Atlanta Civic Circle
WEB2 days ago · ACC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit civic journalism platform designed to inform and inspire metro Atlanta residents to actively participate in addressing the most important issues facing our region. Learn more about us. From democracy to housing news, Atlanta Civic Circle reports on critical issues facing our city. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
About Us - Atlanta Civic Circle
WEBThe aim of the Atlanta Civic Circle is to increase engagement to build a better educated, more involved readership that shall shape the Atlanta of tomorrow. We launched with one of Atlanta’s most daunting issues: Housing Affordability and then decided to take on Democracy in our region. Imagine, years from now, an Atlanta where the housing ...
Atlanta Civic Center redevelopment could finally start this winter.
WEBMay 22, 2024 · Crews could break ground on the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center’s long-overdue redevelopment before the end of the year, kicking off a potentially 13-year plan to bring new restaurants, retail, office space, a hotel, and around 1,500 residences — roughly a third of them affordable housing — to the mostly empty and overgrown Old …
Elections 2024 - Atlanta Civic Circle
WEBSep 13, 2024 · For this free voter guide, Atlanta Civic Circle and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reached out to more than 500 campaigns ranging from congressional candidates to district attorneys and local government officials to get them to share their stances on key issues. We’ve heard from many campaigns and will continue to add …
How lower-income Atlantans can get up to $7,000 in rental …
WEBDec 4, 2023 · Lower-income Atlanta residents can receive up to $7,000 in rental assistance under a new eviction-prevention initiative the city launched with nonprofit Star-C.. Backed by $2 million in seed money from the city’s affordable housing trust fund, the program is open to applicants earning up to 60% of the area median income (AMI), which is about …
Atlanta’s emergency housing assistance program ... - Atlanta Civic Circle
WEBApr 9, 2021 · At long last, the City of Atlanta is set to begin accepting new online applications for emergency housing assistance funds. In December, the city closed its online application portal for the federally supported program that provides households financially encumbered by the COVID-19 pandemic with money for rent, utility bills and …
Focus Areas - Atlanta Civic Circle
WEBFocus Areas Explained. Atlanta Civic Circle is a new nonprofit civic journalism website for metro Atlanta dedicated to informing the public on the most critical issues facing metro Atlanta by providing in-depth reporting and presenting possible solutions with opportunities for civic engagement online and in the community.. Expect in-depth news coverage, …
Atlanta History Center launches five-year democracy initiative
WEBDec 14, 2021 · In response, The Atlanta History Center is launching a five-year plan of scholarship and exhibits to get Americans focused on repairing the country’s fractured democracy in time for its 250th birthday. Going forward, democracy will be central to its research, scholarship and storytelling, said Atlanta History Center President Sheffield Hale.
Cost of Living - Atlanta Civic Circle
WEBThe Cost of Living Project is an innovative look at the price we pay to live in metro Atlanta. This conversation is about more than escalating home and rental costs; over the course of this project, we’ll explore the cost of living through food, wages, transportation, childcare, education, and healthcare—in addition to housing.
‘Dark’ money influencing Atlanta elections - Atlanta Civic Circle
WEBNov 24, 2021 · Atlanta Civic Circle takes a look at the 'dark' money in the mayor's race. This month’s mayoral race ushered in a new era for Atlanta’s municipal elections. Dark money donors—or Independent Expenditure committees—bombarded voters with billboards, text messages, and TV ads. Once fixtures on the national scene, these deep-pocketed …
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