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Resolutions for a Warm Winter and a Cool Summer
By Alex Beasley, Donor and Public Relations Manager, Trees Atlanta Talk of politics and climate change inundate our daily lives. If it feels like hope is lost, you’re not alone, but you can make a difference on an individual and community level. Collectively, we can create positive change for future generations. As you make your […]
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University of North Georgia fall commencement
More than 800 University of North Georgia graduates participated in the Dec. 14 ceremonies at the Convocation Center on UNG’s Dahlonega Campus. Additionally, 20 members of the Corps of Cadets commissioned into the U.S. Army or Army National Guard as second lieutenants.
Posted inThought Leadership, Transit
MARTA Centralized Program Management Organization Makes Impact on Economy and Diversity
Jacobs/Russell Joint Venture to Support MARTA’s Largest Expansion in History By MARTA As MARTA’s Centralized Project Management Organization (CPMO), the joint venture of Jacobs Project Management Co. and H.J. Russell will manage approximately $700 million in construction spending in the first five years of the Authority’s More MARTA expansion project. At $3 billion, the project […]
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Special Holiday Program Shines a Light on the Power of Placemaking
By Lauren Bohn, Project Manager, Urban Design at Midtown Alliance There’s something magical about experiencing the holidays in the heart of the city. Bustling sidewalks. Holiday performances. The recent Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Christmas Parade. Midtown Alliance is celebrating with a festive addition to Peachtree Street: hundreds of thousands of LED lights and an array […]
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Filling empty stockings and empty backpacks
By Lauren Jeong, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Each holiday season, Empty Stocking Fund sets up “Santa’s Village,” where Atlanta families that qualify for public assistance can shop for toys for their children. But what some may not realize is that Empty Stocking Fund works all year to help children and families. Recognizing […]
Posted inSouthface, Sustainable Communities, Thought Leadership
Southface Institute – A Look Back on a Successful 2019
By Southface Board of Directors As 2019 draws to a close, Southface Institute is thankful for the victories that supporters have helped the nonprofit achieve in creating more sustainable homes, workplaces and communities here in Atlanta, in the Southeast and across the country. Here are a few of the standout accomplishments this year. High-Performance Practices […]
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Kids in Clayton get books, bears just in time for the holidays
Stranger Things star reads to children at Clayton County Learning Spaces site Dec. 12 By Bradley Roberts You wouldn’t expect to see 125 bears in one day, but stranger things have happened. Four days a week, children in Clayton County head to different library branches across their community, and each Thursday they go to the […]
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Georgia Political Primer
By Dentons Despite the absence of state and federal elections this year in Georgia, political theater has been active in our state of late and will be heating up even more in the next few weeks. This political primer will quickly catch you up on the latest Georgia political news in anticipation of Dentons’ Georgia […]
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Future Atlantans
There is an interesting side benefit to reading about history and it has to do with being able to predict the future. Well, not so much “the” future as “a” future. At various stages along the path of historical research, one becomes familiar with the players in a particular story. When a new character is […]
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Sandy Springs embarks on mixed income housing; wants nothing like ATL BeltLine
Sandy Springs’ city officials have called for mixed income housing development to be on the site of a zombie shopping center, and have hired a consultant to help devise a plan to with input and support from city residents. Mayor Rusty Paul has specifically warned against any outcome that looks anything like the sky-high housing market typical along the Atlanta BeltLine.
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Free house, furniture is prize in benefit for Atlanta Mission: No donation required
In the midst of a shortage of affordable housing, only about 1,200 folks have entered a sweepstakes to win a new $406,000 house – with furniture – in Atlanta’s West Highlands neighborhood. There’s no minimum donation, and the goal is to raise money for a new shelter for homeless women and children.
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Georgia prevails over Florida in advisory on water war; Florida’s Ag commissioner won’t back down
Georgia will not be required to release more water into Florida’s Apalachicola River if the U.S. Supreme Court abides by a report released Thursday by a special master appointed by the court to consider the case. Florida’s agriculture commissioner vowed to continue her state’s fight.
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Workers at organic weed killer plant exposed to amputation, electrical risks: OSHA
Workers at a Gainesville chemical plant that says it produces organic weed and bug killers were exposed to conditions that threatened amputations, fire and electrical hazards, according to a citation from the federal workplace safety agency – which critics contends has been hobbled by the Trump administration.
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Isakson: A common thread in conservation of right whales off Georgia’s coast
Bipartisan support now surrounds the endangered right whales off Georgia’s coast. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp proclaimed December as Right Whale Awareness Month. Former Democratic Gov. Joe Frank Harris signed legislation that made the right whale the state’s marine mammal in 1985.
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Investing in our future by preserving federal tax credit programs
By Guest Columnist CHRIS WOMACK, executive vice president and president of external affairs for Southern Company
Without federal tax policy that fueled sorely needed capital investment in her long-neglected community, Gloria Kitchens might not be where she is today – studying at Tufts University after graduating Drew Charter Senior Academy in 2017.
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‘Bombshell’ – a richly-detailed portrayal of Fox News under Roger Ailes
“Bombshell” is not only one of the best movies of the year. It’s also one of the most important.
Never mind what Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” may or may not be saying about females in the media. This movie looks at males and females in the media, and I don’t think there are going to be any lawsuits.
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Settlement reached between Atlanta Housing and Egbert Perry
The era of lawsuits and countersuits at Atlanta Housing and the city of Atlanta appears to be nearing an end.
Eugene Jones, president and CEO of Atlanta Housing, said through a spokeswoman that the authority has reached a settlement agreement with developer Egbert Perry, CEO of the Integral Group.
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No consensus from state Senate panel on restoring nonviolent felons’ voting rights
By a 3-2 party line vote, the Republicans voted for one of two options: the status quo.
