At the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) board meeting on Wednesday, the ARC announced its 2025 awards for Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) grants and the recipients of this year’s Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP). Six LCI planning studies will be funded through more than $1 million in grants from ARC to make metro area communities more […]
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The first American pope comes at a critical time
White smoke rose above the Vatican Thursday last week, a signal that Catholics around the world recognized as the end of the conclave to elect a new pope as a successor to the late Pope Francis. Not long after, the Vatican announced to eagerly-awaiting crowds that Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — […]
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Beltline readies for World Cup with West End driverless shuttle proposal
Atlanta Beltline, Inc. could bring autonomous vehicles to the West End with a proposed 12-month pilot program aimed at connecting MARTA to the Southwest Trail and Atlanta University Center. The people-moving project aims to add four driverless shuttles to the city by January 2025, in time for the city to host eight FIFA World Cup […]
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YWCA Greater Atlanta reaches $19.5 million goal
The YWCA Greater Atlanta, founded at Spelman College in 1902, just celebrated one of its most eventful weeks ever. Danita Knight, president and CEO of the YWCA Greater Atlanta, announced it has raised its goal of $19.5 million to renovate the Phillis Wheatley YWCA on the Westside, a project that’s been years in the works. […]
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CCI’s Rohit Malhotra announces run for Atlanta City Council president
The race for Atlanta’s City Council President is becoming more competitive. Rohit Malhotra, the founder of the Center for Civic Innovation (CCI), is running for the office. He filed his paperwork on May 9, becoming the second candidate in the race. Atlanta City Council member Marci Overstreet announced she is running for the position in […]
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Georgia State University makes way on campus remake – and Sparks Hall demolition
Georgia State University is gearing up for a major transformative project on its downtown Atlanta campus, but the $107 million overhaul will destroy the first building designed and built for the college. It’s a fast-tracked catalog of nine projects set to turn the commuter-centric campus into a true college destination before Atlanta hosts the 2026 FIFA […]
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Downtown Atlanta leaders eye World Cup progress at town hall
A public-private partnership of downtown Atlanta leaders gave a “brief snapshot” of future developments as the city gears up to host eight FIFA World Cup matches in 2026. Central Atlanta Progress President A.J. Robinson said there are approximately $3.5 billion dollars in new development planned for the next five years. The nonprofit head previewed a […]
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Piedmont Park aims for expansion, transformation with first major plan in 25 years
The Piedmont Park Conservancy launched its first comprehensive plan in 25 years on April 24 at the 28th annual Landmark Luncheon, kicking off a decades-long effort to turn the city’s iconic park into a true “crown jewel.” It’s a major plan to maintain and update Atlanta’s signature park, which sees over 6 million visitors every […]
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Enota Park construction kicks off at Earth Day groundbreaking
The Atlanta Beltline celebrated Earth Day with a groundbreaking ceremony set to transform a long-standing 0.3-acre play lot into Enota Park, an 8-acre recreational destination in Westview on April 22. Enota Park will feature three distinct areas: a spacious lawn with a performance pavilion and boardwalk, a pedestrian connection from the park to the beltline, […]
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Invest Atlanta OKs $3 million for mixed-use Oakland City project
Two historic warehouses in Oakland City are set to be transformed into a transit-oriented hub with retail, office space, and multifamily lofts by 2026, with newly approved funding from Invest Atlanta. The city’s economic development entity approved $3 million in Beltline Tax Allocation District (TAD) dollars for the construction of 126 loft units at Oakland […]
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Front Porch opens its front door to Auburn Avenue
An outpouring of civic leaders and dignitaries participated in the ribbon-cutting and unveiling of the first phase of the Front Porch project on Auburn Avenue – just two blocks west of Ebeneezer Baptist Church. The entrance to the Front Porch felt like an open-air living room that provided a welcoming entrance to the $37.5 million […]
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Touching grass while in class
Nestled beneath the shade of a 26-acre old-growth forest and adjacent to a creek in Westside Atlanta now sits an outdoor classroom, standing as a symbol and resource for environmental education and stewardship — while honoring the surrounding neighborhood. On Saturday, April 12, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA) held its ribbon-cutting ceremony for its outdoor […]
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Atlanta Olympic documentary announces theme song from Dallas Austin
Atlanta-made documentary “The Games in Black & White” now has an original theme song: “City Too Busy To Hate” by Georgia-grown producer Dallas Austin and hip hop artist Champ tells the story of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta through music. It’s available on streaming platforms ahead of the April release. The song was released by […]
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PHOTOS: King family honors 57th anniversary of MLK Jr. assassination with wreath ceremony
Family members of Martin Luther King Jr. honored the 57th anniversary of the civil rights pioneer’s assassination at an April 4 wreath laying at the King Center. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter and CEO of the King Center Reverend Dr. Bernice A King delivered remarks to a small crowd in front of her parents’ shared […]
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‘City in a Forest’ lives up to its nickname as Atlanta experiences record pollen — but pollen may be the least of our concerns
The residents of “The City in a Forest” have been fiercely reminded of its nickname since late March, with the yearly Spring pollen covering the outdoors and with allergy season blooming just as fast as vegetation. This year has seen a particularly high pollen season; on March 29, the pollen count for Atlanta was over […]
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Oakland Cemetery unveils new accessible Visitor Center
Atlanta’s oldest public park just expanded its footprint by 10,000 square feet with a new and long-awaited visitor center just outside the Oakland Cemetery gates. Mayor Andre Dickens joined with cemetery staff and volunteers to officially open the facility at an April 3 ribbon-cutting ceremony, where he called Oakland “one of the liveliest cemeteries in […]
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Georgia Tech student rents fraternity house to bring ‘hacker house’ to the school
Often at the forefront of innovation in science and technology, Georgia Tech is again home to innovation in the cybersecurity and technology world — this time through a student’s initiative. Yamil Quispe Silva, a senior studying computer science at Georgia Tech, announced last week that he is bringing a “hacker house” to Georgia Tech. A […]
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Chattahoochee Hills opens direct river access at RiverLands Park
Amid kayaks and campsites, Chattahoochee Hills city officials and state park leaders gathered on April 1 to cut the ribbon on New RiverLands Park, one of Chattahoochee River’s two new points of entry. New RiverLands Park and Campbellton Park both opened on April 1 to create direct access to Georgia’s 430-mile-long river in the South […]
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Atlanta Documentary Film Festival celebrates 20 years of showcasing documentaries and kicks off 2025 slate of festivals from Atlanta Film Series
The Atlanta Documentary Film Festival (Docufest), part of a slate of festivals put on by the Atlanta Film Series every year, celebrated its 20-year anniversary with a successful event this past weekend — with one of their best turnouts in years. Docufest was held from March 22 and 23 at the Limelight Theater in Atlanta. […]
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Dickens teases summer start for Beltline rail planning stage
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens teased public engagement sessions starting as soon as June 2025 for the newly-announced plans to build rail on the Beltline’s Southside trail at a March 27 Atlanta Press Club event. During the Q&A moderated by Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Riley Bunch, Dickens defended his controversial plan to pivot from long-planned light rail […]
