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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

Lakewood Heights

City kicks off development push for vacant, 1930s school property

Transformation of Lakewood Heights school calls for housing, commercial mix; RFQ now released

July 14, 2025 by Josh Green

Rebirth finally on tap for former Peachtree-Pine shelter, adjacent building

Emory says residential conversion for staff will enliven area where Midtown meets downtown

July 8, 2025 by Josh Green

Lakewood Heights

Vision for reborn Lakewood Heights school property starts to emerge

Historic preservation, housing, “high-quality retail” at core of plans for vacant APS property

June 26, 2025 by Josh Green

Land buy spares Kennesaw Mountain property threatened with development

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to grow by 21 acres, per Trust for Public Land

June 24, 2025 by Josh Green

Images: City kicks off search for ‘Pink Store’ property developers

Troubled, shuttered, but historic Pittsburgh corner seeks neighborhood-boosting new life

June 3, 2025 by Josh Green

For Kirkwood's central park, long-sought redo begins taking shape

Century-old Bessie Branham Park’s new entrance to debut at Saturday’s Kirkwood Spring Fling festival

May 13, 2025 by Josh Green

Eye-catching Art Deco renovation bags preservation award

Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation honors Decatur's revamped The Blair-Rutland Building

April 29, 2025 by Josh Green

Images: Oakland Cemetery's new front door officially arrives

New brick-clad Visitor Center with neighborhood park was two decades in the making

April 4, 2025 by Josh Green

ATL News Roundup

ATL e-scooter boom; notable Sweet Auburn book; Kirkwood housing

Real estate, architecture, and urban planning news from around Atlanta

March 20, 2025 by Josh Green

Public meeting on fate of Murphy Crossing happens this evening

Beltline officials encourage Atlantans to attend virtually or in-person

March 11, 2025 by Josh Green

Images: Gorgeous downtown ATL building makes 'Places in Peril' list

Century-old structure could be razed for parking lot, per Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation

February 26, 2025 by Josh Green

Beltline: Here's why pivotal Murphy Crossing project fell apart

Slashed home counts, unexplained costs, “ballooned” timelines played role, per Beltline leaders

February 5, 2025 by Josh Green

Robot guards are bound for South Downtown. Will they help?

Robotic tech is cheaper, less risky security alternative for developing downtown blocks, supporters say

January 22, 2025 by Josh Green