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Images: Georgia State’s Sparks Hall fully wiped away for new greenway

Current Woodruff Park renovations also part of GSU's $107M “College Town Downtown” initiative

July 9, 2026 by Josh Green

Underground Atlanta to Argentina soccer fans: Come here, let's party

District owner: “Businesses are thriving, and the streets have never felt so energized"

July 6, 2026 by Josh Green

City: There’s more for World Cup fans downtown than fancy stadium, fest

Mayor's office advises global FIFA visitors to come early, explore broadly, support local

June 30, 2026 by Josh Green

World Cup fans give honest takes on Atlanta transit, vibes, food, more

“It’s probably as good as what America could have done”

June 22, 2026 by Amit Kamma

Needed downtown Atlanta housing begins vertical construction

More than 200 residences, retail in pipeline at Trinity Central Flats near Atlanta City Hall

June 19, 2026 by Josh Green

Images: Old CNN Studios to morph into 'The Looking Glass' downtown

Overlooking Centennial Olympic Park, “Alice in Wonderland”-themed concept bound for The CTR

June 18, 2026 by Josh Green

At edge of Georgia Tech campus, next student housing project planned

Centennial Olympic Park Drive development would border Inspire Atlanta apartments

April 5, 2022 by Josh Green

Photos: Downtown Atlanta's people lanes are just a memory now

But could there be hope for a less vehicle-centric future?

March 23, 2022 by Josh Green

Pedestrian safety project on tap near Mercedes-Benz Stadium

GDOT overhaul of Northside Drive section slated to begin this year

March 15, 2022 by Josh Green

'Jewel' hotel to join groundswell of investment in South Downtown

Boutique Origin Hotel Atlanta planned on Pryor Street, near Newport's Hotel Row

March 14, 2022 by Josh Green

Letters show downtown heavyweights support shared Peachtree lanes

Westin Peachtree Plaza, AmericasMart, office tower owners put support in writing

March 11, 2022 by Josh Green

City plans to remove people-friendly project on Peachtree Street

Downtown shared lanes experiment was supposed to signal “beginning of a cultural shift”

March 10, 2022 by Josh Green

Photos: How downtown Atlanta's new pedestrian mall turned out

Georgia World Congress Center project extends walkability, seating areas from Centennial Olympic Park to Mercedes-Benz Stadium

March 8, 2022 by Josh Green

Plans materialize for Centennial Yards' first new office building downtown

Designs with “three slender towers” would overlook future park, today’s Gulch

March 3, 2022 by Josh Green

Atlanta's largest hotel in ages is going vertical downtown

Set to overlook Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Signia by Hilton Atlanta hotel recently appointed its general manager

February 25, 2022 by Josh Green

Former Philips Arena clock, a downtown landmark, is being replaced

The Marietta Street structure survived the tornado of 2008

February 23, 2022 by Josh Green

Images: Downtown's next tower climbs near Centennial Olympic Park

Luckie Street building, now called The Legacy at Centennial, replaces a parking lot

February 22, 2022 by Josh Green

Photos: Behind the scenes at downtown Atlanta's Hotel Row revival

As construction concludes, developer Newport hopes the stage is set for a Mitchell Street comeback

February 11, 2022 by Josh Green