By Dan Hourigan, Director of Transportation and Sustainability, Midtown Alliance It’s unanimous! Everyone is dissatisfied (for differing reasons) with what is happening at Atlanta’s curbs. Drivers are frustrated when the delivery truck is blocking a ...
By Jim Durrett, President of the Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of the Buckhead CID, and Tony Peters, BCID Director of Capital Projects and Programs What really sets metro Atlanta’s community improvement districts (CIDs) apart ...
By Paige Sullivan, Marketing Manager, Central Atlanta Progress Last month, Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) hosted their first-ever virtual Annual Meeting & Awards Tribute, presented by PNC Bank. Normally ...
By Ginny Kennedy, Midtown Alliance Director of Urban Design There is no one with a more unique perspective on Midtown’s evolution along the Peachtree corridor than the Sabine Woman. Don’t know her? Let me introduce ...
By Jim Durrett, President of Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of Buckhead Community Improvement District In the midst of the attention to issues of public safety, homelessness, and potential zoning changes to address housing needs, ...
By Eddie Meyers, CAP Board Chair and President, Georgia, PNC Financial Services Group I approach the end of two-year term as Chairman of the Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) Board reflecting on the immense challenges the ...
BY KEVIN GREEN, MIDTOWN ALLIANCE PRESIDENT AND CEO It’s a wrap. 2020 was a year for the history books. It was also a year of discovery as we learned how dependent we are on each ...
By Jim Durrett, President of Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of Buckhead Community Improvement District I want to dwell briefly on what has been a horrible year by almost any measure, but with a few ...
Alan LeBlanc, President & Chief Operating Officer, Brewed to Serve Restaurant Group My wife Cindy and I have operated restaurants on Peachtree Street in Downtown Atlanta for over twenty years. Opening Max Lager’s Wood Fired ...
By Neda Abghari, Curator & Art Consultant The power of art to provide hope, inspiration, reflection, and connection is undeniable. It is where we turn for solace, sometimes even escape, to simply feel. To sense ...
By Jim Durrett, President of Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of Buckhead Community Improvement District In July I was honored to be asked to serve the Buckhead Coalition as its president and CEO, while continuing ...
By Ansley Whipple, Woodruff Park Project Manager, Atlanta Downtown Improvement District In a typical year, Woodruff Park, a six-acre greenspace located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta, would be teeming with activity and events, from ...
By Rev. Tony Sundermeier, Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta My regular run takes me from my home in Ansley Park to Piedmont Park, and then up 12th Street to Peachtree. Once I ...
Note from Jim Durrett, President of Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of Buckhead CID: In response to queries from members of the Buckhead community about an apparent increase in the number of homeless individuals seen ...
By Tim Keane, Commissioner, City of Atlanta Department of City Planning, and Josh Rowan, Commissioner, City of Atlanta Department of Transportation In this year of the unexpected and the long overdue, our community has been ...
By Brian Carr, Director of Marketing and Communications, Midtown Alliance While there’s no guarantee we’ll know the results immediately from one of the most pivotal presidential races in memory, it’s important to reflect on the ...
By Jim Durrett, President and CEO, The Buckhead Coalition This morning, a Saturday, I took my electric bike out for a ride to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. I had one hour before my brother ...
By A.J. Robinson We’re still in a pandemic and flu season is almost here. If we want a healthy community and a healthy economy, we need to get as many people vaccinated against the flu ...
By Ellie Hensley, Midtown Alliance If you’ve ever enjoyed a walk down a tree-lined Midtown sidewalk, used a trash or recycling bin at one of our intersections or enjoyed an afternoon day on a bench ...
By Jim Durrett, President of The Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of Buckhead Community Improvement District If you frequently walk or jog on PATH400, the man in this photo will need no introduction. Walter Dixon ...
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