by Keith Whitney | Sep 20, 2019 | Articles, News Ticker
When Jacquim Curtis decided to buy a home in Atlanta, he discovered that the City has a variety of programs that offer thousands of dollars for down payment assistance. And after working with the experts from Invest Atlanta, Curtis is now a proud home-owner enjoying...
by Keith Whitney | Sep 18, 2019 | Articles, News Ticker
Atlanta’s Southside Beltline Interim Trail was only recently opened to the public, but it’s already hugely popular with area residents. The trail is still mostly levelled-out gravel and sand, but it’s a lot of fun to walk, jog or ride your bike on. Most of all, it’s a...
by Keith Whitney | Sep 13, 2019 | Articles, News Ticker
The difficult work continues to reimagine a new use for the Atlanta City Detention Center. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms wants to turn the jail into a Center for Equity that provides resources to help vulnerable residents make good decisions. The task force charged with...
by Keith Whitney | Sep 12, 2019 | Articles, News Ticker
Smart City Expo Atlanta is the first event of its kind in North America – putting industry leaders, venture capitalists and policy-makers together to re-define what it means for a city to be “smart with equity, prosperity, humanity, inclusion and justice.” Mayor...
by Keith Whitney | Sep 6, 2019 | Articles, News Ticker
When HIV first emerged in the 1980’s, the prognosis was often grim. But times have changed. Today, having an HIV-positive status no longer has to carry the negative outcome and stigma that it once did. And that’s the message of the Transformation Tunnel mural on...
by Keith Whitney | Sep 3, 2019 | Articles, News Ticker
Dragon Con 2019 broke its own attendance record this year, bringing more than 85-thousand people into Atlanta. The annual Labor Day celebration of all things anime and pop culture attracts folks from all over the world, who come to show off their creative costumes as...
