In communities across Atlanta, women are the backbone of families, neighborhoods, and workplaces. They lead, nurture, and advocate often without pause. But when it comes to their own health, too many women are forced to choose between caring for others and caring for themselves. That tradeoff is costing lives. Cardiovascular disease affects nearly half of […]
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Posted inPeople, Places & Parks
Birds Georgia Announces 2025 Fall Flyway Festival: A Celebration of Birds, Native Plants, and Community
Each September, millions of migratory birds pass through Georgia on their journey south, relying on our state’s native plants for food, shelter, and rest. To highlight this important connection, Birds Georgia will host its annual Fall Flyway Festival, a month-long series of events designed to celebrate birds, native plants, and community. From guided nature walks […]
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College Park business owner fighting to survive zoning battle, and two alleged arson attacks
A long-operating automotive repair shop in College Park has been shuttered since February, and its owner, Roderick Rogers, is fighting to keep his business alive. Rogers, who owns Rogers Repair Shop, said the city has refused to renew his business license and has sought to close the business down permanently. His attorney, Erin Coleman, said […]
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‘Honey Don’t!’ should work, but just doesn’t hit the mark
There’s a joke early on in “Honey Don’t!” where private eye Honey O’Donahue (Margaret Qualley) goes to visit her sister, Heidi (Kristen Connolly). Heidi lives a life a far cry from Honey, who drinks tequila straight and lives alone and aloof in her very nice apartment. In contrast, when we first meet Heidi, she’s pregnant, […]
Posted inAtlanta Way 2.0
We Are Here To Save Us
By Shaun Mosley & Taylor Kostal-Bergmann, Civic Tech Atlanta Every time we look around, it feels like a new problem. Extreme heats. Rent through the roof. Enduring legacies of systemic barriers. Explicit cruelty. Overt racism. It’s an absolute mess! And who can help clean this up? Us. You and I. And we’ll start by meeting […]
Posted inAdrianne Murchison, Columns
Contentious vote approves $1.1B plan to overhaul Fulton jail
During a Wednesday meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a $1.1 billion plan to overhaul its troubled jail system, despite opposition from two board members and community leaders. The plan includes building a new special-purpose facility to house vulnerable inmate populations and renovating the county’s main jail on Rice Street. The […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
PHOTOS: Peek inside Monday Night Brewing’s ‘The Grove’
Monday Night Brewing is set to open a massive new indoor taproom and outdoor space just steps from the Beltline on Aug. 23, with a full kitchen, coffee and brews for customers to explore. The Grove is a 17,000 square foot expansion of Monday Night Brewing’s West Midtown taproom. It includes two massive pizza ovens […]
Posted inGuest Column
Building bridges of understanding makes Atlanta better
I have been described as a speaker, teacher, organizer, consultant, leader, facilitator, mediator, entrepreneur, innovator and executive. I strive to use these skills toward a singular focus: increasing intercultural understanding. At my core, I am a community-builder and peace-maker. Knowing this about myself was often a challenge in a corporate environment. I was born in […]
Posted inReporter's Notebook
Reporter’s Notebook: Summer Shade Fest returns, Lenox Square adds retailers, College Football Hall of Fame hosts Football Fest
Grant Park Summer Shade Festival announces 2025 music and entertainment lineup The Grant Park Conservancy has announced the music and entertainment lineup for the 23rd annual Summer Shade Festival, set for Aug. 23 to 24 in Atlanta’s oldest park. The free two-day event will feature performances across two stages, beginning with yoga on Saturday morning […]
Posted inColumns, Common Chords, Megan Anderson
Wet Leg’s “moisturizer” is art-pop that exfoliates your cynicism
Similar to their sisters in sentiment if not genre, Wet Leg shares Florry’s deadpan vocal style that’s less about detachment and more about agency— using restraint as a form of power. They haven’t abandoned the sarcasm, side-eye, or sing-song taunts that made their 2022 self-titled debut album explode, but this time, they’re wielding those tools […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
Invest Atlanta greenlights $250,000 to local legacy businesses
Atlanta’s economic development agency board approved $50,000 grants to five legacy businesses in an ongoing effort to preserve and support small businesses. At the Aug. 21 meeting, the Invest Atlanta board approved a series of Small Business Improvement Grants to pay for interior and exterior improvements. The grants are funded using Tax Allocation District dollars, […]
Posted inCorporate Community Impact
Small Business Leaders to Convene at 2025 Financial Summit in Atlanta
The Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC), in partnership with the Small Business Alliance, will host the 2025 Financial Summit on Monday, September 15, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. “The Financial Summit is an important gathering for small business leaders in Georgia,” said Stacey Key, Chief Executive Officer and President of the GMSDC. […]
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Georgia Chamber revives Blanchard Award, giving it to Shan Cooper
Jimmy Blanchard has been one of the leading voices in the Georgia business community advocating for the practice of servant leadership among CEOs. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce recently decided to give greater visibility by reinstituting and renaming the Blanchard Servant Leadership Award. It revived the award on Aug. 20 at the Chamber’s 2025 Congressional […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
Andre Dickens qualifies for mayoral reelection campaign
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens kicked off the official election season on Aug. 19 when he announced his reelection campaign goals on the City Hall steps. Dickens has formally qualified to run for a second term as the Mayor of Atlanta in the Nov. 4 election. The formal qualifying period for municipal election candidates runs from […]
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The Beltline has a lofty transit plan. Will it actually happen?
After years of pushed plans, autonomous pod proposals and total project overhauls, the Atlanta Beltline is on the path to add light rail to the 22-mile paved corridor. But residents aren’t sure the dream will ever materialize. It’s an ambitious plan to create a $3.5 billion rail corridor over the next several years, and it […]
Posted inStories of Atlanta
A Well-kept Secret
In 1891, Atlanta’s Mayor began spending the City’s money, secretly buying land on the outskirts of Atlanta. It wasn’t a case of embezzlement, just good-old business common sense. In attempting to solve one of the City’s ongoing issues, the Mayor had made a decision, a decision that would not only affect every single Atlantan for […]
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Georgia Tech unveils new campus cycle track
A “critical swarm” of Georgia Institute of Technology students, alumni and faculty took to campus streets on Aug. 13 to celebrate the opening of a brand new cycle track that links key parts of campus. Georgia Tech police halted incoming traffic to let the crowd form in the street and prepare for an evening ride. […]
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Increasingly, Americans just aren’t feeling AI
With great fanfare earlier this month, the pioneering artificial intelligence company OpenAI unveiled its latest model, GPT-5, an AI system so advanced that using it was said to be like conversing with a Ph.d. It landed with a unsettling thud.
Posted inAdrianne Murchison, Columns
Metro mayors urge corporations, philanthropists to recognize the whole metro region
If the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern is successfully completed, Sandy Springs can boast more Fortune 500 companies than the city of Atlanta, says Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul, including the New York Stock Exchange, which has been headquartered there for years. But, Paul adds, many of those firms headquartered in the […]
Posted inMaria's Metro
Metro Atlanta leaders going to D.C., Maryland and Virginia on LINK trip
The Atlanta region’s 28th LINK trip will be headed to the Greater Washington D.C. area, beginning on Aug. 20 through Aug. 23. The focus this year will be on the suburban communities outside Washington D.C. in Maryland and Virginia. The suburban-focused trip is a stark contrast to the 2024 LINK trip that was held in New […]
