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An Atlanta building, barely a quarter-century old, stands tall on the cities south side. But it's the history and the communities' battle over the building that casts an even bigger shadow.  Built in the '90s as Atlanta won the bid to host the Olympics, the Atlanta City Detention Center made national headlines.  It was made to house low-risk individuals who violate city ordinances. Around the same time, the city passed an ordinance that made loitering a new punishable offense.  The community pushed back saying it was a way to penalize the homeless population and rid the city streets of the...

Atlanta Magazine Four Atlantans on why they moved during the pandemic Pandemic lockdown had Atlantans rethinking their living spaces in 2020. Here are four who made a major switch for the better. Photograph by Ben Rollins Debra Shigley | Freelance writer, TV journalist In my mind, I’m a very cosmopolitan, urban person. I’ve lived in New York, Mexico City, Atlanta. And I never, ever in a million years thought I’d move to the suburbs. I would drive outside the Perimeter—for work, maybe doing a story—and almost get hives. We’d been in East Lake about eight years. We had five kids [a...

17 free things to do in Atlanta Meghan O'Dea 2 March 2021 You don't need to be heir to the Coca Cola fortune to enjoy everything Atlanta has to offer. Georgia's state capital is full of things to see and do that don't cost a penny, from buccolic parks and cemeteries to the buzzy BeltLine, from street art to world-class museums, from funky neighborhoods to farmers markets, and historic sites spanning from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement. Here are 17 of the best free things to do in Atlanta. ©f11photo/Shutterstock 1. The High Museum Atlanta's modern High Museum was the first to ex...

Atlanta Magazine 8 developments that sprung up in Atlanta during the past year Surprise! If you haven't ventured out beyond your neighborhood lately, you might not realize how many new buildings have gone up in the past year 136 When office workers return after the pandemic, they might not recognize Atlanta. While they were away, the city’s development engine didn’t just hum, it roared. From mid-March to mid-December, city officials issued construction permits for nearly 5,000 projects and inspected roughly 45,000 job sites. Construction workers swung hammers and poured concrete to build ...