For more than 20 years, one of Atlanta’s most notable civil rights venues has sat vacant – waiting for new life. It’s hard to overstate the role Paschal’s has played in Atlanta’s civil rights movement. Two brothers, Robert Paschal and James Paschal, began operating as a sandwich spot in 1947. Then, in 1959, the two […]
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Atlanta legend Ingrid Saunders Jones turning 80
The grand dame of Atlanta corporate philanthropy, Ingrid Saunders Jones, was celebrated Sunday afternoon at the special event space Flourish. The original, smaller venue was scrapped because so many people wanted to honor her. Saunders Jones spent 31 years at the Coca-Cola Co., culminating as senior vice president of global community connections and as president […]
Preservationists express concern over latest fire at Gaines Hall
Once again, there’s been a fire at the historic Gaines Hall on Atlanta’s Diamond Hill.
New York developer seeking to build high density project on CAU’s Diamond Hill
Direct Invest Development is proposing to build several high-rise buildings on 12 acres of land along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive owned by Clark Atlanta University. Atlanta City Councilman Byron Amos has introduced legislation to rezone the property so Direct Invest will be able to build multiple towers, two that could be as high as […]
