The Lighting of Atlantic Station November 22, Noon-8:00pm:
The Lighting of Atlantic Station is Atlanta’s first and brightest holiday celebration! The family oriented festivities throughout the property have been expanded to a full day event from 12:00pm-8:00pm.
The Lighting of Atlantic Station will begin at 7:30pm with a live TV broadcast on WXIA. This event flips the switch on over 250,000 lights throughout the eight-block District area. See 11Alive personalities, local celebrities and more, plus experience the first glimpse of 2008’s “It’s Snowin’ in the Station” series of snowfall shows around the Grand Christmas Tree in Central Park.
Cirque du Soleil KOOZA Laughter! Acrobatics! Heartfelt emotions!
Jan.2 to Feb. 8, 2009
in Atlantic Station
KOOZA tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world.
KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil: It combines two circus traditions …quot; acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor...
Smart Wash Eco AutoSpa Opens November 1st
Smart Wash is an eco-friendly, premium auto detail service that uses biodegradable cleaning products and 99% less water than other services... Having been in the car detailing business for more than five years, the idea to switch to an eco-friendly service came when owners Jorge and Jessica Gonzalez decided to "do their part" for the environment — especially with a drought plaguing Georgia. As we enter the second year of water restrictions, their modified business model continues to prove beneficial to not only them and the environment, but area cars as well...
You’re in the Dark, But That’s OK
As an art history major obsessed with museums, visual perception is sort of my thing. I write down people’s names when I meet them because seeing the letters helps me remember; I get excited when I see a well-designed layout in a magazine.
Thus Dialog in the Dark, on view at Atlantic Station starting last Saturday, was an initially uncomfortable, yet ultimately refreshing, experience...
Help growth happen wisely
Here's a suggestion for a bumper sticker for metro Atlanta: Growth happens. In metro Atlanta, growth happens a lot. And fast. The question is, then what? ...Giving people sensible options to live where they want to live. Take Atlantic Station, for example. Atlantic Station provides housing for many residents and does it in a way that inconveniences almost no one. At least three reasons make that so. It's close to a MARTA rail station, with shuttle service. It's close to I-75/85. The restaurants and stores in Atlantic Station give residents the option of walking or driving a very short distance for errands and entertainment. Every time someone walks to the cleaners or restaurant, we erase one car trip...
ZOOMA Women’s Race Series Launches Atlanta Half Marathon & 5K
ZOOMA teams with Atlanta-based humanitarian organization CARE to inspire Atlanta women to get fit
ATLANTA, GA. ZOOMA Women’s Race Series has launched the ZOOMA Atlanta Half Marathon & 5K to take place on November 16, 2008 at Atlantic Station. ZOOMA Atlanta will be the second event in the new national series of women’s half marathon events and will offer a half-marathon, 5K, jog stroller 5K, and a kid’s fun run with big perks and a huge post-race party...
New Motorcycle Policy
After receiving a number of complaints from Atlantic Station residents and guests about the noise and disruptions caused by motorcycles, a policy is now in place that prohibits motorcyclists from riding through and parking in the main retail district in Atlantic Station... However, we welcome motorcyclists to park throughout Atlantic Station outside of the main retail district. Much of this parking is well within walking distance of all Atlantic Station stores, restaurants and entertainment options. This policy applies to motorcycles only and does not apply to mopeds or scooters with engines smaller than 150 cc...
Upscale day care center promotes green lifestyle
Call it the Four Seasons of day care. It's FIO360, nestled in the heart of Atlantic Station, and it could very well be the most upscale day care in metro Atlanta.
And with a monthly price tag ranging from $1,529 for preschoolers and $1,708 for infants, it could be the most expensive, too.
Stretching 21,000 square feet, the plastics-free space features bamboo floors, Solatube skylights and saltwater fountains. It also boasts an alphabet climbing wall, non-toxic art supplies and a Lego Dome....
Outer Limits Sprawling Atlanta seeks new routes to the future
...The city's best known green building project is Atlantic Station, a mixed-use complex rising on the site of a former steel mill that's been widely hailed as a successful merging of development and economic interests. When fully built out in the next decade, this city-within-a city will include six million square feet of LEED-certified office space; 5,000 high-rise, loft-style units, townhouses, and single-family residential homes; nearly two million square feet of retail; and 1,000 hotel rooms...
Metro Atlanta ranks 14th among 30 walkable cities
By one new measure of walkability, metro Atlanta is middle of the road. Or, depending on where you are, middle of the sidewalk.
The region ranked 14th among the 30 largest American metropolitan areas in a survey of walkable urban places released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution. The think tank based in Washington, D.C. put it's home city at the top of the list, followed by Boston, San Francisco, Denver and Portland...
Atlantic Station wants you to go carless
Atlantic Station opened what they say is the nation's first "commuter cafe," designed as a clearinghouse for transportation alternatives aimed at the approximately 11,000 people who live and work within the mixed-use development.
"Atlanta is a city where we're conditioned to drive," said Brian Leary, vice president of AIG Global Investment Real Estate, which developed Atlantic Station. "We want a community where you're conditioned to walk."...
