A May 28 public hearing on the planned demolition of Atlanta’s historic 148 Edgewood Ave. building turned sour when preservationists and project leaders clashed over the Georgia State University park project — and what it might mean for the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District. In early May, Georgia State University announced plans to tear down […]
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Committee for a Better Atlanta launches policy platform ahead of packed local election season
Atlanta’s nonpartisan coalition of business and civic organizations returned with its 2025 policy platform ahead of a slate of municipal elections in November. It’s the first step in the group’s intensive candidate-vetting process that lays out the top local issues for voters and gauges how well each hopeful will address them. Committee for a Better […]
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Atlanta climbs to 21st in national ParkScore ranking
Atlanta continued its rise through the Trust for Public Land’s (TPL) annual ParkScore rating with a best-ever finish in 21st place, four spots higher than last year’s 25th ranking. Every year, the national nonprofit releases a ranked list of park systems in the 100 most populous U.S. cities. The list bolsters local park improvement efforts […]
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Invest Atlanta taps into TAD funds for Westside affordable housing
At a May 15 meeting the Invest Atlanta board approved $8.5 million in Tax Allocation District funds to help build 150 new units of affordable housing in some of the city’s underfunded neighborhoods. The projects will add 166 new housing units total, with 150 set aside at various affordability levels based on the Area Median […]
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Atlanta Medical Center redevelopment shows signs of life
The former Atlanta Medical Center is brimming with activity as demolition crews take the first steps to tear down the hospital and put a 22-acre mixed-use campus in its place. The hospital has been closed since 2022, when Wellstar suddenly shut the trauma center’s doors to the public. It sat empty until October 2024, when […]
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Atlanta celebrates safe street advocates at 18th annual Blinkie Awards
Atlanta’s best and brightest street safety advocates flocked to Wild Heaven’s West End Brewery on May 9 for Propel ATL’s 18th annual Blinkie Awards. The fundraiser and awards ceremony hosted by the citywide pedestrian and cycling nonprofit honors the work of local advocates and project leaders. In 2021, the 30-year-old Atlanta Bicycle Coalition and Pedestrian […]
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Beltline readies for World Cup with West End driverless shuttle proposal
Atlanta Beltline, Inc. could bring autonomous vehicles to the West End with a proposed 12-month pilot program aimed at connecting MARTA to the Southwest Trail and Atlanta University Center. The people-moving project aims to add four driverless shuttles to the city by January 2025, in time for the city to host eight FIFA World Cup […]
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Georgia State University makes way on campus remake – and Sparks Hall demolition
Georgia State University is gearing up for a major transformative project on its downtown Atlanta campus, but the $107 million overhaul will destroy the first building designed and built for the college. It’s a fast-tracked catalog of nine projects set to turn the commuter-centric campus into a true college destination before Atlanta hosts the 2026 FIFA […]
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‘Color Book’ creates love letter to Atlanta at local film festival premiere
The cast and crew of the locally-made feature “Color Book” took to the 49th annual Atlanta Film Festival for the local April 24 premiere of the “Love Letter to Atlanta” focused on a father and son. At a sold-out screening, Atlanta-based director David Fortune explained his approach to creating his debut feature film. The story […]
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Downtown Atlanta leaders eye World Cup progress at town hall
A public-private partnership of downtown Atlanta leaders gave a “brief snapshot” of future developments as the city gears up to host eight FIFA World Cup matches in 2026. Central Atlanta Progress President A.J. Robinson said there are approximately $3.5 billion dollars in new development planned for the next five years. The nonprofit head previewed a […]
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Atlanta Olympic documentary premieres with dual distribution deal
Atlanta’s “The Games in Black & White” Olympic documentary hit silver screens at an April 26 Rialto Center for the Arts premiere with a dual distribution deal via Delta Air Lines’ inflight entertainment and Georgia Public Broadcasting. The film will air on Delta’s in-flight entertainment system from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025. It will […]
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Piedmont Park aims for expansion, transformation with first major plan in 25 years
The Piedmont Park Conservancy launched its first comprehensive plan in 25 years on April 24 at the 28th annual Landmark Luncheon, kicking off a decades-long effort to turn the city’s iconic park into a true “crown jewel.” It’s a major plan to maintain and update Atlanta’s signature park, which sees over 6 million visitors every […]
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Enota Park construction kicks off at Earth Day groundbreaking
The Atlanta Beltline celebrated Earth Day with a groundbreaking ceremony set to transform a long-standing 0.3-acre play lot into Enota Park, an 8-acre recreational destination in Westview on April 22. Enota Park will feature three distinct areas: a spacious lawn with a performance pavilion and boardwalk, a pedestrian connection from the park to the beltline, […]
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Invest Atlanta OKs $3 million for mixed-use Oakland City project
Two historic warehouses in Oakland City are set to be transformed into a transit-oriented hub with retail, office space, and multifamily lofts by 2026, with newly approved funding from Invest Atlanta. The city’s economic development entity approved $3 million in Beltline Tax Allocation District (TAD) dollars for the construction of 126 loft units at Oakland […]
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SweetWater 420 Fest aims for sweet spot with mid-sized 20th festival
This weekend, thousands of people will pack into Pullman Yards for the 20th annual SweetWater 420 fest with a lineup of local bands and beyond, all centered around a “fan-first experience” that pays homage to festival roots. The festival is hosted every year by SweetWater Brewing Company, an Atlanta-based craft brewery owned by Tilray Beverages. […]
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Atlanta Olympic documentary announces theme song from Dallas Austin
Atlanta-made documentary “The Games in Black & White” now has an original theme song: “City Too Busy To Hate” by Georgia-grown producer Dallas Austin and hip hop artist Champ tells the story of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta through music. It’s available on streaming platforms ahead of the April release. The song was released by […]
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PHOTOS: King family honors 57th anniversary of MLK Jr. assassination with wreath ceremony
Family members of Martin Luther King Jr. honored the 57th anniversary of the civil rights pioneer’s assassination at an April 4 wreath laying at the King Center. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter and CEO of the King Center Reverend Dr. Bernice A King delivered remarks to a small crowd in front of her parents’ shared […]
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Oakland Cemetery unveils new accessible Visitor Center
Atlanta’s oldest public park just expanded its footprint by 10,000 square feet with a new and long-awaited visitor center just outside the Oakland Cemetery gates. Mayor Andre Dickens joined with cemetery staff and volunteers to officially open the facility at an April 3 ribbon-cutting ceremony, where he called Oakland “one of the liveliest cemeteries in […]
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Chattahoochee Hills opens direct river access at RiverLands Park
Amid kayaks and campsites, Chattahoochee Hills city officials and state park leaders gathered on April 1 to cut the ribbon on New RiverLands Park, one of Chattahoochee River’s two new points of entry. New RiverLands Park and Campbellton Park both opened on April 1 to create direct access to Georgia’s 430-mile-long river in the South […]
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Dickens teases summer start for Beltline rail planning stage
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens teased public engagement sessions starting as soon as June 2025 for the newly-announced plans to build rail on the Beltline’s Southside trail at a March 27 Atlanta Press Club event. During the Q&A moderated by Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Riley Bunch, Dickens defended his controversial plan to pivot from long-planned light rail […]
