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Cyclists on an Atlanta bike lane, part of the network scored in the 2026 PeopleForBikes City Ratings
City Briefings

Atlanta logs so-so score on 2026 PeopleForBikes ranking. What gives?

A 33 out of 100 doesn't sound like a compliment — but the same report that graded Atlanta's bike network also put it on a short national watch list.

Jul 27, 2026

Storefronts around downtown Atlanta being readied for a wave of Pop-Up Opportunity Fund business openings
Downtown Development

(Another) wave of business debuts on tap around downtown Atlanta

Fourteen more small businesses are landing in downtown storefronts at once, and the common thread is a $1.5 million fund most people have never heard of.

Jul 27, 2026

Billy Payne speaks with Andrew Young at a dinner marking 30 years since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
Historic

Thirty years on, the people who won Atlanta the Olympics sat down to dinner — and talked about the World Cup

Andrew Young, Billy Payne and Shirley Franklin marked three decades since the 1996 Games at a private dinner where the through-line to this summer kept surfacing.

Jul 27, 2026

Resurfaced Courtland Street in downtown Atlanta after the 2025 Downtown Pavement Program
Downtown Development

Downtown's streets are measurably smoother — and the city wants to run the same playbook citywide

ATLDOT says downtown potholes are down 60 percent against 2024 and the district's pavement score moved from "fair" to "good," credited to an AI-driven road-scanning partnership now headed for every neighborhood.

Jul 27, 2026

ARRRTaddict Somos Borincanos mural under the Edgewood Avenue bridge in downtown Atlanta
Arts & Culture

Point your phone at Edgewood Avenue: an AR layer now sits on top of eight Atlanta murals

Altera Art: ATL adds a second, invisible life to eight existing murals — including two in the Edgewood and Sweet Auburn corridor — with no app and no ticket required.

Jul 27, 2026

Mercedes-Benz Stadium exterior wrapped in 2026 FIFA World Cup branding
City Briefings

City leaders add up Atlanta's World Cup: eight matches, 16 Fan Fest nights, and no missed beats

At a July 22 press conference, Mayor Andre Dickens and department heads walked through what it actually took to run six weeks of World Cup downtown while the rest of the city kept operating.

Jul 27, 2026

Founders Green and a storefront restaurant in South Downtown Atlanta
Food & Drink

The downtown Atlanta restaurant board for 2026–2027: what just opened, what is still coming

A running count of the bars, cafes and dining halls that landed downtown before the World Cup — and the ones still on the calendar through 2027.

Jul 27, 2026

Rendering of the Newport RE high-rise towers once planned for Broad Street in South Downtown
Downtown Development

Four years on, South Downtown's twin-tower plan never happened — but the block filled in anyway

Newport RE promised 650 apartments in two Broad Street high-rises by 2025; the corner now holds El Tesoro and Founders Green instead.

Jul 26, 2026

Rendering of the 34 Peachtree tower conversion beside Underground Atlanta
Downtown Development

Underground Atlanta owner plans six-station food hall and 150 apartments for 2027

Shaneel Lalani is following the World Cup's biggest downtown crowds with a food hall at Alabama and Pryor and a 150-unit conversion of the 34 Peachtree tower.

Jul 26, 2026

Overhead drone view of the Peachtree Street and Andrew Young International Boulevard intersection, with all four crosswalks painted in bright blue, yellow and red patterns as cars pass through.
Arts & Culture

Sarah Lawrence's Crosswalk Mural at Peachtree and Andrew Young Honors Downtown History

Four painted crosswalks at Peachtree and Andrew Young International Blvd nod to the Olympics, John Portman and art deco design.

Jul 20, 2026

Getty Images photo from Atlanta's 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage
Sports

Goal.com Named Atlanta the World Cup's Best Host City

Goal.com ranked Atlanta the top host city of the 2026 World Cup, citing 8 matches and a record downtown fan festival.

Jul 16, 2026

The brick warehouse building at 116 Krog Street along the BeltLine
Downtown Development

A 5,400-Square-Foot Building on the Eastside Trail Is Asking $5.25 Million

The brick warehouse at 116 Krog St., with frontage on both the Eastside Trail and Krog Street, is back on the market at $5.25 million - about $977 per square foot.

Jul 13, 2026

A tall booth painted with colorful WABE graffiti lettering stands in a white gallery as visitors walk past framed art
Arts & Culture

WABE Payphone Booth Gathered Visitor Voices at The CTR During the World Cup

More than 100 locals and soccer fans recorded thoughts on Atlanta's creative spirit inside a payphone-style booth.

Jul 13, 2026

Soccer fans gather on the lawn at Founders Green in South Downtown for a World Cup watch party
City Briefings

Show Versus Tell V3M6: World Cup Fan Marches, Five Restaurants Open, and the Last Issue Under the Old Name

South Downtown's V3M6 update recaps World Cup fan marches up Broad Street and a wave of restaurant openings.

Jul 11, 2026

A man in a navy suit and striped tie gestures while talking with a colleague indoors
Downtown Development

Stitch Inc. Forms With Nine-Member Board to Carry the Downtown Cap Park Forward

The Stitch now has its own nonprofit, a board drawn from business and City Hall, and signed deals to build it.

Jul 10, 2026

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