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Children hold up sign stating "Have a thriving school year" and "we support National Night Out"

Mableton September 3, 2023

Electric utility companies award grants to We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association

Greystone Power, Georgia Power and Cobb EMC have all issued grants recently to We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association, a renter’s rights advocacy group headquartered in Mableton. Monica DeLancy, the…

Housing December 19, 2022

Voters embraced affordable housing initiatives. Advocates say Congress should do the same.

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission] December 19, 2022 Voters in Colorado approved a…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care December 1, 2022

Her Apartment Might Have Put Her Son’s Health at Risk. But ‘I Have Nowhere Else to Go.’

This article by Renuka Rayasam and Fred Clasen-Kelly first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Renuka Rayasam and Fred Clasen-Kelly December 1, 2022 ATLANTA — When Louana Joseph’s…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Renters November 27, 2022

Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Collusion with Landlords

by Heather Vogell [This story was originally published by ProPublica] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one…

protestors against evictions hold signs in front of apartment complex

Economy July 20, 2021

Marietta residents rally to stay in their homes

By Arielle Robinson Residents at the Legacy at West Cobb apartments in Marietta rallied this past Friday after the apartment complex told them that they must vacate their homes. The…

screenshot of Sprayberry Crossing site plan

Cobb County May 6, 2021

Decision on Sprayberry Crossing redevelopment held again by Planning Commission

By Rebecca Gaunt Despite more changes being made to the redevelopment site plan at Sprayberry Crossing, the Cobb Planning Commission voted 5-0 to delay its decision again until June. The…

Monica DeLancy Director of We Thrive in Riverside

Cobb County March 11, 2021

Renters Right summit in South Cobb

Monica DeLancy, the founder and president of the We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association issued the following announcement about a Renter’s Rights Summit to be held March 21: We Thrive…

Austell January 4, 2021

We Thrive in Riverside gets $50k grant from Oprah Winfrey foundation

The We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association announced in a press release that the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation has awarded them a grant to help families who are in distress…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County July 30, 2020

Judge Murphy issues new FAQ on Cobb County evictions

Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan Murphy issued a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the status and policies regarding evictions in Cobb County. The following text is taken verbatim from the PDF…

Cobb County June 22, 2020

Brendan Murphy to conduct Rental Assistance Information Session

Cobb County Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy will conduct a Rental Assistance Information Session Wednesday, June 24th at 1:00 p.m. in Courtroom M202 of Magistrate Court. A link will…

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