The City of Atlanta has entered the “Green Zone” of its COVID-19 reopening plan, and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms lifted the city’s mask mandate, which has been in effect since late July. While masks are still required in all City of Atlanta facilities, private businesses and restaurants can decide if they want folks to mask […]
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Living tribute to Black female astronaut, a personal journey that led to its creation
A living tribute to Stephanie Wilson, the pioneering Black astronaut who may walk on the moon in 2024, is to be officially unveiled Monday by earthworks artist Stan Herd, who in January created the image of John Lewis along Freedom Parkway.
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Shaping the news in 2020: Predictions for journalism
Editor’s Note: This is the first of four stories this week that look at topics and trends likely to appear on devices and news platforms in metro Atlanta in 2020.
Journalism that appears this year in metro Atlanta on screens small and large, on radio and in print, will inform and engage with elements that will be like fresh air to some readers – including more diversity in voices in stories, more podcasts, more visual stories, and more stories that percolate up from neighborhoods, according to a collection of predictions gathered by an affiliate of Harvard College.
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‘First Man’ – Neil Armstrong movie never gets off the ground
Houston, we have a problem.
“First Man” is worse than a bore. It is a slog – the most crushingly earthbound movie imaginable about going to the moon.
Forget mystery or poetry; this is a paean to strong silent men and mid-century technology. It’s pure white bread, gummy and well-chewed.
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Georgia Tech grad to lead NASA’s testing of commercial crewed spacecraft
A Georgia Tech grad was named to the nine-member team of astronauts who are to serve aboard the first commercial crew flight tests of a spacecraft designed to transport humans to the International Space Station and other low-orbit destinations.
