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Out-of-towners eager to experience all the Old Fourth Ward has to offer will soon have a lavish place to stay. Come summer, the historic area is getting a $150 million, 16-floor development featuring a boutique hotel, members-only social club, and four restaurants and bars. Created by New City Properties, Forth is located between the Historic Fourth Ward Park and the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail.

Is Atlanta BeltLine rail transit the path toward a more functional, equitable city—or another expensive boondoggle waiting to happen? Weighing both sides of a very passionate debate.

I'm not sure who created the term artrepreneur, but it characterizes the Atlanta art scene very well. I am declaring 2024 year the rise of the independent, self-producing artist. 

On August 2, 1926, Sears threw a party and 30,000 Atlantans showed up, frantic to peek inside the new 750,000-square-foot retail center on Ponce de Leon Avenue, where all of the 35,000 items in the iconic Sears Roebuck catalog were on display. “If ever there was a doubt in the minds of Atlantans that the company actually kept in stock the thousands upon thousands of articles . . . that doubt was erased after a tour through the building,” enthused an Atlanta Constitution reporter. It was built in a record six months by more than 2,000 workers, and Sears pumped $2 million into the construction job market. That’d be $26 million today; no wonder Mayor Walter Sims was on hand to hoist a flag atop the 232-foot tower.

Chicken wings, avocado toast, pork belly buns, and more

Tickets to The Roof are available by general admission and have a “pay-as-you-go” style credit card. The Roof is in memory of the historic Ponce de Leon Amusement Park that opened in 1903.

Seemingly just like that, Ponce City Market has established itself as a community hub that’s fast-tracking the intown renaissance by packing in top chefs, specialty retail, industrial-chic apartments, and hip workspaces. But its sheer size can be overwhelming. How do you get inside the darn thing, for starters—and what’s worth your time?

The food hall is home to 15 vendors and restaurants, with at least six more on the way. Not sure where to start? Never fear: We cherry-picked all the best bites and sips.

The Roof (yes, that’s the official name) isn’t slated to open until 2016, but here are three things to expect, in addition to a sweeping view of three skylines.

With the opening of Nine Mile Station, a beer garden adjacent to Skyline Park, in mid-October, Atlantans will be able to dine on charcuterie, crudité, schnitzel, and more, all while taking in the panoramic view from nine stories above the city.