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 […]
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Morehouse College uses new Augmented Reality campus tour to recruit potential students
With this platform, the Historically Black college can provide prospective students a tour of the campus and have personalized meetings with admissions counselors without leaving their homes. By Allison Joyner Morehouse College has teamed up with tech company Aetho to create a 3D, fully interactive online version of its campus to enhance the admission experience […]
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Georgia dodges disaster in a “tipping point” summer
By Tom Baxter At summer’s end, Georgians have a lot to be thankful for, though most of us may not know it. The Washington Post reported Saturday that 32 percent of Americans live in counties which have been declared disaster areas over the past three months. Earlier this year, eight Georgia counties got federal emergency declarations […]
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Racing to provide transit: MARTA to serve burgeoning hot spots
The MARTA expansion plan reconfirmed this summer by MARTA’s board includes projects that are to serve a busy vortex of redevelopment in Atlanta – an east-west corridor stretching from Summerhill to West End.
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Camille Russell Love: ‘The festival Gods were with us’
The 44th edition of the Atlanta Jazz Festival took place Labor Day weekend at Piedmont Park – after several cancellations and postponements because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Celebrating the art world’s favorite mystery — The art of Banksy
Who is Banksy? For most of us, Banksy isn’t a person but an idea. Each art piece urges us to go against the status quo, and by separating themselves from the constraints of fame, Banksy is truly embodying the messages in their work. There is no Banksy — just the art. “Banksy is the first […]
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MARTA Joins Fulton County in Supporting Small, Disadvantaged & Minority-Owned Banks with COVID Relief Deposits
The MARTA Board of Directors Business Management Committee has unanimously approved a resolution that encourages depositing a portion of the funds received through various pandemic relief acts with small, disadvantaged and minority-owned financial institutions. The resolution will be considered by the full Board on September 9, 2021. The brainchild of Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts, […]
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FAFSA: A Gatekeeper to Postsecondary Access
By Damian Ramsey Imagine winning the lottery and refusing to redeem your ticket. You would leave potentially life-changing sums of money on the table. In a sense, that is what happens when high school graduates do not complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Each year, thousands of students fail to complete the […]
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Atlanta’s Urban Food Forest Supports Community from the Ground Up
The Conservation Fund works on behalf of city and county partners to purchase land for parks, greenspaces, and trails that will be permanently protected for public use and environmental sustainability. We have protected greenspace as a foundational component of bettering the quality of life for every Atlantan and provided grant funding to support equitable development of parks in partnership with non-profits […]
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Theory and practice with Ayana Gabriel
Ayana Gabriel joined the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently as Vice President, Community Impact. To celebrate her first 30 days with the Community Foundation, Erin Dreiling, marketing and communications manager at the Foundation, sat down to interview Ayana on her perspective on community work and grantmaking. Here is that Q&A to help others get […]
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After 20 years, reflecting on 9/11 movies and memories
It’s the 20thanniversary of 9/11. Do you know where your memories are?
