Atlanta City Beat

• Council frustration with MARTA project delivery prompts push for formal role in transit decisions.
• Members long excluded from city-MARTA...

Atlanta's AI ascent: Morehouse College in West End secures $5M NSF grant to host part of the Horizon supercomputer, delivering massive AI and...

Atlanta's vibrant arts scene shines with timely festivals:

• Atlanta Jewish Film Festival ongoing until March 3rd, featuring The Sea—Israel's Best...

FIFA and U.S. Soccer are bringing the sport to Atlanta students ahead of this summer’s World Cup, building excitement through classroom programs.

Councilman Byron Amos hosts Westside Day, a District 3 fair uniting local organizations, government agencies, and service providers to deliver essential resources. Perfect for Westside residents seeking community services.

City Government Updates

• 🔥 Mayor Dickens Blames Council on $910K Payout: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens issued a memo shifting responsibility for...

Atlanta's Asian American Advocacy Fund hosts Bet on Your Future casino night tomorrow, Feb. 27, blending Lunar New Year celebration, art auction, and...

Coordinated operation at Malani Jewelers in DeKalb County: Local Lithonia and DeKalb PD assisting Texas Bureau of Investigation.

• Texas-led warrant...

Financial resilience highlighted in State of the County: Despite public safety and affordability concerns, Pitts declares county "much stronger now...

Atlanta Drum Academy connects local kids to deep roots:

• Founder James Riles teaches modern drumline cadences alongside ancient djembe playing from...

Atlanta BeltLine CEO Clyde Higgs confirms trailside light rail initiatives are still in play, underscoring commitment to enhanced connectivity along the trail.

• Innovative deployment: Robotic dogs now at DeKalb County and downtown Atlanta complexes, targeting low-occupancy properties.
• Cost and crime...

Grim discovery shakes metro Atlanta: Officers found a woman dead and several blood-covered dogs inside a residence.

• Active investigation:...

• Rapid response: Officers tracked 28-year-old Qwantavis McClure nearby after the robbery attempt, arrested him, and recovered the prop firearm.
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Don't miss these standout performances from ArtsATL's top 9 picks:

• ASO Debut: British maestro Nicholas Collon leads Sibelius Symphony No. 5 and...

Atlanta's fiscal oversight failures exposed:

• Mayor Dickens blames City Council for Clerk’s Office supervision and Law Department for processing...

• Egleston Hall in Midtown Atlanta is metro area's sole site on the 2026 Places in Peril list
• Built in 1918, this Gothic Revival building features...

Atlanta's makerspaces show remarkable resilience over 15 years, with three persisting and a fourth opening in 2022.

• Freeside Atlanta (est. 2009)...

Fiscal tensions flare between Mayor Dickens and City Council:

• Dickens blames clerk’s office and Council for $910,000 payments to ex-clerk on stalled...

Mark your calendars for Atlanta's premier food fest celebrating 25 years of culinary icons:

• When: Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6-10 PM, with...