An elevator outage at a southwest Atlanta senior residence left residents stranded and renewed questions about inspections and emergency planning for older tenants.

A $24.3M plan and a $3M Decide DeKalb award aim to revive Belvedere Plaza and fill the anchor space left by Kroger. Developer Hutton is courting four national tenants, including another grocer.

Councilmembers are weighing a special‑permit requirement for new self‑storage projects after a controversial Public Storage plan near the BeltLine prompted pushback.

A 16-year-old was shot near apartment complexes on Fairburn Road Tuesday evening; police say he was alert when taken to hospital and no suspects have been named.

Advocates warn Gov. Brian Kemp’s veto of new budget add‑ons could force domestic‑violence shelters across Georgia to cut services just as demand rises.

So. Fox, from the Kinship team, opens July 2 in Virginia-Highland with a 50-seat dining room, hyper‑seasonal plates and a low‑intervention wine program.

A gas leak in east Roswell closed Raintree Drive and the GA‑400 exit to Holcomb Bridge, trapping cars at the Eliot Apartments and snarling local traffic.

A Greenville man was arrested after a woman was found shot at a Luthersville Sunoco; she remains in stable but critical condition.

The Hawks used the No. 8 pick to add Houston guard Kingston Flemings, a freshman playmaker with two-way upside. Expect him to enter Atlanta's offseason program this summer.

An Atlanta woman says the Social Security Administration wrongly listed her as deceased, freezing benefits and accounts while she faces six‑figure hospital bills.

Wood Partners is pitching Alta West Midtown, a $75M, 247‑unit project at 1593 Huber St; the Development Authority of Fulton County gave preliminary approval to a $3.9M inducement.

A 21-year-old man was found shot in a vehicle on Cascade Avenue SW in southwest Atlanta; investigators from APD's Aggravated Assault Unit are canvassing for witnesses.

MARTA credits a visible security surge for fewer incidents during World Cup match days, but officials still lack a plan to fund permanent staffing increases.