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From the New York Times:

Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language reporter originally from El Salvador, was arrested while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta on Saturday, his lawyers said.

Arts Atlanta:

Each week, ArtsATL curates a selection of the most exciting arts and culture events happening in Atlanta this weekend, highlighting nine must-see experiences.  :: FRIDAY Colin Mochrie  The improv legend, best known for his long run on the TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, will take the stage at Variety Playhouse for a night of unscripted fun...

From WABE Politics News:

President Donald Trump would not say Wednesday whether he has decided to order a U.S. strike on Iran, a move that Tehran warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens. “I […]

From WABE Local News:

An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created Atlanta-filmed TV drama “The Oval” has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him […]

Longest Beltline section to date (nearly 7 miles) has officially arrived! Josh Green Wed, 06/18/2025 - 10:34

Nearly the entire left side of the Atlanta Beltline’s fabled 22-mile oval is now poured, paved, and ready to roll. 

In news that could make longtime Beltline proponents well up with happy tears, project officials on Tuesday announced the 1.3-mile missing piece—Westside Trail Segment 4—is officially open for runners, cyclists, walkers, and anyone else not traveling by motorized vehicle. 

That means 6.8 miles of contiguous, uninterrupted, mainline Beltline pathway has now been pieced together—the longest stretch to date—connecting neighborhoods around the loop from Huff Road in Blandtown down to Pittsburgh Yards, directly south of downtown. 

The Westside Trail’s newest section is also now linked with the 1.7-mile connector trail that shoots out of downtown, providing a route to the city's commercial core. 

Latest construction progress map for the Beltline's 22-mile loop, with the 1.3-mile Westside Trail's Segment 4 (now complete) at left.Atlanta Beltline Inc.

For months, Beltline heads have been predicting Segment 4 would debut sometime in the second quarter of this year. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Andre Dickens, Beltline president and CEO Clyde Higgs, and other community and elected local leaders is scheduled for Monday afternoon.

Beltline leadership is calling the Segment 4 opening “a major milestone” for the overall project. 

The 1.3-mile connecting piece “transforms a fragmented pathway into a seamless corridor that runs along Washington Park,” notes the announcement, “weaving through neighborhoods where streets honor civil rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Joseph E. Boone, and Joseph Lowery.” 

Looking south at a Westside Trail Segment 4 access ramp and mainline section of the Beltline, where it now intersects with Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. Photo by ABI staff

Part of Segment 4 was opened last fall, but a gap of nearly a mile remained, restricting off-street travel across a multitude of Westside and Southwest Atlanta neighborhoods. 

Beltline officials have called the section in question complex, with its new bridges and other elevated structures. It includes a fiber duct bank, vertical connections to neighborhood streets, security cameras, and lighting, alongside storm drainage and management systems with green infrastructure.

Segment 4 broke ground in March 2023. At that time, project leaders predicted it would open this summer. 

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Latest construction progress map for the Beltline's 22-mile loop, with the 1.3-mile Westside Trail's Segment 4 (now complete) at left.Atlanta Beltline Inc.

Looking south at a Westside Trail Segment 4 access ramp and mainline section of the Beltline, where it now intersects with Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. Photo by ABI staff

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Arts Atlanta:

Exactly who Emilia Bassano was has long been disputed, but there’s no mistaking that she is the thoroughly intriguing center of the new play The Dark Lady, making its U.S. premiere at Synchronicity Theatre.  Written by Jessica B. Hill and directed here by Alexis Kulani Woodard, The Dark Lady closes out Synchronicity’s 27th season and...

From WABE Arts and Culture News:

A mysterious figure looms in Shakespeare’s sonnets – a muse, a lover and possibly a proto-feminist – referred to only as “the dark lady.” Scholars believe she was a real […]

From WABE Local News:

King of Pops, an ice-cold, rainbow-flavored feather in Atlanta’s cap, celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. It’s an example of what can happen when the right person with the right […]

Arts Atlanta:

What do The Lion King, Mary Poppins and Frozen have in common with Atlanta Pride? This June, they all come together in Disney PRIDE in Concert, a heart-swelling collaboration between the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO). The performance, held at Atlanta Symphony Hall, features beloved songs from across the...

From WABE Politics News:

The assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker at her home on Saturday has rattled state legislators in Georgia, some of whom have already been on edge amid an uptick in […]

From the Atlanta Daily World:

 Atlanta Beltline initiatives were instrumental in addressing Atlanta’s affordable housing needs in 2024. The Beltline expects to surpass its housing goals in 2025 and is on course to exceed 2030 housing targets. In 2024, the Beltline delivered 569 affordable housing units, nearly 90% above its annual goal of 300 units.   Drone Shot of 350 Chappell Rd. Stanton Park … Continued

The post Atlanta Beltline Announces Major Affordable Housing Wins in 2024 and $10.8M Wealth Increase for Low-Income Homeowners appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.

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R. Kelly continues to introduce a bevy of reasons for an early release from prison, inlcuding fear for his life, severe depression maltreatement and health issues. Kelly has also appealed to Donald Trump for a pardon in light of his penchant for pardoning convicted celebrities.  Most recently Kelly is said to have been overdosed by … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

Photo: Getty Images North America Former President Barack Obama took an apparent swipe at President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, condemning the demonization of migrants. In a social media post on Sunday (June 15), Obama addressed immigration amid protests against Trump’s crackdown and sweeping ICE raids. The former president’s post also came on the 13th anniversary … Continued

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From WABE Local News:

Online records show a Spanish-language journalist who livestreamed his own arrest at a weekend protest outside Atlanta was released from jail just before 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, but it is […]

From the Atlanta Daily World:

Only days after her 31st birthday and the delivery of her baby via C-section, Adriana Smith was been taken off life support on Wednesday morning. Smith is the Georgia mom who was declared brain dead in February while pregnant. Adriana‘s family was forced to keep her on life support in the hospital for several months under Georgia’s … Continued

The post Adriana Smith Taken Off Life Support after succesful Delivery of Babay Boy appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.

From WABE Politics News:

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Democratic primary for the District Three seat representing part of metro Atlanta […]

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U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams announced a resolution Tuesday inspired by the controversial case of Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old metro Atlanta nurse and mother who was forced to be kept on artificial […]

From WABE Politics News:

The City of Atlanta, at long last, has passed a new tree protection ordinance.  The document hasn’t had a major update in decades, but Atlanta’s city council voted unanimously on […]

From WABE Politics News:

Georgia’s Republican state senators chose new leaders Tuesday after rules required the chamber’s former leaders to step down because they’re running for higher office in 2026. Republicans, who hold a 33-23 majority […]

Another housing node planned near popular PATH Foundation trail Josh Green Tue, 06/17/2025 - 14:27

Anyone who’s recently traveled the Stone Mountain Trail between Decatur and Clarkston may have noticed fresh crops of homes and multifamily dwellings—without realizing they’re in an under-the-radar but growing, census-designated, ITP place. 

Just north of new trailside townhomes in Avondale Estates, the DeKalb County community of Scottdale has seen numerous infill single-family projects take shape in recent years, many of them within walking distance of the PATH Foundation multi-use pathway. 

Another new townhome project called Mills on Proctor is now in the works a few steps east of the Stone Mountain Trail, which is undergoing master-planning studies as a means of triggering more growth. 

Site of the new Pritchett Development townhome proposal in relation to Your DeKalb Farmers Market, downtown Avondale Estates (bottom), and other landmarks. Google Maps

Facade of the Mills at Scottdale project finished a few steps from the PATH Trail in 2022. Pritchett Development/themillatscottdale.com

Mills on Proctor is a project by Pritchett Development, a firm that’s considered the primary developer and landowner in Scottdale and has help catalyze recent population growth, according to owner Elgin Pritchett. 

Pritchett said plans for the townhome venture have been expanded from nine to 12 units now that additional parcels have been acquired next door. 

Mills on Proctor will take shape where Robinson and Proctor avenues meet. The location, a few blocks east of Your DeKalb Farmers Market, is about a mile and ½ from downtown Avondale Estates, and two and ½ miles from downtown Decatur. 

According to Pritchett, the townhomes will have three bedrooms and three full bathrooms (some with a fourth bedroom or flex space) in about 2,400 square feet. Prices will range between the low and mid-$500,000s, he said. 

Townhomes of comparable sizes currently on the market in nearby Decatur are priced in the high $600,000s and up, according to listing services.  

Alongside single-family homes both finished, under construction, or in permitting, Pritchett’s company completed a similar seven-unit townhome concept three years ago called The Mills at Scottdale. Two units remain unsold there. 

Proximity of the two Pritchett Development townhome ventures to the multi-use pathway. Google Maps; UA

Original plans for nine Mills on Proctor townhomes that will be expanded. Paradigm; courtesy of Pritchett Development

The broader community, in Pritchett’s view, remains a good investment but relatively unsung. 

A recent Home Stratosphere analysis pegged Scottdale as one the fastest-appreciating markets in Georgia (No. 16 of 25 spotlighted), based on Zillow Home Value Index data. Back in 2018, Realtor.com ranked Scottdale the country’s fourth fastest-growing “suburb.”

Which begs the question: You buyin', ATL? 

Scottdale's ITP location in the context of Atlanta's eastern metro. Google Maps

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Scottdale's ITP location in the context of Atlanta's eastern metro. Google Maps

Proximity of the two Pritchett Development townhome ventures to the multi-use pathway. Google Maps; UA

Facade of the Mills at Scottdale project finished a few steps from the PATH Trail in 2022. Pritchett Development/themillatscottdale.com

Original plans for nine Mills on Proctor townhomes that will be expanded. Paradigm; courtesy of Pritchett Development

Site of the new Pritchett Development townhome proposal in relation to Your DeKalb Farmers Market, downtown Avondale Estates (bottom), and other landmarks. Google Maps

Subtitle East of Atlanta, ITP Scottdale projects flaunt PATH proximity, lower prices than nearby Decatur

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From WABE Local News:

A Spanish-language journalist known for documenting immigration raids could face deportation proceedings after police arrested him on charges of obstructing officers and unlawful assembly as he was covering a weekend […]

From the Saporta Report:

In College Park, questions are piling up — and so is the blame. Where is the money going? Why are certain payments being made without clear contracts or council oversight? Who is accountable? City leaders are pointing fingers over a controversial $471,690 payment to Keller Williams realty company, and meanwhile, the condemnation of the Chelsea […]

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Arts Atlanta:

The Atlanta Art Fair (AAF) is set to return to Pullman Yards from September 25 to September 28. Though still several months away, the planning for this year’s edition is well underway. Part of the process involves selecting this year’s guest curator. In its inaugural edition, the AAF hosted 60 galleries, had an advisory board...

From WABE Politics News:

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app. Trump had signed an order in […]

From WABE Arts and Culture News:

Among his distinguished associations with several of the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies, Sir Donald Runnicles spent 22 years as Principal Guest Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. During […]