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FIFA confirmed that Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host eight World Cup matches in 2026 — five group stage games, a Round of 32 match, a Round of 16 match, and a semifinal — with an estimated $5 billion in regional economic impact.
Tea, meditation and music: the "I AM Peace" Station pop-up moves into 210 Peters Street SW in Castleberry Hill.
FIFA prohibits corporate sponsor names at World Cup venues, so Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be referred to as Atlanta Stadium during the 2026 tournament. The $1.6-billion venue is scheduled to host eight matches, including a semifinal on July 15.
Built on the Georgia Dome's old foundation, Signia by Hilton opened with seven distinct restaurants and bars — each with its own chef.
With Atlanta hosting eight World Cup matches in 2026, business and civic leaders are pushing to accelerate office-to-residential conversions, MARTA station upgrades, and new tech hubs before the global spotlight arrives — a moment leaders call a "generational opportunity."
Wingate Multifamily started demolition on Boulevard North, an 88-unit affordable housing project near Ponce City Market and the fourth phase of a decade-long push to reshape the Boulevard corridor.
Craft markets, lunchtime boardwalk music, summer yoga and storefront art fill Downtown Atlanta's placemaking lineup.
Central Atlanta Progress rallied regional business leaders to strengthen support for downtown as it recovers from COVID and prepares for the 2026 World Cup, announcing a partnership with the Metro Atlanta Chamber to deliver a list of projects needed before the global event.
Forty shipping containers on a former parking lot at 184 Forsyth Street became The Melody — downtown Atlanta's first rapid housing development, built in four months for $5 million and named for a woman who died on the city's streets.
A ceremonial tree planting, wider Courtland Street sidewalks and a protected M.L. King Jr. Drive bike lane in downtown Atlanta.
McGowan says Centennial Yards is 'full steam ahead' in the Gulch, with two towers rising and office plans shifting.
Georgia Works finished a $14M campaign to renovate Sweet Auburn's 1912 Odd Fellows building on Auburn Avenue as its headquarters.
EggRoll Boyz expands to Marietta Square Market, Luca's Brooklyn Pizzeria debuts at Politan Row, and chef Bella Jones's much-anticipated Liz & Leon's elevated soul food restaurant will no longer open in South Downtown.
A Georgia Tech grad-school thesis imagined a 1,138-foot skyscraper rising straight out of Five Points station, reconnecting North and South Broad Street for the first time since MARTA divided them.
Atlanta has selected a development team led by Egbert Perry of Integral Group to convert the 40-story 2 Peachtree Street office tower into approximately 625 residential units, including 222 affordable units. Mayor Andre Dickens announced the choice after the Invest Atlanta board voted to select Two Peachtree Partners LLC for the project.
