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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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memorial driveAn aging industrial corridor nestled among historic neighborhoods is rapidly evolving into a walkable, mixed-use district that could bridge Atlanta’s eastside to downtown. In the works are new apartments, shops, restaraunts, offices and even a music venue for the corrdigor surrounded by coveted neighborhoods including Grant Park, Cabbagetown and Reynoldstown.
"It's a rar confluence of events," says Grag Giuffrida, who as a grad student at Georgia Tech worked on a study called Imagine Memorial and now serves as executive for downtoen organization Cenral Atlanta Progress. "The Potentiual for Memorial Drive has been recognized for a long time."
Read the full story at the Atlanta Business Chronicle site.
