One of the more interesting aspects of a circus is that it is, essentially, a visual art form. Unlike almost any other form of public performance, television, radio or movies to name a few, one does not need to speak the language of one’s audience to put on a circus. And though the circus has […]
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Grants enable STEM-focused organization to adapt through COVID and expand reach into the future
Guest post by Tokiwa Smith, founder and executive director of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. Since 2005, I have been privileged to do work that I am accomplished in and passionate about as Founder and Executive Director of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. (SEM Link). In the summer of 2020, the philanthropic community […]
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Lower Paul Park: Decades in the making, sights set high
By Hannah E. Jones After decades of work, the City of Atlanta has officially secured nine acres bordering the Chattahoochee River in Riverside, creating Atlanta’s newest natural oasis — Lower Paul Park. Any chance to get away from the bustle of the city is exciting, but the folks in Riverside know this park represents something […]
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Fifth Third Bank Set to Expand in the Region with Empowering its Community as a Top Priority
Fifth Third Bank, the nation’s 14th largest bank, entered the Georgia market in 2007 by acquiring R-G Crown Bank, a Florida-based bank with three locations in Augusta. The following year, Fifth Third Bank purchased nine First Horizon branches, right before the start of the financial crisis. Since planting its roots, Fifth Third has continued to […]
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Chattahoochee Nature Center River Boardwalk Trail and Connection Bridge Dedication – March 15, 2022
Recently, the City of Atlanta secured nine acres bordering the Chattahoochee River in Riverside, creating Atlanta’s newest natural oasis. Read the column from Hannah E. Jones on Lower Paul Park.
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Peachtree Shared Street Removal Protest – March 14, 2022
Read Carden Wyckoff’s Guest Column about the Peachtree Shared Space project: Mayor Dickens: Move Atlanta forward with Shared Peachtree today
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From Sandy Springs to Mableton: New majority-Black cities are changing the Atlanta cityhood story
Buckhead’s tumultuous bid to break away from Atlanta has been scuppered for now, but its demise in the Georgia legislature made way for four new proposed cities, all in Cobb County. Three of those proposed cities continue the established Atlanta story about who tries to incorporate and why. East Cobb, Vinings, and Lost Mountain are majority-white […]
Posted inHousing Affordability
Cumbersome state zoning legislation would stymie affordable housing creation, opponents say
A bill cruising through the Georgia legislature that would add more obstacles to local rezoning initiatives could stunt efforts to ameliorate the housing crisis that has spread statewide, opponents told Atlanta Civic Circle this week. One way to create more affordable housing is to allow greater density in residential areas, but rezoning proposals generally face stiff opposition […]
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Public safety training center committee’s media-talk ban is based on unenforced Athens-Clarke policy
An attempt by the chair of the Atlanta public safety training center’s advisory committee to ban other members from speaking to the media is based on an Athens-Clarke County government policy posted on a website, internal emails reveal. But an Athens-Clarke spokesperson says that policy is not enforced and that its committee members talk freely to the press.
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Eleanor Ringel predicts who will win Oscars on March 27
Whose turn is it this year? A few weeks ago, I would’ve leaned heavily toward “The Power of the Dog,” a film that’s easier to admire than love. But now entities like the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild of America have weighed in.
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Mayor Dickens: Move Atlanta forward with Shared Peachtree today
By Guest Columnist CARDEN WYCKOFF, on behalf of the Save Share Peachtree Coalition Organizing Committee
At 9:55 a.m. on March 10, minutes after receiving official notice that the Peachtree Shared Space demonstration project was being removed, I tweeted:
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What will it take to shake up America’s two-party political system?
Don’t get Marla Thompson-Kendall started about America’s two-party political system. “They’re both ineffective,” the Riverdale resident said of the Democratic and Republican parties. Although she’s voted for Democrats over the years, she remained open to what Republicans had to say and even came to appreciate some Republicans such as former president George W. Bush. “He […]
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Mayor, housing agencies meet with Forest Cove owner to hasten stalled resident relocation
Millennia Housing Management and the city of Atlanta are restarting resident relocation efforts from scratch for the Forest Cove apartments, which were condemned almost three months ago, Atlanta Civic Circle has learned. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens convened Millennia and top officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Polo Ralph Lauren introduces new collection and film based on Morehouse, Spelman’s historic heritage
The SaportaReport team would like to take a moment to honor former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell. He was elected as Atlanta’s 53rd mayor in 1970, becoming the first Jewish person to hold the office. He was a strong proponent for diversity within city leadership when the political landscape was white-dominated and laid the foundations that made MARTA […]
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Rites of Spring in Georgia: Youth Birding Competition, Georgia Bird Fest
Registration is open for two major birding events. One serves young fans of birds and the other targets armchair ornithologists.
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White House announces grants for HBCUs affected by bomb, life-threatening threats
Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College and Morehouse College have all received threatening phone calls, e-mails or anonymous posts. By Allison Joyner Yesterday, the White House announced its plan to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with funding after experiencing several threats of violence. Vice President Kamala Harris, an HBCU graduate herself, announced that grant […]
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New Buckhead cityhood bills provide more details on schools, bonds
New, more detailed versions of Buckhead cityhood legislation filed this week appear to be dead on arrival for this session, but are partly designed to survive for months or years.
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Chamblee takes steps to address high cost of housing
Chamblee’s housing consultant provided a snapshot Tuesday of housing costs in the city that make obvious the reason Chamblee intends to devise a strategy to induce a supply of dwellings at a range of prices.
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Aunt Fanny’s Cabin gains support of ‘Smithsonian Magazine,’ professional architects
The Smithsonian Magazine on March 11 provided a nuanced portrayal of the debate in Smyrna over the fate of Aunt Fanny’s Cabin, a relic of the Jim Crow South where the bowed but not broken structure evokes the strength of the restaurant’s Black cook.
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‘Indirect threat’ sends Morehouse into shelter-in-place
Clark Atlanta, Spelman received similar threats earlier this year. By Allison Joyner Yesterday, Morehouse College Police Department (MCPD) issued a shelter-in-place alert after they received word of a suspicious package on campus. “Morehouse College received an indirect threat concerning a suspicious package placed on campus which might have contained explosive wiring,” Dr. David Thomas, president […]
