supply legislation
Congressman David Scott, of Atlanta, the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, is preparing to oversee the formation of the nation’s central food supply legislation.
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Diverse array of organizations partner and take action to prevent eviction
By Alyssa Cobbs, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta I’ve called Atlanta home for most of my life. As I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s, my mother, brother and I moved from apartment to apartment for a number of years. With each move, my mom always focused on making sure we stayed […]
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Look, up in the sky…
“Twinkle twinkle little star. How I wonder what you are.” You might ask, what in the world does a 19th century English lullaby have to do with a picture of a Coca-Cola sign stuck in the middle of nowhere? Good question, if you’re a first-time viewer. But if you’ve been here before, you know that […]
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Restoration of “uninhabitable” Forest Cove apartments can’t happen without tax credits, owner says
Residents of the Southside’s long-neglected Forest Cove apartments will continue living in ramshackle conditions until the property owner can secure financing for the complex’s desperately needed revival. Millennia Housing Management, the national real estate firm that previously managed the property, purchased the “uninhabitable” 396-unit complex in April from Global Ministries Foundation after years of deterioration and neglect. Millennia plans […]
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Unrigging democracy: An evening with political reformist Daniel G. Newman
Who controls American democracy? Voters or a tiny band of “wealth hoarders” determined to hang on to power? That’s the question at the heart of America’s ongoing social and political unrest, according to electoral accountability expert Daniel G. Newman. “It is such a tumultuous time we continue to live through. Many people I’ve talked to […]
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Holocaust survivor Ella Blumenthal at annual remembrance event: “There is always sunshine tomorrow”
By Hannah E. Jones “Holocaust remembrance is not about the past; it is about the future,” said Rabbi Warren Goldstein, the Chief Rabbi of South Africa, during a virtual event honoring those whose lives were taken during the Holocaust. On Sunday, Jan. 23, an Atlanta-based organization called Am Yisrael Chai hosted its annual Holocaust Remembrance […]
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MARTA To Host Two Virtual Meetings For Track Replacement Project
State of Good Repair Work Will Impact Red and Gold Line Service Feb. 18-23 MARTA is preparing for the next phase of its Track Replacement Project, an approximate $225 million State of Good Repair project that will enhance the safety of the rail system, reduce train delays, and improve the customer experience. MARTA will replace […]
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In a year like no other, nature was a hero
By Deron Davis, Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy in Georgia The last year challenged us all to reevaluate our priorities and find new ways of getting things done. That’s certainly true for The Nature Conservancy in Georgia, and I’m amazed at what our teams and partnerships accomplished. Through the creativity of our science-driven staff working in […]
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The Impact of a Colleague’s Suicide
By Jim Durrett, President of the Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of the Buckhead CID Much has been written and said about Jeff Parker’s passing on January 14. Erin and the girls are left without a husband and father, and we grieve for them, especially. This is for those who lost a CEO. I rolled […]
