The newest iteration with Camila Cabello in the title role, mixes the Latinx flash of Linn-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” with the jukebox whirl of such “period” pieces as “The Knight’s Tale.”
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Jazz Festival – Piedmont Park – Sept 5 & 6, 2021
Read Maria Saporta’s column about the Atlanta Jazz Festival.
Posted inThought Leadership
MARTA Seeks Public Input on Train Exterior Graphic Design
Authority Launches Phase 2 of “Your Ride, You Decide”; Encourages Customers to Vote on Favorite Exterior Look MARTA is seeking public input on the exterior graphic design of new railcars, after a successful campaign earlier this year to solicit feedback on interior design features. MARTA’s next generation of railcars will build upon new technology and advance safety and security […]
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Protecting Affordable Homes from Climate Change
By Laurie Schoeman, Sr. Program Director and Sara Haas, Director, Enterprise Community Partners According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, seven of Atlanta’s 10 hottest years have taken place in the past decade. In fact, 2019 was the warmest year since tracking began in the 1870s. The escalating heat, elevated levels of rainfall and […]
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Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women
YWCA of Greater Atlanta Continuing to lead Conversations about Race One might wonder why YWCA of Greater Atlanta wishes to become the leading site for Conversations about Race, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The guiding principles of YWCA beckon us to engage in activities that seek to eliminate racism and empower women and promote peace, justice, […]
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The Making of the Next Greenspace Mayor
By Michael Halicki, Park Pride’s Executive Director Park Pride and our greenspace partners have been hard at work through the better part of this year attempting to develop a rapport with the next Mayor of the City of Atlanta. The challenge, at this particular point in time, is that we don’t know who that person […]
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After 17 months, Atlanta to release federal funds to people with AIDS amid COVID-19
People with AIDS who are impacted by COVID-19 may see some financial relief now that Atlanta is to release $1.6 million in federal funds it’s held 17 months and might have to return to the government.
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When Super Heroes had to wear a mask
By Guest Columnist TIM ECHOLS, PSC commissioner and Dragon Con regular
To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new civilizations, to boldly go where no commissioner has gone before. For years now, I have attended Dragon Con to do just that. But this year, even Batman and Superman had to mask-up to do their good deeds.
Posted inHousing Affordability
Across from Atlanta City Hall, new affordable housing units could ascend
The City of Atlanta’s economic development agency is on the hunt for developers interested in building affordable housing across the street from City Hall. City officials announced on Wednesday that Invest Atlanta had issued a request for proposals (RFP), calling on firms to pitch ideas for building out 104 Trinity Avenue, a 1.3-acre city-owned property that today […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Honoring Sept. 11 first responders at the Atlanta History Center
Even though the Atlanta heat is bound to hang around for another month, the start of September brings joy into the hearts of fall lovers and spooky season enthusiasts. The folks at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens are already creating their autumn paradise. Every year, community members and local organizations can submit a scarecrow to display […]
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MARTA invites public to comment on graphic design for new rail cars
MARTA is again inviting the public to the design table, this time to state their preference for the graphics to be imprinted on the exterior of 254 new rails cars.
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Public safety training center wins City Council approval; opponents suggest fight to continue
The Atlanta City Council has approved a controversial plan to build a public safety training center at the Prison Farm site. Proponents are cheering what they say is a crime-fighting landmark, while opponents are indicating the political battle may have just begun. The 10-4 vote in a Sept. 8 virtual meeting was preceded by 17 […]
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With millions in rental assistance cash unspent, Fulton not considering eviction moratorium
Georgia’s most populous county, which includes most of the City of Atlanta, is not considering enacting a temporary eviction ban, despite having a backlog of landlord-tenant cases awaiting magistrate court judges, as well as millions of dollars in unspent federal rent relief money. Fulton County spokeswoman Jessica Corbitt told Atlanta Civic Circle on Wednesday that the county’s superior court is “not […]
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Georgia Legal Services Program marks 50th anniversary with rural summit
Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams will headline the Georgia Legal Services Program’s 50th annual Rural Georgia Justice and Poverty Summit later this month. The September 17 summit brings together researchers, state agencies, philanthropists, community policymakers and attorneys to talk about problems such as housing, education, public health, poverty and other critical issues affecting low-income and […]
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Georgia’s gun pipeline reached to Barbados, New York rap group ‘Blixky Gang’
More than 200 guns purchased illegally in Georgia were sold in Barbados, New York City, New Jersey and multiple other states, where some were used in shootings, according to string of federal indictments dating to Aug. 4.
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City Council delays public safety training center action to hear 17 hours of public comment
The Atlanta City Council has delayed a possible vote on the controversial public safety training center until Sept. 8 to hear out an estimated 17 hours of public comments. The council’s Sept. 7 agenda included the lease agreement allowing the training center’s construction on the former Atlanta Prison Farm site. At the 1 p.m. start […]
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Public safety training center opposition group calls for delaying vote until election, creating mitigation agreement
In advance of a possible Atlanta City Council vote Sept. 7 on the controversial public safety training center, the main opposition group is demanding the issue be tabled until after the election. And if the project can’t be stopped altogether, the group says, it wants a detailed community benefits agreement. In a Sept. 6 letter […]
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Four years after a bitter mayoral loss, Mary Norwood is returning to City Hall
Atlanta’s political future is a mystery that will be solved by major leadership shake-ups in this fall’s elections, none bigger than the replacement of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, maybe even with her former mentor, Kasim Reed. But one thing’s already a virtual certainty: Mary Norwood is back. The former at-large City Council member who lost […]
