A new picture of downtown Atlanta

There’s a new picture of downtown Atlanta emerging—but who will it be for?

The excitement about new development obscures an awkward fact that the city and developers have to reckon with: Downtown already has more buildings than it has people who want to occupy them. It already has more road, rail, and bus capacity than any eastern U.S. downtown south of Washington, D.C. On weekdays, there are plenty of people there. The problem is that, at 5 p.m. on Fridays, the place clears out. Downtown Atlanta is often filled with a large, diverse group of people, but not many of them are residents.
Underground Atlanta redevelopment

Underground Atlanta will try, try again

Shaneel Lalani, a newcomer to downtown’s development scene, will lead the overhaul of the 400,000-square-foot property located next to the region’s busiest rail station, in the city’s densest neighborhood, and near to billion-dollar redevelopment plans from both CIM Group and Newport.
Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab

Moxie, one of the first Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab projects, premieres January 28

“We’re really, really excited by the talent in our city,” says Celise Kalke, director of new projects at the Alliance Theatre. “We have a commitment to the Atlanta theater community, and we want to support its members and foster relationships between them.”

Meet the Other Mayors: Deborah Jackson, Lithonia

The attorney discusses Lithonia's firm foundation, big plans, and a pitch for millennials.
What's ahead for Atlanta's malls?

Ghosts of Christmas Past­: What’s ahead for Greenbriar and other Atlanta malls?

Without its largest tenants, Greenbriar now feels like a ghost of Christmas past­—reflecting a nationwide trend. Some 40 percent of U.S. department stores have shuttered since 2016, according to Green Street Advisors, which also predicts about half of the remaining mall locations will close in the next few years.
Independent journalism news outlets Atlanta

Journalism is struggling. In Atlanta, new indie outlets are finding ways to make it work—and bringing in important voices

In just the past five years, Atlanta Civic Circle, Capital B, Canopy Atlanta, the Atlanta Community Press Collective, and local bureaus of Axios and the national investigative news site ProPublica have all set up shop in Atlanta. Decaturish, which turns 10 this year, is focused on repairing the old-school, community-newspaper model. Independent outlets are not only challenging revenue models—they’re changing the way local outlets approach journalism itself.

Constantine Maroulis

This month at the Fox Theatre, American Idol rocker Constantine Maroulis reprises the 2009 Tony-Award-nominated role he debuted in Rock of Ages, an homage to eighties hair bands that the New York Times has described as both “absurdly enjoyable” and “Xanadu for straight people.” Here’s what he told us from the tour bus:
Graffiti

What defines graffiti as art or vandalism?

Is graffiti artistic expression? Vandalism? Criminal turf-staking? The lines between what’s acceptable and not have blurred.

Don’t Miss List: Our top 5 event picks for July

Dozens of July 4 celebrations OTP and ITP, Atlanta Water Lantern Festival, and Hugh Jackman sings Les Miserables songs at State Farm Arena.
Mad Men

4 songs we hope to hear at the ASO’s Music of the Mad Men Era

When the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents Music of the “Mad Men” Era, we hope the set list includes these tunes from the show’s seven-season run.

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