There isn’t enough Loki. In fact, there is maybe, at most, 45 seconds of Loki.
“Avengers: Endgame” is, in every way, Loki deficient. Otherwise, it’s a pretty darn good movie.
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In an age when government and science are distrusted, vaccinations face resistance worldwide
Measles isn’t polio or Ebola, but the often violent resistance to vaccinations has many common threads. Germs thrive where government is in disarray and science is mistrusted.
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With lawsuit settled, it’s time to preserve Paschal’s and Gaines Hall
For nearly five years, the city of Atlanta has been in a legal battle with Clark Atlanta University over the ownership rights of nearly 13 acres of land in the heart of Westside community.On April 18, the two sides lay down their arms and agreed to a settlement where the city agreed to pay $750,000 in legal fees that CAU had incurred due to the litigation (in which CAU won every case).
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The Time is Right for Positive Change
By Michael Halicki, Executive Director, Park Pride I had the good fortune to be in the room at an Atlanta City Council committee meeting last week when Atlanta Parks Commissioner John Dargle recounted his observations since taking on his role 5+ months ago. This column is an attempt to share his observations and layer on […]
Posted inFinancial Inclusion, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
You Really ARE One Of A Kind. Get Up!
By John Hope Bryant, Operation HOPE This is what I had to tell myself when I was homeless in this parking lot in 1984. This urban parking lot in Los Angeles was my university. It was also my home for 6 months of my life when I was 18 years old. I had lost everything, […]
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
2-1-1 Points people “in right direction”
2-1-1 is United Way’s program that connects people in this area to resources they need. The daytime staff starts its shift at 7 a.m. with about 14 to 16 agents sitting on calls — it depends on the time of the year and day of the week, says Don Zubler, 2-1-1 operations director. “They [agents] […]
Posted inStories of Atlanta
It’s probably not what he had in mind
Houses of worship have not just been a presence in Atlanta, they have been one of the forces that helped shape and support our community. This week, we tell the tale of Leonard Broughton who came to Atlanta to lead a church and ended up building one of Atlanta’s still-standing historical structures. Each year Broughton’s […]
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Leocadia Zak inaugurated ninth president of Agnes Scott
There’s a lot of chatter about the value of a liberal arts education, said Leocadia Zak, just after she was sworn in as the new president of Agnes Scott College.
Posted inPoverty & Equity, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
MEASURING IS GOOD, BUT NOT THE END ALL
By John Berry, Chief Executive Officer, St. Vincent de Paul Georgia I started in the nonprofit sector almost 13 years ago after a 25+ year career in the governmental and business sectors. It was a challenging transition. In 2006, when I came to St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, the nonprofit sector was becoming more focused […]
Posted inThought Leader, Transit
MARTA “GET ON BOARD” DAY FEATURES LUNCHTIME YOGA AT FIVE POINTS
Photo above: Yoga on the Five Points Station soccer field The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) celebrated Get on Board Day last Thursday with a free lunchtime yoga session and mini health and wellness fair at Five Points Station. For the event, the station’s soccer field was turned into a yoga studio where around […]
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Northwest Corridor: Toll revenues, peak speed, traffic trips exceed expectations
Commuter response to the recently opened toll lanes along the Northwest Corridor is above expectations as drivers use the toll lanes that run adjacent to the highway system in Cobb and Cherokee counties, according to a report by Moody’s Investors Service.
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Congestion pricing reduces travel times, improves quality of life
By Guest Columnist ERIC GANTHER, a mobility planner in metro Atlanta
Congestion pricing manages traffic with money instead of time. Without congestion pricing, we pay by sitting in traffic. With it, we pay a small fee and get a shorter trip. The HOT lanes on I-75 in Cobb and Clayton counties and on I-85 in Gwinnett County are examples of how this works, except with congestion pricing there are no “free” lanes.
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Go Fish youth seminars a possible entry to professional fishing, $1 million earnings
Most anglers won’t win a $100,000 purse in a fishing tournament, as a Connecticut man did at Lake Lanier in February, but youngsters can learn a bit about the sport at fishing camps scheduled this summer at the state’s Go Fish Education Center in Middle Georgia.
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Fulton development board to developers: consider subcontractor diversity
Fulton’s development authority wants companies that receive public incentives to make a good-faith effort to do business with a certain percent of minority- and female-owned subcontractors.
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As furor rises over tree cutting in Atlanta, city looks to extend tree-planting program
Amid the rising furor in Atlanta over the future of the tree canopy as trees are felled for development on a continuing basis, the city is considering allocating $1.7 million to renew contracts with two organizations that plant and help maintain trees on city-controlled land – Trees Atlanta and Tri-Scapes Inc.
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Cincinnati housing boss surprisingly backs out of deal to lead Atlanta Housing
Gregory Johnson, the head of Cincinnati’s housing authority who had been picked to be the next CEO of Atlanta’s housing authority, changed his mind. That decision came as a total surprise to Atlanta leaders, who were not notified by Johnson that he had decided to stay in Cincinnati.
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Invest Atlanta reaches legal settlement with CAU; fate of Gaines Hall still unclear
The city of Atlanta’s Invest Atlanta has settled a lawsuit with Clark Atlanta University over a property dispute involving land that used to belong to Morris Brown College – including the historic Gaines Hall.
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City leaders announce $60 million in federal money for affordable housing works
Atlanta leaders gathered at an apartment complex on Metropolitan Avenue that’s seen better days. But they were there to celebrate $60 million in expected federal spending that will help pay for building and rehabbing places like Capitol View Apartments, to create or protect good, low-cost housing in Atlanta.
