Around 400 community members joined us for our annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 29. The weather was beautiful as everyone learned from and enjoyed time spent with a variety of community organizations from art galleries to first responders. Special thanks to Councilmember Joyce Sheperd, Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr., our security firm International…

Join Atlanta City Council Member Joyce Shepard and Fort Mac LRA for food, family fun, entertainment and a look at the future of Fort McPherson. Don’t forget to enter the costume contest, open to kids 15 and under: register here.

Name: Ricardo Jacobs Email: rjacobs65@comcast.net Facebook: Ricardo (Ricky) Jacobs What is your relationship to Fort Mac? I’m the chair of NPU-R, which borders the back end of Fort Mac. I actually used to be stationed here when I was in the military. I work here now at the Veterans Administration. I’m a member of the…

As we’ve mentioned several times lately, Fort Mac is open for business. By this we mean, we’re ready to identify various business partners – from those that specialize in real estate development to those that produce great events – to help us start this big project of redeveloping our 145 acres. One of the most…

The local economy as a whole is benefitting from Tyler Perry Studios (TPS) at Fort McPherson, and increasingly, individuals are looking for opportunities to work at the studio and on its productions. Khalila Birdsong, Director of Corporate Relations and Development for TPS, is working with the Urban League of Greater Atlanta to help facilitate local…

On April 26, Governor Deal signed into law House Bill 1129, which will allow Fort Mac LRA to create public-private partnerships and execute 99-year land leases on its property. This new legislation expands and enhances the ways that Fort Mac LRA is broadly empowered to encourage economic development on and around its 145 acres of…

Name: Wil Miller Email: wilmiller2@gmail.com Facebook: Wil Miller Twitter: @wilmiller What is your relationship to Fort Mac? My relationship to Fort Mac is a little bit complicated. I moved here eight or nine years ago. When I heard the base was closing I was definitely interested because I live in the city [East Point] that backs…

Our Community Engagement Subcommittee recently elected Gamba Stewart as their new Vice Chairman. We’d like to share a bit more about Gamba with you, so we asked him a few questions.    What is your relationship to Fort Mac? I am a resident of Sylvan Hills. The Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Association was asked to send…

Tyler Perry Studios is investing around $100 million to build a movie and television studio in our neighborhood that is projected to open in late 2017. The Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail is projected to open in summer 2017. Fort Mac LRA is taking strategic steps to attract development to Fort MacPherson. These significant changes are…

(Neighbor News March 11, 2016) “The group overseeing the redevelopment of the former Fort McPherson near East Point has brought on two new senior-level employees. The McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority recently announced Arthur Mallard and Jeffrey Hicks will come on board. ‘The addition of these senior-level professionals to the Fort Mac LRA team will…