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Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Puppy Prov’ at Dad’s Garage, Olympic race-relations documentary to premiere, City announces overdue traffic citation amnesty period
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‘Puppy Prov’ coming to Dad’s Garage Puppy Prov brings together puppies and people for a hilarious — and not to mention adorable — comedy show at Dad’s Garage. Each night, local rescues, pup parents, and other animal-forward organizations — like past participant Puppy Songs — tell heartwarming stories about their four-legged friends while improvisers create […]
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From the Saporta Report:
President Trump made tariffs a centerpiece of his 2024 political campaign. During his first term, he significantly increased tariffs. Now, he is levying substantial tariffs on imports via executive orders with additional tariffs and increases widely expected. So, what does history tell us about tariffs? In his 1929 address to Congress, Congressman Hamilton Fish reminds […]
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How the Community Business Development Program is Strengthening Georgia’s Small Businesses
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The Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC), which has been serving Georgia’s business community for five decades, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2025. What originated as a supplier diversity initiative to give Atlanta’s minority business community a legitimate seat at the table in corporate supply chains, has evolved into so much more over the […]
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ATL e-scooter boom; notable Sweet Auburn book; Kirkwood housing Josh Green Thu, 03/20/2025 - 08:13 **CITYWIDE—**Following a pandemic lull, a leading e-scooter and e-bike provider says micromobility options are unequivocally back in Atlanta—and setting patronage records. (Need proof? Open your eyes in blocks anywhere near the Beltline.)
Officials with Lime report Atlantans have shunned this year’s chilly weather so far and taken well over 200,000 trips in 2025, with more than half of those coming in February alone. Those February ridership numbers are up an impressive 200 percent over 2023, according to Lime, which provided Urbanize Atlanta with promo pics recently taken in our fair city to show just how much the ATL market means.
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Lime launched in Atlanta in June 2018 and has logged more than 5.2 million rides here since—totaling almost 6 million miles traveled.
“To see Lime ridership taking off in Atlanta… shows how incredible the potential is for micromobility to succeed, even in a city that is historically car-dependent,” said Carol Antúnez, Lime’s senior manager of government relations, in a statement. “We’re working [to] offer a reliable and time-efficient commuter alternative, and are dedicated to building the future of transportation in Atlanta.”
Well, somebody's got to build it, eh?
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SWEET AUBURN—Good read alert: Atlanta commercial real estate veteran Gene Kansas, head of an eponymous firm and founder of Constellations, spent years researching and writing the new book “Civil Sights, Sweet Auburn, a Journey through Atlanta’s National Treasure.” The effort shows.
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A co-publication of University of Georgia Press and Georgia Humanities, the book chronicles one of the city’s most richly historic places with artfully understated drawings and no shortage “huh—I didn’t know that” moments. On Tuesday, the author headlines the next Atlanta City Studio Book Club meeting (6:30 to 8:30 p.m., March 25, Atlanta City Studio, 235 Mitchell St.) to talk Sweet Auburn history and ongoing preservation efforts. It’s free.
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CITYWIDE—Despite doom-and-gloom talk about metro Atlanta’s office market that’s dragged on for years, commercial real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap is bullish on the city’s office prospects—to perhaps a surprising degree.Published on Tuesday, the company’s2025 Atlanta Office Investment Forecast Report indicates the metro’s office market has reached a turning point, with shrinking vacancy rates, investor confidence, and corporate expansions being a formula for newfound momentum.
Some highlights of the company’s 2025 forecast provided this week:
- Marcus & Millichap foresees Atlanta’s employment market expanding by 27,000 jobs in 2025, with 2,000 new office-using roles, helping to support leasing demand;
- Vacancy rates are projected to decline to 19.4 percent, driven by corporate expansions and reduced new supply;
- Office construction will slow to its lowest level in a decade, with inventory growing by just 0.4 percent, primarily in Midtown, Sandy Springs, and Alpharetta;
- Average asking rents will rise to $27.52 per square foot, supported by falling vacancy rates and a limited construction pipeline.
“As one of the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Atlanta continues to attract businesses and investors seeking stability and long-term upside,” noted John M. Leonard, the company’s first vice president and regional manager.
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KIRKWOOD—Plans are very preliminary, but an affordable housing proposal for formerly homeless people on one of Kirkwood’s best-known residential streets has some neighbors up-in-arms (citing parking, traffic, etc.) while others back the proposal, as Atlanta News First relays. The project—put together by the same team behind the recently opened Ralph David House in Reynoldstown—would consume an empty lot where Howard and Hallman streets meet, next to and owned by longstanding Turner Monumental Methodist Church.
The Kirkwood lot in question today, at the southwest corner of Howard Street's intersection with Hallman Street. Google Maps
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The Kirkwood lot in question today, at the southwest corner of Howard Street's intersection with Hallman Street. Google Maps
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From the Atlanta Daily World:
Pixel 9a is coming soon. Powered by the fastest, most efficient chip yet, Google Tensor G4, Pixel 9a comes with everything you expect from our Pixel 9 series — complete with a sleek redesign, upgraded main camera and Gemini built in. At just $499, Pixel 9a brings value, helpfulness and AI smarts that are hard to … Continued
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From the Atlanta Daily World:
The Black Women Film Network (BWFN) is thrilled to confirm that living legend and media trailblazer Cathy Hughes will be presented with the 2025 BWFN Sheryl Gripper On Her Shoulders Preservation Award during its Tenth Annual BWFN Summit taking place March 22, 2025, at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The award, which includes the … Continued
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From the Atlanta Daily World:
March 19 1620—The first Black child born in America, William Tucker, was probably born on this date in Jamestown, Va. However, some controversy surrounds the exact date. What we know for sure is that he was the son of two of the first Africans brought to America as indentured servants in August 1619—Anthony (Antonio) and … Continued
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New Medley district uncloaks plans for 133 fully brick townhomes Josh Green Wed, 03/19/2025 - 16:35 Two months after officially breaking ground, developers have unveiled plans for a luxury residential portion of Johns Creek’s Medley project that will aim to echo successes at Avalon, which has recently been called a template for mixed-use nodes around the world.
Helmed by the same developer who led Avalon’s rise from abandoned acreage in Alpharetta, Toro Development Company released details this week for 133 luxury townhomes bound for Medley they say will be unique as a “mixed-use resi” building category.
That is, for-sale housing that replicates the walkability of living intown, only in a master-planned, suburban setting.
Another selling point, according to TDC, is that all Medley townhomes will be fully built of brick.
Avalon’s 101 for-sale homes are a template for Medley's townhouses, which will start at 2,000 square feet, according to TDC reps. Courtesy of Toro Development Company
A central residential green at Avalon today. Courtesy of Toro Development Company
Situated along Lakeview Drive and Johns Creek Parkway, Medley’s townhome plans call for two distinct designs, ranging from 2,000 to 2,800 square feet in three stories with outdoor terraces.
Expect 10-foot ceilings in main living spaces, three or four bedrooms, and “best-in-class craftsmanship” with building materials that include stone and natural wood, per TDC. The Medley neighborhood will include a centralized greenspace with a pool and clubhouse, plus an additional pocket park and walkability to two larger greenspaces in the district.
Price ranges haven’t been specified, as sales aren't expected to begin until sometime next year.
Mark Toro, TDC’s chief vision officer and an Avalon homeowner, said the goal is to create a “rare luxury” in suburban environments similar to Avalon that allows for a vibrant, urban-like experience without getting in a car. “With Avalon, we saw incredible home value growth because of the unique lifestyle that comes with owning a home in a mixed-use environment,” Toro said in an announcement this week.
TDC reps say Avalon’s 101 for-sale homes have greatly outpaced the region in terms of value growth since they started coming to market in 2016. Avalon’s current per-square-foot average home value is $565, or what TDC calculated as 221 percent of the metro’s median, per sales listings data. (Anecdotally, TDC points to an Avalon four-bedroom, five-bathroom standalone house that fetched $2.75 million a year ago—at $859 per square foot.)
Active intown developer Empire Communities will be the exclusive homebuilder at Medley.
“The homes coming to Medley are certainly beautiful, but the real selling point is Medley itself,” said Caroline Simmel, Empire’s senior vice president of sales and marketing. “Meals cooked by top chefs, coffee shops to work remotely, daily events and entertainment, fitness studios just steps away—this is what it’s like living in a mixed-use community, and people will pay a premium for it.”
Overview of Avalon's 101-house residential section. Courtesy of Toro Development Company
The 43-acre Medley will be the first new section of Johns Creek's Town Center concept. Toro Development Company; designs, Nelson Worldwide
Beyond the townhomes, the Johns Creek City Council unanimously approved plans last fall for a 175-key Medley hotel that TDC hopes will also replicate the success of Avalon’s hospitality component.
Medley's phase one is also set to include roughly 180,000 square feet for retail, restaurant, and entertainment spaces, a 25,000-square-foot plaza, and 100,000 square feet of offices.
Elsewhere, plans call for 340 luxury-grade apartments in the initial phase.
Once that opens, TDC plans to host 200 events per year, ranging from live music and outdoor wellness classes to art festivals and watch parties, officials have said.
On the food front, Medley’s phase one has signed the first suburban locations of Fadó Irish Pub and Little Rey, a Mexican concept by chef and restaurateur Ford Fry. Other announced tenants include CRÚ Food & Wine Bar, 26 Thai Kitchen and Bar, Five Daughters Bakery, Summit Coffee, Lily Sushi Bar, Knuckies Hoagies, Cookie Fix, Sugarcoat Beauty, BODY20, and AYA Medical Spa, among other concepts.
Projected look of Medley's repurposed office building, next to a standalone restaurant and central plaza. Courtesy of Toro Development Company
The Medley site's location in Johns Creek, in relation to Atlanta's north OTP cities. Google Maps
All told, Medley is expected to create 900 residences considered luxury (all townhomes and apartments), another 20,000 square feet of retail, and an Avalon-style central greenspace designed for community events and gatherings. It will eventually be just one facet of the city’s 192-acre Town Center, a blend of housing, hotels, offices, lakes, and greenspace about the size of Piedmont Park.
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The Medley site's location in Johns Creek, in relation to Atlanta's north OTP cities. Google Maps
The 43-acre Medley will be the first new section of Johns Creek's Town Center concept. Toro Development Company; designs, Nelson Worldwide
Projected look of Medley's repurposed office building, next to a standalone restaurant and central plaza. Courtesy of Toro Development Company
How the 175-key boutique hotel is expected to relate to a Medley greenspace and retail. Courtesy of Toro Development Company
Avalon’s 101 for-sale homes are a template for Medley's townhouses, which will start at 2,000 square feet, according to TDC reps. Courtesy of Toro Development Company
A central residential green at Avalon today. Courtesy of Toro Development Company
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Overview of Avalon's 101-house residential section. Courtesy of Toro Development Company
Subtitle The “mixed-use resi” offerings look toward Alpharetta’s Avalon for inspiration
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From the Saporta Report:
The Daffodil Project, in partnership with the civic organization Central Atlanta Progress, is celebrating a significant milestone: the planting of 1.1 million daffodils worldwide. The plantings serve as a living memorial to the 1.5 million children who died in the Holocaust, with the project’s ultimate goal of reaching that number. The Daffodil Project was founded […]
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Ranked Choice Voting is back on the chopping block, but how effective will a ban be?
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RRanked choice voting (RCV) — also called instant runoff voting — is at the center of a bill to ban the voting system that has been gaining popularity around the country. The Senate Bill, SB 175, would effectively “prohibit the use of ranked choice voting” in the state — with some exceptions, like the bill […]
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In northeast Atlanta, pocket of modern-style housing starts to rise Josh Green Wed, 03/19/2025 - 14:34 Think pockets of distinctly modern new townhomes are exclusively a Beltline-neighborhood thing? Think again.
An infill project called Frederick Walk has cleared away buildings and started vertical construction near popular commercial districts in northeast Atlanta’s North Druid Hills.
The site is located at 1501 LaVista Road, just west of Briarcliff Road, a Tesla dealership, and the new location of Che Butter Jonez restaurant, where neighborhoods Woodland Hills and LaVista Park meet.
The Frederick Walk project is replacing two former houses on large lots that had been converted to accounting and law firms and other business uses.
As shown this month, vertical construction on Frederick Walk has begun. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Urban Eco Group/Inhance Development; via Compass
According to developers Urban Eco Group and Inhance Development, Frederick Walk will consist of 18 contemporary townhomes “woven into the verdant landscape of North Druid Hills.”
Each unit will come with rooftop terraces overlooking the tree canopy with either three or four bedrooms, per the project's website.
Inhance Development specializes in infill development in metro Atlanta, while Urban Eco Group’s recent work includes the new Leon on Ponce condos, a modern mid-rise building near Ponce City Market. Domain Custom Homes is the project’s contractor.
The 1501 Lavista Road site (in red) in relation to nearby commercial buildings where LaVista and Briarcliff roads meet. Google Maps
We’ve reached out to Compass sales reps for information on Frederick Walk pricing and ETA, and we’ll update this story with any additional details that come.
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The townhome site in question, east of Interstate 85 and north of Emory University. Google Maps
Urban Eco Group/Inhance Development; via Compass
As shown this month, vertical construction on Frederick Walk has begun. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Towering trees left standing around the townhome site. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The 1501 Lavista Road site (in red) in relation to nearby commercial buildings where LaVista and Briarcliff roads meet. Google Maps
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