April 2021
Features
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Are Atlanta’s condos making a comeback?
Tracking Atlanta’s for-sale multifamily trends—and the recent dominance of apartments
From accessory dwellings to coliving units, Atlantans are finding new ways to share space
Long before Covid-19 clamped down upon so many Atlantans’ livelihoods, skyrocketing housing costs and other ills of gentrification were forcing city dwellers—especially younger ones—to get creative when it came to living arrangements. That trend has only accelerated since the pandemic.
A year into the pandemic, metro Atlanta’s real-estate and development industry is damaged, uneven, relatively strong, and absolutely killing it
Atlanta’s disparate Covid-19 recovery is a juxtaposition of post-lockdown winners and losers in a city known for both civil rights and glaring economic disparity.
Timeline: Evolution of the Atlanta BeltLine
Across two decades, here’s a timeline of the key moments for an intown real estate game-changer, the Atlanta BeltLine trail
Four Atlantans on why they moved during the pandemic
For one new Atlantan, lockdown in a high-rise was too much. Another longtime Midtown resident said, “To hell with it, let’s get an RV.”
Big Atlanta development ideas to watch in 2021
What’s happening with the Gulch, the park over GA 400, Westside Park, Path400, and more.
Jordache Avery has built one of Atlanta’s most in-demand modern architecture firms
Yet in a city famed for diversity, his business, Xmetrical, is a Black-owned anomaly.
10 of metro Atlanta’s most vibrant city centers—that aren’t Atlanta
Atlanta’s suburbs are getting more urban. Metro residents crave proximity to walkable city centers and are flocking to reinvigorated, historic towns like Alpharetta and Hapeville—or newly invented places like Trilith and Serenbe. Here are 10 communities with newly vibrant downtowns.
Tracking the long, strange trip of the Golden Ray
A boat carrying 4,200 cars capsized in St. Simons Sound in September 2019—and it’s still there.
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The Connector
Renaissance van: An Atlanta company transforms ordinary vans into a stylish way to see the country
Based in a former neon warehouse along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail, Wyatt Roscoe and his four-person staff at Inner Space Ships have converted nearly 30 vans into efficient and stylish ways to explore the country and save on Airbnb bills.
Sterling Davis is Atlanta’s king of trap (neuter, return)
Sterling Davis talks trap-neuter-return, with style: “People ask me, What is TNR? Is it a dance? Is it a drug? I’ve got a lot of work to do.”
How Gnarls Barkley went “Crazy”
Fifteen years ago, the duo’s debut previewed the future of Atlanta hip-hop: A look back at “Crazy” and St. Elsewhere
The Bite
As a student, Cafe Intermezzo meant the world to me
With its dim lights and European affectations, the Atlanta coffeehouse was practice for adulthood
For Armond Wilbourn, beekeeping is about more than just the honey
(Though the honey’s fantastic.) Meet Noble Honey Co. creator Armond Wilbourn.
St*rofoam secrets of the pandemic
Hate to say it, but when it comes to properly insulated takeout meals, styrofoam does the job best.
The Goods
Room Envy: Bold crane wallpaper makes this cozy study stand out
When he’s not cultivating his interior-design business, 23-year-old Kevin Francis O’Gara puts his feet up in this cozy study/media room at his home in the Manchester neighborhood near Morningside-Lenox Park.
Beloved Atlanta furnishings line Bobo Intriguing Objects opens its first retail location
Mark Sage’s shop offers antiques, Bobo’s own line, and decor from small brands around the world.
My Style: Visual artist Marryam Moma
Moma’s time working as a model at the Parsons School of Design that transformed her work like only influence from fashion and haute couture can.
Test Drive: How a bit of “Style Therapy” guided me to clothing that makes me feel my best
Lillian Gray Charles—founder of Style Therapy, a one-woman fashion-styling business in Atlanta—looks at your body type and lifestyle when helping you choose clothing and accessories, but then she delves deeper, plumbing your emotions to find pieces that make you feel and be your best.
