Traversing Tuesday
July 29 — Hello, Silver Streak readers! Let’s take a look at what we have for you this week:
Changes are afoot for Blue Heron Nature Preserve in Buckhead, including a new headquarters building and general park improvements. BHNP is also requesting community input on potential park developments like trail connections, outdoor learning spaces, native meadows, and more. See more details in our story below and take the survey here.
⛔ We also have more on the impacts of President Donald Trump’s new budget bill, which would slash Medicaid by $1 trillion over the next 10 years. 37 Georgia nursing homes could potentially shutter due to the cuts.
Plus, thanks to the Pawsitivity Partnership between The Rotary Club of Buckhead and LifeLine Animal Project, the mission to end shelter euthanasia of healthy and treatable dogs and cats will now receive more support. Scroll down for further specifics.
And now for a few headlines:
🗳️ U.S. Rep. Mike Collins said he will run to unseat incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff in next year’s midterm election.
🚘 Motorists traveling on I-285 between Roswell Road and Riverside Drive should be prepared for two weeks of overnight lane closures in both directions as new signs are installed.
📈 Sandy Springs homeowners can expect a less than one percent increase in property taxes.
🏳️🌈 The Human Rights Campaign will visit Atlanta Oct. 11-12 as part of the “American Dreams Tour: Equality Across America.” A YouTube series will also accompany the initiative to amplify LGBTQ+ voices.
⭐ ONE Musicfest returns to Piedmont Park Oct. 25-26 with a star-studded lineup including Future, The Roots with Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Doechii, and a Dungeon Family reunion honoring late producer Rico Wade.
🕓 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter.
• Blue Heron’s park improvements
• 37 Georgia nursing homes at risk
• Pawsitivity Partnership
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• Stories of Atlanta | Lance Russell
Enjoy!
Blue Heron Nature Preserve plans new headquarters building, site improvements
𓅥 Blue Heron Nature Preserve in Buckhead will get a new headquarters building and is planning improvements to a portion of the park.
According to a press release, the nature preserve at 4055 Roswell Road has been in its current building for the past 16 years. “The current building has served us and our conservation and education partners well,” the release said. “Unfortunately, the building needs significant repairs, was never built for its current use, and public access is limited.”
The City of Atlanta has begun the planning process for the new nature center building and more details are expected to be announced later this year.
Blue Heron is also asking for community input through a short public survey. Visitors can weigh in on what kinds of improvements would serve them best, such as trail connections to surrounding neighborhoods, indoor and outdoor learning spaces, restrooms, gardens, native meadows, and more.
🐸 Read more and take the community survey here.
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Study: Medicaid cuts could shutter 37 Georgia nursing homes
✂️ Cuts to Medicaid contained in President Donald Trump’s new budget bill put 37 Georgia nursing homes at risk of closing, according to a study released by Brown University’s School of Public Health.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported that the legislation, which the Republican-controlled Congress passed this month, will slash Medicaid by $1 trillion during the next 10 years.
The bill passed without a single Democratic vote in either the U.S. House of Representatives or the Senate.
Seventy percent of Georgians living in nursing homes rely on Medicaid, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said last Wednesday.
“This is a serious threat to the health and well-being of Georgia seniors,” he said. “Georgia nursing homes are already struggling…This law is going to deepen those challenges.”
⮕ Read more about the impact of Medicaid cuts here.
Rotary Club of Buckhead announces partnership with LifeLine Animal Project
🐈⬛ The Rotary Club of Buckhead announced a new partnership with LifeLine Animal Project, dubbed the “Pawsitivity Partnership.”
Through the initiative, the Rotary Club will support the Georgia nonprofit’s mission to end shelter euthanasia of healthy and treatable dogs and cats throughout the state. Founded in 2002, LifeLine Animal Project has grown into Georgia’s largest animal welfare organization.
“Georgia still has a pet overpopulation problem,” said Guinn, “and we are happy to have the support of the Rotary Club of Buckhead, in funding and in volunteers, as we work to vaccinate, spay and neuter more animals and help them find homes.”
🐕 Read more about the partnership here.
‘How Atlanta rewrote the old money playbook’: Stories of Atlanta by Lance Russell
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💵 Atlanta history following the Civil War led to the adoption of the phoenix as the city’s symbol for its rise-from-the-war’s-ashes, but the rebuilding didn’t stop there. With each passing decade, Atlanta has continued to rise.
Yet unlike cities to the north, Atlanta didn’t have a class of wealthy industrialists to fund its growth. No Carnegies. No Rockefellers. No old-money dynasties. So how did Atlanta build its future without billionaire endowments?
In this episode of Stories of Atlanta, we explore how the city’s lack of Gilded Age wealth led to a different model – one rooted in public-private partnerships, corporate coalitions, and community collaboration. Atlanta’s model may not have been perfect, but it was “the Atlanta way.”
💰 For the full episode visit here.
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🖋️ Today’s Silver Streak was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
