As congestion in our region gets worse, some Republican state legislators are proposing bills to limit the expansion of transit in metro Atlanta. Specifically, two bills that have been percolating in this year’s General Assembly are clearly anti-transit. One of them, HB 1377, sponsored by Rep. John Carson (R-Cobb County), would have put an eight-year […]
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Empowering communities through civic engagement
With a 27-year track record of engaging community stakeholders, the Cobb Collaborative is a proud partner of the Southern Poverty Law Center and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s Vote Your Voice program. The purpose of the program is to build capacity and scale our voter outreach and civic engagement efforts. We regularly convene community stakeholders […]
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Preservationists seek $65K to save and move log cabin that may be Cobb’s oldest building
Preservationists are racing to save and move a log cabin that may be the oldest structure in Cobb County, with a $65,000 fundraising campaign underway. The Power-Jackson Cabin on Post Oak Tritt Road in East Cobb — likely dating to sometime before 1840 — is threatened by lack of maintenance and a recently withdrawn development […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Buckhead cityhood opposition group, Atlantan to chair American Medical Association, partnership to transform mental health in 40 HBCUs
Attention all Georgia voters — next Tuesday is voting day for each party’s primary runoffs in the statewide races. To find out where to submit your ballot on Tuesday, click here. You must be registered 30 days in advance of an election, which means you’ll have to sit this one out if you haven’t registered […]
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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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TK Elevator opens its North American HQ with a vision of healthier cities
As it opens its North American headquarters today adjacent to Truist Park, TK Elevator envisions playing an important role in the urbanization of the world.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Honoring Sept. 11 first responders at the Atlanta History Center
Even though the Atlanta heat is bound to hang around for another month, the start of September brings joy into the hearts of fall lovers and spooky season enthusiasts. The folks at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens are already creating their autumn paradise. Every year, community members and local organizations can submit a scarecrow to display […]
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The future of CIDs: Truly connected communities
By Guest Columnist TRACY RATHBONE STYF, executive director of the Town Center Community Improvement District
Connection. It is a word, feeling and experience that gained a new and perhaps more poignant sense of meaning for each of us over the past 18 months. Through the pandemic, it is clear that being connected to other people and experiences is a fundamental necessity for a meaningful life.
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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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A civic headache: Readers share their voting experiences
While some had a relatively hassle-free voting experience, for many, this year’s primary election was fraught with confusion and frustration abounded.
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MARTA seeks to improve wait times at bus stops with new shelters, amenities
MARTA bus riders and postal couriers may as well share the same unofficial creed, since both endure the elements – “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night….” A ray of sunshine is rising for MARTA riders.
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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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Bike share program in Cobb County begins with strong start: Town Center CID
A bike share program is off to a strong start in the Kennesaw area, according to its sponsor, the Town Center Community Improvement District.
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Cobb County Chairman Tim Lee talks up economic fruit of Braves’ move to Cobb
Cobb County Chairman Tim Lee is using the second anniversary of the Atlanta Braves announcement of their move to Cobb County to talk up the economic benefits Cobb will receive and is already receiving.
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Ga. Supreme Court ruling casts pall over Cobb County funding of Braves stadium
In a ruling Monday that validated the sale of bonds for the Braves stadium, the Georgia Supreme Court said the deal “may push the law as far as it can go.” The order also raised the question of political ramifications of the transaction.
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Cobb Chairman Tim Lee announces bid for reelection in 2016, touts Braves move
Cobb County Chairman Tim Lee touts the Atlanta Braves’ relocation to the Cumberland area as he announced his campaign for reelection in an email sent Saturday morning.
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Third graders to plant trees as Atlanta’s proposed tree ordinance revision remains mired in politics
In a simple gesture of respect for the environment, third-grade pupils at Milford Elementary School in Cobb County are to plant 41 trees Friday.
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Metro Chamber VP to lead Cobb County’s new Georgia Business Success Center
The Metro Chamber’s vice president of entrepreneurial development has resigned to become executive director of the new Georgia Business Success Center, in Cobb County.
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As ground breaks for new Braves park, risk rises for men of iron
Shovels were a sign of excitement at last week’s groundbreaking for the new Atlanta Braves stadium in Cobb County, but they also recalled the grave dug for Jack Falls, who died in a construction accident on the old stadium.
He was killed in 1995 when a light tower he was working on collapsed at the Olympic Stadium, which became Turner Field. An engineer had miscalculated the load that the tower could bear. His family recently recovered a stone plaque from Turner Field that marks his legacy.
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Noonday Creek Trail nearing completion in northern Cobb County
The final segment of the Noonday Creek Trail project in Cobb County is on schedule to open as early as June, when the trail will link Kennesaw Mountain and the Town Center commercial area.
The Noonday Creek Trail is a seven-mile paved pathway that has been under construction for about five years. Once it’s finished, the trail will connect a major retail and collegiate destination with one of the country’s major battlefield parks.
The area also has historic significance related to the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War, which recognizes its 150th anniversary this summer. Noonday Creek and Bells Ferry were the site of a cavalry battle in June 1864 that left perhaps 100 dead and was deemed not decisive by one account.
