Iconic sports photography shows some of the athletic world’s most decisive moments. A game-winning catch, the tie-breaking score, crossing the finish line – but who ever captures the fans? “Footwork: Where We Gather,” the latest exhibit at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum, answers that question. Open now through the FIFA World Cup, the new exhibit […]
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Vine City site set near Morris Brown College set for major mixed-use development
An Atlanta-based consortium of developers is partnering with Morris Brown College to transform a long-vacant site in Vine City into a community hub and education space, complete with a hotel and grocery space. On Mar. 2, Resurgence Commercial Partners announced it had received unanimous procurement approval from the Invest Atlanta Board of Directors to advance […]
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The Atlanta Opera and creating ‘the theater of our time’
Despite what you may have heard, opera’s not dead. At least, not in Atlanta. Nationwide data shows cause for concern: OPERA America found a nearly 21 percent drop in national ticket sales from 2019 to 2023. It’s not surprising. For years, the opera world has tried to get butts in seats and find its funding […]
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Egleston Hall makes 2026 ‘Places in Peril’ list
On Feb. 25, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released its 2026 ‘Places in Peril’ list for significant historic properties at risk of demolition or neglect – and Egleston Hall has made the list. It’s a hot topic among preservationists because All Saints’ Episcopal Church is considering a plan that could demolish the 1918 Gothic Revival […]
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Final container business lands at Pittsburgh Yards
Five years after the opening of Pittsburgh Yards, the community-led job hub has officially received the tenth and final shipping container needed to complete the Container Courtyard. Some courtyard businesses are already open. Others are in “different stages,” but all nine consumer-facing businesses should be open sometime in the spring, and accessible to patrons – […]
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Beltline hires ‘transit innovation’ VP
The Beltline announced its new Vice President of Transit Innovation, Joe Iacobucci, on Feb. 20 after a months-long search to find a leader for the hot-button issue of rail on the 22-mile trail. According to a Beltline press release, Iacobucci will lead the “design and delivery” of a multimodal transportation network on the corridor. He […]
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Plan threatens Egleston Hall; panics preservationists
“Traditionally, the outcome is the juice ain’t worth the squeeze.” David Y. Mitchell, the Executive Director of the Atlanta Preservation Center, has done this before. His signature is battles for historic preservation — the Atlanta Constitution Building, Gaines Hall, 148 Edgewood Ave. — trying to save the city’s oldest buildings before they get torn down. […]
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Park Pride announces $3.5 million in funds to park projects
On Feb. 18, Atlanta nonprofit Park Pride announced its 2026 grant recipients with 19 capital projects across the city and DeKalb County, ranging from benches and entrances to playgrounds and “gathering spaces.” Over 60 percent of this year’s funds, or about $2.5 million, are being invested in historically disinvested communities. Just a few years ago, […]
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Iconic ‘Yellow Store’ rehab and restoration is underway
A $4.1 million project to turn English Avenue’s iconic and fraught “Yellow Store” into a “community hub” is under construction, as the Westside Future Fund leads the revitalization of the depopulated and disinvested English Avenue neighborhood. It is a major project on a key property in the Westside Land Use Framework Plan, the fund’s guiding […]
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Beltline rail movement makes it to MARTA board meeting
MARTA’s monthly board of directors meeting was commandeered by Eastside Beltline rail advocates on Feb. 12 after a recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution revelation that agency leaders quietly stopped work on the project last year. In March 2025, Mayor Andre Dickens pulled support for the long-standing Eastside trail rail project and changed the location to the Southside […]
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Prince Hall Masonic Lodge reopens after $10 million makeover
The “Jewel of Auburn Avenue” is officially open for business. On Feb. 11, local leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the renovated historic Prince Hall Masonic Lodge and Temple after a years-long $10 million makeover. Now, the 16,000 square foot multi-use space is officially part of the Martin Luther King. Jr. National Historic Park. It […]
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City of Atlanta acquires Tatum Lakes to create public park and preserve
The City of Atlanta announced its acquisition of Tatum Lakes Nature Preserve this week, marking a major step in transforming the 50-acre urban forest dotted with lakes and wetlands into a publicly accessible park. Tatum Lakes is situated in Southwest Atlanta’s Adamsville neighborhood, with around four acres of lakes and wetlands surrounded by a mature […]
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‘From Rails to Trails’ explores train tracks, tension and the American landscape
A new documentary tells the story of a grassroots movement, fierce pushback, national tensions, controversies and the transformation of the American landscape across 55 minutes. It showed at the Atlanta HIstory Center on Jan. 29 to a large local crowd. And it’s all about abandoned railroads turned to sprawling trails. “From Rails to Trails” is […]
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Wellroot unveils Decatur housing complex for young adults aging out of foster care
On Jan. 28, Wellroot Family Services cut the ribbon on its fully renovated transitional living community for young adults aging out of foster care, “The Oaks” in Decatur. Every year, there are more than 600 children who age out of Georgia’s foster care system when they turn 18. The new young adults can strike out […]
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Marcus Foundation gives $21.9 million to largest-ever study on profound autism
On Feb. 2, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta announced a major $21.9 million grant that will fund the Marcus Autism Center’s “largest-ever” study of autism severity causes and treatments among children. The grant is from the late Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus and the Marcus Foundation. It will go to the CHOA subsidiary, the Marcus Autism […]
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Atlanta indie ‘Withdrawal’ to host weeklong run at the Plaza Theatre
Atlanta indie darling “Withdrawal” is returning to the Plaza Theatre on Jan. 30 for its first-ever theatrical run — and the festival favorite is doing it without any industry backing. For seven days, it will screen at the Plaza with a “community host” like Reel Friends, Archive Atlanta or the American Addiction Recovery Association. The […]
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‘From Rails to Trails’ documentary highlighting Beltline to show in Atlanta
The new documentary “From Rails to Trails” will air in Atlanta on Jan. 29 at the Atlanta History Center, hosted by the Trust for Public Land and WABE, with a live panel discussion of local leaders afterward. Atlanta is key to the documentary. Across 55 minutes narrated by Edward Norton, the film tells the story […]
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Beltline breaks ground on major westside bike park
Last week the Beltline broke ground on the city’s first bike park at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park, kicking off the first phase of construction on an $18 million greenspace for cyclists and hikers. Once completed, the park will have 2.25 miles of mountain bike trails, an asphalt pump track, skills course, a playground and 0.75 […]
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Five years in Pittsburgh Yards is still fighting displacement
Five years ago, Pittsburgh Yards launched with an ambitious mission: create a community center and “job hub” to promote economic development for the city, and do it without displacing the neighborhood. Atlanta is no stranger to big, job-oriented development. As the World Cup looms closer, nearby neighborhoods like Downtown are getting major investment. Centennial Yards […]
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Georgia history groups announce yearlong programming for America’s 250th anniversary
Two well-known history organizations in Georgia are ringing in America’s 250th anniversary since the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a host of activations, events and resources on local and national history. Locally, the Atlanta History Center announced a major highlight: The Buckhead Center will be one of eight locations in the country to […]
