Negotiations are still underway, but if the sale goes through, city leaders would likely keep a reduced staff and continue housing Atlanta’s detainees at the facility.
Blackhall had agreed to pay $1.5 million for improvements to the land it gave the county and to other property owned by DeKalb. But this was not fulfilled.
Spooky season is here, and Atlanta has plenty of ways to get into the spirit. These Atlanta events offer fun for all ages, from seasonal festivals to live performances.
When local leaders mention the "other Atlanta," they mean the neighborhoods left behind by the city's success. But there is an other Atlanta in Texas connected to Georgia.
Michelle Obama Park is a long-awaited addition to DeKalb County, but its history offers lessons about public land, land swaps and what communities can lose along the way.
