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A matter of trust, equity: ARC weighs fate of Atlanta BeltLine rail as deadline looms
By Guest Columnist FRED O. SMITH JR., a founding member of BeltLine Rail Now
Trust is a strange thing. It is easy to lose. And once lost, it is difficult to regain. When it comes to transit in this city, an imminent decision by the Atlanta Regional Commission and MARTA officials will help determine whether they retain the citizens’ trust, or squander it. If it is squandered, this could negatively impact transportation in this city for generations. The draft of the 2020 Atlanta Region’s Plan Regional Transportation Plan is in its final public comment phase at the Atlanta Regional Commission, and it will not be revised again for another four years.
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Death of African-American architect Jeffrey Robinson leaves a void in Atlanta
An important link to Atlanta’s architectural history has died.
Architect Jeffrey L. Robinson, 58, died suddenly on Nov. 30. Robinson was president of J.W. Robinson & Associates – the oldest African-American architectural firm in the state of Georgia. It was founded by his late father – Joseph W. Robinson Sr. – in 1970.
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Plant Vogtle: Age discrimination a new wrinkle in Westinghouse bankruptcy
Timothy Ellis claims he was fired in a clear case of age discrimination. Otherwise, Ellis is just one of many caught in the grinder as Westinghouse Electric Co. declared bankruptcy and lost its job building Plant Vogtle, the nuclear facility near Augusta.
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WarnerMedia renames Techwood in Ted Turner’s honor: ‘Never have I lived through something like this’
WarnerMedia on Friday honored media pioneer Ted Turner by renaming the company’s Techwood campus in his honor.
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Imperial Sugar, site of deadly 2008 explosion, helps rescue two chilly manatees
Almost 12 years after a deadly explosion at a sugar plant near Savannah, the Imperial Sugar refinery is being commended for helping to rescue a manatee and her calf. The two animals were transported to SeaWorld Orlando for treatment and are to be released.
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Newly appointed Georgia senator: ‘You don’t have to be shrill to be tough’
At a press conference Wednesday morning, Gov. Brian Kemp said it was a “historic day” as he named businesswoman Kelly Loeffler as his pick to fill the seat of out-going U.S Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia).
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Abortion galvanized as 2020 campaign issue as Georgia’s WIN List unveils slate
Georgia’s WIN List announced Thursday its slate of 12 women who are running for the state Legislature – pro-abortion rights candidates who are expected to spark Democrats’ energy and turnout as Gov. Brian Kemp’s anti-abortion Republican pick for the U.S. Senate will be trying to retain her seat in 2020.
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Opinion: Why YOU should attend Atlanta Housing board meetings
Once a month, the Atlanta Housing board of commissioners convenes to discuss policies that dictate how thousands of predominantly low-income residents can or could be helped by the local agency, and you should be there. But you’re not.
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Fulton County leader calls review of governance, services
Fulton’s cities now provide a lot of the services that county residents use.
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Legal business hasn’t recovered: Hiring rates down, firms seek shorter office leases
The lawyering business isn’t hiring at the same rate it was before the Great Recession, and a pair of mixed reports released this week on metro Atlanta show that even though some local firms are hiring, the sector is taking a conservative position with office space.
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Atlanta politicians and candidates under review by state campaign finance office
State ethics investigators may call the attorney general’s office for Atlanta enforcement.
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Fulton panel turns down Buckhead developer seeking incentive
It’s the first time this year that a proposal has made it as far as the board and gotten turned down.
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Mechanicsville to welcome “Urban Enterprise Zone,” rehabbed affordable housing units
The Atlanta City Council on Monday passed legislation which creates a new zoning designation that’s expected to encourage private development in neighborhoods that might otherwise go overlooked.
Posted inThought Leader
How a Community Transforms, Part 2
By Kate Sweeney Whether you call it new urbanism, live-work-play or something else, a certain type of development is sweeping the country right now — and making a big splash right here in the ATL. And despite the fact that this phenom’ is often called “urbanism,” many suburban metro ATL communities are leading the way […]
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If you’re bad boys and girls, you might get a runoff for Christmas next year
This year, when you sit down to watch the bowl games or the Christmas shows, you won’t have to worry about your children being frightened by scary black-and-white attack ads. Cherish that. It may not be that way next year.
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Harnessing Arts and Culture for Responsible Placemaking in Historic Neighborhoods
Introduction by John Ahmann, President & CEO of Westside Future Fund. Thank you to Dorian McDuffie for this week’s column. Dorian is the Public Art Project Manager at the Atlanta City Studio, an office of the Department of City Planning for the City of Atlanta. I’ve had the opportunity to work with Dorian. She is […]
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YMCA of Metro Atlanta Works with Local Partners to Give Thanks for a Compassionate Community
Dean Rusk YMCA Early Learning Center, part of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, recently partnered with University of West Georgia (UWG) and Family Service Assistants to meet the needs of local families during the holidays. More than 140 people attended the Y’s Family Day where UWG faculty and students equipped parents with tools to facilitate […]
Posted inMaria's Metro
Preserving lives and buildings along MLK corridor can revive ‘Main Street’
It’s a story of rebirth – the human kind and the physical kind.
A benefit concert for the Westside Singing Ambassadors on Nov. 29 at 960 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard provided a symbolic spark of what once was and what could be again.
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Some improvements were needed
Historically, the jail house has been among the first of the public buildings constructed in most new communities. It is interesting to note that, initially, jails were intended to be little more than holding cells…places to keep criminals until they could be tried. And that is exactly the purpose that led to the construction of […]
