The first phase of Turner Field redevelopment looks to be on track for city bonds and tax abatements after votes by the board of Atlanta’s development authority.
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At large Atlanta City Council race attracts high-profile support
The race for Atlanta City Council between incumbent Michael Julian Bond and challenger Courtney English has attracted thousands of dollars in donations and now some well-known supporters.
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Atlanta’s GM for road, transit projects appointed to board of newly retooled GRTA
Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed Atlanta’s chief of road and transportation construction projects to the board that oversees GRTA, which advises on Xpress bus service in metro Atlanta and authorizes state and federal spending on transportation in metro Atlanta.
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Atlanta mayoral hopefuls talk traffic, transit fixes
Last year, Atlanta voters approved new sales taxes to pay for transportation and transit builds. This year, mayoral candidates are talking about what they would do in a city that’s raising cash, is predicting a lot of new residents and that aims to attract big employers.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Zelda Jackson
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Zelda Jackson is a resident of Downtown and has worked for elected officials at several levels of government. Atlanta City Council would be her first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district? A: I think my No. 1 concern would […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Amir Farokhi
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Amir Farokhi has been a lawyer and worked for nonprofits. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district specifically? A: … The district itself is fairly diverse in neighborhoods and needs. I think there […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Nick Mulkey
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Nick Mulkey, a Downtown resident, is a former staffer at the city’s economic development agency. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: Specifically for my district, it would have to be […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Lauren Welsh
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Lauren Welsh works in marketing and communications for nonprofits. Atlanta City Council would be her first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district specifically? A: Development without community voice and community input. We’re supposed to double in population in 20 […]
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Delivering the Memo on Personal Economic Liberation
By John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc. True power in this world comes from economic independence. Nobody can give it to you; you must gain it yourself. The challenge with this truth is that the supermajority of people here in the United States and around the world – the “invisible class,” […]
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Picturing justice
This week, PAULA LAWTON BEVINGTON, of Atlanta Legal Aid, discusses Atlanta Legal Aid’s Picturing Justice 2017 exhibition and the power of photography to evoke empathy.
By Paula Lawton Bevington
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” By the reckoning of that well-worn adage, Atlanta Legal Aid’s decision to mount a photography exhibit last autumn spoke volumes.
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Confederate monuments, white supremacy: Moral issues aired in Emory discussion
As a discussion of Confederate monuments drew to a close Sunday at Emory University, a moral aspect of the removal debate was voiced: “If we don’t deal with it, if we decide this isn’t worth our time to deal with it, we concede the field to white supremacists.”
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Sun shines for 2017 Music Midtown; new city leaders will weigh in on future festivals
Music Midtown 2017 was a nearly fairy-tale event.
The weather was gorgeous (no rain or storms and not too hot) on both Saturday and Sunday. The music was fabulous (at least most of the acts I saw). And, as always, it provided some of the best people-watching in town.
But I kept thinking – what if Music Midtown had happened a week earlier when Hurricane Irma was making its way through Georgia.
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In an African mirror, reflections of how we got to where we are
Suppose Donald Trump was president, and George Washington died four years ago. That’s South Africa — although Jacob Zuma might indignantly reply that he’s more like Vladimir Putin.
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A familiar statue
Samuel Spencer was killed at the age of 59. The accident that took his life happened in the predawn hours of Thanksgiving Day in 1906. Spencer and some of his friends were in Spencer’s private rail car headed for a hunting trip in Virginia. While Spencer and his fellow passengers were asleep, his railcar became […]
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Why every CEO should care about cybersecurity
Photo: Metro Atlanta Chamber President and CEO Hala Moddelmog speaking at Choose ATL’s After 5 intern program focused on giving young workers a glimpse into Atlanta’s culture. By Hala Moddelmog, president and CEO, Metro Atlanta Chamber As the recent string of high-profile hacks of major U.S. companies from the past five years attests, it’s not […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate profiles: District 1
In one of the more crowded races for Atlanta City Council this year, five folks including the incumbent are looking for votes in parts of southeast Atlanta from Downtown to Lakewood.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Carla Smith
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Voters first sent incumbent Carla Smith to Atlanta City Council to represent District 1 in 2001. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 1? A: Quality of life. For me, quality of life is all-encompassing. It is everything because one of the problems […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Ron Aribo
Ron Aribo is an operations officer in the U.S. Army Reserves and is an analyst for the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your number one concern for your district specifically? A: Equity among the public schools in […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Mo Ivory
Moriama “Mo” Ivory is a lawyer, activist and media personality making her first run for office in a bid for the Atlanta City Council District 1 seat. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district? A: Representation for all of the people that live in the district and not for just the […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Bill Powell
Bill Powell has worked in transportation project planning and management in several agencies and now works with governments as a federal project reviewer. The District 1 Atlanta City Council seat would be his first elected office. He spoke to the Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district? […]
