👷🏽 Layer by Layer

MARTA launches new Breeze fare payment system on March 28

MARTA transitions to its new Breeze payment system starting March 28. Riders can use new tap-to-pay options or upgraded cards during the five-week transition period ending May 2.

Hazardous chemical reaction sparks warehouse fire on Atlanta's westside

A warehouse fire caused by a hazardous chemical reaction broke out on Marietta Boulevard in Atlanta's West Side neighborhood on Wednesday morning, resulting in no reported injuries.

🩸 HIV/AIDS funding cuts

Deep cuts Wednesday, Jul. 22 — The Guardian has a sobering report on Trump’s funding cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which risks reversing progress on the fight against HIV/AIDS. According to the report, the cuts have caused “severe and devastating” disruption globally, with thousands of staff laid off and many clinics closed, according to research being presented next week at the 26th International AIDS Conference. The Trump administration also said it will not renew direct federal funding of community-based organizations in the U.S. that work on HIV prevention at the local level. Just when you think this administration can’t sink any lower… […]

CSB releases cause of 2024 fire at BioLab in Conyers, calling the incident 'completely unacceptable'

The CSB reports that the 2024 BioLab fire in Conyers was entirely preventable, caused by neglected sprinkler corrosion and dangerous storage practices that federal oversight currently fails to regulate.

Inside the Altera Art: ATL AR Mural Tour

Point your phone at the mural under the Edgewood Avenue bridge — a red face with piercing brown eyes set against a background of boldy colored flora, — and the e underpass changes. A second layer blooms over the first. “Edgewood Embers,” an AI/AR installation by filmmaker Nicki Lynch transforms ARRRTaddict’s “Somos Borincanos” mural into […]