Author: Andy McGowan

—CITYLAB, “Why Soccer Fields Are Sprouting Up at Atlanta’s Transit Stations” — ADINA SOLOMON explores Soccer in the Streets: “Swaths of MARTA’s empty space are being turned into athletic fields for kids and adults. The goal is to build a transit-oriented soccer league.”

—WABE, “Closer Look with Rose Scott” — James Alexander, president of Mercy Housing Southeast, Terri Lee, deputy commissioner of the City of Atlanta, and Frank Fernandez, vice president of Community Development for the Arthur M. Blank Foundation joins Rose Scott to discuss housing affordability in Atlanta.

—Orlando Sentinel, “Amy Saunders strives to build on her father Arnold Palmer’s legacy” — Edgar Thompson reports on Amy Saunders work as the chairwoman of the Arnold Palmer Group. “Arnold Palmer never met a stranger or faced a golf shot he feared. Amy Saunders, the late Palmer’s younger daughter, is …

— BIZ1190AM, “THE DANA BARRETT SHOW: TECH TUESDAY” — Peggy Gulick, the Director of Business Process Improvement with AGCO , joined Dana Barrett in the studio during hour two of the radio show to talk about use of Google Glass in manufacturing.  

— WXIA-11ALIVE, ATLANTA & COMPANY — On Monday’s ATL & CO actor Hal Sparks (“Queer as Folk,” “Lab Rats”) spoke with host Christine Pullara about the Concerts For America show taking place at Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts.  Proceeds from Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out! will benefit five …

— ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION — Charitable enterprises are a way of life for Broadway mainstays Seth Rudetsky and his husband, James Wesley. In 2015, the pair, who for years worked with myriad nonprofit organizations, formed their own — Your Kids, Our Kids — dedicated to helping children. But by the end of 2016, Rudetsky, …

— ARTSATL.COM — Has the state of the world got you in the doldrums? Feeling down? Hopeless? May I suggest a show tune? Broadway has always projected a spirit of communal, can-do pluckiness in the face of adversity, and the Concert for America — which features Broadway stars performing in support of …

— CLASSICAL KDFC, SAN FRANCISCO — Michael and Jessica Shinn have returned to the Green Music Center’s Schroeder Hall with their festival, pianoSonoma, bringing together artists-in-residence and adult musicians who want solo and chamber music performance experience. There are two back-to-back weeklong sessions, with Tuesday and Thursday early evening concerts, and Wednesday afternoon masterclasses that the …

— ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION — A cavalcade of Broadway stars, actors, comedians and recording artists will take the stage at Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts for the “Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out!” The event, created and hosted by SiriusXM Broadway channel host Seth Rudetsky and Broadway/record producer James Wesley, will …

— WXIA 11 Alive, NBC — Gamers from all over the world will convene at the Georgia World Congress Center this weekend for the world’s largest gaming festival.  From July 21 to 23, DreamHack will host a three-day event featuring eSports tournaments, gaming exhibitions, and a cosplay competition. Gamers can participate or …