Fresh Loaf » City-Hall http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter in foreclosure — again http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/11/13/peachtree-pine-homeless-shelter-in-foreclosure-%e2%80%94-again/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/11/13/peachtree-pine-homeless-shelter-in-foreclosure-%e2%80%94-again/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:30:25 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=27556 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/11/13/peachtree-pine-homeless-shelter-in-foreclosure-%e2%80%94-again/feed/ 0 The Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless faces a new crisis: foreclosure OMG — Atlanta puts candidate disclosures online! http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/19/omg-%e2%80%94-atlanta-puts-candidate-disclosures-online/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/19/omg-%e2%80%94-atlanta-puts-candidate-disclosures-online/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:20:23 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=23972 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/19/omg-%e2%80%94-atlanta-puts-candidate-disclosures-online/feed/ 9 City Hall has put up a new online search for campaign donations It’s official: Borders is off and running http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/02/its-official-borders-is-off-and-running/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/02/its-official-borders-is-off-and-running/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:22:49 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=18010 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/02/its-official-borders-is-off-and-running/feed/ 1 On Tursday, Council President Lisa Borders jumped back into the Atlanta mayor's race. Atlanta has its day in court, but little resolved http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/24/atlanta-has-its-day-in-court-but-little-resolved/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/24/atlanta-has-its-day-in-court-but-little-resolved/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:19:23 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17541 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/24/atlanta-has-its-day-in-court-but-little-resolved/feed/ 0 City Hall had three separate, unrelated civil cases before the Georgia Supreme Court that received rulings yesterday. Atlanta revenues not finished falling – UPDATED http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/atlanta-revenues-not-finished-falling/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/atlanta-revenues-not-finished-falling/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:47 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14660 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/atlanta-revenues-not-finished-falling/feed/ 0 The Atlanta city budget shortfall may be twice as bad as predicted. Profile: Dave Walker, City Hall rabble-rouser http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/10/profile-dave-walker-city-hall-rabble-rouser/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/10/profile-dave-walker-city-hall-rabble-rouser/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:00:27 +0000 Joeff Davis http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14487 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/10/profile-dave-walker-city-hall-rabble-rouser/feed/ 4 A familiar face at Atlanta City Council committee meetings, Walker discusses city politics, the faults of Democrats, and why wearing hospital scrubs make an ideal fashion choice. Franklin lays off 222 more workers, closes rec centers http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/02/franklin-lays-off-222-more-workers-close-rec-centers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/02/franklin-lays-off-222-more-workers-close-rec-centers/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:23:15 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=10061 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/02/franklin-lays-off-222-more-workers-close-rec-centers/feed/ 1 Shirley Franklin lays off 222 more city workers and closes 23 recreation centers. City stands by firing of arborist http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/01/city-stands-by-firing-of-arborist/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/01/city-stands-by-firing-of-arborist/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:46:44 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=6798 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/01/city-stands-by-firing-of-arborist/feed/ 0 The internal investigation conducted by the City of Atlanta into why former arborist Tom Coffin was fired is complete, the AJC reports. Its conclusion? He wasn’t a team player, yo. On Monday, the city’s human resources director wrote a letter to Coffin that said he was fired by the city’s Planning and Community Development department “as [...] City Council overrides mayor’s veto on Fire Station No. 7 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/02/city-council-overrides-mayors-veto-on-fire-station-no-7/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/02/city-council-overrides-mayors-veto-on-fire-station-no-7/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:52:53 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/02/city-council-overrides-mayors-veto-on-fire-station-no-7/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/02/city-council-overrides-mayors-veto-on-fire-station-no-7/feed/ 0 Despite warnings of decreased public services and reassurances that its shuttering wouldn’t affect response times, the Atlanta City Council today voted 11-3 to override Mayor Shirley Franklin’s veto of their plan to re-open Fire Station No. 7 in Southwest Atlanta. The council’s plan involves sluicing $1.12 million from various municipal departments to pay for the historic station’s [...] City Hall offers new public art work http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/13/city-hall-offers-new-public-art-work/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/13/city-hall-offers-new-public-art-work/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:47:54 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/13/city-hall-offers-new-public-art-work/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/13/city-hall-offers-new-public-art-work/feed/ 0 After months of not much going on with Atlanta’s public art program – otherwise known as the red-headed stepchild of the parks department – suddenly City Hall has announced a list of new projects that will mean work, and income, for more than a dozen local artists. At a time when frustrated arts advocates are threatening [...]