Atlanta To Honor Former Mayor Shirley Franklin With Street And Park In Her Name
The city of Atlanta will officially honor its former Mayor Shirley Franklin with a street and park renamed after the esteemed ...
Atlanta’s largest park renamed for former Mayor Shirley Franklin
On Monday, the Atlanta City Council voted unanimously to rename Central Avenue, where Atlanta City Hall sits, and Westside ...
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In Walnut Grove, mayor says all-female council tries to channel Thatcher
Women are still routinely outnumbered ... county governing body in 2020. The tiny Atlanta-area towns of Pine Lake and Auburn had all-female mayors and councils a few years ago, but not anymore.
Atlanta's Westside Reservoir Park to be renamed to honor former Mayor Shirley Franklin
ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation on Monday to honor former Mayor Shirley Clarke Franklin.
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Atlanta Renames Street and Largest Park to Honor Former Mayor Shirley Franklin
Atlanta pays tribute to its Former Mayor, Shirley Franklin, by renaming its largest park and one of its roadways.
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Westside Reservoir Park to be renamed after former Mayor Shirley Franklin
When Franklin was elected mayor in 2001, she not only became the first Black woman mayor in Atlanta, but the first of any major Southern city. More than 23 years later, Atlanta leaders embarked on ...
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Atlanta’s largest park renamed for former Mayor Shirley Franklin
ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta is honoring the city’s first woman mayor by renaming a park and busy downtown road after her. On Monday, the Atlanta City Council voted unanimously to rename ...