The Atlanta Streetcar is shut down after a police chase ended with a stolen car crashing into one of the system’s power poles on Edgewood Avenue. The streetcar should be up and running again this afternoon, according to the AJC.
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola announced Thursday they are cutting between 1,600 and 1,800 jobs worldwide. CBS46 has confirmed that 500 jobs in Atlanta will be affected. Coca-Cola employs approximately 130,600 employees worldwide.
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, in partnership with the Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN), today announced the open application process and guidelines for Westside Momentum, a three-year capacity building initiative of the Westside Neighborhood Prosperity Fund. Westside Momentum is designed to strengthen and empower up to 50 nonprofits based in Atlanta’s historic Westside neighborhoods. Westside Momentum is open to all Westside-based nonprofit organizations and community initiatives looking to strengthen leadership, build infrastructure, and deepen collaborative efforts that can help restore the English Avenue, Vine City, Castleberry Hill neighborhoods as vibrant and thriving communities. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 13, 2015.
