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Photo: Getty Images An Oakland, California high school student has raked in over 100 college acceptances. According to NBC Bay Area, Helms Ategeka, a Head-Royce School student, garnered $5.3 million in scholarships from 122 colleges. “I feel really lucky that there are people out there, that there are institutions out there that see the value … Continued

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From the New York Times:

His narrow win there in 2020 was seen as a sign of Georgia’s emergence as a battleground state. But in 2024, President Biden faces a much different climate there.

From the Atlanta Daily World:

A delegation of business leaders and government representatives recently led a week-long economic development tour to Korea with plans to ignite international investment in Fulton County. Develop Fulton, a major collaborator behind the overseas initiative, aims to position the county, particularly South Fulton, as the epicenter of unlocked business expansion opportunities in the United States. … Continued

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From WABE Arts and Culture News:

The last U.S. zoo with pandas in its care expects to say goodbye to the four giant bears this fall. Zoo Atlanta is making preparations to return panda parents Lun […]

From WABE Politics News:

A media personality who co-founded a conservative political action committee has been appointed to a seat on the Georgia State Election Board, which is responsible for developing election rules, investigating […]

From WABE Local News:

Three current and former DeKalb County Commissioners are all in the race to replace outgoing DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond, who is term-limited. Commissioner Steve Bradshaw represents District 4, which runs […]

From the Saporta Report:

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation  broke ground on a residential facility for homeless veterans in Mableton, Ga., at a former hotel that will soon be home to nearly 100 veterans during a May 17 ceremony. Just yards away from the looming Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia theme park sits the shuttered Wingate by Wyndham […]

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First look: Pint-sized build set to break ground near Westside BeltLine Josh Green Fri, 05/17/2024 - 14:46 A unique Westside infill project that blends uses in the middle of a historic neighborhood is set to move forward in coming weeks, according to development officials.

The project by OaksATL Community Development is planned for a relatively small corner site—just .13 acres—where Lindsay Street meets North Avenue in English Avenue.

Situated about five blocks east of the BeltLine’s under-construction, final Westside Trail section, the parcel has been used as a pocket greenspace since a dilapidated home was demolished there several years ago.  

The three-story project is set to break ground in June, with an expected construction timeline of 10 months, according to Invest Atlanta.

OaksATL Community Development; via Invest Atlanta

Location of the English Avenue corner site in relation to the Westside Trail corridor, Midtown, and Westside Park. Google Maps

Floorplans show a café, barbershop, leasing office, laundry, and other uses on the project’s ground floor.

Above that, plans call for six apartments with two bedrooms and one bathroom each, all of them capped at affordable housing rates, per project leaders. Square footages are expected to range between 791 and 866 square feet.

Initially, OaksATL Community Development intended to offer all apartments at rates for residents earning 50 to 60 percent of the area median income or less.

But following delays, the developer is grappling with enough increases in construction costs—including a change in requirements from the project’s lending partners—that two of the apartments will need to be raised to a max of 80 percent AMI, according to Invest Atlanta.

That means rents will range from $1,148 to $1,553 monthly, according to project leaders.

The corner site where Lindsay Street meets North Avenue today. Google Maps

OaksATL Community Development; via Invest Atlanta

The full development budget is just $2.67 million—but that’s a hike from the original cost estimate of $1.34 million. Westside TAD grants, City of Atlanta Home Program funding, and philanthropic donations are expected to cover more than $1.2 million of the cost.

Head up to the gallery for more 557 Lindsay St. context and images. Below is a breakdown of what each space in the building is scheduled to rent for. 

Planned breakdown for 557 Lindsay St. unit rents, both residential and commercial. Invest Atlanta

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Location of the English Avenue corner site in relation to the Westside Trail corridor, Midtown, and Westside Park. Google Maps

The corner site where Lindsay Street meets North Avenue today. Google Maps

OaksATL Community Development; via Invest Atlanta

OaksATL Community Development; via Invest Atlanta

OaksATL Community Development; via Invest Atlanta

OaksATL Community Development; via Invest Atlanta

OaksATL Community Development; via Invest Atlanta

Planned breakdown for 557 Lindsay St. unit rents, both residential and commercial. Invest Atlanta

OaksATL Community Development; via Invest Atlanta

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From WABE Arts and Culture News:

Since the 1970s, the London-born artist Judy Pfaff has been constructing a kaleidoscopic world of shape, texture and color through sculpture, installation, drawing, painting and collage. Her installations jump out from gallery […]

From WABE Local News:

It was May 17, 1954, when a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court labeled racial segregation in public schools as unequal and unconstitutional. On Friday’s special edition of “Closer […]

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Another primary? Yup.  Just 10 weeks have passed since Georgia voters went to the polls for the presidential primary. That vote was unsurprisingly clinched by President Joe Biden and former […]

Construction timeline released for $13M greenspace upgrades Josh Green Fri, 05/17/2024 - 13:42 For devoted patrons of Dresden Park, the growing-pains phase is about to begin.

According to the City of Chamblee, the popular greenspace is set to officially close May 28—or the day after Memorial Day Weekend—for at least 14 months of construction that aims to provide an upgraded greenspace with modernized facilities.

Construction is now expected to continue through the spring of next year, with a grand opening forecasted sometime in summer 2025.

Nearly $13 million in park upgrades are planned, starting with demolition of existing Dresden Park structures.

Entries and overall architecture for the planned Dresden Park Community Center. Courtesy City of Chamblee

Final masterplan for the 24-acre greenspace. Courtesy City of Chamblee

Dresden Park is tucked off Buford Highway, just south of DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, at 2301 Dresden Drive. At 24 acres, the greenspace is 2 acres larger than Centennial Olympic Park downtown. City officials finalized a contract in February with Integrated Construction and Nobility to remake the park.

Revitalization plans call for a new modern-style community center, a rectangular field with artificial turf and a multi-use field, a dog park, tennis courts, a large playground, a walking trail, a pavilion, and a new concessions building. Infrastructure upgrades such as new lighting, terraced seating, restrooms, and a new parking lot are also planned.  

The bulk of park upgrades is being paid for with COVID-19 relief funding—specifically, $10.8 million from American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, funds. The Chamblee City Council approved another $2 million to pay for the larger community building earlier this year, nudging the total renovation budget up to $12.8 million.

Chamblee Mayor Brian Mock has called the ARPA funding “likely a once in a lifetime opportunity” that will create “the crown jewel of the neighborhood” for an area that’s been underserved.

Example of a planned Dresden Park pavilion. Courtesy City of Chamblee

Interior layout for a Dresden Park community room. Courtesy City of Chamblee

Until summer 2025, programming usually held at Dresden Park will be moved to Keswick Park and other privately owned field locations. Chamblee officials are urging parkgoers to use other city greenspaces for picnics and family outings, too. 

In recent years, other parts of Chamblee have seen an award-winning municipal facility take shape and a multi-use trail system grow as developers pack in hundreds of new housing options near the ITP city’s historic core.

The park's 2301 Dresden Drive location (in red) near the City of Chamblee's southeastern border. Google Maps

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Final masterplan for the 24-acre greenspace. Courtesy City of Chamblee

The park's 2301 Dresden Drive location (in red) near the City of Chamblee's southeastern border. Google Maps

Example of a planned Dresden Park pavilion. Courtesy City of Chamblee

Entries and overall architecture for the planned Dresden Park Community Center. Courtesy City of Chamblee

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From WABE Local News:

78-year-old Democratic U.S. Congressman David Scott represents District 13. He’s been in Congress for over two decades and faces at least six opponents in the primary election on May 21. […]

From the Atlanta Tribune:

In its ongoing commitment to promoting diversity and innovation in the tech industry, Google recently announced the opening of a new classroom annex at Morehouse College. This initiative comes on the heels of Google’s partnership with the UNCF last fall, where they contributed $1 million towards the construction of a new Student Center at the […]

The post Exclusive: Google Furthers Its Mission Of Tech Diversity With New Classroom Annex At Morehouse College appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.

From WABE Politics News:

In the lull between the last classes of the school year and the start of finals season, a trio of seniors convene on one of the Morehouse quads: Jordan Washington, […]

From the Atlanta Tribune:

Photo: Getty Images The Senate is considering a bipartisan bill that would give Black Wall Street national monument status, ABC News reports. In 1921, Tulsa’s then-thriving Greenwood District, known by many as Black Wall Street, was destroyed by a white mob during a massacre that left an estimated 300 Black people dead and businesses and […]

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From the Atlanta Tribune:

You’re invited to embark on a mesmerizing journey through the life and works of Sam Middleton, a pioneering mixed-media artist whose vibrant creations echoed the rhythms of Harlem jazz and the landscapes of Europe’s Low Countries. Born in New York in 1927, Middleton’s artistic odyssey transcended borders and he left an indelible mark on both […]

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From the Atlanta Tribune:

Madison Crowell, an 18-year-old from Hinesville, Georgia, is set to embark on her college journey this fall at High Point University in North Carolina under a full tuition scholarship. What sets Crowell apart is not just her acceptance into college but the remarkable achievement of being accepted into 231 schools and awarded a total of $14.7 million […]

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From WABE Local News:

It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 […]

From the New York Times:

Far from the shouting, Christian therapists, writers, parents and their trans children are trying to create a space within conservative circles to acknowledge differences in how people experience gender.

Arts Atlanta:

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From WABE Local News:

A funeral will be held Friday for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy, a day after […]

From the Atlanta Daily World:

You’re invited to embark on a mesmerizing journey through the life and works of Sam Middleton, a pioneering mixed-media artist whose vibrant creations echoed the rhythms of Harlem jazz and the landscapes of Europe’s Low Countries. Born in New York in 1927, Middleton’s artistic odyssey transcended borders and he left an indelible mark on both … Continued

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From WABE Local News:

“Drivers, start your engines.” The intercom announcement kicks off not only the gears of race cars, but also the commencement of a long-awaited family reunion of sorts. On a late […]