News Archive

We aren't archiving everything, but we do want to share bits from our past...

• Summary of Transportation Symposium
  Read notes from the Feb. 13 ADNA community meeting.
• City posts special events as traffic aid
  Outside link
  The Atlanta Police Department is opening its special events calendar to the public on the Internet trying to do a better job of publicizing downtown events that might draw unusual crowds and traffic problems.
• Pedestrian Crosswalks on Peachtree
  CAP/ADID has been working for some time to install new traffic signals along Peachtree Street at the existing Walton Street and Poplar Street crosswalks. Find out the details!
• "Alley of Broken Dreams" -- Underground Atlanta in the News
  Creative Loafing's featured article for Jan. 24 was a roundtable discussion of Underground Atlanta. Discussion includes a Downtown resident, Downtown business owner and Downtown's City Council representative.
• Newcomer's Guide to Downtown
  Find out your neighbors' recommendations on everything from dentists to cleaning services to best local bars.
• ADNA Urges Residents to Share Opinions on Public Toilets
  There is a City proposal to install two free toilets in the Broad Street Plaza. Central Atlanta Progress believes this is a poor choice of location and has proposed two better ones.
• Notes on New Year's Traffic Meeting (PDF)
  This week your ADNA President met with the Mayor’s Special Events Coordinator and the APD Commander of Special Ops and Street Closing to discuss the New Year’s Eve surprise traffic restrictions and its impact on downtown residents and their guests.
• Meeting Notes for January Community Meeting
  Main topics of discussion: ADNA plans for 2007, volunteers, New Year's security inconveniences, public toilets.
• July 2006 Newsletter
  July 30, 2006
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• Meeting Minutes - July
  Minutes for the June meeting, held at Imagine It! Children's Museum of Atlanta.
• Working, Living & Playing in the South CBD
  PowerPoint or PDF
  From the June meeting, a slide presentation about what's up and what's to like -- and there's a LOT -- on the south side of Downtown.
• Start It Up!
  On June the 6th, 2006 The Downtown Neighborhood Association launched the Downtown "Start It Up" Program. Join the club -- heck, make a club! New application deadline: July 30.
• 2006 Festival and Tour a Great Success
  The weekend was a great success with fabulous weather, great music, inspirational works of art, and a tour of homes that included some of the most unique and creative living spaces that we’ve ever seen.
• Meeting Minutes -
  April and May
  Minutes for the April and May meetings, held at MODA and Allen Plaza.
• May and June Newsletters
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• Featured Photo:
  Neighbors at the Park
  Downtown residents have begun enjoying Woodruff Park Again.
• Downtown in the Press
  Check out the latest press coverage of Downtown Atlanta -- and check out the news going back several years as well.
• April 2006 Newsletter
  April 17, 2006
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• Meeting Minutes - March 2006
  Minutes for the March 14, 2006, meeting of the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association, which held in the Georgia Pacific Auditorium.
• March 2006 Newsletter
  March 14, 2006
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• Meeting Minutes - February 2006
  Minutes for the February 14, 2006, meeting of the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association, which held in the Healey Building Rotunda.
• Downtown Stories
  Read firsthand about residents' experiences.
• February 2006 Newsletter
  February 15, 2006
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• Meet the Board
  Currently featured: Maria Balias and Camille Smith.
• Meeting Minutes - January 2006
  Minutes for the January 10, 2006, meeting of the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association, which was hosted by the Atlanta Journal-Constition.
• ADNA Elects 2006 Officers
  The new year has begun, and with it the ADNA Board has elected a talented, energetic slate of officers to serve the neighborhood.
• January 2006 Newsletter
  January 13, 2006
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• ADNA: Past, Present and Future
  View the presentation from the 2005 ADNA Board retreat.
• November 2005 Newsletter
  Nov. 10, 2005
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• Meet the New Members of the Board of Directors
  Here is information on recently elected Board members
• Mary-Elizabeth Harmon
• Pablo Henderson
• Sharron Reeves
• Whitney Rusert
• Camille Smith
• Jay Tribby
• Herb Williams
• No Solicitation Signs Go Up In Tourist Triangle
  The Commercial Solicitation Ordinance warning signs have been erected. Look for this ordinance to be enforced.
• Atlanta officially adopts panhandling ordinance
  Outside link
  Aug. 22, 2005
  Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has signed into law a ban on panhandling "in an effort to protect the well-being of residents and visitors to provide substantive services to those in need," the mayor's office said in a prepared statement.
• Commercial Solicitation / Panhandling Legislation Passes
  Outside link
  Aug. 18, 2005
  After weeks of debate, including several lengthy public meetings at Atlanta City Hall, on Monday, August 15th, the Atlanta City Council passed an ordinance that would make it illegal to panhandle in most of Downtown Atlanta.
• Ordinance Battle on National Public Radio
  Outside link
  Aug. 15, 2005
  Passage of the anti-panhandling ordinance made NPR's "All Things Considered."
• August 2005 Newsletter
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• July 2005 Newsletter
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• ADNA Tours New Center for the Homless
  Outside link
  Local paper covers Atlanta Downtown Neighbors Association visit to the newest facility aimed at curbing homelessness in the city.
• June 2005 Newsletter
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing
• Downtowners glimpse neighbor’s global poverty, disease relief efforts
  June 16, 2005
  Outside link
  Downtown residents received a glimpse of the global poverty and disease relief of CARE when ADNA sponsored the event "Downtown and the World: An Evening with CARE."
• Downtown Market to Offer Unique Saturday Brunch
  Outside link
  The Sweet Auburn Curb Market has announced a new Saturday brunch feature, designed to offer Downtowners an opportunity to sample the municpal market's many food vendors.
• A Special Event with Allen Rossum
  ADNA and Peachtree Center Athletic Club are pleased to invite members of the Association and members of PCAC to meet Allen Rossum, Atlanta Falcons Player.
• Festival and Tour Make The Story
  Outside link
  ADNA-produced festival and tour get star treatment by local paper.
• ADNA Meeting Coverage in The Story
  Outside link
  Local paper once again publishes extensive report on ADNA meeting. This meeting had a focus on transit, in particular the possibility of a trolley on Peachtree Street.
• May 2005 Newsletter
  Get all your local news in one, convenient package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• Downtown Night at the Balzer Theater at Herren's
  Theatrical Outfit invites you to see our next great production and bring a friend for FREE. Get 2 tickets for the price of one when you attend a Wednesday night performance of Hank Williams: Lost Highway
• Keep On Top of Things in the Community Forum
  Want to see what neighbors are talking about? Check out the online Community Forum.
• Atlanta Business Chronicle Spotlights Downtown
  The March 25, 2005, edition of the Atlanta Business Chronicle featured a dozen stories about Downtown, all part of a Downtown Market Report. The picture they paint is upbeat!
• March 2005 Newsletter
  Get all your local news in one, convenient 2-sided package. In PDF format for easy printing.
• Dog Park @ Woodruff Park
  Join your dog-loving Downtown neighbors for an organization meeting! If you have a dog or just like dogs, you will be excited to know that a group of residents is working to get a Dog Park set up at Woodruff Park.
• Perfect storm of market demands luring development Downtown
  March 10, 2005
  Outside link
  Coming tourist attractions and a population of people sick of commuting and ready to move intown are creating the perfect opportunity for developers to bring projects downtown, several downtown business and community leaders said this week.
• ADNA Elects 2005 Officers
  The Board of Directors of ADNA has elected officers to serve the neighborhood in 2005.
• 5 New Board Members Elected
  At Nov.'s ADNA Community Meeting, 5 new members were elected to the Board of Directors: Maria Balais, Chris Ciovacco, Deb Day, Mary Montanez, and Chris Raffield.
• Results of Community Survey
  The Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association has received the results of the anonymous online survey.
• Ivan Allen Street Renaming Update
  Information from Central Atlanta Progress on the proposed renaming of Downtown streets.
• Revised ADNA Bylaws
  Download the latest version of ADNA's bylaws. Also, a quick PowerPoint (PDF format) showing the highlights.
• Downtown crime: By the numbers, not perceptions
  Central Atlanta Progress has presented a review of the most recent statistics on crime in Downtown Atlanta.For those who live and work Downtown, the presentation contained lots of good news.
• Downtown Resident Heads Downtown Gallery and Non-Profit
  May 18, 2004
  Outside link
  ADNA Secretary Jay Tribby, the new executive director of VSA Arts of Georgia, is excited about the nonprofit's location: not only is it located in what he calls the "heart of nonprofit Georgia," but it's located in the same building where he lives, the Healey Building.
• Downtown Holiday Celebration @ Luxe
  Nov. 27 2003
  Join the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association for our annual Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Holiday Party on Monday, December 15th, from 6-9 p.m. at Luxe, one of Downtown's hottest new spots.
• ADNA Officers Elected
  Nov. 17, 2003
  ADNA's newly elected Board of Directors selected our new Officers:
  President: Erich Starrett
  Vice President: Patrick Busko
  Treasurer: Stan Silver
  Secretary: Jay Tribby
• ELECTION RESULTS &
  Meeting Minutes, Nov. 11
  Nov. 11 2003
  Results of the 2004 ADNA Board Elections, included within minutes for the meeting.
• Downtown Halloween Scavenger Hunt
  Oct. 23, 2003
  Friday, October 31, 8:00pm, join ADNA for Halloween fun! Click on the link to view the Evite.
• New Garden Planned for Centennial Olympic Park
  Outside Link
  Oct. 26, 2003
  Starting this November, many civic- and horticulturally-minded individuals will come together to create a new garden in Atlanta - the Gold Medal Garden at Centennial Olympic Park.
• Imagine Downtown
  Outside Link
  Oct. 8, 2003
  The Imagine Downtown process will shape the future of Downtown Atlanta through the creation of an engaging and graphic master plan for public and private development investment in the center city. Your ideas, opinions and input are needed to help plan for future development and investment within Downtown.
• CAP/ADID Town Hall Meeting
  Oct. 17, 2003
  Want to know who, what, when and how Downtown is changing right before your eyes? Then plan on attending the CAP/ADID October Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, October 23, 2003, Marriott Marquis, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
• ADNA Board Nominations
  Sept. 4, 2003
  The Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood associatoin will hold its annual elections in November. We have set up a Nominating Committee to accept nominations for positions on the ADNA Board.
• Sept. 9 Monthly Meeting
  Minutes Available
  Sept. 9, 2003
  Minutes from meeting focusing on organizational issues, new businesses and a visit by Ga. State Rep. Douglas Dean.
• Recommendations for On-Street Parking Downtown
  Aug 21, 2003
  ADNA's Planning, Zoning and Land Use Committee has been studying the issue of on-street parking Downtown. The result is a proposed parking map and recommendations for on-street parking Downtown.
• Aug. 12 Monthly Meeting
  Minutes Available
  August 12, 2003
  Minutes from meeting focusing on anti-panhandling legislation about to come up for discussion at City of Atlanta, as well as other hot quality-of-life issues.
• JSA-McGill Project Kick-Off Meeting - Aug. 19
  Outside Link
  August 11, 2003
  The "Imagine Downtown" project is about to begin -- your chance to help plan for future development and investment in the neighborhood surrounding the new Georgia Aquarium and World of Coca-Cola (the JSA-McGill LCI area).
• On-street Parking Work Session Set for July 26
  July 23, 2003
  The City of Atlanta has asked the ADNA to prepare a plan for Fairlie-Poplar showing where and when we could like on-street parking, loading zones, etc.
• July 8 Monthly Meeting
  Minutes Available
  July 8, 2003
  Minutes from meeting featuring GSU Police and City Councilwoman Debi Starnes.
• June 10 Monthly Meeting
  Minutes Available
  June 10, 2003
  Minutes from meeting that included talk of homeless shelter, zoning and lots of liquor license issues.
• Plans for Georgia Aquarium Unveiled
  Outside Link
  May 29, 2003
  Bernie Marcus, financier of the Georgia Aquarium, unveiled the design for the future $200 million Downtown Atlanta attraction this morning.
• May 13 Monthly Meeting
  Minutes Available
  May 19, 2003
  Minutes from special meeting hosted in Georgia State Senate Chambers. Pictures included!
• Downtown Zoning Meetings
  Outside Link
  May 19, 2003
  The year-long process to review and update Downtown's zoning regulations is nearing completion and the Central Atlanta Progress team needs your feedback on the proposed recommendations.
• "Light Up the Night" Festival VIP Party
  May 1, 2003
  Come "Light up the Night" in anticipation of the second annual Downtown Neighborhood Festival! Yes, this is the festival's official VIP Party and it will be swank!
• FOCAL Book Sale May 29-31
  Apr. 22, 2003
  FOCAL, Friends of the Central Atlanta Library, is sponsoring a booksale -- come and get your summer reading material! Also: Info on how you can help.
• Central Atlanta Progress Names New President
  Outside Link
  Apr. 16, 2003
  Central Atlanta Progress has announced that A.J. Robinson will be the organization's next president.
• Downtown Neighborhood Festival Entertainment Line Up
  Apr. 15, 2003
  With the second annual Downtown Neighborhood Festival only a bit over a month away (May 17-18), final details are coming into play... things like the entertainment line up!
• Smog Season Starts May 1
  Apr. 10, 2003
  While air pollution is a year-round issue, it is especially important as it relates to human health during smog season, which runs from May 1 through September 30. Information on what you can do to help.
• April 8th Meeting Minutes
  Apr. 8, 2003
  Notes from meeting featuring updates from APD, Central Atlanta Progress and Theatrical Outfit.
• GSU Bookstore Offers Downtown Residents Special
  Mar. 29, 2003
  The GSU Bookstore has extended a Downtown Residents Special. Just use the link above and you will be able to download a flyer that will get you 10% off any trade book in the store on Fridays and Saturdays.

  Plan to help city's
  homeless issued
  Outside Link
  Mar. 29, 2003
  The Mayor's Commission on Homelessness has released a seven-point plan that calls for a $5 million, 24-hour service center to provide 300 people a day with a safe, indoor place to rest and the development of a regional homeless authority.

• Newcomers' Guide to Downtown
  Mar. 28, 2003
  Thanks to a neighborhood effort, we've been able to put together a guide and get it out on the web. Check out our list of a list of important information and neighborhood "favorite places."
• "Best New Festival"
  Returns to Downtown
  Mar. 22, 2003
  ADNA is proud to announce its second annual Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Festival, Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 along Broad and Walton Streets in the historic Fairlie-Poplar district.
• Atlanta Beat Special Offer
  Mar. 19, 2003
  The Atlanta Beat, Professional Women's Soccer Team is extending a special offer to the ADNA to enjoy the June 7th 4 p.m. game versus the Carolina Courage.
• Mayor Shirley Franklin
  Talks Downtown
  Mar. 14, 2003
  Tuesday, March 25, Mayor Shirley Franklin will be at GSU for a lively question and answer session about the future of Downtown.
• Downtown Art To Benefit Downtown Festival
  Mar. 12, 2003
  Downtown artist Tony Stewart produces limited edition Downtown print, sales to benefit neighborhood festival.
• Minutes for March 11th Meeting Online
  Mar. 11, 2003
  Notes from our meeting with featured guest City Solicitor Jacob Daughtry II, information from GSU Police, and a number of exciting committee reports.
• The Glass Menagerie --
  Fundraiser for the Festival
  Mar. 11, 2003
  Special tickets are now available for the March 28th production of The Glass Menagerie at the Rialto, with Theatrical Outfit doanting the proceeds from 100 tickets to benefit the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Festival.
• Office Depot Coming Downtown
  Outside Link
  Mar. 8, 2003
  Office Depot Inc. is planning put a 7,000-sq.-ft. store across the street from the former Macy's building in downtown Atlanta.
• Blue Cloud Coffee -- New Owners @ 123 Luckie Street Shop
  Mar. 7, 2003
  The popular coffeeshop that was Luckie Street Coffee (and before that, Sacred Grounds) has moved to new ownership and become Blue Cloud Coffee.
• Level 3 Moves Hundreds of Jobs to Downtown Atlanta
  Outside Link
  Mar. 7, 2003
  Level 3 just announced they will be moving their Internet operations facility in Woburn, Mass., to a location in Downtown Atlanta: the upper floors of 180 Peachtree Street (Macy's).
• Planning, Zoning and Land Use Committee
  Feb. 23, 2003
  Introducing the one of ADNA's new committees, with a letter from the committee chair.
• Minutes for February 11th Meeting Online
  Feb. 11, 2003
  Notes from our meeting with featured guests are Lavoyed Hudgins (Public Safety Manager, Ambassador Force) and Major Daryl Tolleson (Atlanta Police Zone 5 Commander). Both spoke about new public safety and quality of life initiatives that directly affect everyone Downtown.

• Downtown Neighborhood Festival Wins Award for Best New Event
  Jan. 20, 2003
  The first annual Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Festival has won the award for "Best New Event in the State of Georgia" presented by the Georgia Festivals and Events Association.
• Downtown Atlanta Macy's Closing
  Jan. 16, 2003
  The Macy's in Downtown Atlanta, Downtown's last department store, will be closing effective March 2003.

• Final Fairlie-Poplar On-Street Parking Recommendations
  Jan. 16 2003
  ADNA submits finalized version of map showing the various kinds of on-street parking for Fairlie-Poplar.
• January Monthly Meeting Minutes
  Jan. 15, 2003
  See notes from the Jan. 14th meeting. Also view presentation on web or PowerPoint.
• Restaurants & Hospitality: Marcus wants improved downtown by 2005
  Outside Link
  Nov. 29, 2002
  Bernie Marcus, force behind the Georgia Aquarium, had words for the city and Atlanta's downtown hotels, who he says need to work toward a new Downtown anchored by attractions like the aquarium and the new World of Coca-Cola.
• CAP/ADID Launches New Web Site
  Outside Link
  Nov. 15, 2002
  With this completely retooled site, Atlanta's Downtown booster hopes to move Downtown forward in Internet time.
• 2003 ADNA Elections
  Nov. 12, 2002
  ADNA has four officer positions : President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. For the first time in ADNA's history, all four position were filled. Find out about our new officers!
• The William-Oliver Goes Condo
  Outside Link
  Fall 2002
  The 17-story classic high-rise stands sentinel to Atlanta's past, present and future and will feature 115 newly converted and immaculately appointed condominium homes.
• Downtown Livability Code Update
  Outside Link
  Your input is needed to help influence the future of Downtown Atlanta. Central Atlanta Progress has partnered with the City of Atlanta on an initiative to review and update the current zoning regulations that govern the physical growth and development of Downtown.
• Friends of the Central Atlanta Library Book Sale
  July 2002
  Many Downtown residents participated in FOCAL's first fundraiser.
• First Annual Downtown Neighborhood Festival
  May 2002
  Downtown residents amazed Atlanta and themselves by pulling off a successful festival with only 10 weeks' planning. Read this report from the first festival of visit the current DNF web site.
• 7th Annual Downtown Tour of Lofts & Lifestyles
  May 2002
  Once again, Central Atlanta Progress showed Downtown living at its best. Visit the current Tour of Lofts web site.
• ADNA Gets an Official Logo
  April 9, 2002
  See the winning design by resident Ross Davis.
• Broad Street Plaza Initiative
  January 2002
  The Broad Street Plaza initiative took off in January 2002 as the result of an ugly incident in Broad Street Plaza, specifically the area running between Marietta Street up to the Five Points MARTA Station. Spurred into action by this incident, Downtown residents decided it was time to take action to ensure the safety and quality of life of our neighborhood. Downtown residents made an effort to press for changes, seek information on the facts, and meet with law enforcement. The effort continues.
• ADNA Meets the Candidates
  Fall 2001
  Throughout the election season, ADNA actively courted and sought out candidates, sponsoring a series of Meet the Candidate events.
• Downtown Residents March in 4th of July Parade, 2001
  July 2001
  On July 4th, 2001, the Downtown Neighborhood Association was proud to march in the WSB-TV Salute 2 American Parade for the first time.
• Atlanta Passes Digital Industry Ordinance
  Feb. 2001
  City of Atlanta passes law to curb proliferation of "telecom hotels."
• Town Hall Meeting, 2000
  Nov. 14, 2000
  Atlanta Downtown Neighbors Town Hall Meeting was designed to bring residents and city officials together.
• Archived Newsletters
  2000
  Back before we decided the Internet worked a lot better than paper, ADNA did paper newsletters. Here are three issues of the newsletter, all dating from 2000. You will need Adobe Acrobat Free Reader
  • Fall 2000
  • Summer 2000
  • Spring 2000