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Tucked behind dozens of rolling doors in Pittsburgh Yards, a host of Atlanta-based businesses make their homes in tiny office spaces. A tea shop, embroidery company, bottled water brand and several others are just a few of the tenants in the property’s so-called “job hub.” It’s not a typical coworking space. It’s also not just […]
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It’s Oct. 11, 1975, just minutes before the first episode of “Saturday Night Live” (then called “NBC’s Saturday Night”). John Belushi (Matt Wood) is missing, but Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt) has found him. She watches as he glides around the Rockefeller Center ice skating rink wearing a bumblebee costume. This is one of the sweeter […]
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There appears to be a glimmer of hope for families opposed to two elementary school closures in Fulton. Fulton County Schools board member Katie Gregory says she is aligned with parents fighting to stop the closure of Spalding Drive Elementary School in Sandy Springs. Gregory, who represents District 2 for the Fulton schools system, said […]
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Southface honors Dr. Marilyn Brown with top award Dr. Marilyn Brown, a professor at Georgia Tech who specializes in climate change and sustainability, received the top award given by Southface, an Atlanta-based institute that specializes in green building practices. Brown received Southface’s Argon Award at its Visionary luncheon on Oct. 3 at the Georgia Aquarium. […]
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A mobile solar microgrid has been aiding in recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene, a powerful hurricane that rocked the Southeast in late September. The Mobile Solar Power Station — an array of solar panels transported via a small trailer that can be unloaded anywhere — debuted at the annual sustainability celebration Ray Day last year; […]
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Facing the possible closure of Spalding Drive Elementary School, Sandy Springs parents say they see no credible reason for such an action by the Fulton County Schools district. Fulton County Schools has cited a decrease in enrollment and aging buildings as reasons for potentially closing Spalding Drive Elementary and Parklane Elementary in East Point. Sandy […]
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As she stood in front of her new home in Atlanta Habitat for Humanity’s Browns Mill Village, a teary-eyed Jameka Gray recalled one of her last conversations with her late father. “[My father] said “Jameka, you work too hard to be renting, you need to own,”” Gray said. Gray is one of Atlanta’s newest homeowners […]
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Planning and fundraising are underway for the new Bike Park at Westside Park. Catalyzed by a generous lead gift from the Chestnut Family Foundation, this project will be one of Atlanta’s most distinctive and inclusive biking facilities, bringing a fresh recreational opportunity to communities across the metro area that users of all ages, abilities, and […]
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Hurricane Helene rocked the Southeast in late September, bringing devastation to parts of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and more. The storm, a Category 4 at its peak, arrived in Georgia on Friday night and affected almost every part of the state. Gov. Brian Kemp has called the damage left by the storm “unprecedented.” Georgia cities […]
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Hurricane Helene, the biggest U.S. disaster since the new developments in artificial intelligence, is becoming the first in which artificial disaster competes openly with natural disaster for the public’s attention.
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It was a call Hala Moddelmog says changed her life, at least her career. It was back in 1995. Moddelmog, who had been in the food service business since 1981, had just been promoted to president of Atlanta-based Church’s Chicken chain of restaurants, the first woman to get such a job nationally in the industry. […]
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Each year, the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) presents the Carol D. Reiser Youth Service Award which is named in loving memory of CVC co-founder and past president, Carol Reiser. Reiser enjoyed a long career with Rich’s/Macy’s and established the company’s innovative “Partners in Time” volunteer program, which is still active today. The Reiser award […]
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