SELMA – Thousands of people over the weekend descended on this small Alabama town with a population of less than 20,000.
Never before had Selma attracted these kind of crowds for the annual commemoration of Bloody Sunday – the re-enactment of the Selma-to-Montgomery March of 1965.
Nearly six years after the official end of the Great Recession, a lot of work remains to be done in metro Atlanta to help families recover what for many is their greatest source of wealth – home values.
The recent U.S measles outbreak shows that the progress that has been made towards measles elimination can easily be lost without continuing vigilance about the disease.
This week guest contributor BARBARA McCASKILL, a University of Georgia professor, tells how escaped slaves built a community that serves as a model for our times.
When Lent begins Wednesday, so does six weeks of sacrifice that is supposed to help a person get closer to God. Another way there is to move your furniture. That’s what some Atlantans have learned through the course “Creating a Sacred Space in Your Home” at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. Furniture, décor, lighting or atmosphere can serve as a portal to the individual’s peace, contentment, or positivity. “Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again,” said comparative religions scholar Joseph Campbell.
By Maria Saporta and Amy Wenk
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Jan. 30, 2015
Atlanta is securing its spot as the “dominant player in the Southeast” — a position that Mayor Kasim Reed intends to solidify during his last three years in office.
This will be the theme of Reed’s “State of the City” breakfast speech, set for Feb. 4. During an hour-long editorial board meeting with Atlanta Business Chronicle on Jan. 27, the mayor unveiled several details about a number of current issues and developments impacting the city.
Transit may be entering a golden era of funding in Georgia and across the nation.
The Republican-sponsored transportation proposal in Georgia would provide transit with its first-ever significant state support. President Obama’s proposed budget, released Monday, would provide $478 billion over six years for transportation infrastructure, including transit.
The 20th century was the bloodiest in recorded history. But the wars of colonialism and strife in two worldwide cataclysms of violence produced rebellious offspring — the global pursuit of peace and human rights. Remarkably, one of the intersections of this story is present-day Atlanta. And that story begins on an estate about 130 miles south of Moscow, at the home of a Russian count.
During the second half of the 20th century Atlanta experienced the demographic and political shifts caused by white flight.
In contrast, during the first two decades of the 21st century, Atlanta could be remembered for its class and economic moves when the pendulum swung the other way. Yet, this booming growth is not being felt across the Atlanta region.
By David Pendered
Captain Herb Emory’s longtime contributions to metro Atlanta commuters are to be recognized with a bridge dedicated to his honor, if a proposal pending in the Georgia Senate is approved.
By Maria Saporta
George Goodwin, one of Atlanta’s leading journalists and public relations executives, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning at his home with his family by his side.
Goodwin, 97, had many claims to fame. He was the first Atlanta journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished local reporting. And he was the undisputed dean of public relations in Atlanta – serving as the city’s top advocate for decades.
By David Pendered
Gov. Nathan Deal sought Wednesday to cast a hopeful tone over the future of transportation.
Gov. Nathan Deal sought Wednesday to cast a hopeful tone over the future of transportation funding.
The current reality is grim. For starters, as of June 1, Georgia is facing a $367.2 million shortfall in necessary federal transportation funds in the federal fiscal year that ends Oct. 1, the state’s chief engineer told GRTA’s board of directors.
MARTA recently celebrated its successes and highlighted upcoming programs with regional thought leaders at its 2015 State of MARTA breakfast.
By Guest Columnist DAN REARDON, CEO of the North Highland consulting firm
The financial health of Atlanta’s arts community has taken a significant hit over the past few months.
Last October, Georgia Shakespeare went out of business after 29 years due to financial woes, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians were locked out in a contract dispute due to years of operating below budget.
Chronic shortages of healthcare workers (HCWs) represent one of the biggest barriers to development and improvements in health outcomes for people living in developing countries.
By Maria Saporta
The opportunities for the revitalization of the Westside continues.
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and the Georgia Center for Nonprofits today are unveiling the Westside Neighborhood Prosperity Fund – along with an open application process to support capacity building in the community.
By Guest Columnist CEASAR MITCHELL, president of the Atlanta City Council
Update and note to readers: Since this guest column was first published, Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell on Monday, Jan. 5 worked with council members and the Mayor’s office to modify his recommendation to set aside reserve funds for Beltline payments. Council Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong introduced an ordinance to address the ongoing APS BeltLine dispute. The ordinance calls for an appropriation of funds of up to $13.5 million dollars coming from selling city real estate and other funds identified by the Chief Financial Officer. The decision to not specifically list the city reserve as the funding source came after conversations with members of the city council and the administration. The goal of the legislation remains the same: to stress the equal importance of the Beltline and APS, as well as to move towards a resolution of this issue.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 5, 2014
Once again, business leaders stand ready to oppose any legislation that will send a message that Georgia would discriminate against anyone — including gays and lesbians.
By Maria Saporta
When her younger brother won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, Christine King Farris said he asked some of his friends for money so members of his family could go with him to Oslo, Norway.
“That was how Martin was,” Farris remembered during a program at the Carter Center on Tuesday night – the eve of the 50th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, 1964.
