Liz Carter, the Republican nominee who challenged US Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) in the 2010 General Election, has launched a radio program. The show is part of an internet radio channel called Future Movement Radio (FMR) and will also air on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on 1420 AM WATB, 1430 AM WGFS. Her first show was Wednesday of this […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia State Sen. Jack Murphy, a Republican, participated in a press conference at the National Press Club on Wednesday, January 05, 2011, with legislators from four other US states–Arizona, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina–who plan to introduce legislation this year to deny birthright citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants. The bills will likely face a legal […]
Read moreCourtesy of State Sen. Donzella James. James discusses her thoughts on priorities for the 2011 General Assembly.
Read moreCongratulations to Jonathan Springston, former Senior Staff Writer for Atlanta Progressive News, who served from early 2006 to early 2010. Last month, in December 2010, he joined the Asian Media & Marketing Group, located in Norcross, Georgia, as a Senior Staff Writer, according to his Facebook page. He is “Responsible for producing content and overseeing structure of Asian-American Hotel Owners […]
Read moreAccording to Southeast Green, East Decatur Station, a live/work/play community in Decatur, has installed new solar panels, designed by Radiance Solar. East Decatur Station’s creators are Jack Honderd, Pat Murphy, and Chuck Bosserman. They have installed a 147 kW photovoltaic (PV) system, one of the largest commercial rooftop systems in Metro Atlanta and Georgia. “Made up of three different arrays, […]
Read moreBy Sarah Beth Gehl, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute #### One of the most obvious questions whenever taxes are discussed is “Who pays?” It’s especially important to ask that now, as Georgia leaders consider changes to the state’s tax system. There’s talk of moving away from the current balanced reliance on personal income, corporate income, and sales tax to […]
Read moreThe New Leaders Council, a group which seeks to train the next generation of progressive social entrepreneurs, has announced its 2011 Fellows. The 2011 Fellows include Michael Brewer, an assistant to State Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan. Supporters of NLC have included State Sen. Nan Orrock and City Councilman Kwanza Hall (District 2). 2010 Fellows included GLBT activist Kyle Bailey; Howard […]
Read moreAs previously reported by APN, Councilman Michael Julian Bond’s (Post 1-at-large) resolution apologizing for the Atlanta Eagle raid of September 2009, was amended in Community Development/Human Resources Committee to limit the apology only to the 28 named plaintiffs of the federal lawsuit. The amended resolution passed Full Council 14-0 on Monday, with Councilwoman Felicia Moore (District 9) absent. Bond previously […]
Read moreCouncilwoman Joyce Sheperd (District 12) has been appointed President Pro Tempore of the City Council of Atlanta, which means she will preside over meetings in Council President Ceasar Mitchell’s absence. Foris Webb III, Deputy Clerk, explained to APN how Sheperd was selected… It is a rotating position, where each Council Member serves one year, in ascending order of Council districts. […]
Read moreWherein Matthew Cardinale, News Editor of Atlanta Progressive News, presented a 2011 wish list of 14 public policy proposals for transparency, accountability, and public input at City Council, to the Committee on Council at the first meeting of 2011.
Read moreWherein Matthew Cardinale, News Editor of Atlanta Progressive News, addresses the Full Council and criticizes the “two minute rule” which limits citizens who are “late” to CD/HR Cmte to two minutes of public comment time.
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Sunday Paper magazine, an alternative newsweekly founded in 2004, will cease publishing news, and is switching to a focus on coupons and arts and entertainment, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. While the paper overall seemed to have a moderate to conservative editorial slant, especially in its opinion content, in recent years editor Stephanie Ramage had developed […]
Read moreCreative Loafing Atlanta magazine’s newest Editor-in-Chief, Eric Celeste, provided perhaps the most honest and straightforward statement about the current state of the publication as well as its plans for the future. As APN has been noting rather consistently for the last few years, the quantity of news content in CL’s print edition has been dwindling away. In his article, Celeste […]
Read moreThe Peachtree Center post office in downtown Atlanta is still on a list of nearly three thousand US post office locations considered for closure, but the USPS has postponed any post office closures until at least May 15, 2012. Paul Hines with Moveon.org has created a petition to save the post office HERE. These changes are largely due to […]
Read morePost Properties, which owns pricey multi-family complexes in Atlanta and in other US cities, has begun to install electric vehicle charging stations in some of its properties, including two at the Post Alexander, a “luxury apartment community” in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood. The installation of the stations was completed October 07, 2011. “Post residents expect their communities to be environmentally friendly,” […]
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