Mobile Community Kiosk known as “the Game Cart” gets a facelift The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) was selected to receive a 2021 AARP Community Challenge grant. We are one of only 244 grantees selected from across all 50 states, Washington D.C, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For the fifth annual AARP Community Challenge, […]
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Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion through Schoolyard Improvements
By Ruth Pimentel, Park Pride’s Project Manager for Atlanta Community Schoolyards Second grade students at Sarah Smith Elementary School’s Primary Campus have been working hard over the past year. Partnering with professional landscape architects at Park Pride and The Trust for Public Land, these young creatives have collaborated on a design process to create a […]
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‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ – an obscure ‘cats’ tale
There’s been growing Oscar buzz and even a profile in the New York Times for the new Benedict Cumberbach film.
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Eradication Is a Difficult, Lengthy, Complicated Affair
By Dr. Kashef Ijaz, Vice President, Health Programs, The Carter Center Only one human disease has ever been eradicated; that was smallpox, in 1980 — a tremendous victory for humanity. The term “eradication” is defined as permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide occurrence of infection caused by a specific pathogen, with no risk of […]
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Atlanta wins with Felicia Moore/Andre Dickens run-off
It’s a new day for the City of Atlanta.
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Redistricting’s opening shot
The process of redrawing Georgia’s political districts opened Wednesday with the Republican-controlled Georgia Senate proposing a map that would help them retain control. Thirty-four Republicans and 22 Democrats currently sit in the Georgia State Senate, and they’re in charge of updating district maps to keep their constituencies equal as the state’s population grows. The GOP-proposed […]
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Landlords made out pretty well during pandemic, report claims
The COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t exactly devastating for landlords, according to a new report by JPMorgan Chase. Though many landlords lost rental revenues—especially at the onset of the pandemic—they were able to cut expenses by more, yielding higher balances. Rent payments dropped off by about 20 percent in April and May of 2020, but landlords were able to […]
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Voters make Atlanta’s school homestead exemption permanent
With a down-ballot measure overshadowed by the mayoral contest, city council races, and, of course, baseball, Atlanta homeowners quietly secured a tax break that was set to expire at the end of the year. The Atlanta School Homestead Exemption, which was architected by state lawmakers with Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Board of Education backing, passed with support from […]
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Attack victims spotlighted by Buckhead cityhood movement seek hate-crime charges
A street attack and the quest to get it prosecuted as a Black-on-white hate crime has become a prominent part of the Buckhead cityhood movement, with the victims appearing everywhere from a ribbon-cutting to a State Senate hearing.
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Dickens and Moore head to runoff for Atlanta mayor as Reed concedes
Andre Dickens and Felicia Moore are headed to a Nov. 30 runoff election for mayor of Atlanta as close third-place finisher Kasim Reed conceded.
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Rural Georgia: $30 million in federal stimulus to improve student learning outcomes
Georgia’s initiative on education in rural areas continues to take shape as policy makers evaluate Census figures showing ongoing population declines that challenge efforts to maintain rural communities.
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Fulton Election Director Rick Barron to resign by year’s end
A day after his staff oversaw a trouble-free municipal election, the head of Fulton County’s elections operations announced he will leave at the end of the year. Rick Barron notified county officials Wednesday afternoon that he would resign Dec. 31 from the job he has held for more than eight years, the last year of […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: The win heard from Houston to Atlanta
Forty-nine years ago this week, Andrew Young was elected as Georgia’s second-ever Black congressman and ultimately served three terms, according to Today in Georgia History. But his story doesn’t stop there. He was appointed as an ambassador to the United Nations by then-President Jimmy Carter and later served two terms as Atlanta mayor. Young is […]
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Fulton County’s development authority subsidizes workforce housing in Atlanta
Fulton County’s development authority received a green light Wednesday from Fulton County commissioners to proceed with financing of an apartment complex in Atlanta.
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Hispanic activists, groups flex political muscle this redistricting season
A coalition of civil rights groups joined the redistricting fray last week with its own proposed set of political maps. The Unity maps were done to give lawmakers an example of new district maps that reflect the state’s growing racial diversity. The maps were created by the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, the Georgia Coalition for the […]
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Buckhead cityhood’s impact on Atlanta BeltLine plans and funds is unanswered question, says lead organization
Many Buckhead residents are eagerly awaiting their piece of the Atlanta BeltLine trail and transit system. But how Buckhead cityhood might affect BeltLine planning and funding — there and citywide — is an unanswered question, according to the organization in charge of building it.
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Get the popcorn ready: Georgia’s redistricting season opens today
Atlanta clinched the World Series, but don’t put away the popcorn just yet: Today’s opening round of Georgia’s special legislative session on redistricting promises to be suspenseful. The once-a-decade session begins at 1 p.m. and is expected to last until around Thanksgiving. Follow the proceedings here. The Republican-controlled legislature is redrawing political boundaries in a state […]
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Atlanta mayoral contest, other big races head for Nov. 30 runoffs
On an Election Night that coincided with the Braves winning the World Series, many races were headed into a Game 2 of their own. The contests for mayor, City Council president, and several council seats — including those held by two incumbents — appeared to be headed for runoffs Nov. 30, according to unofficial election results that were still trickling in well after midnight.
