Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens teased public engagement sessions starting as soon as June 2025 for the newly-announced plans to build rail on the Beltline’s Southside trail at a March 27 Atlanta Press Club event. During the Q&A moderated by Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Riley Bunch, Dickens defended his controversial plan to pivot from long-planned light rail […]
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Atlanta Press Club invites city leaders to discuss local philanthropy
The word “philanthropy,” when broken down to its Greek roots, means a love for humanity.
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Legendary Georgia journalist Bill Shipp dies at 89
To me, he will always be “Big Bad Billy Boy Shipp.” Bill Shipp, a veteran Georgia journalist and political commentator, passed away Saturday evening. Shipp, who was born Aug. 16, 1933, was just one month shy of his 90th birthday.
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Mayor Dickens reveals his governing strategies to Atlanta Press Club
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens hopes the state will help the city fulfill its top priorities, and he is working hard to have good relations with Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, House Speaker Jon Burns and other elected leaders.
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Atlanta Press Club’s U.S. Senate runoff debate is canceled with both candidates unconfirmed
The Atlanta Press Club has canceled its U.S. Senate runoff debate after both candidates did not confirm their attendance.
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Atlanta Press Club to hold debate in U.S. Senate runoff election
The Atlanta Press Club (APC) will hold a Nov. 21 debate in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
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Candidates snub voters when they don’t show up for debates
our candidates running for public office during the 2022 General Election were “no shows” at the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series of 16 debates taking place at Georgia Public Broadcasting from Oct. 16 through Oct. 18.
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Atlanta Press Club to hold debates in major races, including Senate and governor
The Atlanta Press Club will host debates in many major federal and state races – including a U.S. Senate seat and the Governor’s office – Oct. 16 through 18.
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Charlie Loudermilk, Andrew Young friendship helped define Atlanta
Atlanta lost one of its most colorful leaders with the passing of Charlie Loudermilk, 95, on Aug. 3. Loudermilk, founder of Aaron’s, became a fixture in Atlanta for decades – as a philanthropist, as a booster of Buckhead, as chair of the MARTA board, as an advocate for the Republican Party and as a prankster with a playful personality.
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Atlanta Press Club to honor winners of 2022 ‘Awards of Excellence’
The Atlanta Press Club has named the winners of its 2022 “Awards of Excellence” for journalism created last year.
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Two statewide run-off debates feature empty podiums for no-show candidates
The Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series hosted seven run-off debates June 6 – but two candidates didn’t even bother to show up.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Press Club runoff debates, arrests at public safety training center site, Atlanta Blockchain Center
This week 42 years ago, Ted Turner launched the Cable News Network — CNN — in Atlanta. The world’s first 24-hour news network, the broadcast channel on June 1, 1980. Last year, the company sold its iconic CNN Center in downtown Atlanta, but WarnerMedia will lease the building for at least five years. On to […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Avondale’s Blast Beats & Brews, lifelong learning at the High, 200 YMCA summer positions
Looking for plans this weekend? Kick off the final days of May with the Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park. Festivities will go from Saturday to Monday with performances from 15 jazz musicians, which are all free to the public. On to other local news: New metal and craft beer festival to be annual event […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Press Club to hold primary debates next month in major statewide and federal races
Feeling extra peachy today? That might be a Georgian’s intuition. On this day, 27 years ago, Georgia officially became known as the Peach State. Although our Southern state had donned the nickname for quite some time, the title didn’t become official until 1995. On to other city news: Atlanta Press Club to hold primary debates […]
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Raffensperger on Trump, election reform and his legacy
By Tammy Joyner for Atlanta Civic Circle Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger isn’t one to call attention to himself. But the last two years have thrust Raffensperger and his family under the white-hot glare of national scrutiny and contempt from members of his own Republican party. The millionaire, civil engineer-turned-politician garnered unaccustomed attention after […]
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Atlanta mayoral candidates Moore and Dickens vow to bring the city together
It’s now down to two. Either City Council President Felicia Moore or City Councilman Andre Dickens will be the next mayor of Atlanta.
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Reporter’s Notebook: More on Atlanta’s ongoing election cycle
The City of Atlanta has entered the “Green Zone” of its COVID-19 reopening plan, and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms lifted the city’s mask mandate, which has been in effect since late July. While masks are still required in all City of Atlanta facilities, private businesses and restaurants can decide if they want folks to mask […]
