Category: People and Places
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Grant Park Conservancy’s New Year Off to a Great Start
By Alisa Chambers Both Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania and General Beauregard Lee here in Georgia did what the Grant Park Conservancy (GPC) was hoping they would do: saw their shadow! Now, according to these weather-predicting groundhogs, we should see an early spring. There is nothing better than a park in springtime, and after this winter, […]
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Cell Tower Denied Again, but the Fight Is Not Over
By Andy Schneggenberger On February 18, the City of Atlanta Office of Planning denied a second application by Communication Structures of Georgia LLC for a Special Administrative Permit to construct a 157-foot tall cell tower on the vacant parcel at 469 Metropolitan Place, next to the SunTrust drive-thru and parking lot. This denial followed an […]
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More Items Can Be Recycled in Atlanta
By Penny Luck The city of Atlanta has recently increased the types of items that can be placed in your curbside recycling bin. All items can be placed together and they will be separated for recycling at the processing facility. Paper—no food contaminated boxes, pizza boxes, paper towels, or napkins and no wax coated cartons. […]
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Grant Park Recreation Center Upgrade
By Alisa Chambers You may have noticed construction-type things happening over at the Grant Park Recreation Center. The Center underwent some major renovation work and the project is now in closeout. Claudia Ledwich, Project Manager with Silverman Construction Program Management, provided some insight on the upgrade. The work included, but was not limited to, the […]
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Melinda Kelleher Joins Atlanta Habitat
By Sarah Fedota Atlanta Habitat is pleased to announce that, effective February 21, Melinda Kelleher is the new Vice President of Resource Development. Most recently, Ms. Kelleher was with Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, where she led all development and marketing initiatives. With 16 years of fundraising experience, Kelleher brings to the Atlanta […]