The Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC), which has been serving Georgia’s business community for five decades, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2025. What originated as a supplier diversity initiative to give Atlanta’s minority business community a legitimate seat at the table in corporate supply chains, has evolved into so much more over the […]
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Ranked Choice Voting is back on the chopping block, but how effective will a ban be?
Ranked choice voting (RCV) — also called instant runoff voting — is at the center of a bill to ban the voting system that has been gaining popularity around the country. The Senate Bill, SB 175, would effectively “prohibit the use of ranked choice voting” in the state — with some exceptions, like the bill […]
Posted inAdrianne Murchison, Columns
Daffodils honoring children of the Holocaust exceeds 1 million plantings
The Daffodil Project, in partnership with the civic organization Central Atlanta Progress, is celebrating a significant milestone: the planting of 1.1 million daffodils worldwide. The plantings serve as a living memorial to the 1.5 million children who died in the Holocaust, with the project’s ultimate goal of reaching that number. The Daffodil Project was founded […]
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Alliance Theatre’s Mike Schleifer headed to NYC’s Lincoln Center
After 11 years in Atlanta as managing director of the Alliance Theatre, Mike Schleifer will become managing director of the Lincoln Center Theatre in New York City by the end of 2025. During his tenure in Atlanta, Schleifer has led two major renovation projects for the Alliance Theatre — a $36 million renovation of the […]
Posted inAdrianne Murchison, Columns
College Park considers public comment changes amid controversy over investigation
Public comment during College Park City Council meetings has often been contentious, with residents voicing frustration over government transparency and city policies. Now, city officials are planning to introduce a new policy aimed at maintaining decorum — one that could limit what the public can say, particularly regarding city employees or lawsuits. According to a […]
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Midtown Improvement District to purchase Opus eyesore site for ‘signature public space’
Midtown Improvement District leaders announced plans to purchase and transform the long-vacant lot at 98 14th Street, the site of the failed Opus development, into a “significant public space” at the annual Midtown Alliance meeting on March 18. The District board is in due diligence and plans to close on the four-acre property by mid-May. […]
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Captain Planet Foundation hosts annual benefit gala and honors environmental stewards, raising over half a million
The Atlanta-based nonprofit Captain Planet Foundation hosted its annual Benefit Gala on Saturday, March 15 — complete with an on-brand “green carpet” for guests’ arrival — and raised more than $500,000 through the night. The gala, one of the largest environmental fundraisers in the city, honored three awardees: The Captain Planet Foundation nonprofit has been […]
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ACP meeting: World Cup will be an opportunity to show off Atlanta
The 2026 FIFA World Cup was the major topic of discussion during the March 14 meeting of the Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP), according to people who attended the meeting. Michael Russell, CEO of the H.J. Russell & Co. and the 2025 ACP chair, sat down after the private meeting, which was held at King […]
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Atlanta must go forwards — not backwards — when it comes to Beltline rail
When Andre Dickens was elected mayor in November 2021, I was filled with optimism and hope for the future of Atlanta. Here was a leader who ran on running an ethical government, building affordable housing and implementing rail transit on the Beltline. After eight years of the contentious administration of Mayor Kasim Reed and the […]
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Celebrating Women: Althea Broughton, First Woman to Serve as General Counsel for Atlanta Habitat Board of Directors
Learn more about Althea’s impact on affordable housing in Atlanta as we celebrate Women’s History Month. What inspired you to practice law? I’ve wanted to be a lawyer since elementary school, but not in the Perry Mason way. My childhood sheroes were lawyers like Barbara Jordan, Patricia Roberts Harris and Constance Baker Motley. Inspired by […]
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With swagger, DOGE approaches the third rail
Social Security is often called “the third rail of American politics,” a term that harkens back to the old streetcar days when most city folks understood that touching the third rail of a trolley line could kill you.
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The Nickname
You might be familiar with the term “Y’allywood.” It is a nickname that many have recently applied to Atlanta. For those not into, as The Dude would say, the whole brevity thing, perhaps you’re familiar with “Hollywood of the South.” Either way, both of those names will just have to be added to the lengthy […]
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PHOTOS: Atlanta brings the green to annual St. Patrick’s Parade
Windy weather couldn’t stop thousands of Atlantans from joining the 2025 St. Patrick’s Parade on March 15 in Midtown. The 141st annual parade celebrated the city’s deep-rooted ties with Ireland through Irish heritage groups, music and green-clad floats. After the parade, attendees celebrated at the Luck of the Square Festival in Colony Square. The event […]
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Hoda Kotb to be featured keynote at Atlanta Women’s Foundation luncheon
Broadcast journalist and author Hoda Kotb will be the keynote speaker at the Atlanta Women’s Foundation annual fundraising luncheon this fall. The Atlanta Women’s Foundation dedicates millions of dollars to leadership opportunities and solutions to challenges facing women and girls in Atlanta communities. Kotb is scheduled to speak at the nonprofit’s “Numbers to Big to […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development
Maternal and Child Health: A Critical Public Health Priority
By Stacey Koehnke, MedShare CEO & Executive Director Maternal and child health is a cornerstone of public health, reflecting the overall health and well-being of a community. Unfortunately, current maternal and child health outcomes around the world, while improving, still reveal significant challenges and disparities that require urgent attention and action. MedShare has a long […]
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks
Community reaction to Park Pride Grant makes a great headline: “This is real now.”
By Hannah E. Jones, Park Pride’s Marketing & Communications Manager Home, community, resilience, a place to dream – these are just a few words that neighbors use to describe Four Corners Park. Four Corners Park is a nearly five-acre park nestled in Atlanta’s Peoplestown neighborhood. The park is home to the Rick McDevitt Youth Center, […]
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The Business Case for Solving Homelessness in Atlanta
Homelessness isn’t just a humanitarian issue; it’s an economic one. When people lose housing, businesses lose employees, healthcare costs rise, and public services are strained. The cost of inaction is high, but investing in housing strengthens Atlanta’s economy. At Hope Atlanta, we see this firsthand every day. It’s the father working two jobs who still […]
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Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade – Peachtree St. – March 15, 2025
To see fuller versions of the photos, click on any image and swipe right or left. Look back on the fun and festivities of Atlanta’s 2024 St. Patrick’s Parade. Check out photos from the 2022 St. Patrick’s Parade.
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MARTA and Mayor hash out claim that MARTA owes $865k, not $70 million
In a rare public address to the MARTA Board of Directors on March 13, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens laid out a number of recent issues between the city and transit agency — including a recent claim that MARTA owes $865,630 in taxpayer-funded More MARTA project costs instead of the $70 million found in a 2024 city […]
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‘Black Bag’ is a sleek, sexy take on marital espionage
When he’s not playing spy, George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) likes to spend his free time fishing. A little ways through “Black Bag,” Steven Soderbergh’s sleek, sexy spy thriller, George takes fellow British intelligence agent James Stokes (Regé-Jean Page) on one of his afternoon fishing trips. James may have information that George needs, so here “fishing” is really […]
