The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony for the Atlanta BeltLine Southwest Connector Trail on Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. behind Beecher Hills Elementary School, 2257 Bollingbrook Drive.

The 4.5 mile trail  will link multiple neighborhoods in Southwest Atlanta to the Atlanta BeltLine. Built by the PATH Foundation, this first 1.15 mile section improves access from the Beecher Hills and Westwood Terrace neighborhoods to Beecher Hills Elementary and the PATH Foundation’s existing Lionel Hampton Trail.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft® newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.