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Five years after its debut, a quiet evening aboard the Atlanta Streetcar
A major expansion could boost the limited transit system. In the meantime, it’s a good place to nap.
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25 best things to do with kids in Atlanta this winter
We searched the city to find the 25 best family friendly activities in Atlanta, from a puppet theater to one of the largest aquariums in the world.
In Old Fourth Ward, affordable housing development with office facet gains steam
Decatur Street project called Thrive Sweet Auburn to receive $350,000 grant to boost housing affordability.
Renderings: How a mixed-use destination could sprout in historic Sweet Auburn
The Front Porch at Auburn Avenue is being called "Atlanta’s premier equity-project."
At $469K, Sweet Auburn townhome flaunts rooftop views across downtown
Four levels and a "walker’s paradise" designation near Edgewood Avenue nightlife.
Along Edgewood Avenue, new brewery, bar, expanded restaurant claiming old buildings
Biggerstaff Brewing Company, watering hole called Handlebar, and more in the works.
Development tidbits: What’s happening (and isn’t) around intown Atlanta right now
The skinny on prospective projects in Midtown, Sweet Auburn, and Atlantic Station.
I live car-free in Atlanta—and I love it
Despite roadway hazards and irrational drivers, I’ll always prefer to walk and bike.
1940s Edgewood Avenue building on streetcar line seeks new lease on life
What should become of a prominent building zoned for restaurant, nightclub, bowling alley, office uses?
Remarkable projects in Atlanta designed by black architects
From the airport to the Benz and Atlanta Botanical Garden, these are works worth noting throughout the city.
First look: ‘Stacks’ townhome hubs planned for Edgewood Avenue and East Atlanta
Both multifamily concepts will claim vacant lots in popular Atlanta bar districts.
In downtown’s shadow, three-level industrial loft at Brushworks building costs $300K
Sweet Auburn property counts rooftop views and 95 WalkScore.
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Sweet Auburn birth home sells for nearly $2M
The iconic Auburn Avenue house, now the property of the National Parks Service, has stood since 1895.
Revised vision for Jackson Street Bridge pocket park has emerged
Iconic Old Fourth Ward photography spot is primed for a road diet and pedestrian-friendly makeover.
$800K Old Fourth Ward listing aims to continue Boulevard’s evolution
Under-construction "showstopper" near Edgewood Avenue is claiming a corner lot.
Photos: For Super Bowl LIII, 30 fresh murals are being painted around Atlanta
Off The Wall exhibit will feature works highlighting the city’s civil rights legacy.
After Beltline transit win, More MARTA project list is officially approved
The new plan maps out $2.7 billion in transit expansion projects.
Design firm’s satellite office concept ‘Spacelab’ aims to boost Sweet Auburn
Tvsdesign and its clients can analyze furniture in the envelope-pushing Auburn Avenue coworking space.
Built of stacked shipping containers, Old Fourth Ward dwelling aims for $650K
Three-story cube stack near Edgewood Avenue is configured as a duplex—for now.
Sweet Auburn loft with soaring ceilings, 100-year history asks less than $350K
Near downtown, this corner unit has a two-story floorplan but just one fully walled bedroom.
Atlanta’s photography mecca, the Jackson Street Bridge, could get its own tiny park
Check out the renderings for the iconic bridge’s proposed transformation.
First look: Sweet Auburn co-working space ‘Constellations’ debuts in historic setting
Above Auburn Avenue’s Apex Museum, the office space will replace the Southern Education Foundation.
Edgewood Avenue’s Brown Hayes Department Store building begs a whopping $1.3M
Once home to Old Fourth Ward nightclub Erosol, the 100-plus-year-old space has gone unused since 2016.
On Auburn Avenue, a seven-unit co-living space is planned
Awethu House will offer a unique chance to live in a fresh intown residence while fostering community.
Dated Sweet Auburn housing tower is undergoing much-needed rehab
$24 million upgrade is transforming Wheat Street Towers, an option for low-income seniors.
Atlanta Public Schools sports complex steps up to bat in Sweet Auburn
Centrally located new fields will provide space for Grady High School sports to practice.
Auburn Avenue apartments along Atlanta Streetcar line to finally chug forward?
The $9 million project could bring 92 residential units and retail space to Sweet Auburn.
Along Downtown Connector, demolition clears way for new athletic complex
The new Walden Athletic Complex will feature space for five sports, a new fieldhouse.
Sweet Auburn preservation initiative relies on votes to spruce up historic house
Neighborhood boosters want 120-year-old Bryant-Graves residence to become a destination for visitors from around the world.
Atlanta’s streetcar: transit boon or economic development scheme?
While many have lambasted the streetcar for operational deficiencies, new projects have been transforming neighborhoods all around it.
Historic building to be reborn as co-working space, continuing Auburn Avenue’s upswing
Plans for the streetcar-adjacent building call for offices, a library, podcast studio, and coffee shop.
$24M upgrade of Sweet Auburn apartment tower has launched
More affordable housing could be in the cards for project’s second phase at doorstep of historic Wheat Street Baptist Church.
In shadow of downtown Atlanta, cutting-edge recreation facility, public pool rises
Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation and Aquatic Center in Sweet Auburn is adding a major neighborhood amenity, leaders say.
Near Grady Hospital, Grim Reaper building might soon have date with death
Old Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness building, complete with amazing sculptures, could soon be torn down.
Finalized, utopian concept for Memorial Drive Greenway unveiled
Community input helped guide ambitious plans for key thoroughfare
Photos: Flipped Sweet Auburn apartment complex fetches record price
A once-tired 1960s apartment complex emerged in Sweet Auburn with a new name (The Avery) and look last year, touting skyline views, Beltline and MARTA walkability, and one-block proximity to Edgewood Avenue attractions. Now, it’s set a sales record.
Invest Atlanta: New live music venue is coming to Sweet Auburn
In the 1920s and 1930s, Sweet Auburn was the heart of African American Atlanta, providing housing, shopping, and cultural attractions. Now, that legacy will be revisited with the Sweet Auburn Ballroom, planned to enliven Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, just a block from Edgewood Avenue.
Sweet Auburn townhomes with sweet views debut in $620Ks
This particular unit, listed last week at $625,000, is full of wide-open spaces and sleek, non-Depot finishes that don’t smack as cliche. With three bedrooms and four and 1⁄2 bathrooms, it counts 2,373 square feet, a two-car garage, and at least three outdoor spaces.