Axios Atlanta’s favorite stories of 2022

This was Axios Atlanta’s first full calendar 12 months of existence. To have a good time, we needed to throw it again to a few of our favourite tales of the 12 months.

Emma: After a chaotic election 12 months, typically I can not even keep in mind what I wrote! However just a few tales stick out in my reminiscence.

• An investigation into the issues with Gov. Brian Kemp’s $350 money help cost rollout, in collaboration with the AJC. This took months, however we shone a light-weight on complaints that weren’t getting sufficient consideration.
• A profile of Macon, and why it is cool and deserves extra love.
• Deep dives into the bios and funds of Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp. We all know these folks, their faces and their stump speeches. However with these tales, we got down to be taught extra about their careers and the way they’ve each come to be millionaires.

Kristal: This 12 months was difficult for me personally, so I didn’t do as many deep dives as I’d hoped. Nonetheless, listed below are some tales I wrote that depend as favorites:

• My exit interview with Richard Barron, the previous Fulton County elections director. Barron was trustworthy and upfront about what he went by means of. He now has a podcast that explores elections-related information and different present occasions across the nation.
• The Cobb County metropolis of Powder Springs needs to draw extra folks to its downtown and is enterprise some large initiatives to realize that objective.
• This one, which went stay yesterday, focuses on what some Atlanta leaders are proposing to curb youth violence within the metropolis and what advocates say they should think about.
• A 12 months after the March 16, 2021, spa shootings, Asian Individuals round metro Atlanta channeled their anguish from that occasion into advocacy for his or her communities.

Thomas: This previous 12 months has been one of the enjoyable I’ve had as a journalist and I’m pleased with what we produced and introduced to y’all. These are a few of my favorites.

• My investigation into hazardous waste from a southeast Atlanta metallic processing plant spilling into close by soil and waterways. The monthslong effort included creek walks, door knocking, and doc dives.
• I’m drawn to tales that showcase Atlanta’s creativity, quirks and oddities. You understand, like individuals who spend many years constructing their dream house, metropolis packages to shoo away geese, rejected vainness license plates, a historic one-man jail cell, a graffiti archive and Buckhead’s kings of glitz. Oh yeah, and the Corey Tower.
• Nature and the outside are necessary and thrilling topics. I’m proud that this 12 months we helped join folks to the Chattahoochee River and weekly bike rides, the very important function and potential of the town’s forests, and, after all, methods to get pleasure from yard nature with fewer mosquitoes. Additionally, leaves!