Tonight the Mayor and Commission approved a concept plan allowing the Classic Center to take on debt in order to expand parking and purchase arena-style equipment. I try to avoid talking about […]
Due to the sheer amount of money involved, property tax assessment is a highly contentious issue for both governments and property owners. Those jurisdictions with property taxes rely heavily on them as […]
Last Thursday the Athens Planning Commission debated the proposed changes to the Home Occupation Ordinance. This is the ordinance that allows certain businesses to be operated out of homes in residential areas. […]
On June 6 the Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission unanimously approved the massive downtown Selig project. Though the development will no longer feature a Walmart, it will still contain a Walmarts-worth of commercial […]
Apparently plans are underway to construct high-speed rail (HSR) between Atlanta and Charlotte. Though HSR between the two cities is only in the initial planning phases, a huge decision needs to be […]
The five points area of Athens needs to fix a number of problems in order to be a great pedestrian neighborhood. Some of these fixes are more intensive and require changes in […]
Georgia’s three-tiered beer distribution system will potentially have a huge negative impact on downtown Athens. Creature Comforts Brewery will soon occupy the corner of Hancock and Pulaski, the former home of Snow […]
Can We Drop the Media Narrative of Cities Being in Decline?
People Should Just Give Up on North America
A Notorious Asylum’s Haunting Encounter With a Strange Trespassing Law
Georgia’s Conservation Measures Prove Pivotal in the Water Wars
It’s Likely Earth’s Six Warmest Years on Record Are the Last Six Years
Remembering the Time Andrew Jackson Decided to Ignore the Supreme Court In the Name of Georgia’s Right to Cherokee Land
Proposed Georgia Law May Lead to Higher Rates of Violet
Georgia’s Conservation Measures Prove Pivotal in the Water Wars
Does Georgia Own Your Marshlands? Yep, Unless it or the King of England Gave it to You
Savannah Offers Yet Another Example of Why Good Urban Design is Important
