Dyana Bagby

Atkins Park has been rededicated to honor Dr. Eliza Atkins Gleason, the first African American to earn a PhD in library science, after originally being named for a Confederate colonel.

The Atlanta City Council voted Tuesday, Sept. 3, to ban data centers along and near the Atlanta BeltLine and within a half-mile of MARTA stations.

Atlanta Police are searching for arsonists they say set fire to construction equipment at a Kirkwood townhome development site to protest the city’s controversial public safety training center.

Dr. Bryan Johnson, the newly appointed superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, has outlined his priorities for his first 100 days in office.

Work by a private foundation to build a highway-capping park to reconnect the east and west sides of Midtown has stalled. The future of the park remains uncertain without significant financial backing by a local or state government agency that handles policy, funding and infrastructure decisions for transportation.