With the World Cup packed up, intown Atlanta gets back to the everyday business of building, eating, and arguing over its streets. The city broke ground on an $18.5 million Monroe Drive Safe Streets redesign a decade in the making, while Invest Atlanta and the BeltLine rolled out up to $30,000 in down payment help for longtime residents on the south and west sides. Buckhead says a temporary goodbye to Apt 4B, Little Five Points lines up more tacos, and Amy Sherald's acclaimed 'American Sublime' hangs at the High Museum through September. In Summerhill, neighbors are fighting to keep the 1996 Olympic cauldron right where it belongs. Mayor Andre Dickens, meanwhile, took a victory lap on six weeks of World Cup festivities that turned Downtown into the center of the soccer world.
Atlanta Breaks Ground on a Safer Monroe Drive After a Decade of Pushing
The city broke ground on an $18.5 million redesign of Monroe Drive that trades a lane of traffic for a center turn lane and safer crossings, a project a decade in the making.
Development & Housing
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BeltLine and Invest Atlanta Launch Up to $30,000 in Down Payment Help
Invest Atlanta and Atlanta BeltLine launched a program offering up to $30,000 in down payment help for legacy residents and public workers buying in BeltLine neighborhoods.
Food & Drink
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Taqueria Taquito Express Is Bringing Tacos and Pupusas to Little Five Points
The local mini-chain Taqueria Taquito Express is bringing tacos, tortas, and pupusas to a small space on McLendon Avenue in Little Five Points.
- Apt 4B Closes Its Original Buckhead Home as the Intown Dining Map Shifts The Atlanta Voice
Arts & Culture
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Amy Sherald's 'American Sublime' Comes Home to the High Museum
Georgia native Amy Sherald's acclaimed 'American Sublime' has come home to the High Museum, featuring more than 50 works including her official portrait of Michelle Obama.
City Hall
1 storyDickens Takes a Victory Lap as Atlanta Closes the Books on Its World Cup
Mayor Andre Dickens and city leaders gathered at City Hall to close out six weeks of World Cup festivities, calling the run proof Atlanta can host the world.