{"594471":{"#nid":"594471","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Sports Stadiums and Community Impacts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Falcons, Hawks, and Braves have become a part of the city\u0026rsquo;s identity and their respective stadiums have become a part of Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s skyline, but how have those facilities affected the neighborhoods they call home? WABE News reporter Stephannie Stokes hosts a panel of experts and asks your questions at WABE\u0026rsquo;s next Community Conversation: \u0026ldquo;\u003Cstrong\u003ESports Stadiums and Community Impact\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0026rsquo;ll examine the way neighborhoods, and residents\u0026rsquo; lives, have been changed by stadiums across the city\u0026rsquo;s landscape and history. We\u0026rsquo;ll look at past agreements with sports teams and local residents, and what we can expect to see now. We\u0026rsquo;ll consider the benefits and drawbacks that a new facility brings to an area. And we\u0026rsquo;ll do all of this together, asking for your questions to be a cornerstone of our discussion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for \u0026ldquo;\u003Cstrong\u003ESports Stadiums and Community Impact\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026rdquo; Tuesday, August 22 at 6:30pm at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo give us your question, go to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.wabe.org\/community\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022WABE\u0027s Community Page\u0022\u003Ewww.wabe.org\/community\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and submit it in our Community Conversations box, just below the stadiums event description.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPanel\u0026nbsp;(subject to change):\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrank Fernandez\u003C\/strong\u003E, Vice President of Community Development, Blank Foundation\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Flowers\u003C\/strong\u003E, Professor of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeborah Scott\u003C\/strong\u003E, Executive Director, Georgia Stand-Up\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIvory Lee Young Jr.\u003C\/strong\u003E, Atlanta City Council Member, District 3\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor directions and parking questions go to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.auctr.edu\/about\/facilities-services\/directions-parking-hours\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022click here.\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.auctr.edu\/about\/facilities-services\/directions-parking-hours\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFunding for WABE\u0026rsquo;s Community Engagement events is provided in part by a grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"WABE News reporter Stephannie Stokes hosts a panel of experts and asks your questions at WABE\u2019s next Community Conversation: \u201cSports Stadiums and Community Impact.\u201d"}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2017-08-15 21:12:25","changed_gmt":"2017-08-16 15:48:03","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-08-22T19:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-08-22T21:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-08-22T21:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-08-22 23:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-08-23 01:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-08-23 01:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"561551":{"id":"561551","type":"image","title":"WABE-logo","body":null,"created":"1470860042","gmt_created":"2016-08-10 20:14:02","changed":"1475895364","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:04","alt":"WABE-logo","file":{"fid":"218271","name":"wabe.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wabe.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wabe.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":66610,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/wabe.jpg?itok=WB05UUr5"}}},"media_ids":["561551"],"groups":[{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167014","name":"Sports"},{"id":"168896","name":"Stadium"},{"id":"1564","name":"community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}