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News Articles: City of Atlanta

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Atlanta Beltline, Inc. President & CEO Clyde Higgs, and other community leaders pictured breaking ground on Northwest Trail—Segment 1 in Buckhead on Oct. 31, 2024. Photo by Erin Sintos

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Atlanta Beltline breaks ground for Buckhead expansion

On Oct. 31, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Atlanta Beltline Inc. president and CEO Clyde Higgs, and other community leaders gathered to break ground on Northwest Trail Segment 1, the first expansion in that area of Buckhead.

November 07, 2024
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens pictured with Atlanta Public School girl students ahead of the City of Atlanta’s first International Day of the Girl celebration on October 11, 2024. Ambria Burton/GPB News

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City of Atlanta hosts first International Day of the Girl celebration

On Oct. 11, the City of Atlanta celebrated its first International Day of the Girl by inviting middle and high school girls from Atlanta Public Schools to an experience meant to uplift and support them.

October 15, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Crews work to repair a water main break in Midtown Atlanta on June 2, 2024.

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UPDATE: Midtown water repairs completed, boil water advisory remains

Repairs continued Tuesday afternoon as Atlanta Watershed clarified its boil water advisory map for residents and listed new outages in affected neighborhoods.

June 04, 2024
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Repairs to a major water main in Midtown at 11th and West Peachtree streets were still underway on Tuesday morning, June 4. (Photo by Beth McKibben)

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UPDATE: Midtown repairs continue, Army Corps of Engineers called in as water crisis enters fifth day

Repairs to a major water main break in Midtown continued on Tuesday morning as Atlanta’s unprecedented water crisis moved into a fifth day.

June 04, 2024
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  • Collin Kelley
A rendering of the planned redevelopment of the Atlanta Civic Center. (Image courtesy Atlanta Housing Authority)

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Atlanta Civic Center redevelopment to include historic preservation

The Atlanta City Council approved at its Monday meeting a resolution to ensure historic preservation is part of the redevelopment of the Atlanta Civic Center.

May 22, 2024
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Pullman Yards.

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Pullman Yards owner caught on video shouting, cursing at city of Atlanta contract worker

The owner of Pullman Yards was captured on video shouting at a city of Atlanta contract worker for parking her truck on his property.

April 17, 2024
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IRS Tax Form

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Former Atlanta CFO pleads guilty in corruption probe

A former city of Atlanta chief financial officer (CFO) has pleaded guilty to federal program theft and obstructing an IRS audit.

April 11, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivers his State of the City 2024 address at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta on March 25, 2024.

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WATCH: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivers annual State of the City address

At the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens spoke to the business community about reducing crime in the city, reflecting on the "Year of the Youth" initiative, affordable housing, law enforcement and economic development and investment.

March 25, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Radcliffe

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Radcliffe Bailey, artist whose work voiced dignity, joy and pain of ancestors, dies at 54

Bailey's assemblages, including installations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the High Museum, bridged cultural history with the modern Black experience.

November 15, 2023
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Demonstrators march near Atlanta police during a protest over plans to build a new police training center, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Atlanta. A prosecutor on Friday, Oct. 6, says no charges will be sought against Georgia state troopers who shot and killed an activist at the site of a planned police and firefighter training center near Atlanta.

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Prosecutor won't seek charges against troopers in killing of 'Cop City' activist near Atlanta

A prosecutor says no charges will be sought against Georgia state troopers who shot and killed an activist at the site of a planned police and firefighter training center near Atlanta.

October 06, 2023
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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., a senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, speaks at the church, Jan. 15, 2023, in Atlanta. Warnock on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, urged Atlanta's mayor to be more transparent in how city officials handle a petition drive led by opponents of a proposed police and firefighter training center, saying he is “closely monitoring” the issue.

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Warnock calls on Atlanta officials to be more transparent about 'Stop Cop City' referendum

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has urged Atlanta's mayor to be more transparent in how city officials handle a petition drive led by opponents of a proposed police and firefighter training center. Warnock's letter Friday comes after weeks of calls from "Stop Cop City" activists who were furious that the state's top Democrats had stayed largely silent over the city's plan to adopt a signature-matching verification process.

September 15, 2023
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Activists haul dozens of boxes full of signed petitions to Atlanta City Hall, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, to force a referendum on the future of a planned police and firefighter training center. Shortly after, though, Atlanta officials refused to accept the paperwork for processing, saying the city is awaiting a court decision over whether the petitions had been turned in on time.

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Judge blames Atlanta officials for confusion over 'Stop Cop City' referendum campaign

A federal judge overseeing the case involving Atlanta activists' referendum effort against a police and firefighter training facility has accused city officials of moving the goalposts on the signature-gathering campaign.

September 14, 2023
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Activist Alberto Feregrino speaks at a news conference outside Atlanta City Hall, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, to celebrate the gathering of what organizers said was 116,000 signatures to force a referendum on the future of a planned police and firefighter training center. Shortly after, though, Atlanta officials refused to accept the paperwork for processing, saying the city is awaiting a court decision over whether the petitions had been turned in on time.

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'Stop Cop City' petition campaign in limbo after signatures presented to Atlanta officials

Officials from the City of Atlanta have refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted by activists who have been trying for two years to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center. The city clerk's office on Monday cited a recent court order that it said bars it from processing the paperwork.

September 12, 2023
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The Richard B. Russell Federal Building stands on July 21, 2012, in Atlanta.

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Former executive pleads guilty to bribing Atlanta officials

A former executive for a longtime city of Atlanta vendor has pleaded guilty to paying bribes in exchange for millions of dollars in city contracts and to paying bribes to an official in a neighboring county.

April 19, 2023
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In this image taken from body cam video released by the Atlanta Police Department, officers remove and shred items from empty tent near the future site of the City of Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center on Jan. 18, 2023, near Atlanta, Ga. Some activists — self-described “forest defenders” — began moving into the forest in protest.

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Police video from 'Cop City' operation doesn't show shooting

Newly released Atlanta police body camera video shows officers clearing tents from the site of a planned public safety training center and then reacting after they heard the barrage of gunfire that left an environmental activist dead and a state trooper injured.

February 09, 2023
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