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10-year-old’s lemonade stand goes big time with an outpost at Terminal South

Jase Kurtz started a lemonade stand during the pandemic. This fall, Jase’s Lemonade will open its first brick-and-mortar location in a shipping container at the Terminal South development in Peoplestown. There, the Kurtz family will sell 20 customizable flavors of lemonade, available as a juice or a slushie, plus a selection of grilled cheese sandwiches.
Peoplestown eminent domain

A long eviction fight in Peoplestown reverberates in Atlanta mayor’s race

An eminent domain fight in Peoplestown that began under former Mayor Kasim Reed's term might have played a role in that candidate's defeat. Both runoff candidates attended at a November 10 neighborhood rally, calling on the city to halt eviction proceedings and leave the matter for the incoming administration.
Rayshard Brooks Protest

What we know so far about the killing of Rayshard Brooks

On the evening of Friday, June 12, 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by an Atlanta Police Department officer in the parking lot of the Wendy's restaurant on University Avenue in Peoplestown.
Gregory Burson Sr.

Atlanta Park Champion: Gregory Burson Sr.

As a boy, Gregory Burson Sr., 62, remembers catching tadpoles in a swamp behind his grandmother’s backyard in Peoplestown.
The Other 284 Days Turner Field

The Other 284 Days

The story of Turner Field and its neighbors is one of stunted vision, cynical opportunism, halfhearted reform efforts, and misguided renewal schemes. Millions of dollars have been squandered and hundreds of acres left vacant. Around here, thousands of people live below the poverty line while just a handful—some legally, some not—cash in, because it’s more lucrative to park cars on an empty lot eighty-one days a year than to clean up that lot, open a business, and operate it year-round.

From Streetcar Suburb to Stadium Site

The history of the stadium neighborhoods is complex and extensive.

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