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Buckhead is installing an outdoor gym—under a freeway Josh Green Mon, 03/03/2025 - 08:10 Atlanta’s legions of post-pandemic, outdoor-gym enthusiasts know the biggest detriment to getting in a good open-air workout isn’t stifling heat or chilly wind—it’s rain.
A new workout station in Buckhead is using existing infrastructure to help solve that.
The Old Ivy Fitness Tunnel, a project led by quality-of-life nonprofit Livable Buckhead, is taking shape as part of the growing PATH400 project—Buckhead’s multipurpose, more linear answer to the Atlanta Beltline. The underpass gym will use Ga. Highway 400 travel lanes as a canopy (and shade structure) where Old Ivy Road meets the freeway.
The project marks the first fitness installation along PATH400—and the first outdoor gym at any Buckhead park.
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Livable Buckhead reports that concrete has been poured for the project as six pieces of multigenerational fitness equipment (think: a cross-country ski machine, chest press, leg extension, lateral pull, vertical press, and other pieces) are en route.
A $40,000 grant from Park Pride is footing the bill.
Denise Starling, Livable Buckhead executive director, said the PATH400 fitness pitstop has long been part of plans for the broader Old Ivy Park next door. It’s designed to be accessible for both older adults and people with physical disabilities.
No ponchos required.
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From the Atlanta Daily World:
Charles Davis and Andre Brooks of IronKings Golf wanted to create more awareness when it comes to the sport of golf. The two created HBCU Golf apparel which highlights the sport and helps to fund the 33 golf teams at HBCUs across the country. Davis shares how HBCU Golf seeks to inspire. Can you tell … Continued
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Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudice
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Philadelphians attend a meeting at Germantown’s Center in the Park on Feb. 25, 2025, to strategize a new Black agenda. Linn Washington Jr. , CC BY-NC-ND by Linn Washington, Jr., Temple University A meeting in Philadelphia, held at a senior center on a bitter cold Saturday afternoon in late January 2025, drew nearly 300 people. … Continued
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CEO Cochran-Johnson Announces $4.27 Billion Infrastructure Investment During DeKalb Day at the Capitol
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DeKalb County just made history! Speaking at the Georgia State Capitol, CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson announced the approval of a $4.27 billion investment, the largest in county history, to modernize water and sewer infrastructure. This bold initiative will ensure clean, reliable water services, strengthen economic growth, and create over 6,400 jobs. What This Investment Means for … Continued
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From the Saporta Report:
Atlanta is putting the pedal to the metal — bike metal, that is. The Atlanta Regional Commission’s (ARC) e-bike rebate program, which officially launched in July 2024, released the Atlanta E-Bike Rebate Program 2024 Year-End Report earlier this week detailing the early outcomes of its program — and found that most recipients are “riding often […]
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Downtown's Olympic fountains are back—with fresh tech, daily shows Josh Green Fri, 02/28/2025 - 13:40 The fountain feature at downtown Atlanta’s centerpiece park is about to make a much bigger splash with synchronized music—and fog.
Centennial Olympic Park’s iconic Fountain of Rings—one of downtown’s most visited attractions—has officially reopened following months of construction over the fall and winter, a project funded by a $2.5 million Robert W. Woodruff Foundation grant.
The result is an enlivened, interactive landmark with “cutting-edge enhancements” and an “immersive audio-visual experience,” according to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, the park’s owner and operator.
What’s that mean? Four shows described as “spectacular” will take place daily, beginning the week of March 10, at 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 9 p.m. (In the meantime, kiddos, it’s a bit chilly to go splashing around in bathing suits.)
Guests can expect water sprays to blast more than 15-feet high for shows. During evening performances, more than 250 new LED ring lights will bring 360-degree illumination in a variety of patterns and colors.
Meanwhile, a “sophisticated fog system” that uses more than 200 new fog emitters will add another element to performances, all of it synchronized to music, per GWCCA officials.
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The playlist will include songs from artists with ties to Georgia and/or GWCCA’s campus, which includes Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Expect “Hey Ya!” by Outkast, “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift, “Living in America” by James Brown, “Chicken Fried” by Zac Brown Band, “Can’t Stop the Feeling” by Justin Timberlake, and “Georgia on My Mind” by Ray Charles, among other numbers and unspecified surprises.
GWCCA partnered on the design with Fountain PeopleTM, a company that contributed to the original Fountain of Rings as part of a team in the 1990s.
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The renovations—the fountain’s first substantial upgrades since 2007—join a redo of the park’s visitor information center in an effort to boost the guest experience and reliability of operations.
The investments come as downtown prepares to welcome a slew of major events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup and Super Bowl in 2028.
The fountain “is a signature attraction in Centennial Olympic Park,” said Kevin Duvall, GWCCA’s CEO, in an announcement today, “and these upgrades further enhance its status as a must-see destination in downtown.”
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From the Atlanta Daily World:
The CDC played an instrumental, if imperfect, role in the response to COVID-19. JHDT Stock Images LLC/iStock via Getty Images by Jordan Miller In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health. Beginning with the removal of websites and key … Continued
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Airport concessions started by Herman J. Russell and friends celebrate 45 years
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Employees of Concessions International, the food and beverage management firm at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, were showered with appreciation during a luncheon celebrating the company’s 45th anniversary. The event was held in the Ocean Ballroom of the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday. Current and former employees, retirees, and staff who work at airports in such cities as […]
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