6 stories · Inside The Perimeter, Atlanta
Mathewos Samson, 26, went from his first canvass in October to launching a state legislature campaign in March. The DSA-backed candidate is running on affordable housing, healthcare, and school funding.
Culdesac Inc.'s 19-home project at 1121 Allene is on pace for August completion. The modern townhomes sit less than a block from the Southwest Trail with new down-payment assistance options available.
The Spelman alumna who once dreamed of showing at the campus museum is now featured there. Her hyperrealist paintings of Black subjects submerged in water explore cultural history and resilience.
Marvin Arrington Jr. and Mo Ivory challenged incumbent Robb Pitts at a South Fulton debate, blaming his leadership for conditions at the county jail and disparities between north and south Fulton.
NPU-P residents scored a win when a developer withdrew an alcohol license application for a gas station on Greenbriar Parkway that they say violates local zoning.
The GW Parkside project at 600 Hopkins Street is finally rising after a year of demolition and prep work. Ackerman & Co. is bringing 23 for-sale townhomes to this popular BeltLine stretch, with the first units hitting the market this spring. It's rare to see new for-sale housing along the Westside Trail, so this should draw plenty of attention.
West End is one of Atlanta's most historic neighborhoods, home to the Wren's Nest (the house museum of Joel Chandler Harris), the Hammonds House Museum, and a MARTA rail station that gives it transit access most westside neighborhoods lack. The neighborhood has a proud, predominantly African American identity and has been at the center of conversations about how to attract investment without displacing longtime residents.
The food and culture scene is growing, with spots like Lean Draft House (craft beer and tacos) and the shops at Lee + White (a former warehouse district turned food hall along the emerging Westside Trail of the BeltLine). The BeltLine's Westside Trail has already been built through this area, connecting West End to Adair Park and the growing Westside corridor. Housing is a mix of beautiful Victorian homes, bungalows, and new construction. It's one of the most undervalued neighborhoods in Atlanta and is changing quickly.