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A free Wednesday lunchtime concert series on the Broad Street Boardwalk plaza in downtown's Fairlie-Poplar District.
A diner-style breakfast and lunch counter from Todd Ginsberg and Josh Kim is headed to 185 Mitchell St. in South Downtown.
Heart of South Downtown is a finalist for a Levitt Foundation grant to bring a free multi-year outdoor concert series to Atlanta beginning in 2026. Vote by September 15th — text ATLANTA to 877-409-5525.
MARTA pauses Atlanta Streetcar service in Downtown for Georgia Power utility repairs and its own upgrades.
Atlanta officials are pushing plans for a new downtown Amtrak station, hoping to deliver a regional rail hub as the city studies potential sites between North Avenue and Memorial Drive.
A 19-story luxury apartment tower called the Mitchell has opened as Centennial Yards' first newly constructed building, marking a milestone in the $5 billion redevelopment of Atlanta's Gulch. The grand opening ceremony drew city leaders to celebrate what some feared would never happen.
280 days to the World Cup. Smorgasburg announces October opening at 140 Forsyth. A maker space with laser cutters and 3D printers is coming to ATV. 185 Mitchell's 1870s facade gets meticulous restoration. And a Civil War bullet and antique brooch surface from Broad Street excavation.
Legacy in Bloom art installation honors civil rights pioneer Xernona Clayton at Hardy Ivy Park in downtown Atlanta.
EY plans to relocate its Downtown Atlanta office and about 3,000 staff to Ten Twenty Spring in Midtown, targeting August 2026.
Fast-casual Roti Modern Mediterranean is adding a bowls, salads and wraps spot inside downtown's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
A public-private grocery from Savi Provisions, Invest Atlanta and the city fills the two-story Art Deco landmark across from Woodruff Park.
From Mike Stasny's 30-foot 'Millennial Pink' in August 2024 to LeMonde Studio's crank-operated 'Misting Mushrooms' in summer 2025, Woodruff Park's rotating ART in the PARK series turned downtown's central green into an outdoor gallery.
PacificPoint Realty's Towns at O4W replaces older houses and a vacant lot at 404 Linden Ave., a block south of North Avenue near Central Park.
RBH Group says the 30-plus-story building near Centennial Olympic Park will finally start, four years after designs first emerged.
ATLDOT says it is not aware of any change to the SS4A grant that would rebuild two downtown streets as connections to the Beltline's Southside Trail.
