By Matthew Terrell Public art can do so much more than be beautiful. In San Francisco, for example, public art tends to be radical and political; imagine a mural educating heroin users on always using clean needles, and calling on the city to provide more social services for drug users. A short drive up to […]
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Atlanta Sports Council Celebrates Atlanta’s Outstanding Athletes, Coaches, Teams and Community Contributors at the 2018 Atlanta Sports Awards
Last Thursday the Atlanta Sports Council announced the winners of the 2018 Atlanta Sports Awards honoring the area’s best athletes, coaches, teams and community contributors during its 13th annual Atlanta Sports Awards ceremony at The Fairmont in West Midtown. Former Atlanta Braves general manager and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee John Schuerholz was honored […]
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Why was Cagle obsessed with Hill? A tale of two secret recordings
We don’t know yet how much that secret recording of Casey Cagle admitting that he’d put politics over policy will affect the runoff campaign. But it reveals some interesting things about what’s worried the Republican front-runner, and what hasn’t.
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Rental housing market skews to wealthy, reducing supply of affordable homes
Cities across the country join metro Atlanta in facing shortages of affordable housing that stem, in part, from a surge in the proportion of rental homes that are built and priced for wealthy folks who want to rent, not own, a home, according to a recent report from a think tank at Harvard University.
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Wheelchair users sue Atlanta, saying they’re denied equal public access
Three people who use wheelchairs are taking Atlanta to federal court, claiming that sorry sidewalks deny they and others equal access to the city.
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Artists, organizations lobby for funding in Atlanta budget
Atlanta’s quick to name the block-busting Hollywood films and TV shows made in the city — Black Panther, The Walking Dead and so on. But local artists say a little more love for the city’s home-grown film, sculpture, dance and other arts would pay off in more ways than one.
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Now it’s the Atlanta Symphony’s turn to get a new home
Sometimes it takes outsiders to help one appreciate what we have in Atlanta.
We are blessed to have a myriad of cultural institutions that help define what we are as a city. The Woodruff Arts Center – which encompasses the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Alliance Theatre and the High Museum of Art – is the centerpiece of our cultural offerings.
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High Performance Without the High Price Tag
By David Bailey, Project Manager, Southface Most intown Atlantans know that housing prices are rising and some rents have risen by as much as 70 percent. This means less affordable housing across the city for those who need it most, including seniors. For seniors living in the heart of the city, affordability is especially critical. […]
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Volunteer Opportunities in Atlanta? There’s an app for that!
It’s a Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, and you want to do something meaningful. Luckily, United Way of Greater Atlanta joined forces with the region’s leading app developer, Dragon Army, to create mobile software that essentially puts volunteerism in your pocket. What it does is match Atlantans with their volunteering passions. Through the VolunHere app, you simply […]
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Powerful Partnerships
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President The success of any venture depends on the team that supports it. MedShare’s team is no different. Our staff, our donors, our supply partners, our volunteers, our international advocates, our hospital partners, and, most importantly, the healthcare communities we serve all work together to make our mission possible. One […]
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Bringing Wall Street to Main Street: SEC Invites Atlanta Investors to Georgia State Law for an Interactive Town Hall on June 13
By Nicole G. Iannarone, Associate Clinical Professor and Director, Investor Advocacy Clinic, Georgia State University College of Law With most Americans now responsible for their retirements, it is more critical than ever that investors learn as much as they can about safe investing. In Georgia State University College of Law’s Investor Advocacy Clinic, students help […]
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The Merry Mutes
In the 1950s, a regular act at the Henry Grady Hotel was a comedy duo known for not talking. They called themselves The Merry Mutes and their deceptively simple act consisted of lip syncing to popular songs of the day.
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‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ – movie lets Mr. Rogers speak for himself
Fittingly, the first words in the lovely new Mr. Rogers documentary are an invitation: “Come on over a minute…”
The title is an invitation, too. It’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” the musical catchphrase that opened his celebrated children’s TV program.
Of course, calling “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” a children’s show is a little like calling Triple Crown champ, Justify, a promising colt. It’s, um, limited.
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Georgia advises patience with Canada geese; feds want to destroy nests, eggs year-round
Georgia wildlife officials are asking the public to exercise patience with Canada geese when they are land-bound in early summer. The federal government is seeking permission to destroy nests and eggs of resident Canada geese at any time of year.
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Congress must resolve immigration issue, return to work for American people
By Guest Columnist MARK NEWMAN, retired partner with Troutman Sanders
Agriculture is big business in Georgia. One in seven Georgians work in agriculture and the industry contributes nearly $74 billion to our state’s economy. So, when the most important piece of legislation impacting Georgia’s farmers fails to pass the U.S. House of Representatives because of an unrelated immigration issue, it is cause for serious concern.
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MARTA officers out in management reorganization
By Maggie Lee MARTA is going to do without a chief operating officer and a chief marking and communications officer, as the new boss reorganizes the transit agency and eliminates the two positions. The incumbents, Rich Krisak and Goldie Taylor have been let go, said MARTA communications head Stephany Fisher. “It was 100 percent related […]
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Fulton County commissioners urge Georgia to decriminalize marijuana
Fulton County’s Board of Commissioners has not only decriminalized the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana in a small portion of the county, the board has called on the State of Georgia to stop jailing folks for holding less than an ounce of marijuana.
