5+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1739+ words) As a Midtown resident who has lived within two blocks of Piedmont Park for more than 50 years, I've seen it all. That includes the beloved legacy Atlanta Arts Festival (now defunct), Music Midtown (now Shaky Knees), the Peachtree Road Race,…...

1+ day, 12+ min ago  (368+ words) By Libby Saylor Wright, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta In recent weeks, Atlanta has found itself at the center of a growing conversation around "teen takeovers," large gatherings of young people that have raised concerns for public…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (454+ words) On April 16, Invest Atlanta approved a $2 million Westside TAD grant for critical relocation work on the Vine City site of the planned Andrew Young International Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. It's an essential step for the $100 million project. The grant…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (482+ words) An all-ages crowd packed under a tent to watch the Atlanta Beltline open its final segment of southeast trail in Glenwood Park on April 16. It will mark the first time Atlantans can walk or ride their way on a paved…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (548+ words) One year after announcing plans to purchase the long-vacant lot at 98 14th Street, the Midtown Improvement District unveiled its vision for "Midtown Green" at the annual Midtown Alliance Meeting. Despite the working project name, it's no run-of-the-mill greenspace. The neighborhood coalition…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (466+ words) There aren't that many cities that can say they've hosted the Olympics, a World Cup, a Super Bowl. That's a very short list," Hall said in an interview with Atlanta Way 2. 0. I want people to understand how special and rare…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (1161+ words) The influential Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP) held its April 10 meeting at Invesco's headquarters in the Midtown Union development. The location was not a coincidence. It was the first ACP meeting to be chaired by Andrew Schlossberg, CEO of Atlanta-based…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (202+ words) Lance Russell is an Atlanta-based filmmaker and media communicator who, for over three decades, has been entrusted by clients to tell their stories. A seasoned producer with an innate ability to cut to the heart of the matter, Lance's instincts…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (604+ words) In 62 days, the FIFA World Cup will land in Atlanta for eight matches. It will bring an estimated 300, 000 tourists to the downtown area and even more locals to the city's core." City officials are working to ready the city for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (338+ words) The Atlanta History Center has released a new coffee table book featuring 100 artifacts that tell the story of Atlanta, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement to present day. The book, "Atlanta in 100 Objects: A Century of Stories,…...