2022 was another year of change in Atlanta. Major leadership changes – some tragic – came to such major institutions as MARTA and the Atlanta mayor’s office. The Buckhead cityhood battle finally went dormant. Gun laws affected lives, politics and the arts. And developments big and small continued to reshape the city amid debate over the future of public transit. Here are the year’s top stories as chosen by our readers through their clicks, and some of their favorite pieces by our columnists and contributors. Click the headline to read each story.
TOP STORIES
1. MARTA CEO Jeff Parker has died
2. AJC plans to discontinue daily print editions, but will keep a Sunday/weekend newspaper
3. Olympic athlete Edwin Moses on new Morehouse track: ‘Doesn’t it look beautiful?’
4. Music Midtown weapons ban is challenged by gun rights advocate
5. Southwest Atlanta’s shuttered Nabisco factory is sold, raising preservation hopes and fears
6. Music Midtown to announce its ‘position’ amid rumors of gun law issue
7. Brad Currey (1930-2022): An Atlanta leader like no other
8. Metro Atlanta is riding the wrong bus into the future
9. MARTA names Collie Greenwood as its interim general manager
10. Buckhead cityhood leader’s service on state Board of Corrections raises questions of experience, oversight
MARIA SAPORTA
1. Planner Tim Keane: ‘Atlanta needs to change a lot’
2. Proposed new storage facility at Atlanta BeltLine and Piedmont Park a blow to city’s urban design
3. Atlanta leaders committed to fulfilling promise of rail on the BeltLine
JOHN RUCH
1. Historic Roswell farmhouse on sale for $125K and preservation agreement
2. MARTA to reveal three Clifton Corridor transit alternatives
3. Metro Atlanta’s legendary BDSM club closes as a new one rises to support community
TOM BAXTER
1. Another revelation, and worse, his wounded son, plague Walker’s campaign
2. What the Russians talk about when they talk about us
3. Lindsey Graham’s long and winding road to the Fulton County Courthouse
HANNAH JONES
1. New 48-mile Camp and Paddle Trail in the works along Chattahoochee River
2. Amana Academy West: New elementary school on Girl Scouts’ 270 acres of woods
3. Center for Hard to Recycle Materials, a zero-waste drop-off facility, comes to Decatur next year
ALLISON JOYNER
Photo by Allison Joyner.
1. Wells Fargo ‘Open for Business’ Fund donates $20 million for local small businesses
2. Postponed Fantastic Voyage sailed to help raise money for HBCU students
3. NFT studio helps local artists sell original creations on crypto platform
MARK LANNAMAN
1. Microsoft meets with Grove Park residents for feedback on 90-acre campus plan
2. Historic Oakland Cemetery hosts first ever Day of the Dead ceremony
3. World’s largest hydrogen fuel blending demonstration completed in Smyrna
KELLY JORDAN
1. Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade – Oct. 22 & 23, 2022
2. Laissez les bons temps rouler – Stone Mountain Mardi Gras Parade – Feb. 22, 2022
3. Lanta Gras – Kirkwood – Jan. 29, 2022
ELEANOR RINGEL CATER
1. ‘Elvis’ – movie portrayal of the ‘King’ falls short, but Austin Butler’s Elvis deserves praise
2. ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ – saved by a superb cast
3. Closing of Tara Theatre ends an era of Atlanta cinema
STORIES OF ATLANTA (LANCE RUSSELL)
