Category Archives: Peachtree Road

Thirteen Activists Arrested in Lenox Road Protest of Police Brutality

Photograph by Steve Eberhardt (APN) ATLANTA — On Saturday, December 20, 2014, five days before Christmas, thirteen activists blocked the intersection at Lenox Road and Peachtree Street during heavy holiday traffic going to Lenox Mall and Phipps Plaza to shop.   They shut down shopping as usual for ninety minutes to bring media attention to the increasing number of black […]

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Growth of Atlanta’s Buckhead Community Brings Traffic Concerns

(APN) ATLANTA — The population of Atlanta’s Buckhead community is quickly growing, and numerous housing and retail projects are coming online to meet the demand; however, for some homeowners and small business owners, traffic is becoming a bit of a nightmare.   “The census from 2000 to 2010 in Buckhead increased almost 12,000 people… The apartments being built are as […]

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