Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve, the huge Southeast Atlanta forest acquired last year by the City, has quietly opened to the public.
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Atlanta’s next mayor could determine fate of Peoplestown flood victims
In a pair of dueling press conferences Monday morning, activists, public officials, and mayoral candidates clashed over the best recourse for the Peoplestown residents whose lives have been upended by years of flooding and a remediation effort that threatens to force them out of their homes. In 2014, then Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration proposed dedicating […]
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Windows into Southern culture: High Museum photos, future Stone Mountain museum
Stone Mountain’s role in the culture of the South is to be explored at the High Museum of Art in photographs that are part of the upcoming exhibition, “Picturing the South: 25 Years.” A future museum at Stone Mountain Park is to provide another perspective.
Posted inThought Leadership
MARTA Seeks Customer Input on Future Bus Network Redesign
Authority Wants to Know: “Do You Want Buses to Arrive More Frequently or Go More Places?” MARTA will hold four public meetings this month to solicit feedback on imagined scenarios that will ultimately inform a redesign of its bus network. MARTA riders and potential customers will be asked if they prefer to have buses arrive more […]
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While Trump chops, his voters show signs of moving on
He came and he chopped. But on a night when the Braves were riding high, former President Donald Trump’s visit to Truist Park for the fourth game of the World Series didn’t draw that much attention.
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Chicago a model as Atlanta region strives for greatness
CHICAGO – “I love Chicago,” declared former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin at the opening night dinner of the 2021 LINK trip on Oct. 27. “Chicago is one of the great cities of the world.”
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Public safety training center review committee begins testing its powers
Nicole Morado of DeKalb County’s Starlight Heights recalls the moment earlier this year when her community learned that Atlanta’s covertly planned public safety training center would be built on the neighboring Atlanta Prison Farm property.
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Climate migration: Planners say region may face higher taxes, crowding
Climate change likely will be more than an abstract concept in metro Atlanta. Higher taxes and an influx of residents are among possible consequences as people move to escape problems elsewhere, two planners contend.
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The measure of his character
This is the story of a man named Walter who found his calling, applied himself and eventually took a place on the national stage. But in reality, this story is much more than a chronicle of a man’s career path. Walter White was born in Atlanta in 1893, the fourth of seven children, his mother […]
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Community Foundation continues 4th quarter grant making with additional $1.2 million in grants and investments
By Ayana Gabriel, vice president, community impact, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently announced more than $1.2 million in grants and investments awarded to fund efforts in community development, education and nonprofit technical assistance, following last week’s announcement for $1.06 million in grants for the arts. These $2.26 million […]
Posted inPoverty & Equity, Thought Leadership
National Scholarship Month – Building Resilience in our Teen Mothers
Each year Families First provides scholarships to assist our students as they transition to college or post-secondary education. These funds allow families for students to cover key costs including tuition, books, travel fees and housing. In celebration of National Scholarship Month, we recognize this year’s honorees Brenda Guillen and Nelis Pereira who both participated in […]
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Finding the Flint Documentary
By: Stacy Funderburke Finding the Flint is an ambitious initiative to restore Georgia’s Flint River near its headwaters at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest airport, and connect headwaters communities and a variety of partners and funders to larger landscape scale conservation downstream. Our Finding the Flint Coordinator, Hannah Palmer, is an incredible champion […]
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In the Heart of It All: Midtown Program Invigorates Local Arts Economy, Street Life
By Lauren Radman, Project Manager, Urban Design and Placemaking at Midtown Alliance Take a walk down West Peachtree Street today, and you might notice that the number of public artworks visible is multiplying nearly as fast as new towers along the corridor. This is due in part to Midtown’s six artists in residence, who have […]
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Strategies and Impacts after the Great Recession
A recent research publication jointly produced by the Center for Community Progress, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Tackling Vacancy and Abandonment: Strategies and Impacts after the Great Recession, aims to share some of the best practices used to address the vacancy and blight created by abandoned homes created […]
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What does a livable Atlanta mean to our next Mayor?
By: Daphne Bond-Godfrey, Senior Director, ULI Atlanta Today Atlantans will cast their vote for the City’s next Mayor. In total, 14 candidates are running – all with a shared passion to enhance the future of our City. ULI Atlanta recently hosted a Mayoral Forum in collaboration with CREW Atlanta to dive into candidates’ views on […]
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Civil rights groups propose redistricting maps that reflect the state’s growing diversity
A coalition of civil rights groups unveiled maps for new political districts Friday that it says create a more fair and equitable representation of Georgia’s increasingly diverse population. The coalition’s Georgia Unity Redistricting plan comes five days before state legislators gather for a special session to redraw the state’s Congressional, state Senate and state House […]
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Biden’s Build Back Better plan promises $150 billion for housing affordability
President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan sets aside $150 billion for housing affordability initiatives, a promise that — if adopted — would cast a lifeline to millions of renters and homeowners drowning in financial problems spurred by the pandemic. The whopping $1.75 trillion spending plan, unveiled on Thursday after months of negotiating in Congress, would propel the construction […]
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‘The Capote Tapes’ – documentary praises, buries Truman Capote
“Well, he was rather a spectacle, wasn’t he?” says George Plimpton, the Paris Review co-founder whose interviews for an oral biography make up the substance of “The Capote Tapes.”
