Georgia’s landscape architects know that most people aren’t familiar with the work that goes into their field. Atlanta’s landscape architects know their field is a little bit of a mystery. According to the American Society of Landscape Architects, the goal is clear: create “healthy, safe and beautiful outdoor places for everyone.” But the actual work […]
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Park Pride takes creative approach to common ground at annual conference
A rainy Monday couldn’t keep hundreds of greenspace experts and aficionados from joining in the 24th annual Parks and Greenspace Conference on March 24, themed “Connecting on Common Ground.” With over 500 annual attendees, It’s the largest parks and greenspace conference in the southeast. Local nonprofit Park Pride hosts the day-long event at the Atlanta […]
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Midtown Improvement District to purchase Opus eyesore site for ‘signature public space’
Midtown Improvement District leaders announced plans to purchase and transform the long-vacant lot at 98 14th Street, the site of the failed Opus development, into a “significant public space” at the annual Midtown Alliance meeting on March 18. The District board is in due diligence and plans to close on the four-acre property by mid-May. […]
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Emerald Necklace 2.0 report looks at past and future of Atlanta Beltline
On March 4, the Trust for Public Land marked the 20th anniversary of the ground-breaking “The Beltline Emerald Necklace: Atlanta’s New Public Realm” report with the launch of a successor, “The Emerald Necklace 2.0.” At the afternoon event, Beltline pioneers Jim Irwin, David Edwards and former Mayor Shirley Franklin talked with Trust for Public Land […]
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Atlanta Bricks
If you could leave a message, knowing that it would be seen for years to come, what would you say? Thousands of people took just that opportunity before the 1996 Olympic Games came to Atlanta. What they chose to say – and how they said it – is the subject of this week’s Stories of […]
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The lumberman who saved a few trees for Atlanta
The name Martin Amorous is not one that most Atlantans associate with the development of the City of Atlanta but that doesn’t diminish his contribution to the well-being of our city, not in the least. Martin Amorous was born in Savannah, in 1858. His father , Mathias Amorous, was a proud Spaniard from Barcelona who […]
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When the Kids Are Away, Let the Public Play
George Dusenbury, State Director for The Trust for Public Land in Georgia Rachel Sprecher, Executive Director in the Office of Partnerships and Development, Atlanta Public Schools Parks strengthen communities and improve public health while cleaning the water we need and the air we breathe. But in cities like Atlanta, with a dense urban core and […]
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Where Life Swirls…
Rachel Maher, Park Pride’s Communications Manager “A successful park is ‘where life swirls.’” ~Jane Jacobs Is there a better quote that so simply, yet vividly, describes a vibrant, lively, and well-loved park? A park “where life swirls” is a park that is welcoming to all members of the community. It is where you’ll find people […]
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Is Better Health Your New Year’s Resolution? Read This.
By Michael Halicki, Executive Director, Park Pride For many people, the new year brings with it the resolve to get fit, get healthy, and adopt a more active lifestyle. Sound familiar? Perhaps you’re planning to hit the gym, buy organic, or dust off your sneakers and pick up jogging. While all of these are great […]
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We’ve Come a Long Way — What’s Next?
George Dusenbury, Executive Director, The Trust for Public Land in Georgia Where will you spend the sunny, warm days of spring? I hope you will visit Atlanta’s iconic historic sites, relax in your neighborhood park or bike on the trails that traverse our city. Those amazing public spaces are the backdrop of our lives. Have […]
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Photo Pick: Sunday in the cemetery by Kelly Jordan
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Commentary: Sprucing up park honors Atlanta Olympic history
The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation has awarded $10 million towards the rejuvenation of Centennial Olympic Park. A $25 million fundraising campaign to improve the park will launch in January, 2016 ─ all in an effort to mark the 20th anniversary of Atlanta’s hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
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Photo Pick: Hidden Gem at Arabia Mountain by John Becker
From John: “Who knew there was a hidden gem of a waterfall at Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve? I didn’t. In fact, it might not have been there at all except for all the rain we’ve had recently. So, in addition to a nice day hike around the nature preserve, I was treated to this very pleasant […]
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Commentary: Piedmont Park is being ‘loved to death’
True confessions: I love Music Midtown.
I have been to every Music Midtown since it began at 10th and Peachtree in 1994. It was such a disappointment when Music Midtown disappeared between 2006 and 2010 ─ leaving Atlanta without a signature music festival.
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Mother Nature, stumped by Kelly Jordan
This week’s theme: Nature of Intown
