Tag: Downtown

Curious what will be served at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium? We previewed the corn dogs, burgers, doughnuts, and even a kale salad that fans will find at concessions stands.

Downtown Atlanta is set to become much brighter under a proposed ordinance that would allow—and even encourage—expansive new digital billboards and flashing signs in the area that includes the CNN Center, Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, and the sports arenas.

The healthy Hawaiian fish dish is a bona fide trend, and restaurants serving poke bowls are popping up all over Atlanta. Here's where you can try it.

Since the former Omni International Complex’s rechristening as the CNN Center in 1987, the newsroom has been the core of the network’s global news-gathering operations.

Relaunched as FlatironCity, the building’s “Next Gen Office Space” (think two-gigabit internet service and fridges stocked with craft beer) was more than 70 percent leased before its grand opening in May.

Atlanta's annual celebration of all things geek turned 30 this year, drawing an estimated 75,000 fans into downtown over Labor Day weekend. As usual, the cosplay was impressive, the crowds were monstrous, and the people-watching was unparalleled as we wandered the host hotels for some 45 hours over the course of four days.

Hard Rock officials unveiled plans last year for a reimagined hotel on Centennial Olympic Park Drive. The glitzy property will include a heated outdoor pool, rooftop “oasis,” several live music venues, and oodles of memorabilia.

This past weekend marked the 4th annual Shaky Knees Music Festival, where bands such as My Morning Jacket, Florence + The Machine, Deftones, and even ’80s flashback Huey Lewis and the News rocked the stages at Centennial Olympic Park.

We asked passersby what they think Belle, the new sculpture outside John Portman's newly remodeled 230 Peachtree, looks like.

Too hot out? Here's 7 of our favorite Atlanta splash pads, including Centennial Olympic Park's Fountain of Rings, D.H. Stanton Park, Lillian Webb Park, and more.