Although she was only mayor for two terms, from 2002 to 2010, Shirley Franklin has been a force in Atlanta dating from first term of Mayor Maynard Jackson, elected in 1973, when she served as his commissioner of cultural affairs. On Thursday, March 27, Franklin was honored with the naming of several blocks of Central […]
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Sorry Piedmont, Westside Park is the new top dog
For 117 years, Piedmont Park has been Atlanta’s largest green oasis, offering an escape from the bustle of city life. Now, Westside Park has come to take the crown with nearly 100 more acres than Midtown’s favorite park. Westside boasts views of the skyline, walking and cycling paths and a 35-acre aquatic footprint in the […]
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Tomorrow, on the Atlanta BeltLine: Westside’s Emerald Gem
By Guest Columnist SUNDIATA RUSH, a volunteer with the Atlanta BeltLine
Grandeur. Cambridge defines it as: the quality of being very large and special and beautiful. And a Google search of the term yields over 88 million hits. But you don’t have to look far and wide for it in Atlanta. Just visit the sprawling new greenspace on the Westside and ascend the winding slope just off the central meadow. The magnificence will smack you in the face.
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Six-month moratorium on development near Westside Park to be approved March 2
The Atlanta City Council is on track to establish a six-month moratorium for most new development in the gold-rush neighborhoods around the city’s future Westside Park. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms initiated the moratorium on Feb. 17.
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Westside Park, surrounding communities at a critical juncture, deserve ‘complete’ leadership
By Guest Columnist NICK STEPHENS, an Atlanta writer and parks advocate
Earlier this year, over 15 years after it was first proposed, construction on the Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry finally began. The promise of the huge greenspace has been spurring private development nearby. As the area prepares to undergo dramatic rapid change, community activists have been raising concerns, with one major project recently arousing controversy.
