Author: Mirtha Donastorg - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

What happened to Atlanta’s water pipes on Friday, and why is it taking so long to fix? Essentially, the city is working on old pipes laid out in an old design, said Al Wiggins, Jr., commissioner of the Department of Watershed Management..The pipes that burst were made out of steel and more than 80 years old. Wiggins said he did not know when they were last replaced.

Freaknik started as a picnic but it eventually morphed into a raucous gathering of thousands of young people, a history highlighted in the new Hulu documentary “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told.” But there’s another part of the story that hasn’t been widely told — the behind-the-scenes tension between Black political leaders in the city around the event, and the role a storied civil rights organization played in trying to calm Freaknik down.

The Walgreens store at Five Points in downtown Atlanta, a landmark for its art deco design and iconic Coca-Cola sign on its roof, is expected to close next month.

The Gathering Spot, the Black-owned networking hub and co-working space founded in Atlanta, announced Thursday it has split from its parent company, digital banking platform Greenwood, and its two co-founders have reacquired majority ownership.

Teen boys are trickling into Glaciers Italian Ice in southwest Atlanta, but they’re not coming to buy the cold, sweet tr…

All four women wounded Wednesday in the Midtown shooting are still hospitalized, two are critical and two are stable, Gr…

Atlanta-based restaurant chain Slutty Vegan is facing new allegations of improperly paying its employees, according to a lawsuit filed this month in Brooklyn federal court.