Author Archives: Gabi Hart

Sweet Auburn Historic District will come to life Saturday, June 20 as a neighborhood-wide Juneteenth celebration invites Atlantans to honor freedom, support local businesses and experience one of the city’s most historic corridors through art, music, wellness and community. Hosted by the Historic District Development Corporation (HDDC) and its Sweet Auburn Green & Equitable initiative […]

Ground has officially been broken on Candler Crossing, a $28.9 million mixed-use development that leaders say will expand grocery access, create jobs and spur additional investment along the Candler Road corridor in South DeKalb. The 7.26-acre project at the corner of Candler Road and Glenwood Road will feature a 50,325-square-foot Publix supermarket as its anchor […]

For the first time in more than 50 years, Haiti will compete on soccer’s biggest stage, and a new Atlanta initiative aims to make sure the city’s Haitian community has a central place to celebrate. From June 13 through June 27, Haïti Haüs will serve as Atlanta’s official home for Haitian culture, commerce and community […]

The morning of June 5 was filled with applause, handshakes and anticipation as four small businesses officially became part of one of Atlanta’s oldest traditions. Inside The Municipal Market, popularly dubbed the Sweet Auburn Market or Curb Market, city leaders, longtime merchants and first-time entrepreneurs gathered to cut a ceremonial ribbon celebrating the newest additions […]

As Atlanta prepares for a wave of global events, including the FIFA World Cup, local entrepreneurs gathered May 29 at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) for the Hustle & Grow Small Business Summit, an event designed to connect business owners with funding opportunities, expert guidance and community resources. Hosted in partnership with U.S. […]

As Atlanta prepares to welcome global visitors for the World Cup, the Atlanta Beltline is planning a two-day festival designed to celebrate the city’s culture, food, music and community spirit along the Southside Trail. Atlanta Beltline Fest will take place June 20-21 at Pittsburgh Yards and will feature live match screenings, musical performances, local vendors […]

Atlanta’s housing affordability crisis is increasingly impacting young adults, a challenge leaders, advocates and young people gathered to address during the Atlanta Thrive Summit hosted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation at  Pittsburgh Yards on May 8. The summit focused on how housing instability, food insecurity and gaps in support systems are shaping the lives […]

The sound of hammers echoed through Langston Park as volunteers raised walls under the Georgia sun. Future homeowners walked through unfinished frames, imagining kitchens, bedrooms and the possibility of staying rooted in a city where housing feels increasingly out of reach. Held May 3-8 in southwest Atlanta, the 2026 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project […]

Atlanta’s push to prepare neighborhoods and small businesses for the economic wave expected from the FIFA World Cup received another major boost, as Wells Fargo announced $2.8 million in new philanthropic investments across metro Atlanta. The investments include a $550,000 grant to support Invest Atlanta’s BizLabs Technical Assistance Program and a $2.25 million grant to […]

The I’M SO ATL public art campaign is turning Atlanta city parks into canvases this summer. The campaign, launching in May, aims to transform Atlanta into what organizers describe as a “living, breathing art gallery,” with installations across city parks and neighborhoods leading up to the ARTlanta Festival of Culture in Piedmont Park on Aug. […]

With less than two months until the FIFA World Cup arrives (June 15), civic and business leaders, and Atlanta residents gathered April 15 at the Downtown ATL Inc. Town Hall meeting at the Rialto Center for the Arts to outline how Downtown Atlanta is preparing for what officials say will be the largest global sporting […]

A new exhibition at Jackson Fine Art is bringing the Jim Crow South into sharp and vivid focus, using color photography to challenge how audiences understand both history and the present moment. “Gordon Parks: The South in Color,” on view from April 2 through June 13, presents more than 30 photographs from Parks’ 1956 Life […]

A group of artists, organizers and community members gathered in Old 4th Ward on March 19 not just to talk, but to process. Hosted by Mark Kendall, founder of CoolCoolCool Productions, in partnership with the Radical Optimist Collective, the event, titled ATL Arts & Wellbeing Series: Radical Optimist Collective + CoolCoolCool, invited participants into a […]

On March 4 , housing leaders, developers, researchers and community advocates gathered at the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum to take stock of where the Atlanta region stands on affordability and,more importantly, what it will take to move forward. The conversation made one thing clear early on: Atlanta’s housing crisis is not driven by a single […]