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Dickens Pushes TAD Extensions As Atlanta Debates Funding
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (566+ words) Mayor Andre Dickens is trying to lock in more time on eight of Atlanta's Tax Allocation Districts, using them as the financial engine for a sweeping Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative that City Hall. .. TAD Showdown: Dickens Bets Big On Atlanta Tax…...
Filings: Historic high-rise hotel building set for apartment remake
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (154+ words) Downtown's Residence Inn by Marriott latest target for residential redo, per plans filed with city...
Meeting Urgent Needs, Together: How the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and the Latin American Association Are Strengthening Stability for Atlanta Families
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (230+ words) For decades, the Latin American Association (LAA) has been a trusted resource for families across metro Atlanta, helping individuals navigate everything from housing instability to food access and workforce development. Today, through its partnership with. .. Read More Meeting Urgent Needs,…...
Atlanta hoping to extend Tax Allocation Districts, but critics pushing back on mayor's plan
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (644+ words) April 23, 2026 / 12: 53 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta To help finance Atlanta Mayor Andrew Dickens' Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, the city is hoping to extend its eight Tax Allocation Districts, or TADs " districts drawn to funnel increases in property tax revenues into redevelopment projects....
The Atlanta Voice Launches "Rooted" Series with Community Forum on Housing Affordability
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (343+ words) The Atlanta Voice is inviting residents across the city to help shape its upcoming year-long journalism initiative focused on one of the region's most pressing issues: housing affordability. The publication will kick off'Rooted, a solutions journalism series examining the impact…...
Promises made and promises kept: The Beacon at Cooper Street marks Atlantas 500th unit of rapid housing
1+ week, 6+ day ago (218+ words) Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and the City of Atlanta have reached a milestone in their initiative to build or preserve 20, 000 affordable housing units across the city by 2030. The Beacon at Cooper Street, located at 405 Cooper Street, is the 500th unit of…...
Brian Goldstone: Private equity profits from homelessness
2+ week, 1+ day ago (387+ words) Journalist Brian Goldstone recently offered insight into how homelessness has, in some cases, become big business for private equity firms " and a downward spiral for working families and individuals living in extended stay hotels, in their cars, or on the…...
Reps. Davis, Scott and Schofield: We Oppose House Bill 297
3+ week, 1+ day ago (416+ words) By State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Sandra Scott (D-Rex) We are raising serious concerns about House Bill 297, legislation that centralizes power, weakens local control and places underserved and under-resourced communities at risk. We are also…...
Georgia bill making tiny homes easier to build fails during legislative session
3+ week, 5+ day ago (615+ words) MACON, Ga. " A piece of legislation that stalled in the Georgia legislature would have given a big boost to tiny homes in Georgia, making it easier to build small houses like the ones on Norris Street in East Macon. House…...
BREAKING: Forsyth County partially lifts freeze on residential development
3+ week, 6+ day ago (16+ words) Forsyth County's residential rezoning moratorium has been partially lifted, opening the door for construction to resume....