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Over the Rainbow? How ‘Eating the Rainbow’ Might Not be as Beneficial as Eating Sustainably Grown, Local Produce
Environment
April 3, 2023
Over the Rainbow? How ‘Eating the Rainbow’ Might Not be as Beneficial as Eating Sustainably Grown, Local Produce
In honor of the recently celebrated National Rainbow Day, we’re digging deeper into the colorful trope of the popular health tip “Eating the Rainbow,” and its emphasis on eating a variety of colorful produce to benefit your health. However, shifts in modern-day agricultural practice often exploit the farms’ soil…
The Lead: Grist’s Lylla Younes on Environmental Storytelling
Doing Journalism
March 31, 2023
The Lead: Grist’s Lylla Younes on Environmental Storytelling
Lylla Younes’ work has had an impact. Her work mapping cancer-causing industrial pollution in Louisiana for ProPublica helped lead to a plastic manufacturer’s permit to be suspended. She’s written about oil spills, hazardous waste and a tanker off the coast of Yemen that’s poised to cause an environmental disaster. She’s…
Bitter Southerner Celebrates 10th Anniversary at 40 Watt Club with Music, Philanthropy
Athens-Clarke County
March 30, 2023
Bitter Southerner Celebrates 10th Anniversary at 40 Watt Club with Music, Philanthropy
S.G. Goodman returned to the city where she recorded her most recent album to perform March 21 at 40 Watt Club for over 250 people at the Bitter Southerner’s 10th anniversary party. Goodman said this was her first time playing a large venue in the Classic City, despite her…
‘Keep Athens, Athens’: Daily Groceries Co-Op Seeks Help to Stay in Business
Athens-Clarke County
March 26, 2023
‘Keep Athens, Athens’: Daily Groceries Co-Op Seeks Help to Stay in Business
Daily Groceries Co-Op first opened its doors on Prince Avenue in 1992. Three decades later, the store is asking for support to keep their doors open. “We really need your help,” said Shelley Ruth, the store’s general manager. Athens’ only community-owned grocery store, Daily Groceries Co-Op hopes to raise $150,000.…
The Lead: The Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Erin Schilling on the Joy of Editing
Doing Journalism
March 24, 2023
The Lead: The Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Erin Schilling on the Joy of Editing
It’s only been a couple of years since Erin Schilling graduated from the University of Georgia, but she’s already a digital editor at the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In this episode, we chat about the skills that got her there, what she likes about business reporting and one of her favorite…