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Monthly Archives: October two thousand fifteen

Pls click on utter post to access links. Atlanta Underground Development Could Hit $400 Million Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2015/07/03/underground-atlanta-redevelopment-could-hit-400m.html Peak Your Fat Media Market Giant Mostly Media blog https://mostlymedia.wordpress.com/2015/Ten/23/tip-your-huge-media-market-giant/ Turner Field Neighborhood Survey Turner Field Community Benefits Coalition http://www.turnerfieldcoalition.org/?page_id=1011 DeKalb, Atlanta Council Ponder Fresh Spending Transparency Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/dekalb-atlanta-council-ponder-new-spending-transpa/nnz6b/ DeKalb Pitches One Cent Sales […]

(APN) ATLANTA – On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) held a Minority Medical Cannabis Commission Hearing to gather information and recommendations from their community. Minorities testified on how consistently the door has been shut to their participation in the legislative process related to medical cannabis in Georgia. Not one Black doctor is on […]

Pls click on total post to access links. Analysis: Atlanta’s Low-cost Rentals are Disappearing WABE radio http://news.wabe.org/post/analysis-atlantas-low-cost-rentals-are-disappearing Georgia Lawmakers to Shove Medicaid Expansion in General Assembly Ledger-Enquirer newspaper (Columbus, Georgia) http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article40808826.html Johnny Isakson Drawn a Libertarian Challenger Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/Ten/07/johnny-isakson-draws-a-libertarian-challenger/ Governor on Casinos in Georgia: Don’t bet on it Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/governor-on-casinos-in-georgia-dont-bet-on-it/nny28/ […]

(APN) CLAYTON COUNTY, Georgia – In a case that raises serious concerns about citizens’ free speech rights under the federal and state Constitutions, Latausha Nedd, a Black woman from Clayton County, is charged with criminal solicitation and terroristic threats for talking about killing White people in movies she posted online. The charges seem disproportionate, considering that White supremacist Dylann […]

Pls click on utter post to access links. One DeKalb Neighborhood Calmly Winning Annexation into Atlanta (Edmund Park) Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/one-dekalb-county-neighborhood-quietly-winning-annexation-into-atlanta/ Decatur Annexation May Hinge on Neighborhoods’ Consent Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/decatur-annexation-may-hinge-on-neighborhoods-cons/nn6Xm/ Atlanta Charter School Reports 600,000 Dollars Missing (Latin Academy) Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/atlanta-charter-school-reports-600000-missing/nn6k2/ Nathan Deal Endorses Plan to Abolish DeKalb CEO Position Political Insider blog, […]

(APN) ATLANTA – A petite time developer has attempted to ruin a community garden that plays an significant role in Atlanta’s radical LGBTQI community. On Saturday, October 17, 2015, Ehsan Razavi, proprietor of RZI Properties, bulldozed most of the garden at Open Space Church, also known as the Homostead, while police stood by and refused to intervene. “Years […]

(APN) ATLANTA – The three hundred years-old Champ White Oak was the very first tree, of forty healthy trees, to be cut down last week at one hundred forty five Norwood Avenue in the eclectic Kirkwood community to make room for eleven fresh homes, on Thursday, October 15, 2015. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/02/02/dekalbs-oldest-oak-tree-faces-developers-removal-request/ A miracle did not happen in time to save the Champ White […]

With extra reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA – two thousand fifteen was a watershed year for the LGBTQI equality movement in the U.S., with the ruling of the Supreme Court of the U.S. in favor of same-sex marriage as a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution. But LGBTQI advocates lament that the State of Georgia has a long […]

(APN) DECATUR – DeKalb County Commissioner Nancy Jester (District 1) has called for the resignation of Interim CEO Lee May, in the wake of the Bowers-Hyde corruption report released at the end of September 2015. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/Ten/Ten/DeKalb-county-report-finds-widespread-corruption-seeks-mays-resignation/ During a press conference today, Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Jester stated there is no other way to regain public confidence. “Corruption […]

(APN) ATLANTA – An Atlanta People’s Wage Board-styled upon an official latest Wage Board in Fresh York-heard testimony from sixteen low wage workers over the course of two hours on Wednesday, October 07, 2015. In May 2015, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of Fresh York ordered the empaneling of a Wage Board to investigate and make recommendations on an increase in […]

(APN) ATLANTA – An anti-Muslim group had called for a national Global Rally for Humanity on today, Saturday, October Ten, 2015, to protest outside twenty or more mosques in various U.S. cities, including Atlanta. However, while the faith community mobilized in Atlanta to hold a prayer vigil in response, no anti-Muslim protesters demonstrated up at the advertised protest. […]

(APN) ATLANTA – A scathing report on DeKalb County corruption calls for the resignation of Interim CEO Lee May, recovery of funds, and the instantaneous suspension of all purchase cards (P-cards). It is hard to pick the most shocking place to embark: ems of thousands of dollars to government employees and their businesses; individual loans made to Interim CEO […]

(APN) DEKALB COUNTY – The battle of yard signs and opinions in the proposed city of LaVista Hills showcase a divided community with some residents supportive and others opposed. Boundary disputes have plagued the proposed LaVista Hills in the past. Now a fresh controversy swirls around the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute (CVI) feasibility examine that found […]

(APN) ATLANTA – An ancient forest of over forty healthy trees, including six white oaks from one hundred fifty to three hundred years old, are scheduled to be cut down for eleven fresh homes in the Kirkwood neighborhood. The nutrient-rich old growth topsoil has already been bulldozed up and next the trees will be cut down, barring a miracle. The developer, […]

With extra reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. Photograph (screenshot) courtesy of Joyce Dorsey. (APN) ATLANTA – Community leader Mattie Jackson, 93, will not be compelled out of her home. Mayor Kasim Reed made that promise to Jackson and her supporters in a meeting earlier today, on October 08, 2015. In September 2015, Atlanta Progressive News broke the story […]

October, 2015, Atlanta Progressive News, Page two

Atlanta Progressive News

Monthly Archives: October two thousand fifteen

Pls click on utter post to access links. Atlanta Underground Development Could Hit $400 Million Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2015/07/03/underground-atlanta-redevelopment-could-hit-400m.html Peak Your Yam-sized Media Market Giant Mostly Media blog https://mostlymedia.wordpress.com/2015/Ten/23/tip-your-huge-media-market-giant/ Turner Field Neighborhood Survey Turner Field Community Benefits Coalition http://www.turnerfieldcoalition.org/?page_id=1011 DeKalb, Atlanta Council Ponder Fresh Spending Transparency Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/dekalb-atlanta-council-ponder-new-spending-transpa/nnz6b/ DeKalb Pitches One Cent Sales […]

(APN) ATLANTA – On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) held a Minority Medical Cannabis Commission Hearing to gather information and recommendations from their community. Minorities testified on how consistently the door has been shut to their participation in the legislative process related to medical cannabis in Georgia. Not one Black doctor is on […]

Pls click on total post to access links. Analysis: Atlanta’s Low-cost Rentals are Disappearing WABE radio http://news.wabe.org/post/analysis-atlantas-low-cost-rentals-are-disappearing Georgia Lawmakers to Shove Medicaid Expansion in General Assembly Ledger-Enquirer newspaper (Columbus, Georgia) http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article40808826.html Johnny Isakson Drawn a Libertarian Challenger Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/Ten/07/johnny-isakson-draws-a-libertarian-challenger/ Governor on Casinos in Georgia: Don’t bet on it Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/governor-on-casinos-in-georgia-dont-bet-on-it/nny28/ […]

(APN) CLAYTON COUNTY, Georgia – In a case that raises serious concerns about citizens’ free speech rights under the federal and state Constitutions, Latausha Nedd, a Black woman from Clayton County, is charged with criminal solicitation and terroristic threats for talking about killing White people in movies she posted online. The charges seem disproportionate, considering that White supremacist Dylann […]

Pls click on utter post to access links. One DeKalb Neighborhood Calmly Winning Annexation into Atlanta (Edmund Park) Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/one-dekalb-county-neighborhood-quietly-winning-annexation-into-atlanta/ Decatur Annexation May Hinge on Neighborhoods’ Consent Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/decatur-annexation-may-hinge-on-neighborhoods-cons/nn6Xm/ Atlanta Charter School Reports 600,000 Dollars Missing (Latin Academy) Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/atlanta-charter-school-reports-600000-missing/nn6k2/ Nathan Deal Endorses Plan to Abolish DeKalb CEO Position Political Insider blog, […]

(APN) ATLANTA – A petite time developer has attempted to ruin a community garden that plays an significant role in Atlanta’s radical LGBTQI community. On Saturday, October 17, 2015, Ehsan Razavi, proprietor of RZI Properties, bulldozed most of the garden at Open Space Church, also known as the Homostead, while police stood by and refused to intervene. “Years […]

(APN) ATLANTA – The three hundred years-old Champ White Oak was the very first tree, of forty healthy trees, to be cut down last week at one hundred forty five Norwood Avenue in the eclectic Kirkwood community to make room for eleven fresh homes, on Thursday, October 15, 2015. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/02/02/dekalbs-oldest-oak-tree-faces-developers-removal-request/ A miracle did not happen in time to save the Champ White […]

With extra reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA – two thousand fifteen was a watershed year for the LGBTQI equality movement in the U.S., with the ruling of the Supreme Court of the U.S. in favor of same-sex marriage as a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution. But LGBTQI advocates lament that the State of Georgia has a long […]

(APN) DECATUR – DeKalb County Commissioner Nancy Jester (District 1) has called for the resignation of Interim CEO Lee May, in the wake of the Bowers-Hyde corruption report released at the end of September 2015. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/Ten/Ten/DeKalb-county-report-finds-widespread-corruption-seeks-mays-resignation/ During a press conference today, Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Jester stated there is no other way to regain public confidence. “Corruption […]

(APN) ATLANTA – An Atlanta People’s Wage Board-styled upon an official latest Wage Board in Fresh York-heard testimony from sixteen low wage workers over the course of two hours on Wednesday, October 07, 2015. In May 2015, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of Fresh York ordered the empaneling of a Wage Board to investigate and make recommendations on an increase in […]

(APN) ATLANTA – An anti-Muslim group had called for a national Global Rally for Humanity on today, Saturday, October Ten, 2015, to protest outside twenty or more mosques in various U.S. cities, including Atlanta. However, while the faith community mobilized in Atlanta to hold a prayer vigil in response, no anti-Muslim protesters demonstrated up at the advertised protest. […]

(APN) ATLANTA – A scathing report on DeKalb County corruption calls for the resignation of Interim CEO Lee May, recovery of funds, and the instant suspension of all purchase cards (P-cards). It is hard to pick the most shocking place to commence: ems of thousands of dollars to government employees and their businesses; individual loans made to Interim CEO […]

(APN) DEKALB COUNTY – The battle of yard signs and opinions in the proposed city of LaVista Hills showcase a divided community with some residents supportive and others opposed. Boundary disputes have plagued the proposed LaVista Hills in the past. Now a fresh controversy swirls around the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute (CVI) feasibility probe that found […]

(APN) ATLANTA – An ancient forest of over forty healthy trees, including six white oaks from one hundred fifty to three hundred years old, are scheduled to be cut down for eleven fresh homes in the Kirkwood neighborhood. The nutrient-rich old growth topsoil has already been bulldozed up and next the trees will be cut down, barring a miracle. The developer, […]

With extra reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. Photograph (screenshot) courtesy of Joyce Dorsey. (APN) ATLANTA – Community leader Mattie Jackson, 93, will not be coerced out of her home. Mayor Kasim Reed made that promise to Jackson and her supporters in a meeting earlier today, on October 08, 2015. In September 2015, Atlanta Progressive News broke the story […]

October, 2015, Atlanta Progressive News, Page two

Atlanta Progressive News

Monthly Archives: October two thousand fifteen

Pls click on utter post to access links. Atlanta Underground Development Could Hit $400 Million Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2015/07/03/underground-atlanta-redevelopment-could-hit-400m.html Peak Your Hefty Media Market Giant Mostly Media blog https://mostlymedia.wordpress.com/2015/Ten/23/tip-your-huge-media-market-giant/ Turner Field Neighborhood Survey Turner Field Community Benefits Coalition http://www.turnerfieldcoalition.org/?page_id=1011 DeKalb, Atlanta Council Ponder Fresh Spending Transparency Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/dekalb-atlanta-council-ponder-new-spending-transpa/nnz6b/ DeKalb Pitches One Cent Sales […]

(APN) ATLANTA – On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) held a Minority Medical Cannabis Commission Hearing to gather information and recommendations from their community. Minorities testified on how consistently the door has been shut to their participation in the legislative process related to medical cannabis in Georgia. Not one Black doctor is on […]

Pls click on total post to access links. Analysis: Atlanta’s Low-cost Rentals are Disappearing WABE radio http://news.wabe.org/post/analysis-atlantas-low-cost-rentals-are-disappearing Georgia Lawmakers to Shove Medicaid Expansion in General Assembly Ledger-Enquirer newspaper (Columbus, Georgia) http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article40808826.html Johnny Isakson Drawn a Libertarian Challenger Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/Ten/07/johnny-isakson-draws-a-libertarian-challenger/ Governor on Casinos in Georgia: Don’t bet on it Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/governor-on-casinos-in-georgia-dont-bet-on-it/nny28/ […]

(APN) CLAYTON COUNTY, Georgia – In a case that raises serious concerns about citizens’ free speech rights under the federal and state Constitutions, Latausha Nedd, a Black woman from Clayton County, is charged with criminal solicitation and terroristic threats for talking about killing White people in movies she posted online. The charges seem disproportionate, considering that White supremacist Dylann […]

Pls click on utter post to access links. One DeKalb Neighborhood Calmly Winning Annexation into Atlanta (Edmund Park) Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/one-dekalb-county-neighborhood-quietly-winning-annexation-into-atlanta/ Decatur Annexation May Hinge on Neighborhoods’ Consent Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/decatur-annexation-may-hinge-on-neighborhoods-cons/nn6Xm/ Atlanta Charter School Reports 600,000 Dollars Missing (Latin Academy) Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/atlanta-charter-school-reports-600000-missing/nn6k2/ Nathan Deal Endorses Plan to Abolish DeKalb CEO Position Political Insider blog, […]

(APN) ATLANTA – A puny time developer has attempted to demolish a community garden that plays an significant role in Atlanta’s radical LGBTQI community. On Saturday, October 17, 2015, Ehsan Razavi, holder of RZI Properties, bulldozed most of the garden at Open Space Church, also known as the Homostead, while police stood by and refused to intervene. “Years […]

(APN) ATLANTA – The three hundred years-old Champ White Oak was the very first tree, of forty healthy trees, to be cut down last week at one hundred forty five Norwood Avenue in the eclectic Kirkwood community to make room for eleven fresh homes, on Thursday, October 15, 2015. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/02/02/dekalbs-oldest-oak-tree-faces-developers-removal-request/ A miracle did not happen in time to save the Champ White […]

With extra reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA – two thousand fifteen was a watershed year for the LGBTQI equality movement in the U.S., with the ruling of the Supreme Court of the U.S. in favor of same-sex marriage as a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution. But LGBTQI advocates lament that the State of Georgia has a long […]

(APN) DECATUR – DeKalb County Commissioner Nancy Jester (District 1) has called for the resignation of Interim CEO Lee May, in the wake of the Bowers-Hyde corruption report released at the end of September 2015. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/Ten/Ten/DeKalb-county-report-finds-widespread-corruption-seeks-mays-resignation/ During a press conference today, Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Jester stated there is no other way to regain public confidence. “Corruption […]

(APN) ATLANTA – An Atlanta People’s Wage Board-styled upon an official latest Wage Board in Fresh York-heard testimony from sixteen low wage workers over the course of two hours on Wednesday, October 07, 2015. In May 2015, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of Fresh York ordered the empaneling of a Wage Board to investigate and make recommendations on an increase in […]

(APN) ATLANTA – An anti-Muslim group had called for a national Global Rally for Humanity on today, Saturday, October Ten, 2015, to protest outside twenty or more mosques in various U.S. cities, including Atlanta. However, while the faith community mobilized in Atlanta to hold a prayer vigil in response, no anti-Muslim protesters displayed up at the advertised protest. […]

(APN) ATLANTA – A scathing report on DeKalb County corruption calls for the resignation of Interim CEO Lee May, recovery of funds, and the instantaneous suspension of all purchase cards (P-cards). It is hard to pick the most shocking place to commence: ems of thousands of dollars to government employees and their businesses; individual loans made to Interim CEO […]

(APN) DEKALB COUNTY – The battle of yard signs and opinions in the proposed city of LaVista Hills showcase a divided community with some residents supportive and others opposed. Boundary disputes have plagued the proposed LaVista Hills in the past. Now a fresh controversy swirls around the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute (CVI) feasibility investigate that found […]

(APN) ATLANTA – An ancient forest of over forty healthy trees, including six white oaks from one hundred fifty to three hundred years old, are scheduled to be cut down for eleven fresh homes in the Kirkwood neighborhood. The nutrient-rich old growth topsoil has already been bulldozed up and next the trees will be cut down, barring a miracle. The developer, […]

With extra reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. Photograph (screenshot) courtesy of Joyce Dorsey. (APN) ATLANTA – Community leader Mattie Jackson, 93, will not be compelled out of her home. Mayor Kasim Reed made that promise to Jackson and her supporters in a meeting earlier today, on October 08, 2015. In September 2015, Atlanta Progressive News broke the story […]

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