Black Pizza is opening a small pizzeria in Bankhead at 2079 Joseph E. Boone Blvd. Filed paperwork lists 1,100 sq ft and about 30 seats.

A Georgia inmate drew a 25-year federal term after prosecutors say he ran a cross‑border drug-and-weapons pipeline from prison, moving more than a ton of drugs and hundreds of guns.

Atlanta Housing has posted an RFP for the final eight acres of Englewood South beside the BeltLine, seeking roughly 500 homes and retail; proposals are due June 16.

A deadly crash shut down a stretch of South Fulton Parkway Wednesday evening between Cochran Mill and Rico roads as state and local police investigated. Drivers were urged to avoid the area.

A LaGrange man pleaded guilty in the 2023 killing of a 69-year-old at Sunny Point Recreation Area. Sentencing is set for May 11.

UPS says it processed about 16 million tariff entries and remitted more than $5 billion; the company has begun filing claims through CBP’s new CAPE portal.

Beulah Heights University has invited developers to propose mixed‑use projects for its Ormewood Park campus and adjacent BeltLine parcels, with offers due May 30, 2026. The site includes up to 4.3 acres and 400 feet of BeltLine frontage.

Thunderstorms forced a ground stop at Hartsfield-Jackson on Tuesday morning, pausing departures until about 9 a.m. and triggering wide delays across the hub.

A pre-dawn blaze on Rockbridge Road collapsed part of a storefront roof and left a firefighter treated at the scene as crews battled smoldering hotspots.

South College Atlanta hosted a healthcare career fair on April 28 as roughly 25 hospitals and care providers recruited nursing and allied‑health students. The event offered on‑site interviews and resume prep.

A search‑warrant execution in Alpharetta uncovered dozens of neglected dogs and cats living in squalor. Officers reportedly wore masks before entering and investigators have exclusive photos and bodycam video.

New Census estimates put metro Atlanta back at No. 6 with about 6.48 million people, highlighting renewed pressure on housing, traffic and services. The change caps a multi‑year comeback for the region.

A new "End the Corporate Takeover" coalition led by Housing Justice League is pushing to curb hedge funds and corporate landlords that organizers say own a third of metro Atlanta's single‑family rentals.