After 16 years of moving from place to place, living with assorted relatives and family friends, Sapphire Broadnax took matters into her own hands. She found her school’s social worker, broke down and cried. “Basically, my soul was crushed at that time. I said I just wanted to go into foster care,” she said. After talking […]
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Real Estate Briefs: J5’s new brand identity; Jamestown buys apartments; ADAC welcomes new showrooms
Midtown condo development J5 has launched a $1 million “repositioning” strategy including a new brand identity and interior renovations, according to owner Deluxeton. Open for only a year, the $105 million project is rebranding the property and making upgrades on the lobby and shared spaces meet the needs of those buying during the pandemic. Group Kora is now managing […]
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Atlanta Public Schools considering three years of summer classes to address ‘lost learning’ during pandemic
Atlanta Public Schools is considering a plan to require students in all grade levels to attend three years of summer school classes to make up for “unfinished and lost learning,” according to Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring. Herring said during the Feb. 1 Atlanta Board of Education meeting the APS Academic Recovery and School Based Intervention […]
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Arthur Blank donates $17 million for expansion of National Center for Civil and Human Rights
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced Feb. 4 that it will give a five-year, $17 million grant to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. In a press release about the gift, The Center said $15 million will be used to build a 20,000 square foot, three-story west wing at the Downtown campus. […]
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News Briefs: 1 million vaccines; inclusionary zoning report; Atlanta Ballet president to retire
Georgia has now administered more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccine inoculations, according to Gov. Brian Kemp. However, the state is unable to ramp up mass vaccinations because there isn’t enough vaccine to go around. President Joe Biden announced more doses would be sent to states, which means Georgia’s allocation will increase from 120,000 to 154,000 […]
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Sustainable sculpture by Patrick Dougherty installed on Georgia Tech campus
Photos by Shan Arora As part of Georgia Tech’s commitment to sustainability, Georgia Tech Arts commissioned a new natural-material installation by internationally acclaimed regenerative design artist Patrick Dougherty. Sponsored by the Kendeda Fund as an extension of its gift to Georgia Tech that led to the construction of the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, […]
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The Race Is On: Candidates for mayor, city council begin to make their intentions known
The City of Atlanta’s municipal elections aren’t until Nov. 2, but candidates for mayor and city council are already making their intentions known. In the past week, there has been a flurry of early announcements, including the return of Mary Norwood. The three-term former councilmember and twice-defeated mayoral candidate told the AJC on Feb. 2 […]
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City Council approves monument for victims of the Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta City Council approved legislation at its Feb. 1 meeting to create a memorial for those lost in the Atlanta Child Murders from 1979 to 1981. Designed by Gordon Huether + Partners, the metal and stone monument on the grounds of City Hall in Downtown will have an eternal flame, benches, and the names […]
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Intown attorney creates text message system to help Georgians find COVID-19 vaccine
Raise your hand if you’re frustrated trying to get an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine? Virginia-Highland’s resident Ben Warlick feels your pain and he’s created an easy-to-use text message based application to help others in Georgia who are also feeling frustrated. Launched last month, Georgia Vax App already has more than 31,000 users in Georgia […]
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Coronavirus Update: U.K. Covid variant; vaccine distribution; affordable housing guide; food assistance
The AJC reports that nine counties now have cases of the more contagious United Kingdom variant of COVID-19. The Georgia Department of Public Health said the cases are in Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb, Paulding, Cherokee, Carroll, Douglas and Clayton counties. In a press release Monday, DPH said there are now 19 cases in Georgia — […]