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News Briefs: Shopping center burns; small business fees; Piedmont Road widening
An overheated dryer caused a fire that ripped through the Ansley II shopping center on Monroe Drive on Monday afternoon, according to a report from WSB. The fire gutted the dry cleaning businesses and...
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News Briefs: Electric vehicles; BeltLine security officers; new public art
The Atlanta City Council passed an ordinance at its Nov. 20 meeting requiring all new residential homes and public parking facilities to accommodate electric vehicles (EV). The ordinance requires 20...
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Atlanta City Council approves Emory University annexation
Emory University and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta will become part of the City of Atlanta on Jan. 1. The Atlanta City Council approved the...
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City Council approves Downtown Atlanta Master Plan
A rendering of the reimagined Georgia-Pacific and Peachtree Center MARTA Station plazas are part of the Downtown Atlanta Master Plan. The Atlanta City Council on Monday approved the Downtown Atlanta...
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It’s not over yet: Norwood demands recount as Bottoms declares victory in...
Mayoral candidates Mary Norwood, left, and Keisha Lance Bottoms. Mary Norwood has demanded a recount in the Atlanta mayoral runoff election, but Keisha Lance Bottoms – leading with just 759 votes – has...
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Everybody Eats: A food conversation with Cathy Woolard
Cathy Woolard has been a force on the Atlanta political scene for years, as an Atlanta City Councilmember and then President of that same body. Along the way, she made history by becoming the first...
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News Briefs: Buckhead master plan; city pension reform; Amazon donation
The Buckhead master plan, branded as “BUCKHEAD REdeFINED,” has been incorporated into the city’s official development plan after a recent vote by the Atlanta City Council. According to Reporter...
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Inauguration ceremony for mayor, councilmembers set for Jan. 2
Keisha Lance Bottoms The inauguration ceremony and swearing-in for Keisha Lance Bottoms as the 60th mayor for the City of Atlanta will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m. at King International Chapel on...
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Keisha Lance Bottoms sworn in as 60th mayor of Atlanta
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gives her inaugural address. (Courtesy City of Atlanta) Keisha Lance Bottoms officially became the 60th mayor of the City of Atlanta this afternoon during a ceremony on the...
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News Briefs: Midtown fire; council president pro tempore; Colony Square donation
A three-story, brick apartment building at 939 Piedmont Ave. in Midtown has been described as “unlivable” following a fire that engulfed the top floor. According to the AJC, 30 people have been...
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News Briefs: Booting ordinance; stadium pedestrian bridge; city joins...
After a stream of business owners and property managers spoke at Monday’s meeting against an ordinance to ban booting of vehicles on private property, the Atlanta City Council sent the measure back to...
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News Briefs: Buckhead master plan; city pension reform; Amazon donation
The Buckhead master plan, branded as “BUCKHEAD REdeFINED,” has been incorporated into the city’s official development plan after a recent vote by the Atlanta City Council. According to Reporter...
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Inauguration ceremony for mayor, councilmembers set for Jan. 2
Keisha Lance Bottoms The inauguration ceremony and swearing-in for Keisha Lance Bottoms as the 60th mayor for the City of Atlanta will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m. at King International Chapel on...
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Keisha Lance Bottoms sworn in as 60th mayor of Atlanta
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gives her inaugural address. (Courtesy City of Atlanta) Keisha Lance Bottoms officially became the 60th mayor of the City of Atlanta this afternoon during a ceremony on the...
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News Briefs: Midtown fire; council president pro tempore; Colony Square donation
A three-story, brick apartment building at 939 Piedmont Ave. in Midtown has been described as “unlivable” following a fire that engulfed the top floor. According to the AJC, 30 people have been...
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News Briefs: Booting ordinance; stadium pedestrian bridge; city joins...
After a stream of business owners and property managers spoke at Monday’s meeting against an ordinance to ban booting of vehicles on private property, the Atlanta City Council sent the measure back to...
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Amid investigations, Atlanta City Council works to increase transparency
Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore speaks to the Buckhead Business Association at its April 26 meeting. The Atlanta City Council is working to make reforms to increase transparency amid...
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City Council to discuss resolution on investigating former mayor’s expenditures
The Atlanta City Council is expected to discuss a resolution from its Finance Executive Committee calling for a review of the $500,000 in bonuses handed out by former mayor Kasim Reed before he left...
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City Council authorizes review of bonuses given by former mayor
The Atlanta City Council has authorized the city auditor an chief ethics officer to conduct an independent review of more than $511,000 in bonuses and gifts distributed in late 2017 to city employees...
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City Council Briefs: Clubhouse subleased; body cameras; library nominated as...
The club house at Bobby Jones Golf Course. During its Monday May 7 meeting, the Atlanta City Council approved legislation by City Councilmember J. P. Matzigkeit authorizing sublease of the historic...
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