Category: Delaney Tarr

Manuel’s Tavern is not Atlanta’s official democratic election watch party, but you wouldn’t know that from the crowd. On Nov. 5, the space swarmed with locals, visitors and journalists from across the globe all waiting to see the results of the 2024 Presidential Election.  The tavern turnout isn’t a surprise for the staff and longtime […]

On Oct. 17, Wellstar Health System announced its partnership with Integral Group to redevelop the empty Atlanta Medical Center into a multi-use complex, nearly two years after its closure. The shuttered hospital will be transformed into a 22-acre campus with plans for affordable housing, residential properties, community and public green space, retail, commercial use and […]

As the Piedmont Park Conservancy celebrates its 35th anniversary, the park is gearing up for its first comprehensive master plan in over 25 years. Conservancy leaders said the organization is celebrating the past while starting to think about the future. The last time Atlanta’s “crown jewel” saw a comprehensive plan was in 1995, and it […]

The nationally-recognized Little Five Points Halloween parade and festival returned Oct. 19 and 20 for another boisterous year of music, madness and handmade costumes.  Thousands of attendees turned out for the two-day event with three stages playing local music, an artist market along Euclid Ave. with spooky wares, “beastly buskers” doing street performances, a monster […]

In the heart of Little Five Points, the shuttered Little Five Corner Tavern door has turned hot pink. Behind it is Halford’s, one of Atlanta’s newest — and fewest — heavy metal dive bars.  But it’s not a corporate takeover. Longtime owner of all tavern locations Mike Rabb has handed over the reins to a new leader: […]

Thousands lined the streets of Midtown for Atlanta’s annual Pride parade on Oct. 13 to celebrate the country’s largest free LGBTQ+ Pride festival. On Oct. 12 to 13 Piedmont Park transformed into the festival hub, with dozens of vendors, food trucks and corporate booths handing out and selling goods. The main stage ran performances through […]

Self-driving robotaxis are heading to Atlanta through rideshare service Uber beginning in early 2025, but the driverless cars aren’t likely to be wheelchair accessible. For residents like Carden Wyckoff, it’s a blow to an already lacking number of transport options for wheelchair users in the city. The distinct white cars covered in cameras have been […]

Just a short trip from Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz stadium, the bustling city quiets into empty streets lined with homes in disrepair. The once-busy neighborhoods on the Westside, particularly English Avenue and Vince City, were hubs for Atlanta’s middle-class African American community in the 1950s and 1960s. Prominent figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Maynard Jackson […]

In Atlanta, October is a busy month. Calendars are packed with simultaneous LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations and Halloween events, with celebrations and parties ranging from a Vampire Ball at Underground Atlanta to drag at City Winery.  There are plenty of typical October events, like pumpkin patches and haunted houses to choose from in and around the […]

The year-long fight over the Galloway School’s historic Gresham Building officially came to an end after the Atlanta City Council approved a special public interest district rezoning request at a Sept. 3, 2024 meeting. The vote clears the way for Galloway to build a new Upper Learning Building in place of the Gresham. The council […]