2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (239+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Parkside Shops and Hammond Exchange, abutting shopping centers along Roswell Road in central Sandy Springs, have secured $72 million in refinancing from global investment firm KKR. The package also mentions further property improvements, according to the…...

6+ day, 49+ min ago   (388+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Atlanta Beltline hosted a public meeting on Sept. 3 to present recommendations for a $3.5 billion light rail system around the 22-mile loop. Funded by the Federal Transit Administration, the three-and-a-half-year study consolidates years of prior…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (563+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Sandy Springs City Council approved a $1.5 million construction contract for about 3,000 feet of sidewalk along the west side of Lake Forrest Drive, coming close to connecting Mount Paran Road to Chastain Park. Wesley Waters,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (663+ words) A Midtown Atlanta synagogue is at the heart of a new homeless prevention program to provide stable housing to at-risk residents through financial, legal, and supportive services. Piloted in 10 cities across the U.S., Zaban Paradies Center (ZPC) at The Temple is…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (316+ words) The Dunwoody City Council at its Aug. 24 meeting discussed its use of AI and the development of policies that would dictate the ethical use of the platform in city operations. The policy would address, according to Ginger LePage, the city’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (399+ words) Opponents are concerned that a historic district will affect their property value, taxes, and future renovations. The entire Ansley Park neighborhood in Midtown has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979, but a local historic district is required…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (449+ words) Republican Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore is stepping down early next month, 60 days before the election to replace her. In an Aug. 18 email to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, Pridemore announced her plan to leave the body that regulates Georgia’s utility…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (423+ words) The owners of Jefferson Plaza and The Station office park are working with Crooked Creek Development Partners on a 19-acre mixed-use redevelopment at the Norcross-Peachtree Corners border. The team behind the “Canopy at Crooked Creek” project held a second of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (629+ words) During a two-hour Dunwoody Planning Commission meeting on Aug. 11, the panel gave the green light to two rezoning projects that will expand housing options in the city. The commission voted unanimously to approve a rezoning request for a tract of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) The council voted to approve an ordinance to appropriate $1.3 billion in revenue bonds for funding capital projects and environmental protections at Hartsfield-Jackson, the world’s busiest airport. A safe-streets project on Peachtree Street in Midtown will receive $4.5 million after council members…...