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Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw September 5, 2024

Downtown Kennesaw mixed-use project approved for Cherokee Street

By Rebecca Gaunt The rezoning request for the residential property at 3045 Cherokee St. to join the central business district (CBD) sparked a lengthy discussion at the Aug.19 Kennesaw City…

Kennesaw August 13, 2024

Kennesaw seeks input for its Historic District Design Standard and Codes

Photo of Kennesaw government complex by Larry Felton Johnson The City of Kennesaw’s Planning & Zoning Department plans to update its Historic District Design Standard and Codes (download a copy…

Kennesaw June 18, 2021

Kennesaw to consider incentives for redevelopment of Collier building

By Rebecca Gaunt The old Collier building in downtown Kennesaw, which has been vacant since 1996, will be repurposed as part of the Common Grounds Plaza Project, and due to…

Mayor Derek Easterling led the commissioning ceremony for 2nd Lt. James A. Drobney at Monday’s meeting.

Kennesaw August 5, 2020

Historic Kennesaw homes will stay put due to site plan changes

Two historic Kennesaw homes will be repurposed as part of the Old Cherokee Project, rather than moved as originally planned. The site plan changes submitted by Sanctuary Development were recommended…

Former City Councilman Jimmy Dickens told the Council it was time for the Confederate flag to go.

Kennesaw June 16, 2020

Confederate flag will no longer fly in downtown Kennesaw park

More than two hours of often heated and emotional public comment preceded Monday’s announcement that the Confederate battle flag will no longer fly in downtown Kennesaw’s Memorial Park on Main…

Kennesaw June 9, 2020

Kennesaw revisiting removal of Confederate flag

In light of recent protests across the country, city officials are considering the removal of the Confederate flag that flies in downtown Kennesaw’s Memorial Park. This is not the first…

protestors with signs across from Wildmans in Kennesaw

Kennesaw June 6, 2020

Protesters Want Wildman’s Confederate Memorabilia Out of Kennesaw

Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Kennesaw on Friday afternoon to express disfavor with the Wildman’s civil war surplus store. The nearly 50-year-old store has sparked much controversy over its…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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