Ashley Ahn

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The city of Alpharetta has greenlit a $150,000 study to determine the feasibility of building a hockey arena at the North Point Mall site in its latest move to lure an expansion National Hockey League team and revive the waning district. The Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau unanimously voted Tuesday to provide $75,000 in funding for the market and financial feasibility study to be conducted by CAA Icon, a sports business consulting firm.

1 month ago | ajc.com | Ashley Ahn

Congress must seize President Donald Trump‘s power, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said Sunday, but in order to do so, Republicans must either see reason or Democrats must regain control of the U.S. House. Hundreds alarmed at the Trump administration’s tariffs and cuts to the federal workforce packed into the pews of Zion Hill Baptist Church for a town hall in South Atlanta, which the Georgia Democrat held for more than two hours.

1 month ago | ajc.com | Ashley Ahn

Marching several miles through Midtown Atlanta to protest the Trump administration — as tens of thousands have done in recent months — was out of the question for many of the seniors living in a Stone Mountain retirement community. Mary Beth Thomas, 84, requires a wheelchair, while others use the assistance of a walker. Some have auditory or visual impairments, like Fowler Bush, 84, who is nearly blind. “It‘s just a chore getting outside, and it‘s dangerous,” Bush said.

2 months ago | ajc.com | Ashley Ahn

About a hundred people gathered in Decatur to kick off a nationwide tour led by local activists to reenergize Black voters and create a national agenda for racial equality and Black empowerment. The inaugural “State of the People POWER Tour” began in Atlanta and will visit 11 other cities across the country, leading up to Juneteenth. Sunday’s rally at Decatur’s dReam Center Church featured speeches from local activists and leaders, including U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams of Atlanta.

2 months ago | ajc.com | Ashley Ahn

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff hosted this year’s Georgia Military Service Academy Day at Dobbins Air Reserve Base on Saturday, attracting its largest crowd since the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 1,000 parents and students interested in joining the military gathered at the Marietta base to learn about the five service academies and tour various aircrafts at the largest service academy day event in the U.S., according to a Dobbins spokesperson.