Development & Housing

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Map of Atlanta residential zoning showing single-family land use
Downtown Atlanta Civic Circle

Housing Advocates Worry Atlanta's Zoning Rewrite Won't Add Real Density

Atlanta's planning department is closing in on ATL Zoning 2.0, the first rewrite of the city's land-use code in 44 years. Housing advocates fear the third draft will keep most of the same single-family framework that already locks up more than 60% of the city's residential land. The worry is that a once-in-a-generation chance to legalize duplexes and small apartments quietly slips away.

Arts & Culture

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Amy Sherald painting on view in the American Sublime exhibition at the High Museum
Midtown The Atlanta Voice

Amy Sherald's 'American Sublime' Lands at the High as Its Final Stop

The High Museum of Art opened 'Amy Sherald: American Sublime' on May 15, a mid-career retrospective of more than 35 paintings made between 2007 and 2024. It is the largest show of Sherald's work to date, and Atlanta is the last city on the tour. The exhibition's path to the High was anything but smooth, after its planned Washington run fell apart.

Business

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Coca-Cola CEO Henrique Braun at company headquarters in Atlanta
Midtown SaportaReport

Coca-Cola's New CEO Makes His Atlanta Debut Around the World Cup Trophy

Henrique Braun, Coca-Cola's CEO of less than two months, hosted Gov. Brian Kemp and Mayor Andre Dickens at company headquarters on May 14 for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. The visit doubled as Braun's introduction to Atlanta and a chance to spotlight the city as a tournament host. He succeeds James Quincey, who led the company from 2017 until the end of March.

Transit & Infrastructure

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A Waymo autonomous vehicle driving on an Atlanta street
Downtown 11Alive

Waymo's Cars Are Mapping Atlanta Potholes. The City Isn't Using the Data.

Atlanta is one of five cities where Waymo's self-driving vehicles scan streets and flag potholes as they go. According to 11Alive, the city is not currently using any of that data to inform repairs. It is a small detail with a familiar Atlanta ring to it: the information exists, and the pipeline to act on it does not.

Community

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Ebster Park in Decatur where the new teen activity area will be built
Decatur Decaturish

Decatur Greenlights the $2.4M Build-Out of Ebster Park's Teen Space

The Decatur City Commission approved a $2.4 million construction contract at its May 18 meeting for the Ebster teen activity area. Diversified Construction of Georgia gets the build, with Ascension Program Management hired as the owner's representative. It moves a long-discussed piece of the Ebster Park improvements from plan to shovel.