A report that criminal suspects facing more than 2,000 felony charges were released without bond last year in Fulton County – including 35 charges of child molestation and 11 charges of enticing a child for indecent purposes – has renewed calls for reform from members of the Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods.
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Posted inPeople, Places & Parks, Thought Leadership
The Nature of Our City
by Teri Nye, Park Pride Project Manager At the beginning of each year, I take stock of the park planning projects in the year ahead. Atlanta is a small, small point of the planet, but with news of each storm, flood, drought, and raging fire around the world, I see that Park Pride’s work in […]
Posted inColumns, Maria's Metro
With sudden death Alvah Hardy, APS and Atlanta lose a true public servant
Life can be so fleeting.
That was the first thought that came to mind when Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen called me early Saturday afternoon to tell me Alvah Hardy had been killed in car accident Friday night.
Hardy was the executive director of facilities services for APS, and he was responsible for all the capital improvements underway at numerous schools across the city.
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A show of gratitude
The Lord works in mysterious ways, as the saying goes, and, were he here today, the Reverend Frank Quarles would, no doubt, offer his personal testament to that adage. Like so many of his time, the Reverend Quarles was a former slave but he had also become an ordained minister and, as a freedman, he […]
Posted inMaggie Lee
Fulton DA offering a remedy for false convictions
Between 3 and ten percent of people in prison are wrongfully incarcerated, said Aimee Maxwell.
Posted inThought Leadership
Seven organizations receive technical assistance through ULI Atlanta’s Center for Leadership
Sheba Ross, HKS Design and ULI Atlanta mTAP Chair (2020) Leadership is a team sport. There has been a shift in the past decade where much momentum has been gained in the realm of action in comparison to just planning. And the reason is because initiatives have been propelled to action, not by solitary thinkers, […]
Posted inThought Leadership
Global Mental Health Gains Momentum, Gives Hope
By Dr. Eve Byrd, Carter Center Mental Health Program Director Access to mental health care is a basic human right. As we enter a new decade, we are heartened to see global mental health disorders gain the attention and resources needed to be on par with the human and economic toll they cause around the […]
Posted inThought Leadership
United Way of Greater Atlanta encourages Census participation
By Paul Jennings, Event Script Writer and Content Manager at United Way of Greater Atlanta There is a magnetism that emanates from Rashad Robinson. In a matter of seconds, he has filled a once dull auditorium with the sounds of a revolution. “If we are not using the Census to build power, then we are […]
Posted inLatest News
SunTrust, BB&T launch Truist Purple visual identity and logo
In a highly-anticipated Monday morning release, Truist – the entity created by the merger of SunTrust and BB&T – unveiled its logo, symbolizing the concept of a true merger of equals.
For example, the color is a deep purple, the merging BB&T’s burgundy with SunTrust’s blue.
Posted inColumns, Eleanor Ringel Cater
‘1917’ – a memorable war epic by director Sam Mendes
By Eleanor Ringel Cater
“1917” occupies a kind of unusual no-man’s land, somewhere between Kirk Douglas’ “Paths of Glory” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now.”
It’s not as good as either of those masterworks, but it’s good – really good – in its own way.
Posted inThought Leadership
The Critical Importance of Lifelong Communities to Our Region
By Kate Sweeney It seems like a simple concept: Build neighborhoods that can accommodate people across all stages of life — from toddlers, to twenty-somethings, to those past retirement. Regional planners call them “lifelong communities.” Too often though, neighborhoods in metro Atlanta fail to live up to this promise. Many communities lack the sidewalks and […]
Posted inThought Leadership
Why Atlanta Needs Another Park – How HUB404 Will Answer the Question
by Jim Durrett, executive director, Buckhead Community Improvement District James Ryan, the President of the University of Virginia, my alma mater, included the following paragraph in his letter in the most recent UVA alumni magazine: “Our world is also facing enormous challenges. Democracy faces pressure both at home and abroad. Political polarization is rampant. Climate […]
Posted inThought Leadership, Views From Peachtree
Our 2020 Imperative: Breathing New Life into Public and Private Spaces
By Kevin Green, President and CEO, Midtown Alliance In successful cities, there’s a growing demand to create quality public spaces that foster a civic identity so when you’re there, you know you’re there. Places that make you stop, take note of your surroundings and appreciate the moment enough that you can look back on the […]
Posted inThought Leadership
The Big Deal about ECE: Why Atlanta Should Pay Attention
By Blythe Keeler Robinson, President and CEO, Sheltering Arms By 2025, more than 60% of jobs will require some form of post-secondary education, according to Learn4Life’s State of Education in Metro Atlanta Report. That can be alarming when you consider the fact that two out of every 10 students in the metro area are dropping […]
Posted inKelly Jordan
A Taste of MINT – West End – Photos by Kelly Jordan
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Posted inColumns
A citywide speed limit of 25 mph would save lives with little effect on trip times
By Guest Columnist REBECCA SERNA, executive director of Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
There are billions of dollars of street, highway, and transit projects coming to the City of Atlanta over the next few decades. But there is one project we could undertake right now. It would save lives and have minimal costs — setting a safer speed limit. We could follow the lead of other cities around the country and the world by setting a consistent citywide speed limit of 25 mph.
Posted inColumns
Q&A: Atlanta Housing CEO wants more locals and program participants securing agency contracts
On Thursday, SaportaReport sat down with AH CEO Eugene Jones to discuss how the agency can better provide jobs to Atlantans, especially those whom it helps.
Posted inLatest News
Fulton puts budget on hold
The $758 million budget will get more work before a vote.
Posted inLatest News
Mobility in 2020: Voters may face transit tax votes, Atlanta may reshape traffic flow
Transit funding is poised to emerge in 2020 as a major discussion in Atlanta, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. In addition, Atlanta is slated to try again to revamp traffic movement in the central business district, regulate e-scooters and possibly reduce the city speed limit to 25 mph – even as a push for transit on the Atlanta BeltLine remains in the mix.
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Top Georgia House Republican: a fan of film tax credit, not so much of Atlanta airport takeover
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston would maybe modify, but not overturn, policies that Atlanta’s watching.
