It was nearly three centuries ago, in 1732, when King George II of England appointed the first Georgia Trustees to establish the new colony of Georgia upon the principal “not for self but for others.” Centuries later, in 2008, the…
An Aspen Fellow, Whirl previously served as president of Augusta Technical College before taking on the leadership of Georgia’s oldest public Historically Black College and University (HBCU) on April 1, 2025. Dr. Jermaine Whirl, President, Savannah…
A legendary soul food restaurant is expanding in Downtown Atlanta. The Busy Bee Café will open a new location at…
Douglas County began as a little-known Atlanta suburb that was more of a sleepy bedroom community, but it…
What does it mean to be recognized as a visionary city? The Georgia Municipal Association says visionary cities are ones that create positive change through effective civic engagement and collaboration. These cities have strong leaders who strive to make positive…
It is not every day that an elevated Indian dining experience debuts in Metro Atlanta, so the arrival of Ghee Indian Kitchen on the…
Abnormal Heartbeat: Daniel Smith, an areawide foreman for the Georgia Department of Transportation, saw Dr. Todd Senn, a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, after getting A-fib alerts on his smartwatch. Photo…
With affordability ranking as voters’ top concern, elected officials are looking for ways to bring relief, but there are no easy answers for the rising costs of groceries, energy, childcare, homes and health insurance. On the local level, concerns have…
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…
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