The embattled project faced public criticism and protests of "Stop Cop City" before construction completed. Mayor Andre Dickens told the audience the city would work to improve the surrounding community with trails, a safety ambassador program and masterplans for the remaining land.
A federal appeals court is considering whether to dismiss a massive effort to force a vote on an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that city officials say is nearly complete. The appeals court had been silent for more than 14 months after hearing arguments in 2023 over whether nonresidents can collect signatures as part of the "Stop Cop City" referendum effort.
Mayor Andre Dickens delivered his annual State of the City business address Tuesday night. His remarks focused on how the city is revitalizing neighborhoods by providing jobs and housing, and reducing crime.
The 40th annual holiday celebration to honor the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. included urgent and motivational messages from the Rev. Dr. Bernice King and civic and faith leaders as well as statements about Cornelius Taylor, the man killed in a recent encampment sweep near the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Georgia State University plans a rapid $107 million remake of its downtown Atlanta campus before summer 2026, fueled by an $80 million gift. The University System of Georgia on Tuesday approved the plan.
On Oct. 31, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Atlanta Beltline Inc. president and CEO Clyde Higgs, and other community leaders gathered to break ground on Northwest Trail Segment 1, the first expansion in that area of Buckhead.
On Oct. 11, the City of Atlanta celebrated its first International Day of the Girl by inviting middle and high school girls from Atlanta Public Schools to an experience meant to uplift and support them.
The Office of Emergency Management sent out an alert to warn residents of a chlorine smell and hazy conditions expected to move toward Atlanta on Wednesday night and Thursday as a result of the recent BioLab plant fire in Conyers, Ga.
More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta have been told to keep sheltering in place a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been seen for miles.
Georgia prosecutors have dropped all 15 counts of money laundering that were levied against three Atlanta organizers accused of misusing a bail fund to aid violent protests against the city's proposed police and fire training center.
“Certificate of need” laws, largely supported by the hospital industry, limit health facility construction in 35 states and Washington, D.C. Georgia lawmakers decided its law was complicating the reviving of two hospitals critical to their communities.
