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First look: New vision for Beltline project Murphy Crossing emerges

Agency reports “big milestones” complete, with onsite work ahead along Westside Trail in Oakland City

March 16, 2026 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Fresh details emerge for Atlanta Civic Center's potential future

First phase envisions “high-density, mixed-income anchor” for Old Fourth Ward’s western fringe

March 12, 2026 by Josh Green

Images: MLK Jr. National Historical Park adds restored Atlanta landmark

Efforts to save, preserve Sweet Auburn’s Prince Hall Masonic Temple and Lodge spanned nearly a decade

March 9, 2026 by Josh Green

Groundbreaking set for Atlanta Opera’s Beltline-adjacent, $45M project

Buckhead cultural destination officially christened “Molly Blank Center for Opera and the Arts”

February 4, 2026 by Josh Green

Planning efforts kick off for major new Atlanta public park

Long-abandoned Atlanta Prison Farm envisioned as one of city’s largest greenspaces, memorial site

February 3, 2026 by Josh Green

Atlantic Station

Atlantic Station details retail shakeup with additions, expansions, more

Highlights include popular Chinese variety store MINISO, fresh slate of eateries on tap

February 3, 2026 by Josh Green

Images: Classic-style expansion project near Gold Dome tops out

New legislative building joins nearly $400M in changes around Georgia State Capitol

December 22, 2025 by Josh Green

Photos: John Portman's iconic modern beach house fetches record price

Late Atlanta architect, developer built "enlightened" marvel Entelechy II on Sea Island 40 years ago

December 9, 2025 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Atlanta Civic Center development sets groundbreaking—at long last!

After decade of false starts, ceremony scheduled to kick off historic Old Fourth Ward property's phase one

December 5, 2025 by Josh Green

Pricey, historic Midtown building morphs into supportive housing

Pint-sized apartments at 1930s Winnwood once started at $1,700 monthly

December 1, 2025 by Josh Green

Quest for revived, vibrant downtown Grove Park scores boost

Grove Park Foundation to acquire two more properties along main thoroughfare, near Atlanta’s largest park

October 23, 2025 by Josh Green

Atlantic Station

At 20-year anniversary, recalling what Atlantic Station once was

Thriving jobs center, largest industrial cleanup in U.S. preceded today's towering mixed-use district

October 16, 2025 by Josh Green

Photos: New Midtown tower debuts rooftop omakase, lounge space

Celestia, Ishin by Ito claim rooms with views at Ten Twenty Spring building; more en route

October 13, 2025 by Josh Green

Letter to Editor: Hands off Portman's iconic downtown skybridges

Professor, writer responds to architect's proposal to redevelop elevated walkways as mixed-use notes

October 1, 2025 by Josh Green

Downtown ATL's 'hamster tubes' as functional parks? How's that sound?

Architect reimagines Portman’s skywalks as “catalysts for connecting people, programs, and public life”

September 19, 2025 by Josh Green

Fox Theatre plans changes to boost year-round appeal in Midtown

Preservationist-approved enclosure bound for Marquee Club terrace added in 2018

September 19, 2025 by Josh Green

Overhaul kicks off for Kirkwood's historic central greenspace

Following years of planning, bulk of Bessie Branham Park Renewal project is now underway

September 19, 2025 by Josh Green

Preservationists scorn GSU decision to bulldoze 1920s downtown building

148 Edgewood Ave. substation structure is part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Landmark District

August 5, 2025 by Josh Green