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Decaturish provided each candidate in our local races with a series of questions about local issues. Here are the answers of Atlanta City Council District 5 candidate Mandy Mahoney.
More On the night Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police in an Atlanta Wendy’s parking lot less than three weeks later, records show the number of 911 calls dropped again afterward. Protests in Atlanta reignited following Brooks' killing. Calls to Atlanta 911 dropped 37 percent from that point on in 2020 compared to 2019. Photos | Wendy's on University Ave. gutted by fire during protests 1/23 Tony Brown The Wendy's on University Ave. in Atlanta was severely burned on Saturday night, June 13, 2020, during protests surrounding the death of Rayshard Brooks. (photo courtesy: Tony Brow...
Atlanta Magazine Underground Atlanta will try, try again Shaneel Lalani wants the historic heart of the city to thrive 324 Photograph by Martha Williams In the middle of 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic put a question mark on the future of both downtown Atlanta and real-estate development, Shaneel Lalani got a phone call. WRS, the South Carolina–based developer that bought Underground Atlanta in 2017, wanted a loan. Lalani, the founder and CEO of the development firm Billionaires Funding Group, had been looking for a supersized project closer to his home in Decatur, but the call gave him a be...
Nonprofit told to stop serving homeless in downtown Civilians help feed the homeless hot soup and crackers in Hurt Park at Georgia State University. Photo by Unique Rodriguez | The Signal On Jan. 30, the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District Ambassador Force served a letter to the Atlanta Justice Alliance telling them to halt their service toward the homeless community in Woodruff Park. “In light of the need for each of us to adjust our behaviors to positively impact the course of the viral pandemic, we are making you aware that public feedings are not welcomed throughout the City of Atl...
Evocative Art Projection To Illuminate Iconic Downtown Atlanta Fountain on New Year's Eve News provided by Share this article Share this article ATLANTA, Dec. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- To welcome 2021, Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and Arts & Entertainment Atlanta (A&E Atlanta) have commissioned a special projection artwork by local artist Kris Pilcher to debut on New Year's Eve on the Woodruff Park International Peace Fountain water wall. Pilcher's piece, "Perseverance," will be featured alongside projection artwork installations by Amelia Carley, NNEKKAA, and Joseph Peragine that are par...