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Emerald City Bagels is now open on the BeltLine

Get the same gourmet bagels with an expanded iced coffee menu and an automat for speedier service

Mother-and-daughter Deanna and Jackie Halcrow started serving their New York-style bagels in East Atlanta Village in 2018, after years accumulating a following at farmers markets and pop-ups. Six years later, their long-awaited BeltLine shop is finally open.

Located in the Citizen building near Kevin Gillespie’s now-defunct Cold Beer, Emerald City is modeled after old-school delis and pharmacy counters where the staff dons white coats and paper hats. The menu of both locations is similar, but with all bagel-making taking place in East Atlanta, the BeltLine outpost was able to expand its coffee program and add an automat for faster service.

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Source: Atlanta Magazine

Union Terminal developer buys adjacent land

By Emma Behrmann – Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal | Apr 23, 2024

The developer behind the reformation of the Union Terminal project at
the edge of downtown purchased nearby land for additional development.
Atlanta-based Columbia Ventures purchased the concrete plant next to Union
Street Terminal on April 10 through Eastside Jax Property Owner LLC for $4
million. Five days later, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a national nonprofit
with local chapters devoted to training, educating and funding efforts to develop
low-income communities, granted the company a $4.6 million mortgage.

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Source: Jacksonville Business Journal

Lawmakers: City Emerald Trail project to receive $140 million in federal money

U.S. Reps. Aaron Bean and John Rutherford say in a letter the trail “has the potential to be a catalyst for economic development.”

By Dan Macdonald | 7:07 p.m. March 11, 2024

The city’s Emerald Trail park project will receive more than $140 million in federal dollars, U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean announced March 11.

Bean worked with fellow U.S. Rep. John Rutherford to procure the funding as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation funding initiative.

The Emerald Trail project comprises 30 miles of trails, greenways and parks to connect Downtown Jacksonville with businesses, schools and transit. The trail will connect 14 historical neighborhoods.

“It’s critical that our transportation networks have the infrastructure to keep Floridians safe while they walk, bike and drive,” Bean said in a news release.

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Source: Jaxdailyrecord

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