The board that oversees the Atlanta Housing Authority voted Wednesday to make the interim president/CEO the permanent president/CEO. The move marks the end of the effort by Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration to replace Renee Glover, who formerly held the positions.
Tag: westside
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Commentary: Spotlight shining bright on Atlanta’s Westside
So many players. So many agendas. So much history.
That sums up Atlanta’s Westside, the impoverished communities located across Northside Drive from the new Mercedes-Benz stadium and the Georgia Dome.
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Photo Pick: Save Gaines Hall by Chad Carlson
From Chad (with a couple of edits): “We the citizens of Atlanta bought this building earlier this year. Not to save it would be a tragedy. It is one of the oldest buildings in the city – (1869) on the campus of one of the first African American higher educational institutions – the Atlanta University Center (Spelman, […]
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Let’s create meaningful opportunities for Westside residents
By Guest Columnist ARTHUR BLANK, owner of the Atlanta Falcons and chairman of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
We all believe in something.
In fact, I think believing in something drives all of our major moments in life.
Now, I am asking us to believe in the future of Atlanta’s historic Westside neighborhoods.
