The Real Local's Guide to Dallas, GA: Where to Eat, What to Do, and Why This Town Is One of Georgia's Best-Kept Secrets
The Real Local's Guide to Dallas, GA: Where to Eat, What to Do, and Why This Town Is One of Georgia's Best-Kept Secrets If you think Dallas, Georgia is just a quiet stopover between bigger cities — you haven't been paying attention. This community has serious charm, seriously good food, and more goi
Most council members skipped the public’s only budget hearing, as Atlantans demand more money for parks, not police
Last year, just one person spoke at Atlanta’s one and only budget hearing dedicated to public comment. This year, almost 30 Atlantans braved a torrential downpour to speak out against cuts to the parks and recreation budget, while the city’s police budget increases — but only three Atlanta City Coun
Proposed changes could make Atlanta City Council public comment less of a time suck
By the time it was Matthew Cullen McClellan’s turn to comment at an Atlanta City Council meeting last week, he’d spent nearly five hours at City Hall. That’s because he donated his two minutes of speaking time to Housing Justice League organizing director Matthew Nursey, forcing him to stay until i
TADs can jumpstart mayor’s $5.5B revitalization plan, but other public funding needed
Mayor Andre Dickens is relying heavily on tax allocation districts (TADs) to fund his sweeping $5.5 billion plan to invest in long-neglected Atlanta neighborhoods. But public finance experts and city officials alike say the city will need public funding sources beyond tax increment revenue to make t
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Public outcry stalls proposal to replace Beltline light rail with bike, scooter lanes
An Atlanta City Council resolution to install paved bike and scooter lanes on land earmarked for a promised tramline on the Beltline was tabled right before dozens of Atlantans spoke out against it at Monday’s city council meeting. At least 25 Atlantans spoke against District 8 Councilmember Mary No
All but three statewide races head to a runoff
A plethora of open Republican and Democratic races statewide attracted crowded fields for Georgia’s May 19 midterm primaries. That means a lot of primary races on both sides of the aisle are going to runoffs on June 16 — most notably, the Republican gubernatorial and senate races. For the governor’s
Metro Atlanta legislative primary runoffs to watch
Five of the 15 metro Atlanta legislative primaries that we’ve been watching are heading to runoffs on June 16, because open Democratic seats for the May 19 primaries going to a runoff attracted a plethora of candidates. Here are the runoff candidates for these five Democratic primaries, along with t
Despite strong Democratic turnout, progressive judicial challengers mostly came up short
Even with blockbuster Democratic turnout, most progressive challengers failed to unseat incumbent judges Georgia’s nonpartisan judicial races, which were decided on Tuesday. Several voters whom Atlanta Civic Circle and our Election Day reporting partners spoke to said they weren’t even aware there
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