Atlanta Intown

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms accepted a check for $33.5 million from the developers of Centennial Yards earmarked for community benefits during a ceremony at city hall on Oct. 14.

A reimagined First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta will feature public plazas and more connectivity to Arts Center Way.

Atlanta mayoral candidates discussed ways to halt an effort for Buckhead to break off and form a new city during a forum hosted this morning by Livable Buckhead and the Buckhead Business Association.

Nathalie Stutzmann will be the first woman to lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Cisco will open a new office at the Coda building in Midtown creating 700 new jobs.

Atlanta Sustainable Fashion Week is on the way.

Meet the dynamic duo of Kyle and Brent Pease, who created the nonprofit The Kyle Pease Foundation that helps disabled athletes participate and succeed in sports.

A controversial cannon relic on the Decatur Square will be removed and put into storage.

Midtown's Lyla Lila has been named to the 2021 New York Times Restaurant List, plus the Atlanta Chili Cook Off is on the way and there's new places to eat while you're at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

JUST IN: Two Fulton County election workers have been fired for allegedly shredding 300 voter registration applications.

Early voting begins tomorrow, Oct. 12.

Katie Rice, owner of VinoTeca in Inman Park, and Sarah Pierre, owner of 3 Parks Wine Shop in Glenwood Park, are collaborating on a new monthly column called Women + Wine. These grape-lovers will be making recommendations, talking to fellow winemakers, sommeliers, and entrepreneurs like themselves. Their first column is an introduction, so make yourself acquainted and maybe pour yourself a glass.

Hundreds of condo and apartment residents have been unable to return to their homes as work to dismantle the teetering crane in Midtown continues.

Volunteers are planting 300 blooming trees, flowering shrubs, and fields of daffodils in Freedom Park this weekend as a tribute to late Congressman John Lewis. Flowering Forest A Tree Tribute to Civil Rights Leader John Lewis will be a a multi-year project from the Freedom Park Conservancy, Trees Atlanta, and National Center for Civil and Human Rights.... The trees and flowering plants have been selected for their early blooming in late winter (specifically around February) to celebrate the civil rights icon’s birthday on Feb. 21. (Photos by Asep Mawardi)

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CRANE UPDATE: Engineers and workers are on the scene in Midtown trying to stabilize and remove the crane that has been dangling over West Peachtree Street since before 9 a.m. this morning. Just before 7 p.m., another crane was brought to the site to help remove the damaged one. The work may take until Sunday to complete and surrounding streets and businesses remain closed, while residents evacuated from apartments near the 1105 West Peachtree site aren’t being allowed to return until it’s safe.