ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation on Monday to honor former Mayor Shirley Clarke Franklin.

Atlanta pays tribute to its Former Mayor, Shirley Franklin, by renaming its largest park and one of its roadways.

Just off the Atlanta BeltLine’s proposed Northside Trail, the defunct 350-acre Bellwood Quarry is in the early stages of a more than 10-year transformation to become Westside Reservoir Park ...

One of Atlanta's prettiest parks and a Downtown street bordering City Hall are being renamed in honor of Atlanta's first woman mayor. Driving the news: On Monday, the Atlanta City Council approved the ...

There's an effort underway to memorialize the mostly Black men who died while forced to work on "chain gangs" in Northwest Atlanta during the Jim Crow era.

while the 280-acre Westside Reservoir Park will now be known as Shirley Clarke Franklin Park. The backstory: Franklin served as Atlanta’s mayor for two terms, from 2002 to 2010. During her time ...

The Atlanta Beltline’s vision for a new park with a board walk and pavilion next to the Westside Trail is coming to life.

Atlanta City Council also approved legislation to rename a portion of Central Avenue SW after the city’s first Black woman mayor.

The City of Atlanta is honoring the city’s first woman mayor by renaming a park and busy downtown road after her. On Monday, the Atlanta City Council voted unanimously to rename Central Avenue, where ...

The city of Atlanta will officially honor its former Mayor Shirley Franklin with a street and park renamed after the esteemed ...

where Atlanta City Hall sits, and Westside Reservoir Park after former Mayor Shirley Franklin. Central Avenue will now be known as Shirley Clarke Franklin Boulevard and Westside Reservoir Park ...