Invest Atlanta approved a $925,000 grant to give Underground Atlanta a fast World Cup makeover downtown. Kirkwood threw its 23rd annual Spring Fling at Bessie Branham Park, Morehouse College sent off 578 graduates at the first commencement under new president F. DuBois Bowman with Chris Paul as speaker, and Emory's Rollins School of Public Health joined a national coalition pushing HIV prevention into neighborhood pharmacies.
Underground Atlanta Gets a $925K World Cup Glow-Up Before the Matches Arrive Downtown
Invest Atlanta's board approved a $925,000 grant to dress up Upper Alabama Street and Peachtree Fountains Plaza at Underground Atlanta in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The work, paid for out of Eastside Tax Allocation District money, is supposed to wrap within about four weeks of the first matches and is billed as the first of four phases to re-tenant the long-struggling complex.
Development & Housing
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16-Home Development The Row 900 Breaks Ground in Peoplestown
A new 16-home infill project called The Row 900 is going up on the 900 block of Hank Aaron Drive in Peoplestown, right on the path of MARTA's new Rapid A-Line. Homes range from 1,500 to 2,000 square feet with prices starting around $600K.
Community
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Kirkwood's 23rd Spring Fling Filled Bessie Branham Park With Wings, Music, and a 5K
Kirkwood held its 23rd annual Spring Fling on Saturday at Bessie Branham Park, an all-volunteer block party with an artist market, live music, a Wing Fling cook-off, a morning 5K, and historic home tours. Money raised goes back into the Kirkwood Neighbors Organization and the park itself.
Health & Policy
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Emory Joins a National Push to Move HIV Prevention Into Neighborhood Pharmacies
Emory's Rollins School of Public Health has joined Rx for Change, a national coalition working to put HIV testing and PrEP access inside community pharmacies. The effort lines up with a new Georgia law letting pharmacists prescribe PrEP, and backers say it could multiply access points across the South.