What, exactly, do FEMA and GEMA do when disaster strikes?
Can FEMA swoop in whenever it wants? If we have FEMA, why do we also need GEMA? The emergency response departments, explained.
Alicia Philipp recognizes the fix for Atlanta’s vast inequity—but you might not want to hear it
After four decades of leading the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Alicia Philipp is stepping down with a call for innovative, systemic, and drastic change.
What creating a grief app taught me about connection
Western culture idolizes feeling good, making us chronically incapable of facing human fragility. People shun discussions of death. They fear talking about grief. If you haven’t yet squirmed in grief’s grip, I’m sorry to say, it’s ahead.
Making of a legend: A new John Lewis documentary explores his many heroic stands
Because the documentary explores John Lewis’s life, it is also, by necessity, a contemplation of heroism and sacrifice, by people like him who came from the humblest of origins.
After 25 years of leading Theatrical Outfit, director Tom Key takes a final bow
Tom Key planned to exit on a note of fanfare this spring, ending his 25-year run as artistic director of Theatrical Outfit, one of Atlanta’s oldest professional theater companies. COVID-19 intervened, but Key’s vision for producing theater that enlightens and uplifts eventually will prevail under the direction of his replacement, Matt Torney.
“A part of me had to die, to open up to newer life.” A monk shares his calling
"Every monk has a unique story, and it all begins with the call." Meet Brother Philip, one of 26 monks at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers.
For Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, whiskey is for drinking—water is for fighting
For nearly 30 years, Georgia and two of its neighbors have fought in court over how water from Lake Lanier and Lake Allatoona gets divvied up among the three states. Tensions remain at a rolling boil.
Looking for new reads? Check out this year’s Townsend Prize finalists.
Every other year, the Georgia Center for the Book, the Atlanta Writer’s Club, the DeKalb Library Foundation, and Georgia State University Perimeter College’s literary journal the Chattahoochee Review select 10 finalists from works of fiction by Georgia writers.
DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond: “You call me when the house is on fire.”
Some politicians follow their gut when taking action. Others follow the votes. Michael Thurmond follows the flowchart.
The runner: Nicolaus Sherrill is tracing the boundaries of every Atlanta neighborhood—on foot
I have run on every single highway in this city. I’ve run every section of major railroad. I ran across a couple of lanes of the Connector in order to properly map Midtown.
