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Atlanta Sets Two Public Meetings on Chattahoochee Brick Site and RiverLands
Residents can review park and trail concepts July 25 and discuss brownfield cleanup July 27 for the Chattahoochee Brick Company site.
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Atlanta Marks Global Diaspora Day With Summit and Morris Brown Festival
Atlanta’s first official Global Diaspora Day includes a July 24 summit and a July 25 festival at Morris Brown College, connecting local communities with international partnerships.
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MARTA Ridership surges during World Cup group stage
The transit agency moved roughly 1.7 million people to World Cup events during the first two weeks of the tournament, with one day alone accounting for 220,000 rail customers.
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Atlanta catches its breath on World Cup off-day as city crews reset for Round of 32
The last group-stage match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Congo DR vs. Uzbekistan — wrapped Friday. The next match is July 1. In between, sanitation teams are cleaning up, MARTA is holding five-minute frequencies, and fan zones across the metro remain open.
Sports
World Cup: DR Congo and Uzbekistan face off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
With a spot in the Round of 32 potentially on the line, the Leopards of DR Congo face Uzbekistan tonight in the final Group K match at Atlanta Stadium.
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The 10 best ice cream spots in metro Atlanta, ranked
From a 1940s walk-up in Decatur to a new vegan concept in West End, here's our critic-tested ranking of the Atlanta area's essential ice cream shops.
Traffic
Hartsfield-Jackson braces for 4 million passengers in July Fourth travel surge
The airport expects more than 370,000 travelers on its busiest day and is urging passengers to arrive 2.5 hours early for domestic flights and 3 hours early for international. The rush runs through July 7.
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Six restaurants to try this July, from a Vietnamese omakase to a Decatur seafood house
Atlanta's summer 2026 restaurant scene is the strongest in years. Here are six openings worth booking — and one worth skipping.
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Hartsfield-Jackson sets new record for busiest day in airport history
More than 268,000 passengers moved through the airport on Thursday, breaking a 2019 record and signaling a full recovery from the pandemic-era travel slowdown.
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BeltLine's Southside trail gap is finally closing. Here's what's opening — and what isn't.
After nearly a decade of planning and a half-billion dollars in spending, the two-mile missing segment between Oakland City and West End is on track to open by fall. But three key segments are still years away.
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Piedmont Park gets major renovation, including a new public pool
The 12-month, $48M project adds a swimming pool, a redesigned playground, new restrooms, and a complete overhaul of the park's aging mechanical systems.
Business
Georgia's film industry rebounds, but Atlanta's grip is slipping
The Peach State's film production volume is up 22 percent year-over-year, but the metro Atlanta share is at a decade low as new sound stages open in Savannah, Augusta, and Columbus.
Sports
Atlanta's high school football scene is quietly having its best season in a decade
Three metro teams are ranked in the top 25 nationally, the most in any year since 2014. What's driving the rise — and whether it can last.
Opinion
Opinion: The World Cup showed MARTA what it can be — now keep it up
If MARTA can run five-minute headways, deploy ambassadors at every station, and move 220,000 rail riders in a day, why can't it do that on a Tuesday in September?
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MARTA shatters single-day ridership record as 220,000 rail riders flood system for World Cup
Wednesday's Morocco-Haiti match drove rail ridership to 2.3 times its normal weekday volume. Transit officials say the agency has moved 1.7 million passengers to World Cup events since June 11.
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Atlanta man exonerated after 22 years in prison, lawsuit against city begins
Marcus Holloway walked free Friday after DNA evidence cleared him of a 2004 murder he always said he didn't commit. His lawyers say the city's first wrongful-conviction payout could exceed $14 million.
State
Georgia Supreme Court rules in favor of Atlanta in long-running water rights case
The 6-1 ruling preserves Atlanta's withdrawal rights from Lake Lanier — but the court's narrow reasoning leaves the door open for future challenges.
Business
What Atlanta's economy actually looks like in 2026
GDP is up, jobs are up, wages are up. So why doesn't anyone feel good? A look at the real numbers.
Local
MARTA board approves long-delayed bus network redesign. Here's what's changing in August.
After two years of community meetings and four rounds of revisions, MARTA's new bus map goes live August 24. Some routes double in frequency. Some disappear entirely.
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World Cup Atlanta: What to know before kickoff — from security perimeters to MARTA extra service
Atlanta hosts eight matches starting Monday, including a semifinal. The city has spent two years and $300 million on security, transit, and infrastructure. Here's how to navigate it.
Business
Atlanta's housing market cools to a crawl: What buyers and sellers need to know this summer
Homes are sitting on the market nearly twice as long as they did during the pandemic frenzy. Inventory is up, bidding wars are rare, and sellers who overprice are paying the cost in weeks of silence.
Local
MARTA postpones new CQ400 railcar debut, misses World Cup target
The agency had aimed to have its new railcars in service for the FIFA World Cup, but ongoing testing and safety certification requirements pushed the rollout past the June 11 start date.
State
Carter Center Marks 30 Years of Mental Health Advocacy at Annual Atlanta Forum
The landmark gathering continues a three-decade mission to reduce stigma and advance mental health policy nationwide
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MARTA's NextGen Bus Network Launches April 18, Bringing Biggest Overhaul in Decades
The most comprehensive bus redesign since the 1970s triples high-frequency corridors and debuts Atlanta's first Bus Rapid Transit line.