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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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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Georgia World Congress Center’s Frank Poe to retire in two years
Frank Poe, executive director of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, has agreed to extend his tenure until the end of 2024.
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Is downtown’s recovery a moment, a movement or something new in Atlanta’s history?
Is downtown’s recovery a moment, a movement or something new in Atlanta’s history? By Michelle Hiskey On July 3, you are invited to a new event at Centennial Olympic Park. Look Up Atlanta is billed as the biggest fireworks show in the Southeast, and organizers are hoping you will remember it as a turning point […]
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IOC awards Pierre de Coubertin medal to George Hirthler
Atlantan George Hirthler, who wrote the bid book that brought the 1996 Summer Olympic Games to Atlanta, today received one of the highest honors given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – the Pierre de Coubertin Medal – in a ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Norfolk Southern cuts ribbon on HQ; GWCC unveils Richard Jewell tribute
Two landmark events Wednesday morning weaved special tales of Atlanta’s history, present and future. The first was the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Norfolk Southern’s new corporate headquarters in Midtown as dignitaries welcomed Atlanta’s newest Fortune 500 company. The second was the unveiling of a memorial to Richard Jewell and law enforcement at Centennial Olympic Park
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Petition calls for reopening of shuttered Centennial Olympic Park
Weeks after downtown’s focal green space shuttered amid the pressures a pandemic that’s throttled businesses near and far, activists and neighbors are lobbying to see the barriers removed and Centennial Olympic Park reopened to the public.
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Olympics bombing hero Richard Jewell to be honored in Atlanta: ‘We felt like it was the right thing to do’
Richard Jewell, the hero of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombing incident, will be honored by the Georgia World Congress Center with a plaque at Centennial Olympic Park.
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The Super Bowl is here
In the last 25 years Atlanta has hosted the big game two times, and we are on the eve of hosting our third. Each of our Super Bowl eras has marked a different phase of Atlanta.
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Centennial Olympic Park makes mark as public-private urban renewal project
As Centennial Olympic Park became a backdrop Monday for the Atlanta United parade, the park again solidified its position as a regional touchstone that remains a center of major developments – more than $2.3 billion since 1996.
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HARD WORK TAKES MANY HANDS
By George Dusenbury, Georgia State Director, The Trust for Public Land 2017 was a bit of a transitional year for The Trust for Public Land in Georgia. We spent a lot of time renewing ties with old acquaintances and building ties with new ones. As an organization, we have big dreams, and we know that […]
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Commentary: Reopening of the Children’s Museum of Atlanta
The Children’s Museum of Atlanta reopened Dec. 12 after being closed for several months to undergo an extensive renovation and expansion. When the Children’s Museum opened in 2003 across from Centennial Olympic Park, it was the only attraction in that area of downtown Atlanta.
