For Anna Roach, being executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission is the job she dreamed of getting.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta History Center seeks Buckhead cityhood artifacts
Celebrate the month of Saint Cupid in the heart of the city with Heartbeat_ATL. The immersive art installation illuminates 20 acres with multicolored lights and pulsing red hearts projected onto nearby buildings. The exhibition is open from 7 to 11 p.m. every night through March 4 at Centennial Yards. The experience is free, and visitors […]
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Newly-elected Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens attends ARC board meeting
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and eight other leaders from the region were sworn in Wednesday as board members of the Atlanta Regional Commission.
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Fulton’s COO named sole finalist to be next ARC executive director
The Atlanta Regional Commission has named Anna Roach, Fulton County’s chief operating officer, as the sole finalist to become its next executive director.
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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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Chicago a model as Atlanta region strives for greatness
CHICAGO – “I love Chicago,” declared former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin at the opening night dinner of the 2021 LINK trip on Oct. 27. “Chicago is one of the great cities of the world.”
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LINK trip to Chicago to explore fixes for race and income inequities
The regional leadership delegation – LINK – will be going to Chicago at the end of October where it will focus on the issues of historic racial inequities, the wealth gap as well as transit and economic development.
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Endless water war: Army Corps still an issue in tri-state dispute
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was a factor but not a party in the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Georgia’s favor in the water war with Florida. The corps isn’t in the clear and the war isn’t thought to be over.
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ARC chief explains the transformative goals for his final months on the job
By John Ruch With roughly seven months left on the job, Atlanta Regional Commission Executive Director Doug Hooker is working to accomplish a list of final-year goals intended to expand the definitions of and participation in the ARC’s regional programs. “Suffice it to say that I am not trying to ‘coast to the end,’” Hooker […]
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ARC seeks to confirm tax-exempt status, raise programming endowment
The Atlanta Regional Commission is seeking to confirm its little-known status as a tax-exempt public charity with an eye on raising private philanthropic funds to endow surveys and scholarships to be more inclusive. “Like a lot of organizations, we have always focused on equity, but we’ve been looking at ways we can improve access to […]
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Marian Liou wants to hear your story
Marian Liou sits at what she calls “the intersection between planning and arts and culture.” It’s at this junction where she ponders, “Who is Atlanta? What direction are we headed?” These questions aren’t new for Liou, who has been a community advocate since 2014 when she moved to the Buford Highway area, famous for its […]
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South River Forest, housing affordability studies among projects gaining ARC assistance
The massive South River Forest public park concept and housing affordability studies in Buckhead and Chamblee are just a few of the programs that this week won technical or financial assistance from the Atlanta Regional Commission. The ARC on May 12 announced eight winners of its competitive, annual Community Development Assistance Program support. Through CDAP, […]
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As region becomes more diverse, Atlanta Regional Commission trying to catch up
The in-person gathering of former chairs of the Atlanta Regional Commission drove home the point.
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ARC’s Doug Hooker announces plans to retire in March 2022
Doug Hooker, executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission since November 2011, told his board late Wednesday afternoon that he plans to retire at the end of next March.
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Changing complexion of Atlanta’s metro leaders bodes well for region
The complexion of leaders in the Atlanta region totally changed with the elections in 2020.
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State of the metro Atlanta region — it’s tough
Public health, race relations upend usual list of metro Atlanta concerns
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New ARC tool tracks eviction filings across metro Atlanta
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) earlier this month debuted a new data analytics tool that could help local leaders track and respond to the eviction crisis spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chattahoochee RiverLands envisions more people enjoying river’s beauty
For decades, the Chattahoochee River has been an undervalued amenity and unrealized opportunity for the Atlanta region. But that’s about to change.
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New Data Resources Track COVID-19 Impact in Metro Atlanta
By Paul Donsky The news is dizzying these days, as we face a global pandemic and a recession. It can be hard to make sense of what’s happening. That’s frustrating for all of us, but especially challenging for metro Atlanta leaders who are working to respond to the crises and craft a path forward. Several […]
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Report: Metro Atlanta COVID-19 data shows 63 percent uptick in new cases since week prior
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) recently launched a tracker that takes stock of the movements of COVID-19, the disease spread by the novel coronavirus, each week.
