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El Tesoro Mexican restaurant announces its South Downtown expansion. Crates vinyl shop opens on Hotel Row. Officer Blue transitions to neighborhood security lead. And the 1996-built Broad Street follies are being repurposed for bike parking.
The fifth phase of Wingate's Bedford Pines redevelopment takes nearly a full city block between North and Ponce de Leon avenues.
PreView Steakhouse is proposed inside the Holiday Inn Express & Suites at 111 Cone Street NW downtown.
The Edgewood favorite plans a 3,600-square-foot location with a large patio at 171 Mitchell St., a block east of Hotel Row.
Taqueria El Tesoro is opening its third and largest location at 171 Mitchell Street SW in South Downtown, bringing its coastal Mexican beach-party atmosphere ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The new 3,600-square-foot restaurant will feature a large patio overlooking a public amphitheater, just a 10–15 minute walk from Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
A third location of the Edgewood taqueria El Tesoro will open along Hotel Row in South Downtown at 171 Mitchell St. The new venue will feature an indoor/outdoor bar, fresh fruit and vegetable smoothie bar, and El Tesoro's signature Guerrero-style tacos and more.
Atlanta Ventures posted video of crews working on Broad Street. It is the first time the district's transformation has looked like something other than a rendering.
BCA Studios Architects shared visuals for Georgia's first Motto by Hilton paired with a TownePlace Suites at 524 West Peachtree St., where the 1920s Rosser Building once stood.
Downtown Atlanta marks The Daffodil Project's one-millionth bulb, part of a living Holocaust memorial that weaves through Downtown.
The 183-room hotel at 329 Marietta St. lost three stories and its wraparound signage between designs, but kept its room count and its World Cup deadline.
Mayor Dickens told MARTA's board that Atlanta is shifting away from a $230 million Eastside Trail rail line. The streetcar would reach Krog Street Market and stop there.
The updated Downtown Atlanta Investment Map color-codes every project across six districts, and counts 5,000 more housing units in the pipeline.
An independent audit found an $865,000 discrepancy, not the $70 million the city's auditors alleged. MARTA is using the result to press for permits.
The Atlanta Vibe of the Pro Volleyball Federation brought professional volleyball to downtown for the first time with a two-game '404 Match' series at Georgia State's Convocation Center on March 28 and 30, 2025.
CP Group's redevelopment plans for The Center, the 1.2 million-square-foot former CNN Center in Downtown Atlanta.
