First Slice 9-11-17: Affordable housing gets a new shot near Piedmont Park
Plus: The city shuts down
Renovations are almost complete at an affordable housing complex near Piedmont Park. Meanwhile, Atlanta City Council is considering requiring developers include affordable housing units in new apartments built near Mercedes-Benz Stadium and around the Atlanta BeltLine.
In case you haven’t come out of your bunker in a while: The city of Atlanta got its first tropical storm warning ever yesterday, resulting in the closings of schools, city government and MARTA. Meanwhile, more than 150,000 people have already lost power in south Georgia.
In case you thought the Williams sisters were the only black women who can kick ass at tennis: Sloane Stephens won the U.S. Open this weekend.
Today is the anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy: Thousands are expected to gather at Ground Zero.