By Dave Ross, ScD, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Task Force for Global Health The Task Force was originally conceived to bring together the world’s leading global health and development agencies to raise childhood immunization rates in developing countries. Under the guidance of our founder Dr. Bill Foege, The Task Force provided a mechanism for […]
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For Underground Atlanta the beginning was almost the end
Looking at photographs of downtown Atlanta in the late 1800’s one cannot help but be impressed with the number of railroad tracks that populated the area we now call The Gulch. By some accounts, at the height of Atlanta’s railroad history there were over 350 trains a day that traveled through the city
Atlanta was indeed a “railroad town.” But for pedestrians and horse drawn carts, all those railroad tracks that meant so much to the economy and the growth of Atlanta presented major challenges for transportation around the city.
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Blade Runner 2049 – a visually stunning sequel of the 1982 classic
“Blade Runner 2049” is admirable and occasionally astonishing. But there is nothing in its entire 163 minutes that matches the gut-wrenching power of Rutger Hauer’s final speech in the original movie.
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi cult classic, “Blade Runner” was originally released in 1982 (since then, there have been one or two revised versions). It was set in the future (2019) in a rain-drenched world of neon and noise. And human-like androids called replicants.
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Longtime Atlanta business leader John Rice to retire as GE’s vice chairman
GE’s new CEO John Flannery has announced that three top executives will be leaving the company, including longtime Atlantan John Rice, who has served as a vice chairman in charge of the company’s international business efforts.
Rice, who has been with GE for 39 years, decided to retire from the company at the end of the year. He was a leading member of the management team of GE’s former CEO Jeff Immelt, who stepped down on Aug. 1.
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Column: Frank Blake, Dan Cathy to join JA Atlanta Business Hall of Fame
Two top Atlanta business leaders — Frank Blake and Dan Cathy — will be inducted into Junior Achievement’s Atlanta Business Hall of Fame on Feb. 24, 2018.
They will join a list of 91 influential Atlantans who have been recognized for their significant contributions to Atlanta’s civic and economic vibrancy.
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Memorial Drive: A step toward increasing safety for cyclists, pedestrians, vehicles
Atlanta is moving forward with an ambitious program to improve the safety of cyclists and pedestrians as they interact with vehicles along burgeoning Memorial Drive. The project starts about a half-mile east of the state Capitol and extends about a quarter-mile.
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Atlanta’s voice needed to fight offshore drilling
By Guest Columnist BILL SAPP, a senior attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center
In the past year, the devastation inflicted from hurricanes Matthew and Irma serves as a stark reminder that Georgia’s coast is vulnerable to the vagaries of nature. Wrecking countless homes and businesses, and shredding boats and docks along the entire coast, these hurricanes flooded St. Marys and Tybee Island, pounded the beaches of Jekyll Island and Cumberland Island, and overtopped the sea walls in Savannah and St. Simons.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 10
Parts of northwest and southwest Atlanta will get a new City Council member in an upcoming election. The candidates say some of their biggest concerns are blighted properties, quality of life, public safety, jobs and homelessness.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Andrea Boone
Andrea Boone is a City Hall veteran, as Kasim Reed’s Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services; and before that, a top aide to Councilman C.T. Martin. She spoke to the Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: At the top of my list for […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Beverly Rice
Beverly Rice is an educator who is also board chair of Quest Communities Development Organization, a nonprofit that develops supportive housing. She spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: When I look into the eyes of hungry children who are living in poverty […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Kenny Hill
After he retired from Home Depot, Kenny Hill and his wife founded the Launchpad Foundation to provide housing, life skills and career training to the homeless. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your number one concern for your district specifically? A: Great question but not a simple answer. If I […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 9
Parts of northwest Atlanta from Underwood Hills to outside the Perimeter will get a new City Council member in this year’s election. Among the candidates, a major concern is the split between District 9’s haves and have-nots.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Kwame Abernathy
Atlanta City Council would be Kwame Abernathy’s first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: Equitable economic development on all sides of the district and the city is so very important. Q: What could you do as a Council member […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Dustin Hillis
Atlanta City Council would be Dustin Hillis’ first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: The number one overarching concern for District 9, just like the city as a whole, is the level of inequity present. There is an obvious […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: William Harrison
Some responses have been condensed or lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Atlanta City Council would be William Harrison’s first elected office. He’s a member and former chair of the Atlanta Citizen Review Board, which investigates allegations of police misconduct. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically (as opposed to […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Duwon Robinson
Update Oct. 17: Since this story originally ran, Duwon Robinson has been definitively disqualified from having his name appear on printed ballots. Answers have been condensed and edited for brevity and clarity. Note: Duwon Robinson has been disqualified from having his name appear on printed ballots, but he says he is going to appeal that […]
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Credit card theft ring at airport gets at least $1.7 million before feds catch up
Against the backdrop of recently reported cyberattacks involving the National Security Agency, stealing mail may seem passé. But the take was more than $1.7 in a mail theft scheme federal authorities dismantled at Atlanta’s airport.
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Central Library’s renovation: Four more opportunities for public comment
Fulton County residents have four more opportunities to express their thoughts about the planned renovation of the Central Library, in Downtown Atlanta. The first two meetings were held Wednesday.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Jason Dozier
Atlanta City Council would be Jason Dozier’s first elected office. He served in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011, where he coordinated special operations missions among numerous U.S. and Afghan forces. He said that work is a testimonial to his belief in the power of collaboration and communication. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign […]
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Atlanta City Council Candidate Q and A: District 4
The race for Atlanta City Council District 4 has attracted more candidates than any other contest in the city. Nine folks want to represent an area that runs from Oakland City through Ashview Heights, Atlanta University Center and Downtown.
