The historic Bobby Jones Clubhouse will be transformed into a performing arts center that will serve as permanent home for the Atlanta Opera.
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Underground Atlanta receives $40 million for new apartment tower
On any given night, Underground Atlanta draws in all sorts of city culture and entertainment: concerts, bars, bonfires, burlesque and nightlife are what the long-standing downtown center is known for. Soon, that might include a 30-story tower of apartments atop the complex with Underground’s first new build in decades. On Sept. 19, 2024, Invest Atlanta’s […]
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Veranda at Assembly celebrates grand opening, provides senior housing in Doraville
The grand opening of the Assembly project, now called Veranda at Assembly, in Doraville on Thursday was a celebration of public-private partnership and collaboration between city, county, state, and federal leadership. The event marked the completion of an apartment complex with 100 residential units, designed for seniors in Doraville, with 80 percent designated as affordable […]
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$8 million donation from Mailchimp founder’s foundation “transforms” Westside bike project
Atlanta’s cycling community is gearing up for a “game-changing” municipal bike park after the Chestnut Family Foundation donated $8 million to the Atlanta Beltline, Inc. project. The park is set to be the first of its kind in Atlanta: an all-ages and all skill-level set of terrain and obstacles for mountain bikers, cyclists and hikers. […]
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Georgia-Pacific plans ‘transformative’ mixed-use project on its downtown block
The block that includes the iconic corporate headquarters of Georgia-Pacific on Peachtree Street will be transformed into a hub for residential, business, retail and community
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Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative releases latest study around Black businesses in the city
In the age of “standing on business,” the Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative (AWBI) is doing just that. Their latest brief, titled “Standing on Business,” advocates for legacy Black businesses in Atlanta being crucial components of Black wealth and community prosperity. The report was made possible through the support of United Way, according to the AWBI. […]
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Four-month Tech Academy launches this September to equip participants with programming skills
A four-month training course called Tech Academy is being launched out of a partnership between Atlanta Metropolitan State College and the Center for Sustainable Communities, aimed at equipping 10 Southwest Atlanta residents with a basic technology and programming education for the job market. The Tech Academy application closes on Monday, Sept. 16, with the program […]
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College Park mayor files second lawsuit against city
The mayor of College Park has filed a second lawsuit against the city over which she presides. The legal action of Mayor Bianca Motley Broom is in response to city council’s recent censure of her. The mayor’s first lawsuit is pending in federal court and stems from an ordinance passed by city council in January that […]
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Exclusive: Beltline Rail Now calls for MARTA to seek maximum federal funding to deliver More MARTA projects
Beltline Rail Now (BRN), an organization that advocates for expanded transit and specifically light rail on the Beltline, is calling for MARTA to seek maximum federal funding for More MARTA projects that hang in the balance. “No project in More MARTA should be advanced without a minimum of 40 percent asked as the federal match, […]
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‘Clear violation of Clean Water Act’: Mountain of mulch catches fire near river, releasing chemicals and killing wildlife
A three-story-high pile of mulch spontaneously caught fire on Sept. 5 and had been continuously ablaze until at least Sept. 9, according to a press release from the South River Watershed Alliance. The fire has since been reduced and is being monitored by the Atlanta Fire Department. The mulch pile was believed to be fertilized, […]
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CHRIS 180 names Cati Diamond Stone new President and CEO
Atlanta’s mental health and family services nonprofit named Cati Diamond Stone as the successor to Kathy Colbenson’s 37-year tenure as the President and CEO of CHRIS 180. Stone will start the position Oct. 7, 2024, kicking off a new chapter for the influential area nonprofit. She comes from Susan G. Komen, the world’s largest breast […]
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Inaugural GreenFest celebrates and promotes environmental sustainability and justice
HBCU Green Fund, a nonprofit aimed at advancing “cultural, financial, and environmental sustainability” at HBCUs and their extended communities, hosted its first-ever GreenFest at Truly Living Well, an urban farm located adjacent to the Atlanta University Center, on Saturday, Sept. 7. The free event was a celebration of “sustainability, culture, and the power of unity […]
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Buckhead CID lands $10 million federal grant for ‘Safe Streets’ project on Lenox Road
The Buckhead Community Improvement District (BCID) received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Safe Streets for All program to help complete a $40 million project to make Lenox Road from the Lenox MARTA station to Piedmont Road more friendly to pedestrians. The Lenox Road Complete Safe Street Section III […]
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper suing City of Atlanta for violating Clean Water Act
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), representing Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK), has filed a lawsuit against the City of Atlanta for violating the Clean Water Act. The lawsuit alleges that Atlanta’s largest wastewater treatment facility, R.M. Clayton has been dumping dangerously high levels of pollutants into the Chattahoochee River — including chemicals and harmful levels of […]
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Norcross pauses condemnation plans for historic Woman’s Club
The Norcross City Council paused plans to condemn the historic Norcross Woman’s Club building at a Sept. 3 meeting, tabling the contentious move weeks after the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation announced its acquisition of the 100-year-old property. In early August, the now-disbanded Woman’s Club donated the historic library and clubhouse to the Georgia Trust […]
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Civil Rights Center holds ‘topping out’ event for its expansion
There was a bit of deja-vu feeling on Aug. 29 when a “topping out” ceremony was held for the two-wing expansion of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights now under construction.
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Pillars of public health convene in Atlanta for annual conference to discuss successes and setbacks
The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) held their annual Community Health Institute & Expo in Atlanta from Saturday August 24 to Monday the August 26, where they celebrated the work being done by community health centers. Community Health Centers (CHCs) are a pillar of public health in communities all across the United States […]
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‘Revved up and ready to go’ Atlanta Business League kicks off Ashby Theatre transformation
The Atlanta Business League hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Historic Ashby Theatre’s renovation on Aug. 29, kicking off a long-standing plan to transform the historic building into a community and business hub in Westside Atlanta. Over the next few weeks, architects and engineers will pioneer the first phase: program planning and designing the direction […]
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EPA releases millions to remove lead from schoolchildren’s drinking water; advocates call for stricter thresholds
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released $26 million nationwide to help remove unsafe levels of lead found in children’s drinking water at schools. The grant funds released last Thursday August 22 at the direction of the Biden-Harris administration includes $1,152,000 million for Georgia. The funding stems from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, passed in 2021, […]
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Tensions flare between MARTA and City Council members at transportation committee meeting
MARTA CEO Collie Greenwood aimed to present a picture of forward momentum for Atlanta’s transit agency at a meeting of the City Council’s transportation committee on Wednesday, but elected officials had a lot of questions following the More MARTA audit released last week. After addressing the transit agency’s issues with the audit methodology during MARTA’s […]
