If you want to live above Midtown, this penthouse at Aqua on 10th Street might just be the ticket – if you have a cool $2.2 million budget. Highlights of the penthouse include a private elevator and more than 1,600 square feet of private outdoor space on a wrap-around terrace that features a custom kitchen […]
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Report: Norfolk Southern nixes plans for fuel terminal at Chattahoochee Brick site
Norfolk Southern has dropped plans to build a fuel terminal at the controversial Chattahoochee Brick Company site in west Atlanta. The rail freight company had halted work at the site, located on the Chattahoochee River just north and west of Bolton Road, after the City of Atlanta filed an injunction to stop the fuel terminal. […]
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News Briefs: 1.5 million inoculated; Chattahoochee Brick Company injunction; mayor appoints judge
The Georgia Department of Public Health announced Feb. 17 that 1.5 million doses of the COVID-`19 vaccine have been administered across the state. First responders, law enforcement, and Georgians 65+ are currently eligible to receive a vaccine in the 1A+ category. To view vaccination locations, please visit dph.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine. To view more vaccine reporting data, click here. Norfolk […]
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City will study creating bottling business to employ the ‘water boys’
The Atlanta City Council approved legislation during its Feb. 15 to study creation of a bottling and distribution business to employ the “water boys.” The resolution requests the city’s chief financial officer to conduct a feasibility study for create the “municipal enterprise” to create new revenue streams and establish a workforce development program aimed at […]
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Coronavirus Update: 1 million get vaccine; CVS offering inoculations; APS gets CDC reopening guidance
More than 1 million Georgians have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. As of Feb. 12, 1,010,521 had received at least one dose of vaccine, while 348,561 Georgians have completed both inoculations. “Our health departments and other vaccine providers are working tirelessly to administer these potentially life-saving vaccines as quickly as our vaccine supply allows,” […]
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City Council to hold work session on BeltLine tax district; Upper Westside CID wants changes in legislation
The Atlanta City Council will hold a virtual public work session on the proposed tax district to pay for the completion of the Atlanta BeltLine on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. The public can leave comments for the council about the proposed special services district (SSD) from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. […]
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News Briefs: Interstate homicide; mayor vetoes road control vote; Fulton DA investigating Trump
Atlanta Police are searching for suspects in an early morning homicide that closed southbound I-85 at the Downtown Connector on Feb. 10. According to reports, officers responded to a call of a person shot on the interstate around 5:15 a.m. and found one man dead and another wounded. Investigators believe the incident wasn’t random, but […]
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Ground broken for mixed-use apartment, commercial project on BeltLine’s Southside Trail
Charleston, S.C.-based Middle Street Partners has broken ground on its first Atlanta project – an apartment complex adjacent to the Atlanta BeltLine’s Southside Trail at 1015 Boulevard SE in Grant Park. In partnership with Pacific Coast Capital Partners (PCCP), the community is slated for completion in 2023 and will consist of a six-story building featuring […]
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News Briefs: Armed robbers sought; mayor announces HIV Executive Fellow; city kiosk program
The Atlanta Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying four suspects involved in armed robberies on Jan. 3. The first incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. at the Westin Hotel in Buckhead when a man was robbed as he entered the hotel by four males driving a blue Nissan Versa with drive out tags. […]
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Perspectives in Architecture: Renovation of Fountain Hall represents Morris Brown perseverance
Morris Brown College is entering a new chapter in its distinguished history. President Kevin James has rallied alumni and supporters for a hard reset of policies and procedures to ensure the institution’s accreditation, financial stability, and governance. He expects the college established in 1881 as the first institution of higher learning in Georgia for black […]