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Atlanta’s cocktail culture is expanding beyond traditional spirits, with the rise of zero-proof beverages and non-alcoholic drinks. In this month’s Beverage Beat segment on “City Lights,” Beth McKibben, editor in chief and […]

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By Kala Farrare, LCSW-C, LCSW, Sr. Director of Clinical Operations At Hope Atlanta, we are building a behavioral health program rooted in the realities of homelessness, where safety, stability, and trust must come first. Traditional outpatient models assume a baseline of security. But for someone living on the streets or in survival mode, behavioral health […]

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

American Artist Chris Brown Performs In South AfricaSource: Gallo Images / Getty According to BBC, Chris Brown was let out on bail this week after being charged with seriously hurting someone in a London nightclub last year. By bawintern The person he’s accused of attacking is music producer Abe Diaw. Brown had been in custody … Continued

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From WABE Local News:

The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to hold a second round of hearings on Georgia Power’s controversial long-range plans. The five-member utility regulator is set to vote July 15 […]

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Georgia finished in early April, but around the country a number of state legislatures are concluding their sessions about now. They may not know it yet, but these could have been the happiest days this generation of state legislators will ever know.

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From the New York Times:

Thunderstorms in the south and central United States caused flight delays during Memorial Day weekend, the beginning of the summer travel season.

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In response to competition from South Carolina, the State of Georgia embraced the fledgling railroad industry. The idea was to establish new trade opportunities by building a railroad system that would connect Georgia to the rest of the United States. Key to that plan was constructing a state-owned railroad line that would terminate in north […]

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The City of Atlanta is again looking to bring some relief to its senior resident homeowners facing rising property taxes. The Anti-Displacement Tax Relief Fund, which opened on May 1 this year, is an affordable housing initiative from Invest Atlanta and the City of Atlanta seeking to give homeowners with the highest risk of displacement […]

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Staff terminations at College Park City Hall continued last week after the firing of former city manager Dr. Emmanuel Adediran.  Rose Stewart, the former director of Human Resources and Risk Management, and Jerry Silver, a former Code Enforcement supervisor, said they believe their firings are tied to Councilman Roderick Gay.  The revolving door of staff […]

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The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC), a focal point to invite people to experience the natural environment and the Chattahoochee River, has launched a $9.6 million capital campaign to make the center even more welcoming. The campaign will fund several projects to make CNC more open and more inviting to both young people and adults. “This […]

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Arts Atlanta:

The adventurous and uncompromising Atlanta Contemporary Music Collective adds a vital new voice to the local music scene. :: For Atlanta Contemporary Music Collective executive and Artistic Director Bryan Wysocki, his organization’s upcoming season finale is another positive step forward in his efforts to put Atlanta on the map for contemporary chamber music. The Atlanta...

From WABE Politics News:

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc.

From the Atlanta Daily World:

Flowers, painted benches and handmade memorials surround a mural of George Floyd at George Floyd Square on May 18, 2025. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images by Danielle K. Brown, Michigan State University On the evening of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police outside a grocery store in Minneapolis. From the outset, the … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

Photo: Getty Images Memorial Day began in the mid-1800s as a way to honor the people who died in the American Civil War. The earliest Memorial Day celebration ever recorded was organized by Black Americans in Charleston, South Carolina in May 1865. Local reports from The New York Tribune and The Charleston Courier at the … Continued

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Photo: GoFundMe A nine-year-old girl in Louisiana is being hailed as a hero after she was shot and killed while trying to protect her younger siblings from gunfire. According to PEOPLE, Lee’Lani Brooks, 9, was playing outside her home in New Orleans when gunfire erupted nearby. Brooks and her mom ran inside their home, but … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

Photo: Getty Images Uche Ojeh, the husband of TODAY show co-host Sheinelle Jones, has died, per the outlet. He was 45. On Friday’s (May 23) episode of TODAY, Savannah Guthrie announced the passing of Ojeh, her co-host’s husband of 17 years. Gutherie said Ojeh died following a battle with brain cancer. “With profound sadness, we … Continued

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From the New York Times:

A man who appeared to be a grieving husband after he found his wife fatally shot at their Georgia business in 2006 was arrested this week and charged in her killing, officials said.

From the New York Times:

After serving as chief of staff when Carter was governor of Georgia, he followed him to Washington, where both men encountered a hostile political establishment.

From the New York Times:

Abortion laws did not consider what happens if a woman dies while her fetus has a heartbeat.

From the Atlanta Tribune:

    2009—NFL star quarterback Michael Vick is released from federal prison after serving 19 months of a 23-month sentence for financing a dog fighting ring. Formerly with the Atlanta Fal­cons, Vick finished his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. 2009—A Black man—James Young—is elected mayor of Phil­adelphia, Miss.,—a town which during the 1960s had the […]

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Massive Cypress Grove development is officially a go Josh Green Fri, 05/23/2025 - 14:24

Due west of Midtown and Atlanta’s largest greenspace, the initial phase of a massive residential project that could eventually bring hundreds of new residents to the area is underway. 

Land-clearing has recently kicked off for a project called Cypress Grove that’s set to swap 20 wooded acres for a mix of townhomes, apartments, and commercial space in Grove Park. 

All told, Cypress Grove calls for 755 total units to take shape on and around 988 Cato St. and 1005 Gun Club Road on the western fringes of Grove Park, just north of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. The site is straight west of Westside Park (now Shirley Clarke Franklin Park), which opened its first phase to acclaim in 2021.

Cypress Grove also calls for a new public pedestrian trail along the site’s southern border. The PATH Foundation hopes to eventually link that trail with the scenic Proctor Creek Greenway. 

An updated masterplan showing the totality of the Cypress Grove project's planned initial phase. Courtesy of B+C Studio/Cypress Grove.

According to Joel Bowman of project designer B+C Studios, site development for both Cypress Grove phase one and two is now underway. But the vertical construction schedule calls for two different timelines. 

The first component to see construction will be 70 townhomes—each with three bedrooms and two and ½ bathrooms in about 1,400 square feet—with seven of them reserved as affordable housing.

Also in the initial phase is the first section of the paved trail, plus a small community park at the corner of Hollywood Road and Mildred Place. 

Plans call for delivering that in summer 2026. 

The next round of housing, scheduled to open in spring 2027, calls for another 51 townhomes (six of those reserved as affordable housing) and 292 apartments, with at least 15 percent reserved as affordable at 80 percent of the area median income, according to Bowman. 

No rent prices at Cypress Grove have been specified.  

Part of the acreage in question along Hollywood Drive, as shown in January 2023. Google Maps

According to the Atlanta Regional Commission, which evaluated Cypress Grove as part of a Development of Regional Impact filing in 2023, the project will be limited to 193 townhomes and 562 multifamily units total.

A revised masterplan provided by Bowman this week shows a standalone commercial building is also planned for a future phase. 

ARC officials stressed in 2023 the project should include a “generous” amount of bicycle parking spaces, alongside more than 1,500 spaces planned for vehicles, to encourage multi-modal transportation in the area. 

Several MARTA bus stops along Hollywood Road could help Cypress Grove residents with alternate transportation, the ARC noted, adding: “the city should coordinate with the developer and MARTA on the realignment and improvement of these stops as needed.” 

Where Cypress Grove is underway, due west of Westside Park and Midtown. Google Maps

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Where Cypress Grove is underway, due west of Westside Park and Midtown. Google Maps

Part of the acreage in question along Hollywood Drive, as shown in January 2023. Google Maps

An updated masterplan showing the totality of the Cypress Grove project's planned initial phase. Courtesy of B+C Studio/Cypress Grove.

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From WABE Politics News:

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Thomasville, Georgia, has a water problem: The system that handles and treats wastewater […]

From WABE Local News:

 Investigators first believed Doris Worrell was killed in a botched robbery after her husband found her fatally shot at the South Georgia business they ran in 2006. When suspicion later […]

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The flair and rhythm of the Atlanta Caribbean Carnival Parade will takeover downtown streets on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thousands are expected to attend the parade. The parade began in 1988 and represents people from the Caribbean islands. The Atlanta Caribbean Carnival Bandleaders Association was formed in 2003 to advocate for performers […]

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