Atlanta’s push to prepare neighborhoods and small businesses for the economic wave expected from the FIFA World Cup received another major boost, as Wells Fargo announced $2.8 million in new philanthropic investments across metro Atlanta. The investments include a $550,000 grant to support Invest Atlanta’s BizLabs Technical Assistance Program and a $2.25 million grant to […]
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An Audacious Move
In 1976, Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner found himself in trouble with Major League Baseball and fearing the worst from Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Most owners would have laid low, apologized, and tried to smooth things over. Ted Turner had another idea entirely. What followed at a Los Angeles hotel during baseball’s winter meetings became one […]
Posted inMaria's Metro
Coca-Cola’s new CEO Henrique Braun: ‘Atlanta is my hometown’
Henrique Braun, who has been CEO of Coca-Cola Co. for less than two months, already is making his presence felt in Atlanta. Braun welcomed Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to Coca-Cola’s headquarters on May 14 to be part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour and to highlight Atlanta as one […]
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Early voting numbers don’t match what you’ve seen on TV
efore there’s much else to say about the results of Tuesday’s election, we can say that, perhaps to a surprising degree, people have been paying attention. We can draw that conclusion from the record early voting numbers, which topped a million for the first time.
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks
Everyone’s a Birder. They Just Don’t Know It Yet.
By Brooke Michael, Birds Georgia Communications Coordinator Everyone’s a birder. They just don’t know it yet. That’s a common refrain among Birds Georgia staff, because we know that once you start noticing birds, you’re hooked. And lately, it seems like more and more people are joining the flock. Bird feeder cameras have become must-have gadgets. […]
Posted inHigher Education
In an Era of Automation and AI, Learning Takes a Lifetime
In an economy increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI) and technological changes, the idea that education happens only at the beginning of a career no longer reflects how people live or work. In an ever-changing labor market, candidates are looking for an edge, and employers are looking for opportunities to attract talent and upskill their employees. The College of […]
Posted inSmall Business
Closing the Skills Gap: How Georgia Businesses Are Building the Workforce of Tomorrow
Georgia’s economic momentum continues to outpace much of the country. From advanced manufacturing and logistics to technology and life sciences, companies are expanding, relocating, and investing across the state. Yet alongside this growth is a persistent and widely acknowledged challenge: a widening gap between the skills employers need and the workforce available to meet that […]
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The Atlanta Voice celebrates 60 years and a new era of leadership
The Atlanta Voice is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month and reflecting on decades of covering the issues and politics shaping Atlanta and Black communities. As the newspaper marks the milestone, publisher Janis L. Ware is turning over the reins to a new generation of leadership after nearly five decades helping guide the publication. The […]
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Goldie Hawn to be featured guest at Atlanta Women’s Foundation luncheon
The Atlanta Women’s Foundation has announced that Goldie Hawn will headline its “Numbers Too Big To Ignore” Luncheon on Nov. 19. The Academy Award-winning actress has spent years drawing attention to the mental health struggles facing children and teens through The Goldie Hawn Foundation and its educational initiative, MindUP, according to a statement from the […]
Posted inReporter's Notebook
Reporter’s Notebook: Serial killers extends stay, pop-up coming to Krog, new community schoolyards
Team behind Westside Motor Lounge to open pop-up concept at the Krog District A collective of Atlanta hospitality veterans is bringing a new pop-up concept to the Krog District this spring. LikeMinds, led by Kelly Campbell of Westside Motor Lounge, will operate for a limited 120-day run at 112 Krog Street NE in the former […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
Virginia Highland Porchfest preps for first-ever paid year
Last year’s Virginia Highland Porchfest put up serious numbers. Organizers estimate well over 40,000 people attended the free, single-day neighborhood festival with over 100 bands at 50 porches-turned-stages. Things are changing this year. For the first time since it began six years ago, the May 16 Porchfest will be a ticketed event. Attendance will be […]
Posted inCommon Chords
Hymns for a world off balance: Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On?’
A record like What’s Going On doesn’t kick the door in. It opens it just enough for you to notice the room has changed. By the time you step inside, the conversation is already underway, and it’s yours whether you planned on joining or not. For Marvin Gaye, this was the moment the voice people […]
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Gov. Kemp vetoes historic rehabilitation tax credit expansion to preservationists’ dismay
On Wednesday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp vetoed 12 state bills before the signing deadline, including HB 376, a bill that would have expanded tax incentives for historic property preservation. The bill, passed in the House and Senate, would have increased the limit on the available tax credits from $30 million to $60 million. It was […]
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How the Beltline generates billions, from ‘tacos to tech’
“From tacos to technology, and everything in between.” That’s how Atlanta Beltline, Inc. President and CEO Clyde Higgs sums up the Beltline appeal. The bustling attraction and “new business mode” has a little bit of everything –grocery, offices, retail, dining and plenty of people. In the early 2000s, the city of Atlanta was losing residents […]
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‘He went into custody with his legs and fingers’: Attorneys question jail care
Images showing extreme discoloration on Rashaad Muhammad’s limbs illustrate a disturbing story of what the former Fulton County inmate says he endured before his legs and fingers were amputated due to sepsis in his body. Muhammad says pleas for antibiotics in his vehicle were ignored by an arresting officer when he was taken into custody […]
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks
Drought is a wakeup call for Atlanta’s park and tree communities
By Hannah E. Jones, Park Pride’s Marketing & Communications Manager Atlanta is parched. At the time of writing this column, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the entire state of Georgia is under severe, extreme, or exceptional drought. While our dry spell has finally come to an end with recent rain, predictions show that the […]
Posted inMaria's Metro
Atlanta, please give Ted Turner his due
For years, Ted Turner called me Marcia. Finally, one evening I got the courage to tell him my name was Maria. It was the night Ted told the world, while sitting next to then-Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell at an event in Buckhead, that he was not going to let his Atlanta Hawks leave downtown Atlanta, […]
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What’s in your 401(k)? That may get complicated
Whenever there’s a hard bump in the market or a bad economic report, you’ll hear commentators speak in worried tones about what this means for people’s 401(k)s. You would think, then, that any big changes in this retirement savings program would draw a lot of attention.
Posted inStories of Atlanta
Bobby Cox and the Art of Ejection
On May 9th we got word of the passing of legendary Atlanta Braves coach Bobby Cox. He was 84 years old. In memory of his passing, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite Stories of Atlanta episodes, a story that captures not only Bobby’s fiery spirit, but the fierce loyalty that made him one […]
Posted inGuest Column
Atlanta’s growth must not come at the expense of the people who built It
Atlanta is a region I love deeply and have been proud to call home for almost 20 years. Every time the wheels touch down, and I see the skyline rise into view, I feel the exhale of returning to a place that has loved me, stretched me, bloomed me and challenged me to become braver […]
