“The worse the problem, the more likely that I’m sitting in the chair.” This is the approach of Wingate Companies Senior Vice President John Tatum. And now, he’s in the chair at Atlanta’s Trestletree Village Section 8 Community, steps from the Beltline trail. Wingate, a national real estate and development firm focused on affordable housing, […]
Tag: Grant Park
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Grant Park Conservancy to break ground on northern entrance project this summer
The space is relatively empty today, save for two picnic tables.
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The Summer Shade Festival returns to Grant Park for its 20th year — Music, art, beer galore this weekend
What began as a modest celebration with a few pizzas and a guitarist has since grown into a community-wide festival in the city’s oldest and fifth-largest park.
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Grant Park Conservancy releases conceptual plans for new Loomis Plaza
Spring cleaning is underway at Grant Park, the city’s oldest public greenspace, and the Grant Park Conservancy (GPC) team has plans to spruce up its northern entrance. GPC has drafted a proposal to renovate the park’s entrance by Sydney Street and Loomis Avenue, calling the new space Loomis Plaza. The proposed plans include a new […]
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The green footprint Frederick Olmsted left on Atlanta
Activist, maverick and visionary — Those are a few words used to describe Frederick Law Olmsted, the iconic landscape planner. Even if you don’t know him by name, if you’re an Atlantan, you’ve almost certainly visited one of his parks. On the bicentennial anniversary of Olmsted’s birth — April 26 — landscape, history and park […]
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Local Daffodil Project’s journey to plant 1.5 million daffodils honoring Holocaust victims
By Hannah E. Jones “How can anyone who remembers stay silent?” The 2004 quote from Holocaust survivor, activist and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel encapsulates the mission of the Atlanta-based Daffodil Project. The Daffodil Project is an international initiative to plant 1.5 million daffodils in remembrance of the children who lost their lives in the Holocaust. […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: More mayoral candidates respond to ‘Buckhead Pledge’
Atlanta, early voting is wrapping up, and Election Day is almost here. If you plan on submitting your ballot early, be sure to visit the ballot box by Friday, Oct. 29. Click here to find your polling place. Nov. 2 is Election Day, and polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Jump-start for construction at Greenbriar, voting and more
Also, new life for two Grant Park monuments.
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David Mitchell bringing renewed energy to the Atlanta Preservation Center
With the naming of a new executive director, a reinvigorated Atlanta Preservation Center is seeing to create a greater awareness of the city’s identity and history.
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Complaints about parking deck costs, lack of finance put three Atlanta developments in line for property tax breaks
Preliminary OK for property tax breaks worth $11.5 over 10 years to Grant Park, Atlantic Station and Downtown developers.
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Construction barriers outside Beltline’s Southside Trail surprise motorist, causing pastor to crash
Virtually camouflaged by the shadows of trees hanging overhead, concrete barriers on United Avenue, near the Beltline’s interim Southside Trail, seemed to appear out of nowhere, a witness told SaportaReport after he watched a local pastor smash his car into the barricade.
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Rev. Austin Ford of Emmaus House memorialized as a fighter for justice
A great cross-section of Atlanta came to the Cathedral of St. Philip on Saturday, Sept. 22 to pay tribute to Rev. Austin Ford – a civil rights leader who devoted his life to helping the poor and disadvantaged.
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Luda Fam Day, Taste of Soul & House in the Park – Sept 1 & 2 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
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Grant Park residents pledge appeal to court over parking deck plan
The plan for the parking deck at Grant Park is headed to court, says the attorney who tried to convince the Atlanta Tree Conservation Commission that there’s fault in a plan that calls for chopping down 131 trees.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 5
Voters in parts of Atlanta from Downtown to East Lake have a choice for their District 5 City Council seat this year: a veteran of City Hall or a first-time candidate. City services and the cost of housing top are top issues, the candidates say.
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Atlanta City Council candidate profiles: District 1
In one of the more crowded races for Atlanta City Council this year, five folks including the incumbent are looking for votes in parts of southeast Atlanta from Downtown to Lakewood.
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Grant Park Conservancy slated to continue to maintain Atlanta’s oldest park
Atlanta is poised to extend its long-standing relation with the Grant Park Conservancy to continue grooming the city’s oldest park, which was created on 100 acres donated in 1883 by Atlanta pioneer Lemuel Pratt Grant.
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“Umbrella coverage” by Kelly Jordan #4
This week’s theme is “Umbrella coverage”
