As any local driver can tell you, potholes are a major issue throughout Atlanta. They can damage cars and cause wrecks, and many have gone unfixed for years. Under Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the city is working to correct that issue, launching the ‘Fix-It ATL’ initiative in October aimed at fixing potholes around the city. By using the ATL311 app, Atlantans can send in the locations of potholes and crews will swing by to fill them in as soon as possible. Since the program’s launch in October, the city has filled in more than 2,400 holes and is working on more every day. So if you’ve got a pesky pothole on your commute send it in now – Atlanta’s redoubled efforts to improve the city’s road condition has its ship RISING…
Georgia lawmakers back the Braves
As the Atlanta Braves continue their playoff battle with the LA Dodgers, a group of Georgia lawmakers are backing them in a battle of their own. U.S. Reps. Brian Jack and Lucy McBath, along with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, have introduced legislation to extend a provision in the 2021 American Rescue Plan that would allow publicly traded organizations – like the Braves – to treat some of their high-salaried players like executives as a normal business would. This savvy tax move would save the team more than $20 million next season, money which now can be reinvested in the squad, which has the Braves and their fans RISING…
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