By Trey Kilpatrick, Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Georgia Power Trey Kilpatrick serves as senior vice president of External Affairs for Georgia Power, the state’s largest electric utility. Across the country, the cost of basic needs like food, housing, and utilities continues to rise. At the same time, Georgia is growing. Businesses and families […]
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Blank Foundation makes historic $50 million grant to Atlanta HBCUs
Four of Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities are receiving a $50 million boost from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. It is the largest gift Blank has made to higher education in Atlanta. In November 2019, Arthur Blank made a $50 million gift to his alma mater, Babson College, based in Wellesley, Mass., to […]
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ARC cancels 14 Flint River trail projects, pivots to smaller scale
The Atlanta Regional Commission announced it cancelled 14 Flint River Gateway Trail projects after the federal government rescinded a $64.9 million Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant. At the Oct. 8 board meeting, Transportation Planning Principal Michael Haire announced the cancellation but said the ARC is still working on a few projects. “The ARC is still […]
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College Park mayor says ‘the math ain’t mathing’ on council’s questionable spending
How public money is spent — and how it’s requested — is raising new questions in College Park, where city officials are offering no answers. “There is a problem with the money,” Mayor Bianca Motley Broom said. During the Oct. 6 city council meeting, Mayor Bianca Motley Broom received no response when she raised concerns […]
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The Future of Healing: How an AI-Powered Mobile Wellness Clinic Will Transform Access to Care
by CEO, I Will Survive, Inc. Anisa Palmer, MPA Atlanta has always been a city that builds bridges where barriers once stood. At I Will Survive, Inc., we’re building one on wheels. Our new AI-Powered Mobile Wellness Clinic is more than a vehicle—it’s a promise to bring health access, technology, and compassion directly to families […]
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Amphibians in our American future
Amphibians — frogs, toads and salamanders — are declining in the United States and across the world. If you’re like me, that matters tremendously because you find them fascinating and wonderful. But, beyond my fascination, amphibians are essential parts of the food web, eating tons of insects like mosquitoes and serving as food for other […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: SCAD Film Fest announces lineup, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s new board chair, Verdi’s ‘La traviata’ opens Atlanta Opera’s season
SCAD Savannah Film Festival announces 2025 lineup The Savannah College of Art and Design will host the 28th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival from Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, featuring 167 films and a slate of industry panels, screenings and special events. The nation’s largest university-run film festival will showcase 56 narrative features, 15 documentary […]
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Athens Calling, with an Alabama drawl: Drive-By Truckers strip down the myths on American Band
Drive-By Truckers have never been shy about politics. Their songs have long been about the small-town duality of the South: pride and shame, memory and myth, family history and the uneasy ghosts of history at large. But American Band isn’t just a political record in the way their earlier albums circled around the edges of […]
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City Council President race reaches boiling point over public safety
An already heated race for Atlanta City Council President has neared a boiling point. Atlanta City Council President candidate Marci Collier Overstreet barbed at opponent Rohit Malhotra in the midst of questioning at the Oct. 8 Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young debates. “How can you, your positions and your record not be considered public safety hazards?” […]
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Crime theme and tax issue surround candidate’s exit from Sandy Springs race
Lauren Locke, who was running for the Sandy Springs City Council District 2 seat against incumbent Dr. Melody Kelley, has withdrawn from the race. She campaigned on a message of crime and safety that echoed strategies used by some north Fulton candidates four years ago. The former candidate said she left the race under “extreme […]
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Where Atlanta Grew Up
Atlanta was born beside the railroad tracks—but it didn’t stay there for long. In the years after the Civil War, the city rebuilt itself from the ashes, its heart beating along the rail lines of what is now South Downtown. But as Atlanta grew in wealth, ambition, and confidence, the city’s center began to shift […]
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For the victors, war hasn’t been just a guy thing
It’s been widely noted by historians of the Second World War that the victors in that conflict — the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union —mobilized women far more quickly than the losers: Germany, Japan and Italy. In light of last week’s speeches to the brass at Quantico, this might be worth some review.
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Atlanta City Hall – Old and New – various dates
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Judge facing misconduct allegations presides over College Park business case
What happens when the judge in your court case faces serious legal trouble of their own? It’s a question now confronting College Park business owner Roderick Rogers. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela Williams, who has presided over Rogers’ legal dispute with the city of College Park, is facing multiple misconduct allegations brought by the […]
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Atlanta-based Cortland caters to those who choose to rent rather than own
When looking for a name for his apartment development company, Steven DeFrancis turned to one of his favorite books, The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand. The lead character in the book is architect Howard Roark, who strives to design a perfect multifamily community — Cortlandt. DeFrancis settled on the name Cortland, dropping the “t” to simplify […]
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Building Financial Resilience: Atlanta Beltline and Bank of America Partner for Economic Empowerment
Atlanta faces some of the highest income inequality in the nation, with median household incomes showing stark disparities across communities. This October, as we observe National Financial Planning Month, the Atlanta Beltline is celebrating by expanding our commitment to community empowerment beyond trails, parks and housing. In partnership with Bank of America, we’re launching workshops […]
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Nonprofit pushes North Fulton leaders on affordable housing for working families
The Drake House, a Roswell nonprofit offering a housing program for single mothers in crisis, is calling on North Fulton leaders to figure out a solution to the lack of affordable housing for working families. On Oct. 21, the organization and HouseATL are co-hosting a conversation with journalist Brian Goldstone, whose recent book “There Is […]
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What’s the deal with economic mobility? And why does Atlanta rank last?
By Oli Turner, Atlanta Way 2.0 Journalism Fellow In Atlanta, leaders and concerned citizens are uniting over a troubling statistic. Atlanta ranks 50th out of 50 U.S. metropolitan areas in upward economic mobility, according to a 2024 study by Harvard Economics professor Raj Chetty. If that strikes you as grim, it is—but Atlantans may find […]
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‘The Smashing Machine’ is a sports biopic that rings hollow
“The Smashing Machine” starts with a long montage of fighter Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) pounding and wailing on various opponents. The camera is oddly divorced from the action, but there’s no denying the fact that Kerr – one of the most famous figures in the early years of mixed martial arts and UFC – is […]
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Sandy Springs celebrates 20 years, reflects on the push for cityhood
Back in the fall of 2005, Sandy Springs leaders were preparing for the moment the clock struck 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 1. That was the instant the community officially became a city. Next week, Sandy Springs will celebrate 20 years of cityhood with an anniversary party for about 500 guests on City Green at City […]
