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Atlanta soul food institution Busy Bee Cafe is set to open its third location in Centennial Yards, inside The Mitchell residential tower at 125 Ted Turner Drive SW, featuring a quick-service format and a full bar program.
After years of pop-ups, Michael and Shyretha Sheats are building a permanent home for their Georgia-rooted Southern cooking in South Downtown.
Mayor Dickens backs a new Amtrak station at Centennial Yards and a MARTA headquarters near Five Points in Downtown Atlanta.
A Miami-based firm designed the Castleberry Hill project at Markham and Haynes streets, on a .16-acre corner that last sold for $600,000.
Webstar Technology Group closed on a 10-acre downtown parcel near Mercedes-Benz Stadium, launching a $756 million first phase that includes 600 luxury condos, a 300-room hotel, and 60,500 square feet of retail.
Billboard puts the downtown Atlanta home of the Hawks fifth nationally and seventh worldwide among big indoor venues.
Jasmine Crowe-Houston's food-waste company opened its first full Community Market in Sweet Auburn — a neighborhood that had been a food desert.
Plans to convert 597 Auburn Ave. into offices for a Sweet Auburn nonprofit fell through. The fixer-upper is back on the market.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's dining team rounds up nearly 20 highly anticipated restaurant openings coming to metro Atlanta in 2026, from a second Busy Bee Cafe in Atlantic Station to new spots throughout South Downtown ahead of the World Cup.
The $5 billion Centennial Yards project is transforming the Gulch — long considered too difficult to develop — with thousands of apartments, new streets, retail, and office towers rising from what were once weedy parking lots, as Hotel Phoenix recently reached its highest point.
A three-story building at Markham and Haynes streets and a nearby pool house are set for demolition, with redevelopment plans still undefined.
With FIFA confirming Atlanta's first seven World Cup matchups, business and civic leaders are shifting from abstract planning to targeted outreach for visiting fans from Spain, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and beyond. Georgia officials see the tournament as an opportunity rivaling the 1996 Olympics for international exposure.
The Irish Exit takes 4,735 square feet in the under-construction Entertainment District, with garage-style doors opening onto the street.
FIFA announced the complete schedule for the 2026 World Cup on December 8, 2025. Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host eight of the tournament's 104 matches, including a semifinal on July 15.
Metro Atlanta short-term rentals are already booking up ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Airbnb projecting roughly 6,000 guests and 45,000 guest nights with local hosts. Analytics firm AirDNA says booking activity surged after the World Cup draw, with available units now averaging $300 per night.
