From the AJC’s Economy better, but we still drive less by Ariel Hart: A national report released last week adds to a growing body of evidence of something nearly inconceivable to car-bound Atlantans. Not only has driving failed to increase…
The Savannah Children’s Choir recorded backup vocals to the song “Black Gold” by Esperanza Spalding, whose album Radio Music Society won this year’s Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Another production by Live Wire Sounds (the new business model of the folks who ran the recently closed Live Wire Music Hall).
Elected officials from the South generally and Georgia specifically have been among the most intractable in compromising on issues regarding the federal budget. If they’re unwilling to compromise this time to limit the impact of the looming defense cuts, it’s largely their own region that will suffer the most.
Above all, America must remain a beacon to all who seek freedom during this period of historic change. I saw the power of hope last year in Rangoon – when Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed an American President into the home where she had been imprisoned for years; when thousands of Burmese lined the streets, waving American flags, including a man who said, “There is justice and law in the United States. I want our country to be like that.â€
Given the quality and quantity of the authors participating, it’s going to be a day of trade-offs and really tough choices.
President Obama’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday will be about economic inequality and the struggles of the middle class, but this week’s most important speech about the American middle class was almost certainly an address given today by Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen: A Painfully Slow Recovery for America’s Workers: Causes, Implications, and the Federal Reserve’s Response.
The band might have all sorts of sordid desires on the side, but the years traveling the world seem to have brought a deeper and deeper appreciation of the world’s wonders. That’s at least the impression I have after seeing the beautiful, delicately wrought video of the title track from the upcoming album For Distant Viewing.
The piece in Country Weekly comes right on top of the release a few days ago of American Aquarium’s second Daytrotter session.
When talking about HSR, we’re usually focusing on moving people, not cargo. While there are express deliveries that might take advantage of HSR, most cargo can move on the slower lines just fine. HSR is largely about connecting people, ideas, and human capital, while minimizing time wasted on highway travel.
It’s certainly going to be interesting to see how all this plays out. I’m going to continue to advocate for public policies (like measures to encourage greater residential density) that will create a more diversified downtown economy.
