Tag: Carrollton
As he appears set to run for governor, Michael Thurmond uses his recent book to connect with Georgians
If former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announces in the weeks ahead that he's running for the Democratic nomination for governor, which seems increasingly likely, one of his most important allies on the campaign trail will be a Georgian who died 240 years ago.
My Style: Elementary school teacher Anna Greene
Art teacher Anna uses her creativity—and her “wardrobe crafting”—to bring joy to her students during challenging times.
Re-opening Georgia for business is a life or death decision—and the data doesn’t help
The existing coronavirus data isn’t enough to ground such a critical decision, says Joshua Weitz, a quantitative biologist at Georgia Tech who specializes in disease dynamics. “It's not just about looking at a number in a reported case count and saying, ‘Well, that looks flat enough that we can open up,’”
Tech-savvy bike rental programs are rolling far beyond the BeltLine
The February debut of Carrollton’s 50-bike fleet was one of the strongest launches that Zagster, the system’s Massachusetts-based provider, had ever seen. Nationwide, only Kennesaw’s bike-share program had more rides per bike straight out of the gate. As of March, 2,200 people—nearly 10 percent of Carrollton’s population—had signed up.