On the Wednesday January 17th edition of Georgia Today: A challenge to Georgia's use of electronic voting machines fails; The state ends the foster child placement process known as hotelling; And could Atlanta be the latest city to ban turning right at a red light?
On the Wednesday, Jan. 17 edition of Georgia Today: A challenge to Georgia's use of electronic voting machines fails; the state ends the foster child placement process known as hoteling; and could Atlanta be the latest city to ban turning right at a red light?
For decades, developers have explored what to do with Underground Atlanta. But now, the long vacant downtown retail center is entering a new phase as a grassroots arts hub, recently hiring set designer Marina Skye and artist Mike Stasny to direct the project. GPB’s Jake Cook spoke with Stasny and artist Jamie Shelton at Stasny’s studio space and art venue in Underground Atlanta.
On the Tuesday, Jan. 16 edition of Georgia Today: Bundle up, Georgia! Wind chill and freeze warnings are in effect as we enter the coldest night of the past year; a new study shows poor communities wait much longer for power restoration after major storms; and the book that many say put Savannah on the map is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
On the Friday, Jan. 12 edition of Georgia Today: A new historic marker in Savannah honoring enslaved nurse and civil rights pioneer Susie King Taylor; another historic marker in Statesboro commemorates the site of a lynching; and international hotel brand Hilton opens Georgia's tallest hotel in 40 years.