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Published 14 hours agoHero for Hope: Chris Womack
For more than 35 years, Chris Womack has served in the U.S. energy sector, becoming a visionary leader – meeting surging energy demands, prioritizing reliability for customers, and championing groundbreaking technologies. Outside of the U.S. energy sector, Chris maintains that…
Cobb County Courier
Published 16 hours agoAtlanta Ballet Names Zachary Brown Chief Development Officer, Ushering in New Era of Growth Ahead of Centennial
Seasoned arts and culture leader brings more than 15 years of executive experience in philanthropy, community engagement and organizational growth The Atlanta Ballet distributed the following announcement: The Atlanta Ballet...
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Published 4 hours agoTierra Encantada brings Spanish immersion preschool to Atlanta with plans to expand
A Spanish immersion early childhood education franchise is preparing to open its first Georgia location in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood, the beginning of a planned 12-center expansion across metro Atlanta. Tierra Encantada, which provides child care and early education from…
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Published 1 hour agoAtlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says he’s focused on implementing transit plans
The Atlanta region has had plans to expand transit for decades and decades. Now we have another opportunity to move forward with rail transit with the Atlanta City Council voting unanimously to implement light rail on the 22-mile Beltline corridor. We also have Atlanta Mayor…
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Published 4 hours agoFrom motel rooms to real homes: Addressing Atlanta’s homelessness crisis
As many Saporta Report readers will remember, last May, an extended-stay Economy Motel in Roswell, Georgia, was shut down after serious concerns were raised about uninhabitable living conditions, including mold and pests, drug use, and sex trafficking. Before its closure, this…
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Published 5 hours agoJust Another Day at City Hall
For nearly 24 years, William B. Hartsfield was the face of Atlanta. And being the face of a growing city apparently required a mayor who would do just about anything. Fortunately, photographers were there to capture it. This week, Stories of Atlanta steps away from the usual…
Two pandas arrive at Atlanta Zoo
At a White House summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the pandas would be coming.
WVIA Public Media
Published 11 hours agoTwo pandas arrive at Atlanta Zoo
At a White House summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the pandas would be coming.
Cobb County Courier
Published 12 hours agoTop U.S. Senate Republican stumps with Collins in Georgia as seat appears to slip out of reach
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 25, 2026 U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune came to Atlanta to keep...
Giant pandas, icons of China’s soft diplomacy, arrive in Atlanta
ATLANTA — A special delivery landed in Atlanta on Sunday, three days after Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said his country would soon dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
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Published September 27Scrubs, simulations and science: Inside Atlanta’s Academy for Innovation in Medicine
A pig’s lungs were inflated in front of a group of Atlanta ninth graders. For Kylah, a student at the Academy for Innovation in Medicine (AIM), touching the lung and watching it expand was only the beginning. On that Wednesday, Sept. 23, students also learned how to intubate a…
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Published September 27$164 million verdict puts spotlight on child sex trafficking in Atlanta-area hotels
TRIGGER WARNING: This story discusses child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. If you or someone you know may be experiencing human trafficking, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888 or text 233733. In an emergency, call 911. At 15 years old, J.R.…