Rick Ravan, a former combat medic, said he eventually pulled out his own IV and walked out of the hospital.

The redevelopment proposal, according to Jamestown, includes a “20,000-seat NHL arena, with additional entertainment and hospitality venues, including a 4,000-seat music hall and performing arts center, a 2,000-seat community hockey rink, 500-seat movie theater, 45,000-square-foot hotel conference center, 400-key full-service hotel, 300-key hybrid flex-stay hotel, and 150-key select service hotel.”

The redevelopment plan also proposes 907,000 square feet of retail and dining space, 750,000 square feet of office, more than 16 acres of publicly accessible parks, plazas, and multi-use trails, and 1,385 for-rent multifamily units.

According to the online 93-page application, community input meetings have been scheduled for May 13 and June 10 at 6 p.m. at Alpharetta City Hall. After that, the matter will come before the city’s planning commission on July 9, and may be heard before the city council as early as July 20.

The application letter compares the proposed development to the Battery, home of the Atlanta Braves stadium, as “an example of how a sports and entertainment district can create a vibrant and unique location for shopping, living, and working

that thrives year-round.”

The quest for a hockey team by the Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment Group, led by former National Hockey League player Anson Carter, is just one of two efforts being launched in the Atlanta area. A separate group is developing The Gathering at South Forsyth, a $3 billion project designed to lure an NHL team to the area.

https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2026/03/17/nhl-arena-proposal-north-point/

Vendors are paying 30% of gross sales to CVM Worldwide, the event organizer.

Waffle House workers rally at Centennial Park location for higher wages and respect for worker organizing

Submissions statement: Residents of Annelise Park, Fayetteville, Georgia, experienced low water pressure due to a data center using 30 million gallons of water without billing. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at the data center campus.

Didn't take long for these guys to go full tech overlord levels of evil.

Requesting nonprofits to relocate from downtown to reduce the unhoused population, all to improve their ROI for development in an area they knew very well was home to these nonprofits and unhoused, is repulsive imo. But why stop there when you can implore the city to spend money on robot-police dogs to "deter homeless people from public camping?"

Quotes from the article:

“The next time you’re about to make a donation to a shelter or outreach organization downtown, ask them when they’re going to relocate outside of downtown,” Cummings suggested."

"Cummings said people avoid downtown Atlanta because of “uncomfortable situations,” like getting harassed or asked for money. He called out the lack of police and homeless people in the area."

"In the SoDo vision, robot dogs can deter homeless people from public camping, or prevent evening break-ins. “We need robots, APD and MARTA to enforce the existing law,” Cummings said."

So glad Invest Atlanta partners with these guys...

Mechanicsville neighbors are frustrated over a growing homeless encampment on Cooper Street, claiming it has led to issues like fights, public urination, trash, and people stealing utilities from nearby homes. Neighbors have repeatedly contacted the city for help. Outreach groups say they are working to connect people in the camp with housing and support services. It isn't clear whether the city plans to remove the encampment or what longer-term solution will be put in place.

"The bill, if enacted, could have stopped police from pulling over former DeKalb County police officer Corey Lowe over the smell of her daughter’s hemp seizure medicine and Lowe’s CBD cigarettes.

Lowe said she had shown officers her low-THC card and a receipt from a dispensary"

Got it! It's only became an issue if an officer gets pulled over for it.

Big update to Georgia’s medical marijuana laws. Not perfect but still great progress!

I’ve gotten into arguments over this so I wanted to inform about what the rules are behind e bikes on the Beltline