Atlanta’s Mechanicsville neighborhood is getting its first-ever historic study as a step to possible National Register designations for certain streets and buildings in a time of development pressures.
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In remaking part of Mechanicsville, the future may lie in the past
For the strip of Whitehall Street nestled between Castleberry Hill and Mechanicsville just southwest of Downtown, the future is easy to predict. Redevelopment.
But redevelopment into what and for whom? A skyscraper-crowned mega-project freshly announced for the strip’s Downtown end is one kind of answer. Another future, however, might lie in the past.
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Atlanta Council committee hits “pause” on tighter flood-control rule
An environmental update is going forward minus an attention-getting paragraph.
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Storm brewing over Atlanta’s draft flood-control rules
New draft rules set off enviros, developers.
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A conversation with Rebecca Serna of the Atlanta Bike Coalition
On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition brings its massively popular event – Atlanta Streets Alive – to the Southwest and Southside of Atlanta.
To get a better feel of what Atlanta Streets Alive is, check out last year’s event which shut down 3.1 miles of Peachtree Street from Downtown at Ellis Street to the Colony Square building on 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta.
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Atlanta City Council Candidate Q and A: District 4
The race for Atlanta City Council District 4 has attracted more candidates than any other contest in the city. Nine folks want to represent an area that runs from Oakland City through Ashview Heights, Atlanta University Center and Downtown.
