Residents will be returning home and businesses reopening on West Peachtree Street Friday a week after a teetering construction crane threatened to come crashing down in Midtown. Residents of the Atlantic apartments next door to the 1105 West Peachtree Street construction site were notified today that they would be allowed back in their units on […]
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Work complete on city’s new reservoir at Westside Park
After more than five years of drilling and construction, work is complete on the city’s new reservoir and pump station building at Westside Park. PC Construction and its joint venture partner, H.J. Russell, announced completion of the $321-million project in a press release. The project, which first broke ground in August of 2015, began with […]
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Nonprofit City of Refuge to transform former Westside hotel into affordable housing
Nonprofit City of Refuge has selected Pencor Construction as general contractor for “The 345,” the organization’s second affordable housing project on the Westside. Formerly known as The Danzig Motel, one of the only Black-owned motels in Atlanta, the project will transform the blighted site, which has been abandoned for over 20 years, into a 31-unit […]
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Healing for the Healers: Fundraiser aims to compensate Black healers who fill critical community gap
From counseling those in crisis to leading healing ceremonies for communities that experience trauma, trained Black healers fill a critical gap, but often do so without compensation for their skills and services. “In 2020, I counseled 15 Black women who were contemplating suicide,” said Healing for the Healers founder Neith Sankofa. Her own story of recovery […]
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News Briefs: DeKalb to reopen classrooms; bank robber sought; affordable housing plan
Students may begin returning to DeKalb County School District classrooms on March 9 from a pandemic closure in accordance with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The DeKalb County School District plans to announce their strategy for reopening schools at a Feb. 23 address it calls the “State of the District,” according […]
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Renovation Boom: Local contractors and designers say pandemic has spurred desire for improved space
The strength of the real estate market during the pandemic has received plenty of media coverage, but home renovators and interior designers have also kept busy this past year. As a matter of fact, the desire to improve, upgrade, and add space to existing homes is going “gangbusters,” according to one contractor. Warner McConaughey of […]
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Midtown Connector would cap 10 blocks of interstate with park, reconnect streets
The nonprofit MCP Foundation has launched a new website and will hold a series of virtual community conversations about its ambitious plan to cap the Downtown Connector from 10th Street to North Avenue with a 25-acre park. The park would also reconnect a number of surface streets broken in the late 1950s when I-75/85 was […]
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Work on Bill Kennedy Way bridge to install BeltLine trail begins Feb. 23
Work is set to begin Tuesday, Feb. 23, on the Bill Kennedy Way bridge over I-20 to continue connecting the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside and Southside Trail segments. According to a press release from Atlanta BeltLine, Inc (ABI), work on the bridge will be completed in two phases. Phase 1 is expected to begin Feb. 23 […]
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News Briefs: Mass vaccination sites open; street racing legislation; pay raises proposed for APS teachers
Four state-operated mass vaccination sites in Bibb, Dougherty, Fulton, and Habersham counties open today, Feb. 22. According to Gov. Brian Kemp’s office, these sites are strategically located near minority communities and will aim to administer 22,000 vaccines per week. The Fulton site is located at the Delta Flight Museum, 1220 Woolman Place in Hapeville. To pre-register […]
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‘The Ultimate Love Story’: Teen overcomes cancer with sister’s gift of life
A message on the back of her Team Fia hoodie tells you a lot about Sofia Irlando: “Cancer picked the wrong princess.” The words stem from a journey that began in August 2019, near the start of Sofia’s freshman year at the Paideia School. After experiencing intense stomach pains and fainting episodes, Sofia was diagnosed with […]