A key stretch of Virginia Highland commercial space is set for a makeover, according to early plans from Atlanta-based development company Third & Urban. The aptly named “Atkins Park Collection” includes 61,120 square feet of retail along North Highland Avenue in the Atkins Park area. Third & Urban began acquiring buildings in 2024, and now […]
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Atlanta Beltline now has world’s longest linear arboretum
The Atlanta Beltline Arboretum officially has the world’s longest linear arboretum, stretching 12.44 miles of the completed rail-to-trail path — and it’s on track to reach 16 miles by summer. It gives Atlanta yet another distinction, alongside the world’s busiest airport and the country’s largest aquarium. But this journey began 20 years ago with […]
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Neighbors contribute to design of Chattahoochee Brick Co. memorial, park
Community members gathered at the Agape Youth and Family Center on Saturday morning March 7 to imagine the future of the former Chattahoochee Brick Company site in northwest Atlanta. The land on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River has sat vacant since 2011, when the last of the Chattahoochee Brick Co.’s buildings were demolished. […]
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Clean Old Fashioned Hate put on pause for Clean Old Fashioned Environmentalism
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and the University of Georgia (UGA) are longtime heated rivals on the football field, dating back to 1893, with their rivalry earning the nickname “Clean, Old Fashioned Hate.” But the two academic powerhouses in the state are teaming up for something bigger than football: protecting Georgia’s coasts. The […]
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CAP rebrands as Downtown Atlanta, Inc. at annual meeting
“Downtown Atlanta is back, y’all.” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens declared the urban core’s revival at the largest-ever annual Central Atlanta Progress and Atlanta Downtown Improvement District meeting and awards celebration on Mar. 11. The annual meeting came with plenty of updates about the state of downtown Atlanta, and one major announcement: The group known as […]
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The Center for Civic Innovation brings the TAD talk to new series of town halls
Are Tax Allocation Districts the key to solving Atlanta’s economic mobility issues? Or are they the force behind inequality itself? Well, the answer depends on who you ask. But the questions are core to the looming debate around Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) as the mayor’s office tries to extend the city’s eight existing TADs until […]
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Emory exhibit reinvents sports photography with a fandom focus
Iconic sports photography shows some of the athletic world’s most decisive moments. A game-winning catch, the tie-breaking score, crossing the finish line – but who ever captures the fans? “Footwork: Where We Gather,” the latest exhibit at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum, answers that question. Open now through the FIFA World Cup, the new exhibit […]
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Vine City site set near Morris Brown College set for major mixed-use development
An Atlanta-based consortium of developers is partnering with Morris Brown College to transform a long-vacant site in Vine City into a community hub and education space, complete with a hotel and grocery space. On Mar. 2, Resurgence Commercial Partners announced it had received unanimous procurement approval from the Invest Atlanta Board of Directors to advance […]
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Egleston Hall makes 2026 ‘Places in Peril’ list
On Feb. 25, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released its 2026 ‘Places in Peril’ list for significant historic properties at risk of demolition or neglect – and Egleston Hall has made the list. It’s a hot topic among preservationists because All Saints’ Episcopal Church is considering a plan that could demolish the 1918 Gothic Revival […]
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Final container business lands at Pittsburgh Yards
Five years after the opening of Pittsburgh Yards, the community-led job hub has officially received the tenth and final shipping container needed to complete the Container Courtyard. Some courtyard businesses are already open. Others are in “different stages,” but all nine consumer-facing businesses should be open sometime in the spring, and accessible to patrons – […]
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Westside Future Fund takes stock of affordable housing progress
This month’s Transform Westside Summit was a comprehensive look back at the past year of affordable housing development by the Westside Future Fund (WFF). WFF President and CEO John Ahmann reiterated the organization’s commitment to community retention, prioritizing those who live, work and learn on the Westside. At the summit on Feb. 20, Ahmann moderated […]
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Beltline hires ‘transit innovation’ VP
The Beltline announced its new Vice President of Transit Innovation, Joe Iacobucci, on Feb. 20 after a months-long search to find a leader for the hot-button issue of rail on the 22-mile trail. According to a Beltline press release, Iacobucci will lead the “design and delivery” of a multimodal transportation network on the corridor. He […]
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Park Pride announces $3.5 million in funds to park projects
On Feb. 18, Atlanta nonprofit Park Pride announced its 2026 grant recipients with 19 capital projects across the city and DeKalb County, ranging from benches and entrances to playgrounds and “gathering spaces.” Over 60 percent of this year’s funds, or about $2.5 million, are being invested in historically disinvested communities. Just a few years ago, […]
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Iconic ‘Yellow Store’ rehab and restoration is underway
A $4.1 million project to turn English Avenue’s iconic and fraught “Yellow Store” into a “community hub” is under construction, as the Westside Future Fund leads the revitalization of the depopulated and disinvested English Avenue neighborhood. It is a major project on a key property in the Westside Land Use Framework Plan, the fund’s guiding […]
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Beltline rail movement makes it to MARTA board meeting
MARTA’s monthly board of directors meeting was commandeered by Eastside Beltline rail advocates on Feb. 12 after a recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution revelation that agency leaders quietly stopped work on the project last year. In March 2025, Mayor Andre Dickens pulled support for the long-standing Eastside trail rail project and changed the location to the Southside […]
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Prince Hall Masonic Lodge reopens after $10 million makeover
The “Jewel of Auburn Avenue” is officially open for business. On Feb. 11, local leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the renovated historic Prince Hall Masonic Lodge and Temple after a years-long $10 million makeover. Now, the 16,000 square foot multi-use space is officially part of the Martin Luther King. Jr. National Historic Park. It […]
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Midtown Alliance plans 4-acre public park in heart of Atlanta
The lot on 14th Street between Peachtree and West Peachtree Streets has been vacant for nearly 40 years. Now, Midtown Alliance is developing the open space into a park shaped by the community’s wish list. At the Museum of Design Atlanta on Jan. 27, community members could provide input on the plan for the future […]
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James Marlow of Southface stepping down; Nathan Bessette named interim
The Southface Institute, a nonprofit leader in green building technology and innovation, is undergoing a leadership transition. The board has named Nathan Bessette as interim executive director for the next two years. Bessette has spent nearly six years at Southface, most recently serving as vice president of technical services. After four years as executive director, […]
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City of Atlanta acquires Tatum Lakes to create public park and preserve
The City of Atlanta announced its acquisition of Tatum Lakes Nature Preserve this week, marking a major step in transforming the 50-acre urban forest dotted with lakes and wetlands into a publicly accessible park. Tatum Lakes is situated in Southwest Atlanta’s Adamsville neighborhood, with around four acres of lakes and wetlands surrounded by a mature […]
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Freshening Findley: Renovations complete on beloved Little 5 Points corner
If you live in Atlanta, you might not know Findley Plaza by name, but you’ve almost certainly walked through it. It’s the triangle of concrete between The Porter and Little 5 Pub, sometimes occupied by throngs of music lovers vying for a new release outside Criminal Records. Maybe you even pass it on your way […]
