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Anthony Bourdain had a discerning eye. Anyone who has watched him on “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” or read his musings in “Kitchen Confidential,” can see that. Part of what made Bourdain so fun to watch was his sense of curiosity – about people, about the world, about food, and the intersections between those things. His […] The post Coming-of-age drama ‘Tony’ depicts Anthony Bourdain’s…
Tensions over the idea of eight people recovering from addiction living in a 4,500-square-foot house in College Park are touching on questions beyond zoning or land use. What responsibility does a community have to people rebuilding their lives, and how should that responsibility be weighed against neighbors’ concerns about safety and property values? On Tuesday, […] The post Who belongs in a…
Everyone remembers Blue as an album about heartbreak. It might be more accurate to call it an album about motion misunderstood as escape. Everywhere Joni Mitchell goes, she leaves something behind. Canada for Greenwich Village. The Village for Laurel Canyon. One lover for another. One country for the next. Every departure promises reinvention. Every arrival […] The post No distance from feeling:…
Atlanta student-athletes join Tuskegee’s inaugural soccer programs Twenty-four student-athletes from metro Atlanta are helping Tuskegee University launch its first NCAA men’s and women’s soccer programs, a milestone being documented in a new Atlanta-produced documentary series. “Unveiling History” began filming July 31 as the student-athletes arrived on campus for preseason training. The series…
The Beltline expanded its free autonomous shuttle to the Atlanta University Center today, as part of ATL Spoke’s 12-month pilot program for new “mobility options.” ATL Spoke started service in June with four vehicles that could fit 12 passengers each. The cars ran every 12-15 minutes, 10 hours a day and seven days a week. […] The post Beltline’s autonomous shuttle pilot ATL Spoke expands to…
TriNet is on a mission to make Atlanta a new hub for its growing workforce and small-business customers, planting its latest roots in Dunwoody with a new office and plans to expand its local team. The human resources company celebrated the grand opening of its new metro Atlanta office in Dunwoody with a ribbon-cutting Tuesday, […] The post TriNet plants bigger roots in Atlanta with new Dunwoody…
In the northwest corner of South Downtown, the “warren of weedy parking lots and active train lines” that gave birth to this city rises again like a phoenix as Centennial Yards. The Ressler brothers, leading the Hawks ownership and CIM commercial investment groups, saw the challenges of downtown and the opportunity to change the story. […] The post Free Peachtree & Memorial: South Downtown needs a…
Jordan Edwards and Titan Capri are committed to connecting people living with HIV and AIDS to resources, support and community advocacy. Both are living with HIV. Each remembers a time after diagnosis when he felt isolated and hopeless about his future. Today, both are empowered. They are in Atlanta for the Saving Ourselves Symposium, an […] The post Two men living with HIV bring message of hope,…
Last fall, in this column, I wrote that artificial intelligence isn’t coming. It’s here, and likely here to stay. I said then that the moment we’re in demands that people replace their fears of AI, founded and unfounded alike, with focus. This month, from our headquarters here in Atlanta, Operation HOPE turned that focus into […] The post Meet Juanita: Atlanta Just Built an AI Coach for…
On Aug. 17, the Westside Future Fund expanded its footprint with a groundbreaking for 18 new, permanently affordable multifamily housing units in Vine City. “We’re in the community development business,” Westside Future Fund President and CEO John Ahmann said. The 280 James P. Brawley Drive development expands the business. It will be WFF’s first-ever new […] The post Westside Future fund to add…
This summer, most of the conversation about the future of the Democratic Party has been about the struggle between the upstart Democratic Socialist Party and the Democratic establishment. But as the midterms near, it may be the party’s renewed southward tilt that is the big development this year. The post The Democratic Party’s current direction? Southward appeared first on SaportaReport .
Let’s travel back in time to 1996 when an influential group of business and civic leaders developed a strategy to feed Atlanta’s economic momentum following the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. An initiative to develop a strategy to solidify the city’s economic base was led by Roberto Goizueta, then the CEO of Coca-Cola Co., working with […] The post Economic mobility lessons from 30 years ago — post-96…
Joe Jacobs is a name familiar to most aficionados of the City of Atlanta. He is known because he was the owner of the pharmacy that sold the very first glass of Coca-Cola, ever…anywhere. His store was located at 5-Points. There is a plaque commemorating Jacobs’ role in the history of our hometown beverage, a […] The post A Penny Saved appeared first on SaportaReport .
By Hannah E. Jones, Park Pride’s Marketing & Communications Manager What does it take to create a public park? The City of Atlanta has bolstered its parks inventory in recent years with acquisitions like Red’s Farm Preserve, Tatum Lakes and the Lucinda Bunnen property. The benefits of these properties are immense — providing access to […] The post From acquisition to opening day: What it takes to…
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to fight an Ebola outbreak that was first spotted in May, posing a significant health threat across five eastern provinces in Africa’s second largest country as well as throughout the region. Though DRC has seen Ebola outbreaks before—this is the 17th confirmed outbreak in […] The post Checking the Spread: Working Together to…
By Libby Saylor Wright, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta What does it mean to prepare a young person for the real world? It is a question I have been thinking about since joining Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA). The answer is bigger than academic achievement, keeping a […] The post What Does It Take to Prepare a Young Person for the Real World? appeared first on…
Weeks after the 2026 FIFA World Cup wrapped up, Atlanta’s downtown leaders gathered across the street from the stadium that hosted the tournament, close enough to look out the window and see the venue where eight matches, including a semifinal, had just been played. The setting was fitting. At the Aug. 11 Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood […] The post The World Cup brought new energy downtown. Atlanta…
