(APN) ATLANTA — The Board of Directors of Atlanta Progressive News has endorsed Councilwoman Mary Norwood as the next Mayor of Atlanta, for the term beginning in 2009. APN will also be issuing City Council endorsements for every seat in the near future, so stay tuned for that. The following is the explanation for our editorial endorsement of Norwood: Atlanta […]
Read moreWe just received a letter written by Atlanta Chief Financial Officer Jim Glass that is circulating to members of the Atlanta City Council and all the Atlanta mayoral candidates. The four-page letter, dated Sept. 18, appears to be an attempt on the part of Glass to clear up what he feels are misleading or inaccurate statements about the city’s finances […]
Read more(APN) EAST POINT — Four Atlanta activists and a State Senator were arrested during a demonstration which took place on August 31, 2009, at the office of Wells Fargo bank in East Point, Georgia, at 11:00 AM. Wells Fargo, the new owners of Wachovia, called the East Point police on the five people, who were demanding a face-to-face meeting with […]
Read moreU.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood awarded MARTA a $10.8 million grant under the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Grant Program during a ceremony Monday at the Five Points MARTA Station. Pictured with TIGGER check: Franklin (far left), Lewis, Perdue, Eaves, LaHood, and Walls. MARTA will use the funds, which are part of an allocation from […]
Read moreWith additional reporting by Jonathan Springston. (APN) ATLANTA — This week, a Fulton County Superior Court Judge approved of an emergency injunction on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, to temporarily halt the closure of the Grady Health System Outpatient Dialysis Clinic. The judge’s decision comes after Grady’s privatized board voted Monday, September 14 to approve a contract that essentially puts […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Chief of Staff, Mitch Esmond, for District 6 City Council Candidate, Miguel Gallegos, has threatened Atlanta Progressive News with a libel lawsuit after APN published a blog post on our sister site, www.atlantaprogressiveblog.com, concerning the campaign’s apparent attempt to deceive APN readers. Esmond copied Mr. Gallegos and another staff member on the email. “As you all […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of Atlanta’s Mayoral and City Council elections, Atlanta Progressive News sat down with Dwanda Farmer, a candidate for Post 1 at large, to learn about her position on the issues. Farmer is running for the seat being vacated by Ceasar Mitchell, who is running for President of City Council. Also running for this […]
Read moreNow this is just bizarre. As you all know, we recently published our results from the District 6 candidate questionnaire, where Bahareh Azizi, Steve Brodie, and Liz Coyle responded, while the other 3 candidates–including Miguel Gallegos–didn’t. We thought Azizi’s responses were the most progressive. Well, for some reason Gallegos’s Chief of Staff, Mitch Esmond, copied APN on an email he […]
Read moreThe October issue of National Geographic Traveler includes Atlanta on its list of “50 Places of a Lifetime,” one of only seven U.S. cities on the list. Photo by Jonathan Springston, Senior Staff Writer, Atlanta Progressive News Here’s what the magazine had to say about Atlanta: For a sprawling city with the nation’s ninth-largest metro area, Atlanta is surprisingly lush […]
Read moreA Fulton County Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation [GMHC] to prevent it from closing the Grady Health System Outpatient Dialysis Clinic. “Based on the Plaintiffs’ presentation by means of witnesses and argument in support therefore, and upon a showing of emergency circumstances and the likelihood that the Plaintiffs will suffer […]
Read moreA local minister has formed a non-profit company to offer public transportation services to disabled and elderly riders in Metro Atlanta. Dr. Penny Brown, along with husband Anthony, founded Kairos Paratransit Mobility Service in light of recent MARTA service changes and pending fare increases. “Before any of these changes were implemented, paratransit services left a lot to be desired,” Brown […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Three candidates for Atlanta’s District 6 City Council seat–Bahareh Azizi, Steve Brodie, and Liz Coyle–have responded to a questionnaire from Atlanta Progressive News, addressing issues of concern to working families with a special focus on District 6. This District includes Midtown, Virginia Highlands, Morningside, Lenox Park, and Cheshire Bridge. APN sent the questionnaire to all six candidates. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter made some candid remarks during a town hall meeting appearance with former First Lady Rosalynn Carter at The Carter Center on Tuesday night, September 15, 2009. “I think it’s based on racism,” Carter said, referring to some of the recent criticism of President Obama. “There is an inherent feeling among some people […]
Read moreAs a supplement to APN’s recent news article, here is more on the first televised Mayoral debate: On improving police moral, each of the candidates agreed they would not support a policy that would force Atlanta police officers to pay for parking at work. Borders noted moral is down because officers “spend an inordinate amount of time in meetings,” don’t […]
Read moreGeorgia Equality, the state’s largest LGBT advocacy group, announced Tuesday that it is endorsing Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders for mayor and Councilmember Ceasar Mitchell for council president. Here is what Georgia Equality Executive Director Jeff Graham had to say in part about Borders: Lisa Borders’ commitment to LGBT rights is part and parcel of who she is as […]
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