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‘State of our community’ is a positive one
Editor’s note: Buckhead Coalition President Sam Massell, a former Atlanta mayor, delivers an annual “State of the Community” address on Buckhead. This is an edited version of his remarks to…
Dallas on Transportation: Walking, cycling or driving, transportation matters to us all
Editor’s note: Transportation issues always prove to be hot topics in metro Atlanta. With a special purpose local option sales tax for regional transportation projects on the ballot this summer…
Everyone ‘dances with a star’ at this daddy-daughter event
It looked like an old-fashioned high-school prom. Entwined strings of big red and pink balloons arched above the entrance. Red paper hearts decorated windows. A DJ blasted dance music from…
Vinyl records still rock across generations
Tanner Moore picked up a copy of Fleetwood Mac’s album “Rumours.” He admired the black-and-white photos on the back. This might be a good one. He’d heard some of their…
Hartsfield-Jackson contracts not as ‘open’ as one might think
To the editor: In response to Howard Shook’s commentary, “Hartsfield-Jackson Contracts Got Well-Deserved Scrutiny,” in the Buckhead Reporter dated Jan. 13-Jan. 26: With due respect, the Taxpayers Foundation declares unequivocally…
Five years, one mission
By Steve Levene This issue marks the start of our sixth publishing year. When the first two Reporter editions in Sandy Springs and Buckhead rolled off the presses in January…
He takes a H.E.R.O.’s view of metro interstates
Traffic talks to Alan Chambers. Not in words. It speaks to him in the way it moves, the way cars slow down or speed up, the way brake lights flash.…
Hartsfield-Jackson contracts got well-deserved scrutiny
This statement was released by Atlanta City Councilman Howard Shook after Atlanta City Council approved new concession contracts for Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. By Howard Shook After an intensive nine-hour…
50 years of haircuts and stories
Charles Day can talk. Just ask him. “There’s not a barber alive who can tell more stories than me,” he said. “I have a good memory and I remember them…
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Downtown streetcar project won’t deliver what it promises
To the editor: The digging has now begun, pun intended. Atlanta’s streetcar: 1.3 miles; 12 stops; $94 million. Cars expected to last 20 years; fare set at $2.50 to match…
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