Earlier this month, the 100 Black Men of Atlanta hosted its signature fundraiser, the 100 Honors Gala, in person for the first time in four years. Over a thousand people attended the black tie event to help the organization support its Project Success programs. “Project Success is composed of several smaller initiatives like our Pathways […]
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Atlanta Dogwood Festival’s Brian Hill: ‘A real chance we won’t make it’
The Atlanta Dogwood Festival has welcomed Spring in the city for 86 years. But its future is in jeopardy after two years of the disruptive COVID pandemic and rising costs.
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Spring is in the air as Atlanta reopens with relaxed COVID restrictions
Our world in Atlanta is reopening – almost as quickly as it closed nearly two years ago – a fact that hit home this past week.
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What can we learn from pandemic flu planning?
By Guest Columnist DAN REUTER, CEO of Reuter Strategy, an urban and regional planning firm
Georgia and most states have a history of pandemic influenza planning. President George W. Bush signed the first national Pandemic Influenza Strategy in 2005. The strategy was backed up by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Pandemic Influenza Plan.
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How AMA Atlanta is adapting to the new normal
By Guest Columnist JESSICA DUPEE, president, American Marketing Assoc., Atlanta
This time last year, there was cautious optimism that the new year – 2021 – would bring a return to normalcy thanks to vaccines and Covid-19 therapies on the cusp of widespread adoption (not to mention natural immunity).
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Music Heals: A Celebration of Grady with big-name Georgia artists
By Hannah E. Jones The Grady Health Foundation, in partnership with Georgia Music Accord and WSB-TV, is bringing its leaders and some of the state’s most recognized musicians right to your living room. Music Heals: A Celebration of Grady will feature presentations about Grady and its mission, along with performances from CeeLo Green, the Indigo […]
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Camille Russell Love: ‘The festival Gods were with us’
The 44th edition of the Atlanta Jazz Festival took place Labor Day weekend at Piedmont Park – after several cancellations and postponements because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Mayor talks crime and COVID
School might be back in session, but that doesn’t mean the summer fun has to end! This weekend, the 85th annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival is coming to Piedmont Park. The festivities include a 5K race, booths from over 200 artists and a variety of live performances. On to other news around the metro area: Atlanta […]
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Chattahoochee Nature Center: New CEO sees path to link more people with nature
The waiting list of 800 children for summer camp at the Chattahoochee Nature Center is a good problem to have, by any typical management metric. Natasha Rice doesn’t see it that way.
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CDC eviction ban reaches Supreme Court; Atlanta case a vital piece in Covid debate
A lawyer handling the federal appeal in Atlanta of the CDC eviction moratorium on tenants during the Covid pandemic said Friday he holds little hope the Supreme Court will use a case it received Thursday to stop the moratorium.
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A war we would have lost: looking back on a year in lockdown
Throughout this month there will be countless small anniversaries, as we think back on the day it became clear COVID-19 wasn’t just a big news story but something that would profoundly affect our lives.
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Atlanta teachers ask for vaccine; governor says there’s not enough
In about half the states, some or all teachers are vaccine-eligible
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Fulton approves $800 million budget
But new sheriff, DA say they’ve discovered costly problems
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Reporter’s Notebook: New nonprofit executives, and maybe some local government kumbaya
Also how to get a Zoom with Shaq.
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Manuel’s Tavern to remain open thanks to thousands of donors
Thanks to more than 2,800 donors, Manuel’s Tavern has been saved.
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Manuel’s Tavern in danger of closing
Manuel’s Tavern, one of Atlanta’s most famous gathering spots, will probably have to close by year-end unless something drastically changes.
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Air travel hit a post-COVID high. And Fulton’s hospitals are seeing more COVID patients.
Thanksgiving abstinence is not going to happen.
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COVID Response Fund awards another $6.5 million to Atlanta nonprofits
The United Way of Greater Atlanta and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta have awarded another $6.5 million in grants to 214 organizations in response to the region’s increasing needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Air travel and COVID-19: An opportunity for lasting emissions reductions
By Guest Columnist LALITH POLEPEDDI, a research scientist at Georgia Tech’s Global Change Program
Efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 have radically transformed travel patterns across the globe. Between April and September 2020, global air travel dropped by 58% compared to the same time period in 2019. In the US, air travel dropped by 79% in that same time period. The steepest reductions occurred in the US in April, when air travel fell by 95%, and globally in May, when air travel fell by 68%.
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Rising number of power shut-offs adds to stress, mental health concerns
The rising number of power disconnects and accounts past due in Georgia is a reality check as a new survey shows financial stress is a serious threat to the nation’s mental health.
