
Maria Saporta
Founder and Editor at SaportaReport
Veteran business, civic & urban affairs journalist w/ deep knowledge of our city region & state. Contributor to ATL Business Chronicle & Founder @SaportaReport
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5 days ago |
saportareport.com | Maria Saporta
It is maddening to be a tree lover in Atlanta. Everyone in leadership claims to want to protect Atlanta’s trees. But when it comes time to take a stand and actually pass a new tree protection ordinance, leaders respond by delaying or diluting a proposed tree ordinance. This is not new. Since 2014, Atlanta has been trying to strengthen the 2001 Tree Protection Ordinance to prohibit the clear-cutting of trees in Atlanta. The 2014 attempt failed. Another attempt in 2017 fizzled.
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1 week ago |
apnews.com | Maria Saporta
PRESS RELEASE: Paid Content from 3BL. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Originally published on SaportaReport By Maria SaportaThe Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC), a focal point to invite people to experience the natural environment and the Chattahoochee River, has launched a $9.6 million capital campaign to make the center even more welcoming.
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1 week ago |
centralcharts.com | Maria Saporta
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2025 / The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation gift of $2.5 million provides a major boostThe Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC), a focal point to invite people to experience the natural environment and the Chattahoochee River, has launched a $9.6 million capital campaign to make the center even more welcoming. The campaign will fund several projects to make CNC more open and more inviting to both young people and adults.
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1 week ago |
saportareport.com | Maria Saporta
The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC), a focal point to invite people to experience the natural environment and the Chattahoochee River, has launched a $9.6 million capital campaign to make the center even more welcoming. The campaign will fund several projects to make CNC more open and more inviting to both young people and adults.
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2 weeks ago |
saportareport.com | Maria Saporta
At the weekly Rotary Club of Atlanta luncheon May 19, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock provided an alternative voice to many of the policies being pushed by the “trifecta” of Republican power in Washington. Warnock said he is “deeply concerned” about a number of those policies, including cuts to the Atlanta-based Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. “My heart goes out to the 1000s of CDC workers who have done and continue to do great work,” Warnock said.
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