This story was originally published on May 22 by the Atlanta Civic Circle. Subscribe to their newsletter here. Crews could break ground on the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center’s long-overdue redevelopment before the end of the year, kicking off a potentially 13-year plan to bring new restaurants, retail, office space, a hotel, and around 1,500 […]
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43 Years Later: Former Bowen Homes Residents Remember Daycare Explosion
The day was normal, as far as Venida Harris could remember. On the morning of Oct. 13, 1980, she was a fifth-grader in class at A.D. Williams Elementary School, across the street from the Bowen Homes housing projects in west Atlanta where she and her family lived, off the former Bankhead Highway, which has since […]
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Political Reporter’s Notebook: McBath Takes Heat in 7th District Primary Race
It’s been a rocky week in Georgia politics. Black state lawmakers and women’s reproductive health practitioners were forced to grapple with the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday after a draft opinion on a related U.S. Supreme Court case was leaked Monday night. The head of Gwinnett County’s NAACP chapter had harsh words […]
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Dickens Replaces Majority of Atlanta Housing Authority Board After Complaints
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Monday that the city is parting ways with several board members who were overseeing the Atlanta […]