Toll Brothers and Portman Holding presented revisions to their respective mixed-use projects at the May 11 meeting of the Midtown Development Review Committee (DRC). Toll Brothers and WDG Architecture presented updated plans based on feedback received last month from the DRC. The overall phased project, including a 37-story tower with 376 units and 4,900 square […]
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Mayor Bottoms bids an early farewell during Buckhead Business Association meeting
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who announced last week that she would not seek a second term, bid an early farewell during a May 13 Buckhead Business Association meeting. During the virtual meeting, Bottoms touched on crime-fighting, housing affordability and opposition to the cityhood movement, while still tweaking some of those positions in response to political pressures, […]
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UPDATE: Gas shortage grips Atlanta as Colonial Pipeline slowly restarts operations after cyberattack
Alpharetta-based Colonial Pipeline, which supplies gasoline to nearly half of the East Coast, has restarted operations after a cyberattack crippled the company, but officials warned it could be “several days” before gas stations were restocked. Colonial Pipeline said in a statement: “Following this restart, it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain […]
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Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown joins mayoral race
Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown is running for mayor after filing paperwork to begin raising funds. Councilman Andre Dickens is expected to officially enter the race later this week, too, according to a report from Atlanta Civic Circle. The council members entered the race after Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made the surprise announcement last week […]
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News Briefs: Spa shooter indicted; gasoline shortage; memorial services set for C.T. Martin
The man who confessed to killing eight people in shootings at two Atlanta spas and another in Cherokee County has been indicted on murder charges. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she will seek hate crime charges and the death penalty after a grand jury indicted Robert Aaron Long, 22. He was also indicted […]
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APS decision to change high school first bell to 7:45 a.m. prompts petition
Atlanta Public Schools’ decision to ring the first bell for high school students at 7:45 a.m. for the 2021-22 academic has prompted a petition to reverse the time change. The change was announced in an email to parents late in the afternoon on Friday, May 7 as part of a recalibration to make up for […]
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8th annual Midtown Garden Stroll returns May 16
The Midtown Neighbors’ Association will host its 8th Annual Midtown Garden Stroll on Sunday, May 16, from noon until 5 p.m. This free event takes place throughout the Historic Midtown Garden District. The stroll is an outdoor self-guided tour, providing a rare opportunity to experience some of Midtown’s private gardens. Homes are clearly marked with […]
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News Briefs: Business license renewals; Atlanta Eagle historic designation; Food Bank breaks record
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has issued an administrative order to assist and ease the business license renewal process. The order calls for increased training for ATL311 agents and improved self-service articles for renewals; establishing an interdepartmental team to resolve support requests escalated from 311 in a timely manner; and establishing an in-person business license renewal […]
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C.T. Martin, former ‘Dean’ of the Atlanta City Council, dies at 84
Former Atlanta City Council member C.T. Martin, 84, died this morning surrounded by his family at his home in Southwest Atlanta. Martin was known as the “Dean” of the City Council, serving as District 10 councilman for nearly 30 years. In 2017, the City of Atlanta renamed the Adamsville Recreation Center, for which he secured the […]
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“I may bend, but I will never break”: Mayor Bottoms holds press conference after decision not to seek reelection
An emotional Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms struggled not to have an “ugly cry” at the top of a press conference she called Friday morning to discuss her shocking decision not to run for reelection. “It has been my highest honor to serve as mayor of this city,” Bottoms said. “I prayed for God’s wisdom and […]