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Can $300K homes within walking distance of Marietta’s historic square entice buyers OTP?
The new community includes spacious houses, green spaces, and access to Marietta City Schools.
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The ultimate guide to Atlanta’s most haunted locations
A collection of spooky tales and places throughout the metro.
Could this airy loft asking $193K make diehard Atlantans consider Marietta?
Agent: Interest in this type of home near Cobb County’s most storied downtown square has been "overwhelming."
Artist’s ‘Lost Subways’ series depicts the MARTA network that could have been
New York City-based creator also spotlights the extensive Atlanta streetcar system that was.
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Where to watch Atlanta July 4th fireworks
From Marietta to Avondale Estates, metro Atlanta offers a multitude of options for the most patriotic—and pyromaniacal—among us.
Cobb Colonial with backyard ‘amphitheater’ charms for $469K
This traditional suburban home surprises with a cutting-edge "Spinwall."
Award-winning modern in Atlanta Country Club Estates called ‘masterpiece’ at $2.4M
Angular, minimalistic Marietta dwelling was featured recently in "MacGyver."
Trend of adaptive-reuse food halls in Atlanta suburbs shows few signs of slowing
Developers continue quest for the next OTP Krog Street Market.
How a midcentury ‘mess’ was resuscitated in Marietta
Atlanta architect details a 1960s ranch renovation near Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
Nodding to Frank Lloyd Wright, $510K midcentury modern called ‘purist’s dream’
Near Marietta Square, cypress-clad 1950s dwelling in time-capsule condition has struggled to sell, however.
Metro Atlanta dominates ranking of the nation’s largest apartments
Four cities in the Atlanta region claim top 10 slots on a list of roomiest average rentals across the country.
Report: Metro Atlantans must make about $50K to buy median-priced homes
The region still falls on the "more affordable" side of the 50 biggest metro areas.
Atlanta builder targets first-time buyers with ‘affordable’ houses in ’burbs
Will a new line of standalone houses from the high $200Ks lure buying newbies to Marietta?
Meet Atlanta’s ‘Mews House,’ other intriguing moderns on upcoming MA! tour
Forthcoming design festival pilgrimage will highlight the latest and greatest in ATL home architecture.
Atlanta could fork up $100K for Beltline-type Chattahoochee River Greenway
Atlanta City Councilman Dustin Hillis’s legislation would pave the way for the city’s portion of a 100-mile trail.
Near Marietta Square, townhomes from low $300Ks report gangbuster sales
Half-sold community promotes a cheaper, walkable alternative to Atlanta living, but will intowners bite?
What $5M buys around metro Atlanta these days
Apparently, $1M homes are no longer the benchmark they once were for luxury real estate.
For $245K, downtown Atlanta loft is exercise in hipster Americana
Marietta Street property is rich in character but virtually wall-free.
Atlanta to get first ‘Smart Neighborhood’ on the Westside
The first phase of Altus at the Quarter is a collaboration between Pulte and Georgia Power.
Report: Atlanta rents have been trending down for three straight months
Could it be a sign that city’s post-recession apartment explosion is cooling? Or just a winter’s lull?
College Football National Championship is today, and downtown Atlanta will be a zoo
Offices are closing early and residents are being urged to avoid downtown streets after 2 p.m.
Metro Atlanta is getting a second IKEA!!!!!!!
For those who love assembling furniture and eating Swedish meatballs, Marietta will now offer the luxury.
Downtown, developer floats aquarium-adjacent events and entertainment towers
One Ocean Place would feature research facilities, exhibits, retail spaces, and an observation deck.
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Eight top picks near Atlanta for great autumn hikes
From ITP forest treks to bona fide mountain adventures, Atlanta and North Georgia are loaded with terrific hiking options this time of year.
Metro Atlanta’s ongoing battle for regional transportation solutions
For more than 50 years, MARTA has struggled to gain traction in the greater metro.
Homeless shelter denied in Marietta as Atlanta closes Peachtree-Pine
Issue of suburban homelessness coming to fore as Cobb Parkway location is opposed by neighbors.
Here ye! Cobb County castle heads to auction gauntlet at steep discount
In two weeks, chivalrous bidders shall be summoned to Marietta’s 13,700-square-foot brick fortress.
Georgia Tech wants 52 acres of Cobb County, where fighter jets were once built
School plans to acquire Lockheed plant (and 20 acres of greenspace) for national defense and homeland security technology research.
Forsyth County’s Halcyon project unveils Krog-style market concept
Like Avalon before it, mixed-use utopia’s initial restaurant roster includes familiar names.
Atlanta’s iconic Big Chicken clucks back to life in Cobb County
The towering fowl underwent a three-month renovation and now boasts fresh look, screened porches. It’s a big cluckin’ deal.
Photos: inside Atlanta United’s kickin’ new training grounds, headquarters
Situated on 33 acres in Marietta, Atlanta United’s recently completed training ground and 30,000-square-foot headquarters has been described by players as the league’s finest.
Another Atlanta suburb wants its own Krog Street-style market
Marietta is the latest Atlanta ‘burb to jones for its own food hall attraction in the vein of both Krog Street and (somehow) Ponce City market.
Study: Sandy Springs rents have cratered in the past year. WTF?
Of 11 cities Zumper looked at—from Atlanta to Gainesville, and many popular communities across the northern arc—all saw one-bedroom rents go up, with the exception of Sandy Springs.
Former council prez: Beltline apartment proposal in Reynoldstown is flawed
A former Atlanta City Council president and current mayoral hopeful who was among the Beltline’s early backers sees red flags galore with an apartment proposal in Reynoldstown that would snuggle up to the extended Eastside Trail.
MARTA in Cobb: hypothetical maps foresee rail in suburbs
MARTA is planning to extend lines into Cobb County, connecting hundreds of thousands of suburban Atlantans to the rest of the city via viable public transit for the first time ever. Well, hypothetically, anyways.
$2.5M Marietta ‘castle’ gets medieval on metro Atlanta
Listed for just shy of $2.5M, this painstakingly customized, 13,700-square-foot slice of suburban decadence was modeled after several castles, with its biggest influence being Sir Walter Scott’s 1770s home. Think: Downton Abbey meets cul-de-sac.
Ornate Marietta ‘treasure’ dates to 1838, costs $2.7M
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and located up the street from Marietta’s square, this Victorian estate is called Oakton, and it acted as headquarters for Maj. General Loring during the famed 1864 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
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Where to watch Atlanta July 4th Fireworks
When it comes to July 4th blowouts, metro Atlanta offers a multitude of options for the most patriotic — and pyromaniacal — among us. Here are 10 great fireworks options around Atlanta (and a couple worth driving to OTP) to do 4th of July right.
Renderings: Atlanta United's Swank New Facilities
Located on 33 acres off Interstate 75, the headquarters and training facility will feature six fields: three turf and three grass. And the site is apparently at least 50 percent larger than Centennial Olympic Park — so take that, Atlanta.