Author: On Common Ground News
ATLANTA –MARTA’s public art program, Artbound, announces the selection of four artists for the creation of eight mosaics to be installed on the platform levels at Five Points Station. The mosaics will serve as both navigational aids and visually striking art pieces. The artists, selected from a pool of over 150 candidates, will bring their creative vision and unique perspectives to the Northbound, Southbound, Eastbound and Westbound platforms at Five Points. Over the next six weeks, the artists will finalize their concept designs, with the installation phase to take approximately one year. The artists and their hometowns: Nick Benson (Atlanta)…
ATLANTA– Family, friends and colleagues are saddened by the passing of Southwest Atlanta Entrepreneur Maceo A. Brown, who 33 years ago started the largest African American-owned security and alarm monitoring company in Georgia. Mr. Brown is being remembered by many for his leadership, business acumen and philanthropy, continuing his legacy as an industry leader on. Throughout his lifetime, Mr. Brown received numerous honors including the Atlanta Business League Hall of Fame Inductee and Corporation of the Year Award, Concerned Black Clergy of Atlanta Business of the Year Award, Atlanta Tribune’s Business Achievement Award, the Herndon Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and…
DECATUR, GA– DeKalb County is making recreation centers and libraries throughout the county available as cooling centers Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to a heat advisory. As defined by the National Weather Service’s Peachtree City Forecast Office, a heat advisory is issued when “feels like” temperatures are expected to reach or be greater than 103 degrees, or when the actual air temperature is expected to be at 105 degrees or greater. DeKalb County libraries and recreation centers will be available as cooling centers, during the locations’ normal business hours. For a list of DeKalb County recreation centers, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/weather. A…
ATLANTA –Those attending the Peachtree Road Race and July 4 fireworks in downtown Atlanta are encouraged to take MARTA. MARTA is most efficient way to attend the 54th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race, Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo, and Centennial Olympic Park fireworks. New this year, MARTA fare stickers are available to affix to your bib for easy travel on race day. Fare stickers were included in 1300 early bird race packets and are also available for purchase at the Health & Fitness Expo. PEACHTREE HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO · Sunday, July 2, and Monday, July 3 ·…
DECATUR, GA— DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson is presenting his free concert series again this summer at the Rainbow Park Amphitheater, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur. The “Thriving Thursday” finale is June 28 featuring Malcom Jamal Warner, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of HipHop through jazz. The free concert series transitioned on June 24 to weekends, launching with actor/singer/jazz musician Terrence “TC” Carson. No concert is planned for July 1 but one is scheduled July 8. The final concert will be held on Sept. 16. The summer concert series, which Johnson launched in 2022, draws a multi-generational crowd. In addition…
ATLANTA – A band of strong thunderstorms swept through Georgia late Sunday toppling trees, damaging power poles and downing electric lines throughout the north and central regions of the state. Georgia Power crews responded to these storms, working overnight safely and as quickly as possible and restoring power to more than 200,000 customers as of Monday morning. Crews will continue working throughout the day to restore power to customers who are still experiencing outages caused by the severe thunderstorms that brought high winds, heavy rain and lightning. There are more than 1,400 individual cases of damage that must be addressed…
SAVANNAH, GA—On Sunday, June 25, more than 200 people from across Georgia and 11 other states began a weeklong journey on the rivers, creeks, oxbows, swamps and lakes in the Savannah River basin. Designed to connect people with and protect Georgia’s rivers, Georgia River Network’s annual Paddle Georgia adventure takes place on a different river each summer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the first time since 2019 the organization has hosted Paddle Georgia as a large-group, week-long adventure. Over the next seven days, paddlers will explore Brier Creek, a hidden, cypress-lined beauty in Screven County, the Savannah River…