Joe Evans, Chairman, The Buckhead Coalition, and Jim Durrett, President, The Buckhead Coalition The irreplaceable Sam Massell announced in January his retirement from the presidency of the Buckhead Coalition, an organization that he co-founded and subsequently led for over three decades. He had the wisdom and forethought in the fall of 2019 to appoint a […]
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Georgians can arrest each other. But should they be able to?
A fire that started in Brunswick over citizen’s arrest has reached the Georgia state Capitol.
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Frank Fernandez: Atlanta well positioned to lead on race and equity
The incoming president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta – Frank Fernandez – hopes to unleash the power of collaboration to galvanize metro Atlanta to address issues of inequity in our region.
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But was his mother proud?
Cities always like to put their best foot forward and Atlanta is no exception. Our city’s efforts at boosterism are well documented and, while Atlantans may have been guilty of going overboard on some rare occasions, that sort of larger-than-life confidence is exactly the quality that has enabled the city to reach and capture that […]
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Florida to close Apalachicola Bay to oystering; Supreme Court defers ruling on water war
Florida is poised to close Apalachicola Bay to oyster harvesting in a board vote slated for July 22. The move comes as the Supreme Court finished its year without ruling on the water war between Florida and Georgia.
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NeighborWorks America to release 2020 Housing Affordability and Financial Capability Survey
By Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc., (ANDPI) NeighborWorks® America, the nation’s leading network of nonprofit community development organizations, is set to release its expanded annual housing and financial capability survey on Thursday, July 16. The 2019 survey found that vast majority of Americans say owning a home increases financial stability, but when it comes to […]
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Combatting Learning Loss During a Pandemic
By Blythe Keeler Robinson, President and CEO, Sheltering Arms It’s been a year like no other. In the midst of a global pandemic, child care centers and schools across the country shut their doors with three months left in the school year. Although everyone’s circumstance is different, families and educators alike have done their best […]
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MARTA Using State-of-the-Art Technology to Make Vehicle and Facility Cleaning Easier, Faster
Electrostatic Sprayers Improve Cleaning Process as Authority Prepares for Increase in Service, Ridership By MARTA MARTA has improved the efficiency of its vehicle and facility cleaning as it prepares for an increase in service frequency and ridership. Delta Air Lines has provided MARTA with 50 electrostatic sprayers to more easily and effectively clean MARTA buses, […]
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More apartments sought by program that matches renters with landlords of affordable units
An Atlanta non-profit that helps individuals who are a wisp short of finding affordable housing is seeking to expand its pool of residences before the next round of residents are displaced.
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Purpose Built Communities looking for a new CEO as David Edwards steps down
A leadership transition is under way at Atlanta-based Purpose Built Communities, one of the most impactful nonprofits devoted to community revitalization across the country.
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‘Greyhound’ – Tom Hanks stars in engaging World War II movie full of tension
A victory at sea for writer/star Tom Hanks, his entire cast and crew and us – their lucky audience, “Greyhound” gives moviegoers a gripping taste of the World War II combat zone known as the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Equitable development: Master plan at Hulsey Yard a successful example for Murphy Crossing, elsewhere in Atlanta
By Guest Columnist BRANDON SUTTON, a member of the Hulsey Yard Study Committee
2020 will no doubt be remembered as a time of unprecedented disruption to the lives and businesses of countless people throughout the country, including right here in Atlanta. In a macro sense, the world has changed dramatically. In a micro sense, the lives and daily choices of people everywhere are in a state of suspended animation.
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Each CAU student to receive free laptop at start of Fall semester
Each of the 4,000 students expected to enroll next month at Clark Atlanta University is to receive a Dell laptop computer upon returning to campus in August. Dell Technologies is providing the computers as part of its 2030 Social Impact Plan to promote Inclusion.
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Quarry proposed alongside Chattahoochee River slowed by Carroll County moratorium
Residents’ opposition to a proposed rock quarry that’s to be located across the Chattahoochee River from South Fulton County has prompted Carroll County to issue a moratorium on new quarries and to start revising regulations on mining sites.
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Midtown’s Complete Streets effort among three projects in metro Atlanta to receive state funding
Funding for a Complete Streets project along 5th Street in Midtown, new roads at the General Motors redevelopment site in DeKalb County, and a smart corridor installation in Gwinnett County were included in a basket of 19 mobility projects funded by the state.
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Transportation officials install barriers on Edgewood Avenue to curb car stunts
Atlanta’s car-centric urban design might be contributing to the rash of stunt driver-style behavior on Sweet Auburn’s Edgewood Avenue.
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Heavy rail vote divides Gwinnett Commission chair candidates
Costs too much to build or too much to not build?
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Reporter’s Notebook July 10: COVID-19 is not going away
Why some high school students are worried about PPE supplies in Atlanta
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Updated: Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signs face mask mandate
“Atlanta is going to do it today.”
