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CPA Nicole Gillyard Shares Tips To Build Wealth In 2025 And Opening C Park Business Hub
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From the Atlanta Daily World:
Nicole Gillyard, an Atlanta-based Certified Public Accountant and finance expert, plans to open C-Park Business Hub in College Park, Georgia in 2025. The hub will provide opportunities for entrepreneurs that will include co-working space, professional business suites, and business education courses/programs. Gillyard recently spoke with ADW to share insight on C-Park Business Hub … Continued
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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
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From the Atlanta Daily World:
Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of house and hip-hop. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images by Joycelyn Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the … Continued
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From the Atlanta Daily World:
Civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. became a global hero after his assassination in 1968, and President Ronald Reagan cemented his legacy in 1983 by declaring his birthday a national holiday. MLK still had detractors. Most of them were academics who disagreed with his political views, but these arguments were mostly found in … Continued
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From the Saporta Report:
Few organizations in Atlanta rival the impact and influence of the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation and its related family of foundations. But if foundation leaders have their way, people will barely notice that Erik Johnson, 48, became the new president of the Woodruff Foundation on Feb. 1 following the Jan. 31 retirement of Russ Hardin, […]
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It is cosmic irony, at the moment when the new administration is plunging into a trade war with Canada, that the Grammy Song of the Year, quite possibly the song that will begin the Super Bowl halftime show next weekend, is a diss track that targets a Canadian rapper.
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Battle for the Brain: How a lip-sync showdown is uniting communities to defeat Alzheimer’s
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When it comes to tackling a challenge as daunting as Alzheimer’s disease, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problem. Yet, at Daughters Against Alzheimer’s, we have found that by infusing our efforts with fun, camaraderie, team building, and the spirit of hope, we have unlocked a powerful formula for success […]
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From the Saporta Report:
Provisional data indicate that drug overdose deaths dropped 17 percent in the United States between July 2023 to July 2024—the largest decrease on record. That adds up to about 19,000 lives saved. And after decades of rising fatalities, it’s heartening to those who’ve spent years diligently working to address this devastating crisis. A program similar to […]
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Future foggy for massive factory replacement on ATL's eastside Josh Green Mon, 02/03/2025 - 15:01 Three years after demolition kicked off for an Edgewood development promising nearly 700 new homes across two dozen buildings, the majority of a former desserts factory site remains cleared but idle, piquing the curiosity (if not concern) of some neighbors.
National homebuilder Toll Brothers began demo in early 2022 at the industrial block formerly occupied by Edwards Fine Foods—a sweet-smelling pie factory owned by Schwan's Company that operated on La France Street for six decades—along Edgewood’s transit-connected northern fringes.
At 13.3 acres, the substantial site spans the equivalent of several city blocks. The 422-unit Hanover Edgewood mixed-use project, a joint venture between Hanover Company and GID Development Group, has taken shape at the site’s western edge. But observers say the remainder of the site hasn’t seen noticeable progress in months.
“I've seen they’ve got all the streets paved and looks like sewer run [at the site], but they haven't broken ground on actual units” beyond the apartments, one reader recently wrote via email, requesting an update.
Toll Brothers isn’t shedding much light on where the remainder of La France Street development stands right now. “Unfortunately, we don’t have any updates to share at this time,” a spokesperson wrote to Urbanize Atlanta. A recent site visit showed no heavy equipment on site beyond what’s constructing the Hanover Edgewood project.
Spread across more than 13 acres, the bulk of the former Edwards Fine Foods factory site is cleared but idle today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The south facade and retail spaces at Hanover Edgewood today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Toll Brothers in recent years has delivered numerous projects around Atlanta—including the two-tower, skyline-changing Momentum Midtown project—and surrounding markets such as Decatur. It’s also building what’s essentially a new small town in Forsyth County, in the far northern suburbs.
But not all Toll Brothers developments have gone according to initial plans in a turbulent, post-COVID economy.
A controversial high-rise proposal on 14th Street in Midtown has been delayed for several years, while a cleared Reynoldstown site where condos and townhomes were proposed near the Beltline’s Eastside Trail was sold off last year to another developer.
In Edgewood, Toll Brothers officials have told Urbanize Atlanta plans call for 240 condos and townhomes on both sides of La France Street, immediately east of the standing apartments.
All told, Toll Brothers' site plan shows 24 separate buildings rising across the former industrial acreage.
The scope of work will also include a protected bike lane on La France Street, a dog park, and at least two small, public-accessible greenspaces. About 900 parking spaces would be spread around the property, according to project filings.
La France Street, with cleared land on both sides, as it stands today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The vision for a remade La France Street on Edgewood's northern border. Toll Brothers; rendering, Lessard Design
The Hanover venture will join more than 400 apartments built on former MARTA parking lots next door, continuing the densification of Edgewood’s northern blocks near transit options and other attractions such as the Edgewood Retail District and Pullman Yards. It also continues an intown push—from Brookhaven to East Point and many points between—to locate denser housing types within walking distance of MARTA stations.
The former factory site is located immediately east of Columbia Ventures’ 208-unit Quill Apartments, the final component of MARTA’s 6.3-acre redevelopment of parking lots around the transit station, collectively called Edgewood Park.
That transit-oriented development also produced 224 apartments at the Spoke complex, offices, and food-and-beverage concepts Bona Fide Deluxe and Vin ATL, with a public park in the middle.
In the gallery above, find glimpses of where the Edgewood site stands today versus its full development plans.
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The factory site along La France Street in 2019, prior to its shutdown. Google Maps
Spread across more than 13 acres, the bulk of the former Edwards Fine Foods factory site is cleared but idle today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
La France Street, with cleared land on both sides, as it stands today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Cleared land, infrastructure, and toppled fencing along La France Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The south facade and retail spaces at Hanover Edgewood today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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An aerial of the property showing residential uses on both sides of La France Street, where the factory formerly stood. Toll Brothers
The vision for a remade La France Street on Edgewood's northern border. Toll Brothers; rendering, Lessard Design
Renderings for townhome facades. Toll Brothers
Planned greenspaces around the densest portion. Toll Brothers
Site breakdown, with retail spaces fronting La France Street (at bottom left), beneath the multifamily component. Toll Brothers
Subtitle Three years after demo began, majority of transit-connected Edgewood site is cleared but idle
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Decatur grants cash to beautify, upgrade 13 downtown businesses Josh Green Mon, 02/03/2025 - 13:20 Several well-known businesses stand to benefit from upgrades as the City of Decatur takes another step toward making its celebrated downtown a more inviting urban place.
As construction inches closer on the Historic Decatur Square overhaul that is the Town Center 2.0 Plan, city officials have approved $116,000 that could make a noticeable difference for 13 businesses near the square, from both aesthetic and functionality standpoints.
The funding is part of an ongoing, post-pandemic effort by the City of Decatur and Decatur Downtown Development Authority to help boost local small businesses.
The three categories for financial awards are: Commercial Facade Improvement Grants, Commercial Buildout Improvement Grants, and Marketing and Digital Connectivity Grants. The DDA oversight committee picks which applicants received funding.
Grants cover up to 75 percent of renovation project costs, and selected Decatur business owners have vowed to cover the rest.
The businesses selected must begin projects within six months and finish them within 18 months, which is consistent with the city’s regular permitting process, according to officials.
Conor McNally, DDA chair, said the city logged a record number of approved applications in the latest round. “The most obvious sign of buy-in is how many entrepreneurs utilized multiple programs to truly transform their businesses in the new year,” said McNally in a statement.
Courtesy of Decatur Downtown Development Authority
In the current round, 12 applications for improvements were submitted for the largest chunk of funding (more than $74,000 total), the CFIG program. The 10 to gain approval are:
• Little Shop of Stories, $10,000 for façade reconstruction;
• O’Sullivan’s On The Square, $9,439 for replacing wood framing and a new front door;
• Opo Coffee, $8,453 for an exterior mural and bike rack;
• Belen de la Cruz Parilla Argentina, $3,207 for exterior painting and new signage;
• The Chapel on Sycamore, $6,690 for exterior lighting and safety lighting;
• Fawn Wine and Amaro Bar, $10,000 for a complete façade renovation;
• Takumi Cuisine, $592 for the installation of new electrical signage;
• Sharian Rugs, $8,662 for new lighting for their showroom;
• Smiley’s Burger Club, $10,000 for new masonry for bathroom and patio seating area;
• 547 East College Avenue Automotive, $7,500 for a new awning and lighting.
The CFIG program—initially introduced in 2023—supports projects that will enhance and beautify storefronts and awnings.
According to city officials, a total of $200,000 has been allocated for the programs in the fiscal year that began July 1.
For a new application window that opened Jan. 15 and closes Feb. 7 (that’s Friday) another $84,000 is still available.
Meanwhile, beneficiaries from the latest CBIG program funding (totaling $32,000) focused on improving and repairing interior spaces and making HVAC repairs and upgrades are:
• Belen de la Cruz Parilla Argentina, $6,525 for interior painting tied to a new restaurant concept;
• Fawn Wine and Amaro, $10,000 to complete the interior buildout for a new restaurant and bar concept;
• Rebel Teahouse, $5,550 for refinishing, resealing, and staining;
• Smiley’s Burger Club, $10,000 for a bathroom addition to meet city requirements.
Courtesy of Decatur Downtown Development Authority
Lastly, the MDCG assistance (totaling $8,750) that helps with design and production of marketing materials and content for digital platforms went to:
• Float Atlanta, $1,875 for the creation of a demo video touting the benefits of float therapy;
• Kelly’s Market, $2,500 for a brand refresh and website maintenance;
• O’Sullivan’s On The Square, $1,875 for a social media campaign touting them as a lunch destination;
• Smiley’s Burger Club, $2,500 toward a new website to process online orders.
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Downtown Decatur has long prized its walkability. Shutterstock
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Subtitle Little Shop of Stories, Opo Coffee, restaurants, more to benefit from small business funding
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