All on the court
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (center) unveiled the new outdoor Atlanta Hawks community basketball court at Selena S. Butler Park, adjacent to the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation and Aquatic Center, on Jan. 17. Also attending the ceremony were Hawks owner Tony Ressler, CEO Steve Koonin, coach Lloyd Pierce, first-year guard Trae Young, hall of famer Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks Foundation executive director David Lee, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Nzinga Shaw and the ATL Dancers; Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner John Dargle Jr.; City Councilmember Natalyn Archibong; Bernice King, Martin Luther King’s youngest child; and State Farm’s Clarence Hearns. Kat Goduco Photo
Celebrating an anniversary
Healthy Kids Running Series unveiled a 10th anniversary logo during its annual coordinators conference on Jan. 12 in King of Prussia, Pa. From left: Lisa Walls, 20/10 Solutions; Tamara Conan, director, Healthy Kids Running Series; Scott Ely, executive director, Healthy Kids Running Series; Jeff Long, founder, Healthy Kids Running Series; and Joe Warner, chief executive, 20/10 Solutions. Healthy Kids Running Series conducts weekly races that promote a healthier lifestyle for youth across North America. healthy kids running series
MLK Dream Day
The Atlanta Hawks honored Martin Luther King Jr. hosting a Dream Day youth seminar and Koryn Hawthorne performances at their sold-out MLK Day game Jan. 21. From left: Atlanta Hawks owner Tony Ressler; Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and civil rights icon; and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.andy bowers / atlanta hawks
Partners in Cincinnati
First Financial Bank President and CEO Archie Brown Jr. (left) and FC Cincinnati President and GM Jeff Berding announced First Financial as the team’s exclusive banking and financial services partner on Jan. 15 at First Financial’s headquarters in downtown Cincinnati. The agreement includes club and stadium assets at both Nippert Stadium and at West End Stadium starting in 2021.darius howard / fc cincinnati
Transforming the Q
A topping-off ceremony to hoist the final steel beam into place for the Quicken Loans Arena transformation project was held Jan. 16 in Cleveland. From left: Cuyahoga County Council VP Pernel Jones, Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley and Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena CEO Len Komoroski.cleveland cavaliers
Big game, big bell
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 22 ahead of the start of Super Bowl week festivities set to start this week in Atlanta.getty images
In London town
At the NBA game in London on Jan. 17: Turnkey Intelligence’s Nikolay Panchev, Haynes Hendrickson, Rich Calabrese, Henry Piney, Tony Ponturo and Luke Postlethwaite.nikolay panchev
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