Andre Dickens stands along the BeltLine trail in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood and admires the incoming development.
Construction workers are converting a row of old warehouses into breweries and shops serving things like pickles and gelato.
“You see new stuff is coming in,” said Dickens, an at-large Atlanta City Council member. “This area is transforming. And it’s some needed change and revitalization.”
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