The first rezoning vote for the Scott Boulevard Baptist Church property could happen at a District 2 Community Council meeting on Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Toco Hills Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, in Decatur. Fuqua Development wants to demolish the church to make way for a new mixed-use development called Decatur Crossing, which includes a […]
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Clean Air Schools campaign back in action
The Clean Air Campaign is working with local schools across Georgia through its Clean Air Schools program. This year, to further spark school involvement, Clean Air Schools is introducing a new “star” system to recognize schools and students for their efforts toward improving air quality. The Clean Air Schools program educates students, parents, teachers and […]
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Report: Atlanta experiencing home price surge
The online financial news service Wall St. Cheat Sheet reported Aug. 12 that the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta housing market in second quarter of this year experienced the second largest increase in home prices in the nation. This region placed just behind California’s Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville area. The article, citing information from the National Association of Realtors, said the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta […]
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Committed to Communities home tour is Aug. 17
By Jay Lawrence Local community activist and Atlanta BeltLine advocate Angel Poventud’s home will be part of the upcoming Committed to Communities Home Tour on Aug. 17. “I have 1,200 square feet and 21 windows and the light in here is unbelievable,” said Poventud, speaking of his historic bungalow in Adair Park. The project took […]
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Perspectives in Architecture: Innovation in classroom design
By Melody L. Harclerode Parents experience a range of emotions at the start of the new school year. They feel joy about the opportunities for intellection and emotional growth with their child. They ponder various questions. Who is our child’s teacher? What types of classes will our child have? Who are their classmates? If a […]
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Historic Briarcliff Summit’s ongoing makeover
Writing for the Virginia Highland Civic Association website, John Becker talks about the “extreme makeover” to the historic Briarcliff Summit building on Ponce de Leon Avenue at the corner of North Highland Avenue (just across from the Plaza Theater). Becker writes: “Many know and cherish the tremendous history that almost oozes from the nine-story building […]
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Video: WSJ reports Atlanta luxury condo market heating up
According to the Wall Street Journal, Atlanta’s luxury condo market is heating up while prices remain below their peak. There was a nine year inventory back at the beginning of the recession in 2008 and now it’s only six months. In the September issue of INtown, we’ll be exploring this trend in a feature article […]
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Prep for Randolph-Lucas House move underway
By Dan Whisenhunt In order to save a historic home, movers are going split it apart and put it back together again. Buckhead Heritage Society reports that it does not have a date set for moving the historic Randolph Lucas House from 2500 Peachtree Road to its new address in Ansley Park, but preparations are […]
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Market Watch: Ponce City Market on schedule for 2014
By Collin Kelley INtown Editor Three hundred construction workers are onsite daily to keep the mammoth Ponce City Market project on schedule for its late 2014 opening. The transformation of the old Sears/City Hall East property into Atlanta’s version of Seattle’s Pike Place Market or San Francisco’s Pier 39 will ramp up sharply in the […]
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New apartment tower to rise in Buckhead
By Dan Whisenhunt A new fixture is slated to rise over Buckhead’s skyline. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that developer John Kusmiersky, owner of 1000 Park Avenue L.P., wants to build a 39-story luxury apartment complex next to Phipps Plaza. To read the full ABC story, click here. (Subscription required.) According to information provided by the […]