Owners who in 2019 paid $575,000 for a house in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood have asked the city to allow construction of a two-story accessory dwelling unit 15 inches from the property line. The ...
For almost 66 minutes, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday heard lawyers argue over Florida’s complaint that Georgia is to blame for the demise of the oyster fishery in Florida’s Apalachicola Bay.
As the pandemic portends lasting changes in telework patterns, the possibilities of working remotely in rural Georgia may be enhanced as a result of actions already taken this year at the state Capitol.
The King of Pops bar and restaurant that’s planned to open at Colony Square is poised to take a big step forward Tuesday. Atlanta is slated to approve the license to serve alcohol and allow ...
The John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve, in Sandy Springs, has been designated part of the Old-Growth Forest Network, a national network of mature forests that are protected, native and publicly accessible.
Leaf blowers as both a polluter and an irritant of urban life are coming under scrutiny in Atlanta and possibly, at Atlanta’s behest, by state environmental officials. Recommendations to manage their use are due in ...
The Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments next week in the relentless case of Florida seeking more water from Georgia for Apalachicola Bay. No matter who wins, it won’t be the end of ...
Tucked inside a children’s picture book is a message of self-love and self-acceptance the authors are sharing with 30,000 pupils in Atlanta’s elementary schools, and which the authors hope will be the start of an ...
The Woodruff Arts Center saw its credit outlook downgraded from stable to negative as analysts expect further weakening in revenues. In addition, revenues had been declining for years before COVID-19, Woodruff has disclosed to investors.
The long-awaited Eastside Trolley Line Trail, east of Little Five Points, is slated to open by Dec. 31, 2022. The date is in a contract with the PATH Foundation pending expected approval Feb. 15 by ...
Atlanta city officials are considering a proposal to more than double the rate of impact fees assessed on new homes and commercial buildings.
The clock is ticking on the state’s review of requests by river advocates to upgrade the designated use of Georgia’s rivers – including the Chattahoochee and South rivers. The effort appears to rely heavily on ...
The headline on a climate report from Yale Climate Connections says a lot: “What's 'normal' in a changing climate?”
MARTA’s $225 million rail improvement program to improve speed and safety is another marker of certainty among transit leaders that ridership on the region’s core transit system will rebound from a pandemic slump.
Affordable housing along the Atlanta BeltLine is a central concept that’s been largely overlooked in the debate over the $2.5 billion transit-funding plan produced by BeltLine Rail Now.
An eternal flame memorial dedicated to Atlanta’s missing and murdered children is to be installed on the grounds of Atlanta City Hall. The names of 30 missing children are to be inscribed as "a testament ...
This is a different kind of Black History Month. It began early, with a Black academic’s rebuke of Stacy Abrams on an Atlanta-based podcast. It includes studies of reparations by Spelman College and Emory University, ...
The Census data used to draw new districts for Georgia’s congressional and legislative posts will not be delivered before July 30. No delivery date is in public view, and President Biden’s nominee for Commerce secretary ...
The extent of the affordable housing challenge in exurban Atlanta has become evident in Dawson County, where 25 miles north of Alpharetta an apartment complex is to be built with tax incentives near a jobs-rich ...
The new memoir by the Rev. C.T. Vivian is a morally based guidebook for today’s social activists as much as it is a recollection of Martin’s path from Depression-era Missouri to the round table of ...
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