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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Olympic athlete Edwin Moses on new Morehouse track: ‘Doesn’t it look beautiful?’
A newly restored track at Morehouse College will continue the legacy of legendary Edwin Moses and spotlight the track-and-field program at the historically black college.
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Alycen Whiddon – Atlanta’s unsung visionary city planner
By Guest Columnists JIM KULSTAD, LORI LELAND-KIRK AND CAROLYN H. RADER, environmental advocate, urban planners and friends of Alycen Whiddon
Unsung visionary, landscape architect and urban planner, Alycen Whiddon left a permanent legacy in the urban design of Atlanta that we all enjoy today. Long before linking greenway trails, creating pedestrian and bike-friendly streets and zoning for vibrant urban spaces were commonly accepted concepts, Alycen was their champion.
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Size shaming in Olympic sailing: A 1996 contender from Savannah comments
As the Tokyo Olympics mark the end of the last sailboat class for big men, a Savannah man who almost sailed the boat for the U.S. in the 1996 games portrays the move as boneheaded.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Anti-Violence Council’s recommendations total $70 million
The 1996 Summer Olympics was an unforgettable time for Atlanta, with the world’s top athletes and eager fans flooding the city. The Olympic rings are still proudly displayed in Centennial Park. The Tokyo games start Friday at 7 a.m. U.S. East Coast time, and the Atlanta History Center is opening early for a public viewing […]
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The story behind the historic headline ‘It’s Atlanta!’ announcing the city won the 1996 Olympics
By Guest Columnist TOM ODER, former news editor of The Atlanta Journal and author of ‘It’s Atlanta!’ when the city was awarded the Olympic Games
A new book about the Olympic Park bombing brings back memories about how the headline ‘It’s Atlanta!’ was created, a story told here for the first time in Saporta Report.
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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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Brick by brick
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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Saying good-bye to Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, A.D. Frazier filled with emotions
While watching the final Atlanta Braves game at Turner Field, almost everyone present became emotional with their individual memories and reflections of this moment in time.
For A.D. Frazier, one of leaders behind the building of Turner Field, the moment was especially poignant. Frazier was the chief operating officer of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, and he was largely responsible for the negotiations to build the Centennial Olympic Stadium, which then was later converted to Turner Field.
