George Chidi
George Chidi is a 40-something ne’er-do-well refugee from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution who, prior to stumbling upon the job of a lifetime with the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, earned an unmarketable MBA from Georgia Tech. He also holds a journalism degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, which he has not yet chosen to pawn at Manuel’s Tavern to cover his tab. Chidi has contributed to Creative Loafing, Atlanta Magazine, The Guardian, VICE, Computerworld, The Bitter Southerner, CNN.com and other disreputable publications. His journalism career began as an enlisted U.S. Army news reporter covering infantry training in the Pacific with the 25th Infantry Division – a job made excellent by the fact that it is extraordinarily hard to fire a military journalist.
Nonprofit told to stop serving homeless in downtown
Civilians help feed the homeless hot soup and crackers in Hurt Park at Georgia State University.
Photo by Unique Rodriguez | The Signal
On Jan. 30, the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District Ambassador Force served a letter to the Atlanta Justice Alliance telling them to halt their service toward the homeless community in Woodruff Park.
“In light of the need for each of us to adjust our behaviors to positively impact the course of the viral pandemic, we are making you aware that public feedings are not welcomed throughout the City of Atlanta,” the letter states.
Group told to stop feeding homeless in downtown Atlanta
The group was handed a letter demanding they stop feeding the homeless in the area.
ATLANTA - This past Saturday, members of the Atlanta Justice Alliance said they were doing what they do every Saturday - handing out food and other supplies downtown to people experiencing homelessness.
That’s when they said an ambassador from the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District walked to up them and handed them a letter demanding they stop. They then posted it on Twitter, sparking outrage. We are making you aware that public feedings are not welcomed throughout the city of Atlanta, the first sentence of the letter said in part. It went on to say that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, giving food to people in need outdoors is dangerous and that they weren’t practicing social distancing.
Evocative Art Projection To Illuminate Iconic Downtown Atlanta Fountain on New Year s Eve
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ATLANTA, Dec. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ To welcome 2021, Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and Arts & Entertainment Atlanta (A&E Atlanta) have commissioned a special projection artwork by local artist Kris Pilcher to debut on New Year s Eve on the Woodruff Park International Peace Fountain water wall.
Pilcher s piece, Perseverance, will be featured alongside projection artwork installations by Amelia Carley, NNEKKAA, and Joseph Peragine that are part of the Perseverance is a digital monument to the people of the second decade of the 21st century, said Pilcher. We have survived a struggle unlike any in our lifetimes, and perseverance is a message of hope that we may break our confinement and close the distance between us in the New Year. This is a series of advanced particle generation and computer rendering techniques used to turn
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Nine Atlanta events to (safely) get into the holiday spiritÂ
Christmas isn t cancelled, just different this year
Photograph courtesy of the Atlanta Ballet
Early this year, many event spaces shut their doors to the public. Plagued by the coronavirus, the cityâs entertainment spaces were left empty and dark. But, if Atlanta is anything, it is resilient. Now, entertainment venues of all sorts have modified their space to welcome spectators just in time for the holidays. Weâve curated a short list of drive-in and walk-through spacesâplus one streamable classicâfor you and your family to enjoy the holiday season safely.