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roughdraftatlanta.com > 04/06/2026 > atlanta-pride-2026-grand-marshals

Nominations open for 2026 Atlanta Pride Grand Marshals

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (212+ words) Atlanta Pride has opened nominations for its 2026 Grand Marshals. The title honors the individuals and organizations across Georgia whose work has strengthened and uplifted the LGBTQ+ community. "Serving as a Grand Marshal is a powerful recognition of the work happening…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/16/2025 > lgbtq-rights-report-erasure

State Department urged to restore LGBTQ-specific information in human rights reports

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (197+ words) The Congressional Equality Caucus has called upon the State Department to once again include LGBTQ and intersex people in their annual human rights report. U.S. Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Julie Johnson (D-Texas), and Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who co-chair the caucus's International…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 07/18/2025 > atlanta-business-briefs

Business Briefs: New retail, workshops and award-winners

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (784+ words) " Toro Development Company announced that Justin Long and David Pugh have been appointed as Vice Presidents of Development. With more than 55 years of combined real estate experience, Long and Pugh will be instrumental in executing TDC's development pipeline, which currently…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 06/09/2025 > cobb-county-csbg-grant-review

FFY 2025 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) 2nd Additional Allocation

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (155+ words) The Cobb County CDBG Program Office will hold a Public Review Meeting at 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 to receive comments for the additional funds in the amount of $101,607.48 awarded to Cobb County by the GA Department of Human Services (DHS)…...