Windy weather couldn’t stop thousands of Atlantans from joining the 2025 St. Patrick’s Parade on March 15 in Midtown. The 141st annual parade celebrated the city’s deep-rooted ties with Ireland through Irish heritage groups, music and green-clad floats. After the parade, attendees celebrated at the Luck of the Square Festival in Colony Square. The event […]
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MARTA and Mayor hash out claim that MARTA owes $865k, not $70 million
In a rare public address to the MARTA Board of Directors on March 13, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens laid out a number of recent issues between the city and transit agency — including a recent claim that MARTA owes $865,630 in taxpayer-funded More MARTA project costs instead of the $70 million found in a 2024 city […]
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City commits to Beltline rail on Southside trail
During a tense address from the City of Atlanta to the MARTA Board of Directors, city officials committed to building light rail on the Beltline — but not as the planned streetcar extension. Chief Policy Advisor Courtney English announced the news on behalf of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens during public “Transit for All” remarks focused on […]
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Tea’z Social brings kava cocktail bar to Little Five Points
Atlanta’s kava enthusiasts present the drink to first-timers with plenty of disclaimers: Yes, it’s ancient. No, it won’t get you drunk. Yes, it can make your tongue numb. Yeah, sometimes it tastes like dirt. You’re going to love it. It’s a necessary hurdle for the newly opened kava bar Tea’z Social in Little Five Points, […]
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Georgia Tech spotlights women with permanent campus art installation
On March 8, Georgia Institute of Technology officially opened its newest permanent art installation, “Pathway of Progress: Celebrating Georgia Tech Women,” to the public. The “pathway” is a winding mosaic sheet at the heart of campus, made up of nearly 3,000 mirrored tiles that catch the light. If you look closely, you’ll notice dozens of […]
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Emerald Necklace 2.0 report looks at past and future of Atlanta Beltline
On March 4, the Trust for Public Land marked the 20th anniversary of the ground-breaking “The Beltline Emerald Necklace: Atlanta’s New Public Realm” report with the launch of a successor, “The Emerald Necklace 2.0.” At the afternoon event, Beltline pioneers Jim Irwin, David Edwards and former Mayor Shirley Franklin talked with Trust for Public Land […]
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Georgia-made ‘Saffron Kingdom’ tells Kashmiri narrative through film
Arfat Sheikh knew he wanted to humanize Kashmiri people with his first feature film, “Saffron Kingdom.” Making the independent film was another journey. Sheikh, a U.S.-based Kashmiri filmmaker, shot his film on a $1 million budget around Metro Atlanta. “Saffron Kingdom” explores the Kashmir conflict through a family’s journey from their home in the 1990s […]
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Atlanta City Councilmember Amir Farokhi will resign in July to lead Galloway School
In an email shared Thursday afternoon, District 2 Atlanta City Councilmember Amir Farokhi announced he would resign from his position in July to serve as the next head of Buckhead’s The Galloway School. Farokhi’s move opens up the council seat ahead of the November 2025 election, when the mayor and all 16 council seats will […]
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Georgia Reads celebrates READBowl students, literacy partners at state capitol
Georgia politicians, literacy leaders and students gathered at the Georgia State Capitol to recognize the 2025 Georgia Reads Community Award winners and READBowl Champions on Feb. 25 as part of an ongoing effort to boost reading levels statewide. Former football player and literacy coach Malcolm Mitchell pumped up the crowd of pre-K to high school […]
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Mayor Dickens tees up reelection campaign at State of the City business address
Amid cheering crowds at the Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens used the annual State of the City business address on Feb. 25 to tee up his 2025 reelection campaign. The annual State of the City business address brings together political and corporate leaders to hear the mayor lay out the present and future […]
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Historic Edgewood Avenue building set for demolition makes ‘Places in Peril’ list
A nearly century-old building on Edgewood Avenue set for demolition, and a Duluth railway museum struggling to stay afloat are two of 10 “Places in Peril” on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2025 list of endangered historic sites. The 2025 list announced on Feb. 26 aims to push historic spots threatened by demolition, neglect, […]
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Invest Atlanta meeting tackles West Midtown closures, Beltline fears and Amsterdam Walk
The Invest Atlanta board addressed a list of concerns at a Feb. 20 meeting, including a roster of restaurant closures in West Midtown, funding fears for the Beltline and transparency on an upcoming Amsterdam Walk development. More than a dozen restaurants in West Midtown have shuttered in recent months. In January, eight establishments shut their […]
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Transportation leaders look to driverless transit and airport expansion as millions head to metro
Hundreds convened at Georgia International Convention Center on Feb. 19 for the 23rd annual South Metro Development Outlook Conference, where industry and political leaders dive into regional challenges like transportation. The day-long conference focused largely on Metro Atlanta’s quickly growing population. The Atlanta Regional Commission predicts an additional 1.8 million people coming to the metro […]
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Atlanta Jewish Film Festival kicks off 25th year with $2.5 million campaign
Atlanta’s largest annual film festival begins Feb. 19 with the regional premiere of “Bad Shabbos” at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre with director Daniel Robbins, producer Adam Mitchell and actors in attendance including Kyra Sedgwick and Milayna Vayntrub. The Atlanta film premiere kicks off three weeks of screenings across the metro. It will feature 88 […]
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Mid-century is here: Phoenix Flies returns with month of historic tours in March
The Atlanta Preservation Center is set to kick off its annual Phoenix Flies event on March 3 with a roster of free tours through the city’s most historic locales. This year will feature some of the city’s first mid-century buildings, now old enough to be considered historic properties. It’s the preservation center’s biggest event. This […]
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Enota Park almost $2 million closer to 2025 construction start
Atlanta Beltline Partnership announced another $1.85 million in philanthropic commitments to develop Enota Park and connect the Westview neighborhood to the Beltline on Feb. 12. The park will build out the long-standing 0.3-acre play lot at Enota Place. From 2007-2009, the Trust for Public Land acquired six properties to expand the lot into a community […]
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The Gathering Spot to open rooftop, members-only club in West Midtown
Atlanta-based private membership club The Gathering Spot is set to open a new rooftop retreat in West Midtown in the summer of 2025, adding to a national portfolio of pricey members-only clubs. The Gathering Spot was founded in 2016 by Ryan Wilson and TK Peterson as a private club for “creative thinkers in all industries.” […]
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Atlanta Beltline faults developers for Murphy Crossing deal cancellation
In a new public announcement, Atlanta Beltline, Inc. leaders laid out a list of problems, including ballooning costs, shrinking plans and delayed development that led to the eventual cancellation of a contract with Culdesac Inc. to redevelop Murphy Crossing. The Jan. 10 cancellation announcement took many by surprise. Atlanta’s highly-anticipated project was set to transform […]
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Final public input sessions for Piedmont Park master plan kick off this month
Parkgoers are nearing their last chances to give input on Piedmont Park’s first new master plan in 25 years before its official reveal in April at the 2025 Landmark Luncheon. On Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Piedmont Park Conservancy will hold an in-person “community input session” where the public can hear […]
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Prince Hall Masonic Lodge to kick off $10 million renovation
A $10 million restoration of historic Prince Hall Masonic Lodge is set to begin in the coming weeks, kicking off a renovation of the 1937 building into a 16,000-square-foot multi-use space. The lodge on Auburn Avenue joins other historic preservation projects like the Odd Fellows Building set to become the Georgia Works headquarters. The upcoming […]
