TUESDAY CONVERSATION: TRANSPORTATION

In the aftermath of the 2015 legislative session, transportation leaders today write about the impact of the General Assembly’s move to increase funding for road and bridge maintenance and to remove restrictions on MARTA. While the transit agency failed to win a permanent annual revenue stream or the ability to start expansion, it takes solace in some gains and knowing the state’s power bloc now recognizes that transit must be part of the equation to solve congestion.

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Tom Sabulis

Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history

An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.

Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan

Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.

Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.