Stories tagged "Development"
“We’ll see if that money ever makes it this far down the block.”

A lifelong Grove Park resident shares her perspective on the impact of TADs in her community.

Community Notebook: Rose Circle Park gets street crossing signage

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

West End elementary school faces possible closure

In the recently released APS Facilities Plan, historic West End schools are preserved, but M.A. Jones Elementary is at risk.

It doesn’t take long, if you start right

As the community engagement process for an APS-owned development drew to a close last year, some community members did not think the final proposal was the best option for the neighborhood. So they charted a different path forward.

Community Notebook: When a community comes together

Donna Stephens wanted her neighborhood park to have seating for families who came to the park to watch their children play games. So she worked to make it happen.

Collier Heights is not for sale

Rising property values, speculative investors, and short-term rental conversions are colliding with restrictive historic preservation rules, creating an uncertain future for this historic Black neighborhood.

Artwork of houses in Collier Heights with a rising sun.
Built for legacy

Collier Heights was designed by and for Black people, with the architectural design of every house telling a story. From American Small Houses, to ranch-style, to mid-century, each home focuses on the symbolic power of the neighborhood.

Community Notebook: April 8, 2025

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

Community Notebook: March 31, 2025

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

A cyclist rides past Camelot Condominiums off Old National Highway in College Park.
Imagining a new Old National Highway

Community members who remember the corridor’s glory days want to see businesses come back to the area. With this redevelopment, though, they say crime must be addressed, too.

Caught in the winds of change

As more newcomers—and new developments—come to Tri-Cities, residents wonder how they fit in the area’s future.

Take me to the river

Traveling across the Tri-Cities area can be challenging without a car. A forgotten river that runs below the world’s busiest airport can fix that.

The nine-hole Tradition course at Heritage Golf Links in Gwinnett County's unincorporated Norcross.
What should be done with Heritage Golf Links?

Where a residential developer sees available, open greenspace on which to build, residents envision a cheaply-built, congested traffic nightmare.

The void General Motors left behind

Lakewood Heights residents wonder what will replace everything the assembly plant left behind—though there’s no shortage of ideas.

What Lakewood Heights needs, according to developer Omar Ali

“I picture a thriving neighborhood based on healthy living, a lifestyle, mixed income households—very similar to, say, Grant Park, but different, of course.”

The West End Mall: New Developers Arrive on Scene

A third developer takes a stab at reinventing the historic community centerpiece — with promises made, residents wait and watch expectantly

‘From Bankhead to Buckhead’

For decades, the phrase has embodied Atlanta’s tale of two cities. But the narrative is changing

Meeting Notes: Eyes on Fort Mac

Five ways residents want Forest Park to grow—and how the city is actually spending their money

West End Mall’s uncertain future

As COVID-19 threatens plans for the neighborhood’s Black commercial center, businesses hang in the balance