4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (644+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta City Manager Eric Johnson said farewell to the Norcross community at the Sept. 8 council meeting, after nearly six years as the city’s top official running day-to-day operations. Incoming City Manager Cheri Hobson-Matthews officially begins her…...

1+ week, 13+ min ago   (287+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Atlanta Regional Commission is sharing its long-term housing plan to address the growing regional affordability crisis. Housing Forward 2035 sets goals for all 11 member counties of the Atlanta Regional Commission. The three focus areas are:…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (546+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Norcross Branch Manager Joshua Beasley, leading one of 15 Gwinnett County Public Library locations, shared updates on the city’s centrally located media center at an Aug. 26 PDC community forum. Beasley said the Norcross Branch will celebrate…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (654+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Norcross leaders and officials from around Gwinnett County officially cut the ribbon on Sept. 1 at the new Norcross Public Safety Building on Buford Highway, celebrating the most expensive project in city history. The roughly $27 million…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (343+ words) A vacant big-box retail store on Holcomb Bridge Road is reopening as a multi-use worship and event venue after a $28 million redevelopment. Eagles Nest Church will hold the grand opening of its new permanent home at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (729+ words) The Norcross City Council held a special-called meeting before the regularly scheduled Aug. 24 policy work session to appoint former Henry County Manager Cheri Hobson-Matthews as the new city manager, effective Sept. 11. Outgoing City Manager Eric Johnson, semi-retiring to Florida in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (283+ words) Meals On Wheels Atlanta is reimagining one of its signature fundraising events with a refreshed vision for the ninth annual Power Luncheon, set for Thursday, Sept. 17, at 1705West, 1705 Commerce Drive NW. The event will bring together Atlanta’s creative, business, civic, and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (423+ words) The owners of Jefferson Plaza and The Station office park are working with Crooked Creek Development Partners on a 19-acre mixed-use redevelopment at the Norcross-Peachtree Corners border. The team behind the “Canopy at Crooked Creek” project held a second of…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (177+ words) As Channel 2 Action News has reported, the Summerhill neighborhood is fighting against a proposal to move the cauldron from where it has been for 30 years to Centennial Olympic Park. The letter from Dickens was posted to a social media account…...