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Dear readers,

We are sad to share that this is our final letter to you. Atlanta Civic Circle is closing its doors. After more than five years in operation, despite our best efforts, we were unable to secure the consistent funding needed to sustain our work.

Our belief, from the beginning, has been that metro Atlanta deserves journalism that genui...


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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 budg...


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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 it was Nursey’s turn to speak.

It used to be that pu...


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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 off...


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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 Norwood’s proposal, introduced on May 3, while just one spoke in favo...


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