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The $5 billion Centennial Yards development revealed plans for an eight-acre sports and entertainment district across from Mercedes-Benz Stadium — including a fan plaza for the 2026 World Cup, a 233-room hotel, and 480,000 square feet of dining and entertainment.
Centennial Yards revealed plans for a Gensler-designed, 8-acre entertainment hub with a central fan plaza -- pitched as the "center of gravity" for Atlanta's eight 2026 World Cup matches.
Centennial Yards Co. plans to break ground this year on six new buildings in downtown Atlanta, including an entertainment district across from Mercedes-Benz Stadium set to open in time for the 2026 World Cup. The $5 billion project marks the most ambitious construction phase yet for the 50-acre development formerly known as the Gulch.
The next phase of Centennial Yards will bring an entertainment district, hotels, and apartment towers to the 50-acre Gulch development next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena. Developer CIM Group plans to break ground this summer on an 8-acre section featuring four buildings and a plaza ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Xernona Clayton, 93, recounts her MLK friendship, TV firsts and Turner years with Sweet Auburn Stories producer Royce Bable.
Advocacy group BeltLine Rail Now gathered on the steps of Atlanta City Hall in 2024, hoping to remind Mayor Andre Dickens of campaign promises on BeltLine light rail ahead of his State of the City address.
Hulu's "Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told" traces the annual gathering from a Morehouse cookout to a 250,000-person cultural phenomenon — and examines how it shaped Atlanta's identity as the capital of Black America.
Congresswoman Nikema Williams announced $207.6 million in federal funding for two of Atlanta's most ambitious infrastructure projects: $157.6 million for Phase 1 of the Stitch and $50 million to connect the BeltLine to the Flint River Trail.
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $157.6 million toward constructing The Stitch, a planned 14-acre greenspace over the Downtown Connector, while a second $50 million grant will fund a multiuse trail linking the Atlanta Beltline's Southside Trail to the Flint River Trail.
Altar, a 250-capacity room with live music, comedy and a full kitchen, is coming to The Masquerade at Underground Atlanta.
A Walgreens considered a crucial resource for downtown residents shut its doors at the historic Olympia Building in April 2024, after nearly 800 people signed a petition asking the chain to stay.
Trinity Central Flats, a long-stalled 218-unit affordable housing project on a vacant downtown lot, scored $50 million in tax credits in 2024 -- clearing the way for construction on land that had sat empty for years across from Atlanta City Hall.
Explorer's Cove, a touch-pool exhibit with sharks and rays, is planned inside downtown's Georgia Aquarium.
Atlanta BeltLine Inc. launched a weekly graffiti-removal program for its paved trails in 2024 -- but carved out an explicit exemption for Krog Street Tunnel and other long-established art walls.
The company behind Corey Tower -- one of downtown's most visible older buildings -- is rebranding it as "ATL Tower" and pitching the entire 300-foot structure as ad space for hundreds of thousands of daily Connector commuters.
