The nonprofit Lifecycle Building Center (LBC) encourages community donations and actively salvages materials from renovation and demolition projects to sell at its retail store, 1116 Murphy Ave. It’s a great resource for do-it-yourselfers, home renovators, artists, film-set creators or anyone that needs dirt-cheap building materials and wants to help the environment. One of the shop’s biggest […]
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Gateway development causes concern near Chastain Park
By Dan Whisenhunt Hudon Hooks, a developer with JLB Partners, asked the Sandy Springs Planning Commission to defer approving his mixed-use development near Chastain Park. The Sandy Springs City Council will likely consider approving the zoning for the plan in July. Hooks wants to tweak the proposal to satisfy the development’s neighbors in Sandy Springs. […]
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New condo building coming to Midtown
A new condo building, Seventh, is set to break ground at the corner of 7th and Peachtree Streets in Midtown. Previously announced as apartments, the building has been switched to condominiums to meet new demand. Prices will start in the mid $600s. Seventh is the first major new condo project for Midtown in years, according to […]
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Sheep to graze again at Chastain Park
Trees Atlanta and the Chastain Park Conservancy will host “Breakfast with the Sheep” on Friday, June 21, from 9 to 10 a.m. Kudzu will be on the menu for the sheep, who are being brought in again to kick off a summer of invasive-plant-eating around Atlanta. Trees Atlanta has hired a herd of more than […]
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Outdoor Rooms Are In
Deep front and back porches are a Southern staple with Atlanta’s temperate climate, but many homeowners are looking to turn the porch into something with a bit more pizazz. Outdoor rooms – from kitchens to family rooms to trendy mini-cinemas – are sought after extra space by homebuyers, and builders and designers are responding. If […]
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Southface holding Summer Solstice June 19
Southface will hold its Summer Solstice from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, with a chance to mix and mingle with members and friends while enjoying Southface Sangria, live music, solar-churned ice cream and assorted bites from local chefs. Complimentary admission is included for Southface members, including employees of corporate members, and Sustainability […]
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Green Power: Program unites organizations
By Collin Kelley INtown Editor As part of the Power to Change sustainability initiative, the City of Atlanta has launched the Ambassador Program to define and unite the efforts of government, business, academia and nonprofits. More than 70 businesses and organizations have already signed on to become Power to Change Ambassadors, including The Home Depot, […]
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Vanpoolooza encourages vanpooling in Atlanta
In metro Atlanta, about 30,000 commute trips each week take place in a vanpool. From June through August 2013, vanpool commuters will have an opportunity to compete in Vanpoolooza, the region’s first-ever vanpool challenge to attract new van riders. Organized by The Clean Air Campaign and the region’s local transportation management associations, Vanpoolooza encourages vanpool […]
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Historic Randolph-Lucas House moving to Ansley Park
Preservationists plan to move the historic Randolph-Lucas House in Buckhead to the Ansley Park neighborhood this summer. NewTown Partners, an Atlanta-based economic development consulting firm focusing on distressed historic resources, purchased the Ansley property at 78 Peachtree Circle on Thursday, May 30, and has already begun the process of moving the structure. The mansion will […]
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Modern Home Tour
Home tour highlight of Design Is Human Week By Collin Kelley INtown Editor Modern Atlanta (MA) will host the 6th annual Design is Human Week and Home Tour June 1-9 celebrating international design excellence from the U.S., Europe, Asia and Africa. Founded six years ago by Bernard McCoy and Elayne DeLeo, MA continues to grow […]