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Fresh renderings: Vision for Cobb County’s tallest planned tower revised—again

Elevator giant thyssenkrupp blends elements of past designs for project under construction at The Battery.

In ranking of America’s top boomtowns, Atlanta strangely fails to crack top 25

Longmont, Colorado took the cake for No. 1 boomtown, per financial group’s list.

Sandy Springs takes steps to redevelop four lame shopping centers, add density

Atlanta architects TSW selected to envision dated strip malls along Roswell Road as housing hubs.

Beltline secures builder for Southside Trail, funding to start light rail elsewhere

Significant changes are in store for the proposed multi-use loop in 2020.

Gwinnett’s massive mixed-use Revel paused; county seeks new development partner

Developer North American Properties, of Atlantic Station and Avalon fame, is heading in a different direction.

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Celebrate the season with these 18 holiday events around Atlanta

From visits with Santa to ice skating and a haunted holiday fright, these attractions brim with the spirit of the season.

Midtown campus, birthplace of CNN, will be dedicated to Ted Turner this week

Former media mogul is set to attend a WarnerMedia ceremony to honor a legacy launched in Atlanta.

Brookhaven considers annexing LaVista Park as neighbors seek development input

The City of Brookhaven would reportedly gain 600 homes—and much more—via annexation.

Planners unveil $173B vision to ‘keep metro ATL moving’ through 2050, seek public input

December 13 is the deadline to weigh in on projects that could determine transportation options for decades.

Photos: Touring Hotel Row, from OutKast-muraled basements to rooftops, as South Downtown construction launches  

Newport CEO and new EVP of development share details on changes coming to Mitchell Street and beyond.

Crowdfunding effort launched to repair fire-ravaged Paris on Ponce gallery, antique shop

A $100,000 goal is established to quickly restore century-old building fronting the Atlanta Beltline.

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."

Open Thread: How hard is it out there for first-time Atlanta homebuyers right now?

Starter homes reportedly dot the city, and millennials have become active buyers, but the first step toward the American Dream isn’t always easy.

Georgia ranks 19th on national list of most bike-friendly states

Progress in metro Atlanta has helped boost the state’s rating over the past few years.

Beltline transit advocates: Crucial deadline for trail rail looms; speak up now

Current ARC plans call for just two miles of Beltline rail by 2030, transit proponents stress.

Mammoth Midtown Union project breaks ground, signs boutique hotel partner

Expect Arts Center Way to expand in a pedestrian-friendly way, too, developers say.

For a chance to win $400K Atlanta house, just donate to help homeless women, kids

If real estate investment’s not your forte, there’s the option of a $200,000 cash prize.

Photo tour: How Atlanta’s first new timber-framed office building turned out

Could Facebook be setting up shop at the recently finished Atlantic Station structure?

Versatile, soundproof Gateway Center Arena is now open near Atlanta airport

The multipurpose facility serves as home base for the College Park Skyhawks and Atlanta Dream, with concerts planned too.

Atlanta park opens in honor of 92-year-old neighborhood matriarch killed by police

Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park in English Avenue is designed to help solve chronic flooding, too.

After backlash, mixed-use developer pauses request for tax breaks along Beltline

Private developer New City wants public help building in a tax allocation district, as other projects have received.

$10.5M modernization of downtown’s historic Department Building wraps up

The project follows in the renovated footsteps of the Candler Hotel, Hurt Building, and Flatiron Building, among others.

West Midtown development boom to include indoor putt-putt concept from London

Puttshack, an "immersive mini golf experience," has signed its first U.S. lease along Howell Mill Road.

Motorists who park in Atlanta bike lanes can avoid tickets with new diversion program

Officials liken it to a defensive driving course for fined drivers.

Downtown’s Underground Atlanta set to welcome two more (temporary) tenants

More news about longterm leases is expected in coming weeks, officials say.

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Waiting Game: How Atlanta’s building boom can make homebuying a high-stakes wager 

"We’ve lived in a lot of major cities before... We’ve never experienced anything like this."

Atlanta’s site of November Democratic debate has seen recent highs, lows

Tyler Perry Studios, where 10 Dems will face off on a primary stage, has been lauded, as controversy brewed next door.

Renderings: Perimeter’s $2B High Street project files paperwork to break ground

In the works for more than a decade, the new mini-city is projected to ultimately create 10 urban blocks.

Report: Almost 6 percent of Atlanta millennial renters doomed to rent forever

Staggering student loan debt is partially to blame, per the study.

City leader asks constituents to find use for $1M in unspent Renew Atlanta/TSPLOST funds

The "Downtown Decides!" campaign puts Atlantans in charge of transportation infrastructure spending.

Key pedestrian bridge linking Atlantic Station to all points north moves forward

In light of a development surge, Loring Heights neighbors call the railroad-spanning project crucial.

Beltline visionary solicits ideas for a reimagined Interstate 285 Perimeter

Hypothetically speaking, what would make for a "Bigger Better Loop?"

Beltline denied federal grant to fund Southside Trail construction

BUILD money would have helped create the long-planned segment in Grant and Ormewood Park neighborhoods.

Leading e-scooter company announces it’s pulling fleet out of Atlanta

Lyft’s departure marks the second e-scooter provider to leave the city in the past few months.

Linking downtown to the southside, city’s first bus rapid transit project moves forward

The potentially $96 million, three-mile circuit would connect the heart of Atlanta to the Beltline’s Southside Trail.

Georgia Tech’s Living Building, the Southeast’s greenest, is a marvel of efficiency and spare parts

Now finished, metro Atlanta’s most environmentally advanced structure aims to be a self-sustaining launchpad for big ideas.

Report: Despite rise of micromobility options, emissions on the rise in metro Atlanta

While e-scooters gain popularity, GDOT is finding ways to expand the highways.

SCAD proposes mixed-use tower to continue north Midtown growth

The arts and design institution hopes to accommodate nearly 1,000 students with the Spring Street project.

1960s elementary school designed by John Portman makes ‘Places in Peril’ list

Latest designation for 10 endangered Georgia properties also includes Atlanta’s Fountain Hall.