The Atlanta Way took the spotlight at the June 23 meeting of the Rotary Club of Atlanta. In many ways, it was a coming home. The Atlanta Rotary has been a galvanizing force of bringing the community together for decades. It was on Sept. 20, 2021, when two Rotarians – Egbert Perry and Larry Gellerstedt […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Falcons’ Warrick Dunn opens up about his journey, Goodwill calls for donations before holiday season, Central State Hospital demolition talks
Happy Thanksgiving, Atlanta! Thank you for being part of our SaportaReport community. Our team sends warm wishes this holiday season. On to local news from the week: Warrick Dunn opens up about his journey at Atlanta Rotary At 18, Warrick Dunn became the head of his household with five younger siblings when his mother, a […]
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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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Rotary Club discusses Atlanta Olympics: What I learned from the ones who were a part of it
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Centennial Olympics games. By Allison Joyner Growing up, I was a daddy’s girl, but one of my favorite ways of spending time with him was watching sports on TV. That time with him gave me a love of athletic competition and I am grateful that he […]
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Bill Nordmark, co-founder of Atlanta Friendship Initiative, passes away suddenly
Atlanta business leader William G. Nordmark III, co-founder of the Atlanta Friendship Initiatve, died suddenly Monday evening of a brain aneurysm.
Nordmark, 69, was the kind of business leader who was all in. When co-founded the Atlanta Friendship Initiative two years ago, it became his life’s calling.
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Photo Pick: Atlanta Hero, Maria Saporta! Photo by Amy Wenk
Thank you to Amy Wenk for capturing these great photos of Maria Saporta at the Atlanta Rotary meeting today. Maria says “I was totally surprised by the honor. Rotary is such an important institution in Atlanta, and it humbles me that the organization recognized me with it’s first “Atlanta Hero” award. The comments by John […]
