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FEBRUARY 12 1793—Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had escaped to freedom. Blacks and their supporters were out­raged because the 1793 law only re­quired the “word” of a White man before a magistrate to declare any Black person […]

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From WABE Local News:

Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to […]

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President Donald Trump’s return to the White House sent a clear signal about Medicaid to Republicans across the country: Requiring enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering or going to […]

From the Atlanta Daily World:

Morehouse College has unveiled the celebration of its 158th anniversary with its annual Founder’s Week commemoration activities, reflecting on the rich history and legacy of the College by honoring the work and lives of current industry and community changemakers. The culminating “A Candle in the Dark” Awards Gala, presented by JME Group and hosted by award-winning … Continued

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From the Saporta Report:

Moments before siccing a group of goons on Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) – AKA, Captain America – Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson), who serves as the big bad of “Captain America: Brave New World,” gives Cap the once over and says, with as much mirth as he can muster: “You’re a fascinating problem.”  Oh, how […]

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

Over 400 Expected to Join Chairman Pitts’ Address at Flourish Atlanta   The Council for Quality Growth and Fulton County Government will host the 2025 State of Fulton County Address on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM at Flourish Atlanta by Legendary Events. The program will be a lunch event and feature remarks from the Chairman of Fulton … Continued

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FEBRUARY 12 1793—Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had escaped to freedom. Blacks and their supporters were out­raged because the 1793 law only re­quired the “word” of a White man before a magistrate to declare any Black person … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

This February, Griffin invites you to honor Black History Month with a lineup of enriching events and opportunities to explore the city’s rich African American heritage. From educational sessions to soulful celebrations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy while commemorating the contributions of Black culture to the community and beyond in February and throughout the year. … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

The 3rd annual Atlanta Black Expo, the largest showcase of mixed, non-industry specific black-owned businesses in the Southeast, will take place February 22-23 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Sponsored by Clover, a leading provider of cloud-based point-of-sale systems, the Expo will feature over 200 thriving small businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations. The two-day event … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

After three years of tackling a historic court backlog, Project ORCA has officially wrapped up, marking a major victory for Fulton County’s justice system. The initiative, launched in December 2021 with $81 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, successfully cleared nearly 140,000 cases that had piled up due to COVID-19. Today, fewer than … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson recently hosted the final public meeting in a series of three to address water and wastewater issues currently facing residents and businesses in the Georgia’s third most populated county. On Wednesday, Feb.5 county officials, resident and business owners met at the Porter Sanford LLL Coominty Center in Decatur to emphasize … Continued

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From WABE Politics News:

Georgia lawmakers this week started digging into Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature policy push this session – overhauling the state’s civil litigation rules, often referred to as tort or lawsuit reform. […]

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Morehouse College will celebrate its 158th birthday on Valentine’s Day with plans for a new campus heart. On Friday afternoon, Morehouse College will announce its $500 million “Campus of the Future” and the “Making Men of Consequence” campaign to redevelop the nation’s only historically Black liberal arts institution dedicated to educating and empowering men of color. […]

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From the New York Times:

These North American cities have walkable downtowns, family-friendly food and fun for all.

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The Georgia Department of Transportation is seeking public feedback by Friday about a proposed project along a nearly 6-mile stretch of road from 14th Street in Midtown to Peachtree Road […]

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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Some Georgia state legislators are again trying to revive a state office to […]

From the Saporta Report:

The Atlanta Preservation Center is set to kick off its annual Phoenix Flies event on March 3 with a roster of free tours through the city’s most historic locales. This year will feature some of the city’s first mid-century buildings, now old enough to be considered historic properties. It’s the preservation center’s biggest event. This […]

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From WABE Local News:

DeKalb County is asking for more time to upgrade its sewer infrastructure, but the costs for the delay could be steep. According to a summary of a Jan. 30 status […]

For two-tower Midtown development, fresh visuals, official name emerge Josh Green Thu, 02/13/2025 - 13:04 A two-tower project that's marking the largest mixed-use addition to Atlanta’s epicenter for high-rise growth this year is coming into clearer focus. 

Charleston-based Middle Street Partners today released fresh renderings and announced the official name(s) of a Juniper Street development that’s been closely watched since it broke ground in the summer of 2022, replacing a row of longstanding businesses. 

Middle Street and its co-developers AECOM-Canyon Partners predict the project, situated just west of Piedmont Park, will “transform Midtown Atlanta” while becoming one of the city’s “most prestigious residential addresses,” per today’s announcement. 

Each 1081 Juniper St. tower will have its own name—the taller north tower is The Juniper, while the other is officially called The Reserve at Juniper—and different concepts that stress upscale, highly amenitized, market-rate urban living. 

With 320 units in 37 stories, the taller Juniper building will see the full top floor dedicated to programmable amenity spaces, with a hot yoga studio, coworking suites, and a large fitness center. What’s described as “enriched private club service offerings, with every detail thoughtfully curated” will also be offered in the building, according to Middle Street. 

Sample interior in the taller The Juniper tower. Courtesy of Middle Street Partners

Rooftop pool over the southernmost tower, The Reserve at Juniper. Courtesy of Middle Street Partners

The Reserve at Juniper, meanwhile, is leaning more boutique, with 167 apartments in 34 stories, all “designed for the ultimate luxury living.” That means large floorplans with top-flight finishes, a private rooftop pool, a cold plunge, salt and infrared saunas, and five-star services for tenants, per the development team. 

Leasing for both buildings is slated to begin this spring. We asked today for information on rent prices and the size of floorplans and were told it’s too soon to release that information. 

At street level, two 5,000-square-foot retail spaces are being built at the bases of both buildings, wrapping 11th and 12th streets' corners. 

Plans for a penthouse kitchen at the shorter, more boutique building The Reserve at Juniper. Courtesy of Middle Street Partners

Penthouse bathroom at The Reserve at Juniper. Courtesy of Middle Street Partners

The Atlanta-based Brock Hudgins firm has served as project architect—both bronze-clad towers are intended to “bring warmth and beauty to the Midtown skyline,” per today’s announcement—while Naples, Fla.-based CID Design Group handled interior and brand designs. The nature-inspired interiors nod to Atlanta’s signature park nearby.  

“We believe Midtown Atlanta, specifically the area adjacent to Piedmont Park, is the most dynamic submarket in the Southeast,” Ed Alexander, a Middle Street development partner, said in a prepared statement. “We set out to create a residential destination befitting the neighborhood and an addition to the skyline that will stand the test of time.”

Both towers along Juniper Street were topped out by last summer. 

The buildings that had housed two Midtown drinking and dining staples at the site—Einstein’s and Joe’s on Juniper—were razed in 2022, along with neighboring bungalows that’d been reshaped as businesses. The Metrotainment Cafes concepts, both hubs for Atlanta’s LGBTQ community, had operated on the block since the 1990s.

Elsewhere in Atlanta, Middle Street has started delivering its flatiron-shaped 400 Bishop development near Atlantic Station’s Target in Loring Heights, with 274 apartments in the pipeline there. And the company’s debut project in the city—the 323-unit The Boulevard at Grant Park—opened in 2023 along a stretch of the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor now closed for construction. A new Mellow Mushroom prototype overlooking the Beltline has opened at that project’s base. 

Penthouse kitchen at The Reserve at Juniper. Courtesy of Middle Street Partners

How the two-tower project is expected to look from Piedmont Park, where it's also now visible from the banks of Lake Clara Meer. Middle Street Partners; designs, Brock Hudgins Architects

For Midtown, the two-pronged Juniper Street project will continue a building spree that’s stretched for a dozen years now. 

According to current construction schedules, Midtown is expected to pack on another 15,000 square feet of retail space and nearly 1,100 more apartments between spring and fall this year, as “the [district’s] momentum continues to surge,” per a 2025 outlook recently compiled by Midtown Alliance.  

The larger tower, in the foreground, and the project's stance over Juniper Street. Middle Street Partners; designs, Brock Hudgins Architects

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Sample interior in the taller The Juniper tower. Courtesy of Middle Street Partners

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From WABE Politics News:

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance […]

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Flowing through sparsely settled country in Southwest Georgia, Ichawaynochaway Creek is small in size, but since 1997, it has played an outsized role in shaping Georgia’s boating laws. Between 1992 and 1997, a pitched battle was fought to keep the locally beloved  Baker County creek open to the public. It pitted a lone local sportsman […]

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From WABE Politics News:

Three Republican holdouts in the Georgia Senate got on board with Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits, showing the state’s Republican leader remains at the height of his political power […]

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Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce at a breakneck pace. From dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development to offering a mass deferred resignation […]

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Agnes Scott names Nicole Stamant as Fuller Callaway Professorial Chair Agnes Scott College announced that English professor Nicole Stamant has been chosen as The Trust for Fuller Callaway Professorial Chair.  She is the second faculty member to have this honor since 1986.  “I am deeply honored by this recognition and especially thrilled to receive it […]

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From WABE Arts and Culture News:

A recent report from the finance company Wallet Hub ranked Atlanta as the best city for singles in 2025. In a city of over 500,000 people, with 69% of the […]