1+ week, 3+ day ago   (276+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta On Thursday, Sept. 3, Atlanta Watershed Management crews told Rough Draft they plan to reopen a closed section of Roberts Drive near Roswell Road for holiday travelers on Labor Day weekend. While crews were able to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (676+ words) The Sandy Springs Development Authority okayed a 10-year tax abatement, valued at $2.55 million, at an Aug. 26 special-called meeting, taking effect if Woodfield Development officially acquires North River Shopping Center. Sandy Springs Economic Development Director Chris Burnett, who serves as a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (268+ words) The Alpharetta City Council gathers June 2 in a session that saw the hiring of a law firm to act as special counsel to the city. ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council will consider a plan to redevelop North Point Mall…...

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…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (459+ words) A screenshot from a Sandy Springs City Council online agenda item shows the updated site plan for 8830 Roswell Road. The 13-acre development includes, along with apartments, homes, restaurant and retail space, a 0.71-acre public park that the developer, Woodfield Development,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (170+ words) Westside Future Fund (WFF) broke ground Monday at 280 James P. Brawley for an 18-unit multifamily development, marking the organization’s first ground-up, new-construction project in the Vine City neighborhood. According to a press release, the project will be built on land that…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (234+ words) Johns Creek officials prepare for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a newly opened pedestrian tunnel under Medlock Bridge Road Aug. 12. JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The city of Johns Creek officially opened a pedestrian tunnel at the edge of one of its latest…...

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (287+ words) Midtown Atlanta’s newest greenspace could be open to the public and hosting events as early as September. According to an update from Midtown Alliance, improvements at the 98 14th Street property include installation of a storm drainage system and regrading and leveling…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (673+ words) The Norcross City Council narrowly approved a moratorium on demolition permits for pre-1950 structures until Nov. 2 at its Aug. 10 meeting, looking to align policy with the community’s desired historical character. Originally, the historic preservation moratorium was set for six months…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1135+ words) South Downtown flooded with more than 40,000 visitors in June and July during Atlanta’s run as a World Cup host city, reinvigorating an overlooked neighborhood four blocks from the Georgia state capitol. After two-plus years of renovations, construction, and courting new…...