Atlanta GA

A freight train can stop a weekday afternoon on Main Street. Cars stack up beside the low storefronts, the crossing clears, and the little downtown starts moving again. A few minutes later, the same drivers are back on LaVista Road or Lawrenceville Highway, merging into the wider machinery of metro Atlanta.

The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, presented by Invesco QQQ, returns Sept. 10-13 for its 16th year, featuring over 150 chefs, artisans, beverage professionals, and hospitality leaders, with a refreshed format that celebrates Atlanta's diverse culinary scene. The post Atlanta Food & Wine Festival returns with 150+ chefs

People in one community say for the last 12 years, they’ve had to pass by an abandoned, blighted building when they arrive home and when they leave.

Savi Provisions CEO Paul Nair, alongside Invest Atlanta, IGA and the mayor’s office, is gearing up to open the second location of mission-driven grocery store Azalea Fresh Market in southwest Atlanta at 2080 Campbellton Road SW. The 16,000-square-foot store is expected to open in mid-October, Nair told What Now Atlanta

Lingerie brand ThirdLove is getting ready to stake its claim at Lenox Square, planning its first standalone Atlanta boutique inside the Buckhead mall. The new shop is slated for the fourth floor, putting the direct-to-consumer darling in the company of Pottery Barn Kids, Windsor and Bloomingdale's. What's official. Acc

GDOT is asking residents to help shape the future of a proposed passenger rail line linking Atlanta and Savannah, with public comments open through Aug. 6.

Cobb County may approve a $60,000 fund to recruit new officers and fund executive firm searches for critical county roles.

ROME, Ga. - An 18-year-old man is behind bars following his arrest in connection with an April shooting that wounded a young child, according to the Rome Police Department. Isaiah Imari Curtis North, 18, of Rome, was apprehended in Clayton County and moved to the Floyd County Jail by the Floyd County Sheriff's Office.

Georgia is kicking the tires on a long-discussed passenger rail link between Atlanta and Savannah, putting $10 million into a new planning study and asking residents to weigh in before a public survey closes in early August. The early-stage work will sketch out possible corridors, station locations and infrastructure n

Four people are facing charges in a gang investigation, and three of the suspects are teenagers.