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A Grady-backed charter school opens betting that teenagers can fill Georgia's healthcare gap
City Briefings

A Grady-backed charter school opens betting that teenagers can fill Georgia's healthcare gap

The Academy for Innovation in Medicine opens with about 200 students on a model that sends graduates out with an associate degree and industry certifications already in hand.

Aug 29, 2026

Forvis Mazars leaves 191 Peachtree for Midtown, and downtown loses another accounting firm
Downtown Development

Forvis Mazars leaves 191 Peachtree for Midtown, and downtown loses another accounting firm

The firm is cutting from 45,000 square feet downtown to 25,000 in Midtown's 999 Peachtree, while its old building sits 54% occupied and on a distressed loan watchlist.

Aug 29, 2026

Selig hires an outside brokerage for its Midtown land, betting on the next office cycle
Downtown Development

Selig hires an outside brokerage for its Midtown land, betting on the next office cycle

With Atlanta office construction essentially halted, Selig Enterprises brought in Partners Real Estate to chase anchor tenants for development sites it has held for more than a decade.

Aug 29, 2026

A five-level building on the Freedom Park Trail hits the market after foreclosure
Downtown Development

A five-level building on the Freedom Park Trail hits the market after foreclosure

442 Cain Street NE has a rooftop deck, skyline views and a stalled restaurant conversion behind it — and at 0.13 acres, the lot is too small for anyone planning to knock it down.

Aug 29, 2026

South Downtown pauses construction and lays off four project managers after the World Cup
Downtown Development

South Downtown pauses construction and lays off four project managers after the World Cup

After $140 million and a tournament-sized debut, the district's tech-investor owners are stopping new construction to find out whether what they built can actually lease.

Aug 29, 2026

Regions Bank adds 23,000 square feet in Midtown and brings remote staff back in
Downtown Development

Regions Bank adds 23,000 square feet in Midtown and brings remote staff back in

The bank now holds about 122,000 square feet across five floors at its namesake tower, and roughly 190 previously remote employees will move into the new space by the end of September.

Aug 29, 2026

New Beltline stairway to Grant Street and The Beacon closed for rebuild after inspection failures
Downtown Development

New Beltline stairway to Grant Street and The Beacon closed for rebuild after inspection failures

Inspectors flagged cosmetic and dimensional problems in the stairway tying the Southside Trail to Grant Street, and the fix will keep the connection closed into late October.

Aug 29, 2026

Forward Warrior returns Sept. 18-20 with 80 new Cabbagetown murals and a $130,000 projector from Downtown Atlanta Inc.
Arts & Culture

Forward Warrior returns Sept. 18-20 with 80 new Cabbagetown murals and a $130,000 projector from Downtown Atlanta Inc.

Eighty new murals, a Krog Street Tunnel projection mapping debut and a poetry showcase land on Wylie and Tennelle streets during Forward Warrior's 12th year, Sept. 18-20.

Aug 29, 2026

Smileys Burger Club takes over the old How Crispy space in Summerhill, opening Sept. 1
Food & Drink

Smileys Burger Club takes over the old How Crispy space in Summerhill, opening Sept. 1

The Decatur burger shop moves into a Georgia Avenue storefront that has sat empty since May, while Colmado keeps pouring $10 tastings every Thursday in Old Fourth Ward.

Aug 29, 2026

A third-acre lot on Whitehall Street returns to market at $1.49 million with expired plans for 30 apartments
Downtown Development

A third-acre lot on Whitehall Street returns to market at $1.49 million with expired plans for 30 apartments

The vacant Mechanicsville parcel at 515 Whitehall Street is back up for sale at a 67-percent markup over its last asking price, pitched on Centennial Yards momentum.

Aug 29, 2026

Atlanta and MARTA settle More MARTA dispute for $52 million
City Briefings

Atlanta and MARTA settle More MARTA dispute for $52 million

A decade of fighting over how More MARTA sales tax dollars were spent on enhanced bus service ends with $52 million headed back into the program account by 2028.

Aug 29, 2026

Atlanta ranks No. 1 for hybrid work, with the densest coworking market in the country
City Briefings

Atlanta ranks No. 1 for hybrid work, with the densest coworking market in the country

A Hubble study of 203 U.S. cities put Atlanta first for hybrid-work readiness, citing 41.7 coworking spaces per 100,000 residents and $199 average memberships.

Aug 29, 2026

Ruby Chow's is adding a Westside Beltline location on Trabert Avenue in 2027
Food & Drink

Ruby Chow's is adding a Westside Beltline location on Trabert Avenue in 2027

The Asian-American restaurant that opened across from Ponce City Market weeks before the pandemic is taking a bigger, glass-fronted space on the Beltline's northwest extension.

Aug 29, 2026

The Stitch adds Beltline veteran to leadership as shovel-ready date slips to 2027
Downtown Development

The Stitch adds Beltline veteran to leadership as shovel-ready date slips to 2027

Downtown's highway-capping park project brings on two senior hires with Beltline and state economic development experience, while a $2 billion Alpharetta arena district clears rezoning.

Aug 29, 2026

74,000 square feet of empty gym sits above Courtland Street, and it's finally for lease
Downtown Development

74,000 square feet of empty gym sits above Courtland Street, and it's finally for lease

A full basketball court, an indoor running track and a drained pool have sat untouched above Courtland Street since 2009. Cushman & Wakefield is now shopping the space.

Aug 29, 2026

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