In its late-19th and early-20th century heyday, downtown Jonesboro was a railroad hub, its bustling Central Business District home to popular shops, the town newspaper, and — as historical gossip…

Living in Metro Atlanta | July 6, 2021
In its late-19th and early-20th century heyday, downtown Jonesboro was a railroad hub, its bustling Central Business District home to popular shops, the town newspaper, and — as historical gossip…
Episode #18 | June 30, 2021 | 10 minutes
In this 9-minute listen, What’s Next ATL spent a morning out at the Peachtree Street Demonstration Project, which is testing how a three-block span of shared space for drivers, pedestrians,…
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Living in Metro Atlanta | June 22, 2021
A rendering of an enhanced bus stop presented by an ALMA team at the Arts & Culture forum What happens when artists and culture workers collaborate with planners, community leaders,…
Living in Metro Atlanta | June 10, 2021
Last year, Mamie Rogers and her husband, Star Lee, patched their leaky roof. The leak wouldn’t stop, and they had to add fresh patches earlier this year. Even then, water…
Episode #17 | June 9, 2021 | 16 minutes
The language we use to talk about a topic influences how we think about it. And with an entrenched issue like housing affordability, it also impacts the solutions we imagine…
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Episode #16 | May 18, 2021 | 15 minutes
Consider this: How do we build communities that work for everyone, including our fast-growing 65+ population, when many of us don’t particularly want to think about aging at all —…
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Commuting in Metro Atlanta | May 7, 2021
It’s been over a year since so many of us left the office for the last time and set up shop in our living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and home offices….
Episode #15 | May 5, 2021 | 16 minutes
If you’re a homeowner, much of your house’s value comes from the land it sits on. That’s the fact that drives community land trusts, a strategy to fight gentrification that’s…
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Living in Metro Atlanta | May 4, 2021
These days, so many of us are looking to live in dynamic, pedestrian-friendly places, the kind where you don’t have to get in your car to do everything. But creating…
Living in Metro Atlanta | April 19, 2021
Doug Hooker, who has served as Executive Director of the Atlanta Regional Commission since 2011, has announced that he will retire in March 2022. Hooker has led the agency through…
Living in Metro Atlanta | March 29, 2021
Retirement! Time to reconnect with family and friends, travel to destinations we’ve long dreamed of, and do that volunteer work we’ve been meaning to do, all while maybe sleeping in…
Living in Metro Atlanta | March 23, 2021
The horrific shootings that recently took place in metro Atlanta followed a wave of violence nationwide in the past year that targeted Asian Americans. The shootings also brought a national…
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