Tag: Atlanta
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Ga. a global punchline, thanks to Cobb Republicans
The Economist reports on the moronic conspiracy theories who are driving GOP opposition to the one-cent sales tax for the next ten years to fund transportation projects. It also raises an insane question: are Atlanta’s Democratic mayor, Kasim Reed, and Republican attorney-general, Sam Olens, both agents of the United Nations determined to advance the cause of one-world…
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Will ATL ever sync traffic lights?
Mayor Reed says it’s a priority, but traffic signal synchronization is nowhere to be found on the city’s T-SPLOST wish list. …
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Vine City, meet Summerhill
Billionaire Arthur Blank wants to use taxpayer dollars to fund a new stadium. He says it could help lure an MLS franchise to Atlanta but, in case he hasn’t noticed, no one gives a damn about professional soccer. And no one should believe his claim that a new home for the Falcons will improve the…
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New Braves stadium could revitalize Fanplex
You know, the soon-to-be defunct Georgia Dome is only four years older than Turner Field … Fanplex, as you may recall, is the ivory standard of white elephants. Built by the Fulton County Recreational Authority for $2.5 million, Fanplex opened in 2002 and shut down two years later after losing half-a-million dollars. It was developed…
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Georgia’s latest boondoggle just got pricier
The Falcons and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority have agreed that a retractable-roof stadium that would result in the demolition of the Georgia Dome is their best plan going forward. Actually the best plan going forward would be spending the money on something useful but we now that ain’t going to happen. The price is…
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