100 Years of the High Museum
It was 100 years ago this month that the High Museum opened in Atlanta. It has since guided the city to become the cultural capital of the South. Today it holds over 20,000 pieces in its collection and receives more…
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High Speed Rail in Georgia?
Many blame an inefficient transit system for Atlanta traffic. But as World Cup visitors learned, MARTA handled 4.7 million rail trips with no major incidents over 35 days – even with Five Points Station half closed! Some have posited that…
Biking Across Georgia
Georgia has seen an explosion of bike trails in recent years. It’s growing an extensive network of corridors for people seeking exercise and an alternative to driving. Such trails can connect communities that have been divided by road infrastructure, and…
Keep Georgia Green and Clean
With all the activity centered around Downtown Atlanta this month, I’m reminded of the sustainability efforts supported by the FIFA World Cup matches. Thousands of volunteers are on hand, encouraging fans to recycle and limit plastic waste. It’s an impressive…
Welcome, World Cup Visitors
It’s exciting to think of so many people coming to Atlanta this month. If you are a visitor, welcome to Georgia! Hopefully you’ll find plenty of Southern hospitality to go around and lots of fun things to do. Georgia is…
Resources for Entrepreneurs
I’ve always preferred to shop at small businesses. The isolation of the pandemic left me longing for the contact I took for granted at the small shops I frequented. And with respect to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses are the…
Why We Need Public Broadcasting
Attacks on media have been so pervasive of late that it would make Lenin blush. Whether it’s the government suing companies out of existence or executives with no journalism experience taking over the newsroom, we’ve seen the compromise and destruction…
Affordable Housing Solutions
In this issue, we delve into how local communities are leveraging resources to get affordable housing projects going, with an inspiring range of approaches to this complex challenge. As we near the end of the legislative session, it’s worth examining…
Project SHARE’s Impact
During these cold winter months, it’s important for us to do what we can for those without. There’s one way in particular that comes to mind this season more than 40 years after the effort began. This would be Project…
Tackling Healthcare Deserts
As we honor our Georgian of the Year John Haupert, it’s worth looking at healthcare deserts in Georgia and how affordable treatment remains an obstacle in many zip codes throughout the state. Kudos to Grady Memorial Hospital for building its freestanding…
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