A small tax increase for businesses and apartment complexes along the Atlanta BeltLine corridor has been proposed to help fund the completion of the entire 22-mile loop. Legislation to create a Special Service District (SSD) within the Atlanta BeltLine Planning Area was introduced at the Atlanta City Council meeting on Jan. 19. Without additional funding, […]
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Exploratory committee forms to study Buckhead cityhood
Proponents of Buckhead leaving Atlanta to become its own city or join another existing one have organized as a nonprofit and will debut with a Jan. 20 virtual town hall. The group, called the Buckhead Exploratory Committee, aims to study the costs and benefits of various forms of local government. When the committee first began forming […]
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News Briefs: Biden nominates Bottoms for DNC; Kemp gives State of the State address; MLK Jr. statue unveiled
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to serve on the Democratic National Committee as vice chair of civic engagement and voter protection. The DNC will hold a vote on officers next week. In December, Bottoms turned down Biden’s offer to lead the Small Business Administration in his cabinet and reportedly declined an […]
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UPDATE: Atlanta Police seeks public help in finding murder, assault, and robbery suspects
Investigators with the Atlanta Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in apprehending a number of suspects wanted for murder, assault, and armed robbery. * On Jan. 7 just after 11 a.m., a woman was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint on the Atlanta BeltLine Southside Trail near Grant Way. According to the police report, the […]
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Gov. Kemp gives briefing on COVID-19 vaccine availability and capitol security
Gov. Brian Kemp and State Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey held a press briefing Jan. 12 at the State Capitol to address controversy surrounding the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine. Kemp said local health departments and healthcare providers had been inundated with requests for the vaccine leading to unanswered phones and crashing websites. Toomey said […]
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Fox and Southface join forces to make historic theatres across the southeast sustainable
At a time when a global pandemic has forced theaters across the country to go dark, the Fox Theatre Institute (FTI), a department of Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, is partnering with environmental nonprofit Southface Institute and its GoodUse program to make historic theaters across the Southeast more resilient and resource-efficient. Through the partnership, FTI will offer outreach, […]
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News Briefs: Public safety reform; housing preservation fund; bond funding for affordable housing
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced additional actions to further address public safety and criminal justice reform in the city of Atlanta. The administration has introduced legislation to implement the Department of Corrections (DOC) deployment plan. The plan includes recommendations for realigning DOC staffing needed to maintain corrections operations and transitioning a number of staff […]
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Property Spotlight: Midtown condo in historic building offers plenty of charm
If you’ve ever wanted to live in one of Midtown’s historic buildings, then check out this charming condo on Argonne Avenue. Listed for $229,500, the one-bedroom/one-bath condo is located in the circa-1917 Tyrol Court Building at 685 Argonne, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The top floor unit has 9-foot ceilings, […]
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MLK Day observances to include virtual events, annual run, music and more
The King Center The King Center will host a series of virtual programs and events in celebration of the 2021 King Holiday Observance. The King Center’s inaugural two-day Beloved Community Global Summit will be held virtually on Jan. 14-15 in collaboration with partners, The Carter Center, The Center for Civil and Human Rights and Points […]
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APD makes arrests as ‘hundreds of cars’ involved in weekend street racing
Hundreds of cars involved in street racing and stunts invaded Little Five Points and the Northside Parkway area overnight, according to the Atlanta Police Department and various social media reports. Police scanner traffic intercepted by Citizen, the app that monitors crime activity in the city, first reported that “200 cars” were in Little Five Points […]