If years of online publishing have taught us anything, it’s that there’s no sure bets in terms of reader interest—unless the story contains “traffic mess” and/or “gentrification” in the headline.
With that in mind, we flip the script today to shed light on the stories people in Atlanta had very little interest or time to read throughout the compelling year of 2023 that was. As always, the results are a bit befuddling.
Below is a mix of intown and suburban news, from the southside to Decatur to Cumming to Stone Mountain and beyond. Topics deal with everything from tech innovations and discounted townhomes to protected ITP trees. (If it’s any consolation, each story garnered well over 1,000 reads—so it wasn't totally crickets out there.)
Our only criteria was that each story had been posted for at least a month, allowing for an equal playing field of time for readers to not care.
Here are our least-read stories of 2023, presented in no particular order:
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June:
Developer: Despite appearances, Vine City project isn't D.O.A.
Note to self: weedy construction sites = snoozefest.
The cleared Vine City block, as seen last September. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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October:
City unveils totally handy app to find bike parking (or lack thereof)
ATL bicyclists: a bunch of know-it-alls?
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March:
Fresh visuals, price chops spotted at NW Atlanta duplex project
When pointing out discounted homebuying options backfires.
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June:
Unique College Park concept aims to meld offices with basketball
An airball, for some reason.
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May:
First look: 'Greenest film, TV studio on Earth™' ready for its closeup
An indication ATLiens are a little bit over studio news?
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June:
Halcyon's hotel component has officially arrived
Halcyon updates are usually of high interest. Maybe it’s the hotel’s exceedingly long name?
Courtesy of RocaPoint Partners/Embassy Suites
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October:
Prose-branded project to continue Gainesville development surge
We’ll let this no-holds-barred reader comment do the talking: “I’d rather live in a shipping container on Forsyth Street in South Downtown than in Hall County.”
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January:
Luxury upgrade bound for Decatur apartment community
Oh, what, because active-adult communities are boring?
Apartments.com
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January:
Conservationists: 2022 was banner year for ATL greenspace protection
This recap of new parkland was published very early in 2023. Maybe Atlanta was still hungover?
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