Category: Views From Peachtree

By Jim Durrett, President of the Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of the Buckhead CID, and Tim Keane, Commissioner of the Department of City Planning, City of Atlanta For months I have heard from constituents in Buckhead that the zoning changes proposed by the City of Atlanta would ruin Buckhead’s wonderful, stable, single-family neighborhoods. I […]

Something For Every Taste Each Day Throughout September  Celebrating the vast array of dining options Downtown, Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) will kick off The Downtown Dine Out, spotlighting restaurant specials and menu highlights throughout the month of September. With something for every taste, Downtown is the ultimate dining […]

By Chantelle Rytter, Lantern Parade Artist and Parliament of Owls Founder Fun is seriously important to our well-being. Coming together as a flock of owls and flying and dancing down the streets of Midtown all dressed in black and white, being weird and elegant together, is ridiculous fun. We have a common calling to delight […]

In 2019, the Buckhead Community Improvement District and Livable Buckhead created a program to help more Atlanta Police Department officers call Buckhead home. The Buckhead officer housing subsidy program is rooted in the idea that police officers can be more effective in their jobs when they live in the communities they serve. However, it’s no […]

By Bob Maricich, International Market Centers CEO The feeling of optimism was palpable throughout the recently concluded Atlanta Market – International Market Centers’ (IMC) flagship gift and home décor market at AmericasMart Atlanta – as retailers and designers from across the country and around the world gathered again to buy for their stores and projects. […]

By Ginny Kennedy, Director of Urban Design at Midtown Alliance A Fiat Panda half-devoured by translucent stone has anchored the corner of 10th and Peachtree Streets for nearly four years. The giant sculpture known as Autoeater will soon be revving its way out of the city. Some will be sad to see it go, while […]

By Jim Durrett, president of Buckhead Coalition and executive director of the Buckhead CID Atlanta is known for many things: the capital of the South; home to the world’s busiest airport; Southern hospitality; our great sports teams; a city of trees; and the cradle of the civil rights movement. We are also known for our […]

A Thought Leadership Column for Saporta Report By A.J. Robinson  President of Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID)  July 30, 2021 will mark one year since civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was laid to rest. For over six decades we recognized John as a man who […]

By Ellie Hensley, Editor and Producer, Midtown Alliance Midtown is known as Atlanta’s “Heart of the Arts,” boasting the largest concentration of arts and cultural institutions in the Southeast. For more than a year, these venues have been working to adapt to public health challenges, which necessitated moving their programming to a virtual format. Some […]

By Jim Durrett, president of Buckhead Coalition and executive director of the Buckhead CID In 2020, responding to increasing concerns about crime and its impacts in Buckhead, the Buckhead Coalition took a leadership role in working with many partners in the development and implementation of what has become the Buckhead Security Plan. We continue to […]

A.J. Robinson, President, Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District 1996 was a watershed year for Atlanta, in many ways charting the course for the city as it transitioned to the 21st century. Best remembered as the year we hosted the Centennial Olympic Games, 1996 was also the year that then-new Metro Atlanta […]

By Ellie Hensley, Editor and Producer, Midtown Alliance Momentum in Midtown continues to grow stronger each day as more of us return to what we’ve been missing. Activities like shopping for gifts and browsing in a store. Eating a meal or grabbing drinks at a new restaurant or an old favorite. Sitting down in the […]

By Tony Peters, BCID Director of Capital Projects and Programs As the calendar turns from May to June, the Buckhead Community Improvement District (BCID) is prepping to kick off several major construction projects in the coming weeks and months. When you read the latest updates below, you’ll likely notice a common theme: these projects are […]

Fredalyn M. Frasier, Project Director of Planning & Urban Design, CAP/ADID On the heels of a robust inaugural year of programming, Arts & Entertainment Atlanta (A&E Atlanta) is pleased to host its second-ever digital exhibit, The South Got Something to Say, from June 1-July 31. Partnering with curator Karen Comer Lowe, four A&E Atlanta digital […]

By Emily Russell, Founding Member and Managing Director, Whole World Improv Theatre When your mission is to bring people together through joy and laughter, but you are separated from your audience and artists by a global pandemic, what does a little non-profit comedy theater do? Improvise! Whole World Improv Theatre, in the heart of Midtown […]

By Livable Buckhead and Buckhead Business Association In a year defined by the global coronavirus pandemic, businesses and their employees faced countless challenges that tested their creativity, adaptability and resilience. Two Buckhead organizations – Buckhead Business Association and Livable Buckhead – recently honored local businesses that exemplified those qualities in 2020. On April 15, Livable […]

Ansley Whipple, Woodruff Park Project Manager, Atlanta Downtown Improvement District The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) is embracing the spring season with the return of free community programs to Woodruff Park, plus the announcement of forthcoming capital improvements to Downtown’s central greenspace, supported by a Legacy Grant from Park Pride. On weekdays from 11:00 a.m. […]

By Shoccara Marcus, Artist-in Residence at Cousins Properties’ Promenade I describe myself as a dancer first, and a photographer second. I fulfill love of both crafts with dance photography. I get a joy out of putting dancers in different environments and creating a dialogue with the line, shape, and form of the body in relation […]

By Jim Durrett, President of Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of Buckhead Community Improvement District By now you have heard about an effort among some in Buckhead to divorce from the City of Atlanta and incorporate as its own city within Fulton County. This is not the first time that the idea has been pursued, […]

By A.J. Robinson The news of Henry Aaron’s passing in January hit me like a hard foul ball into the stands along the first base line. Like so many boomers of the 50’s and 60’s living in the South, I grew up listening to the Braves on the radio. Back then, the “Hammer” was the […]