Author Archives: Gabi Hart

Independent films, Hollywood storytellers and the music of Dolly Parton will take center stage in downtown Rome this November as a Northwest Georgia film festival celebrates its 23rd year. The Rome International Film Festival will return Nov. 5-8, bringing filmmakers, actors, students and moviegoers to historic theaters and pop-up venues for four days of screenings, […]

Atlanta’s skyline turned Dream blue Friday night as the city rallied behind the Atlanta Dream’s first WNBA Finals appearance since 2013, bringing the team’s championship run into the streets, businesses and landmarks across the city. The Light Up ATL campaign, organized by the Dream with help from Atlanta-based creative firm Ideas United and the City […]

The Cobb Community Foundation distributed $6.5 million in grants and scholarships in 2025, with 73 percent staying in Cobb County, according to its annual impact report. That community investment was a central theme at the foundation’s Above & Beyond event Oct. 5, where more than 40 Corporate Champions were recognized for supporting nonprofits and initiatives […]

For many Atlanta families, the fight against breast cancer does not end when treatment does. At Lenox Square on Saturday, thousands gathered to honor survivors, remember loved ones and raise money for the next breakthrough. The 44th annual Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta Race for the Cure returned to Buckhead on Oct. 17, bringing runners, […]

Atlanta’s future depends on people from different backgrounds finding ways to understand one another, a message at the center of ISB Atlanta’s 25th anniversary gala. The Oct. 10 event at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis brought together civic, business and faith leaders to celebrate the organization’s quarter-century of work fostering understanding across religious and cultural communities. […]

Two in three Georgia high school girls lack a caring adult to talk to about their feelings, even as 90 percent graduate high school on time. The findings are part of the 2026 State of the Georgia Girl Report, commissioned by Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, released Oct. 9 […]

Content warning: This article discusses domestic violence and human trafficking. If you or someone you know needs help please call the national human trafficking hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at  800-799-SAFE (7233). Leaving an abusive situation can mean escaping danger. It can also mean starting over with little more than the […]

According to data from the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, 53% of Georgia households with children under six face a staggering childcare affordability burden, Quality Care for children is helping to change that.  A $2 million grant announced Sept. 23 by Quality Care for Children will help at least 130 children in Atlanta and […]

Life University is turning to an experienced leader in chiropractic education to guide the Marietta institution through its next chapter. The university has appointed Dr. Brian Kelly as its new president, bringing more than three decades of experience in chiropractic education, higher education leadership and clinical practice to the role. Kelly will assume the presidency […]

Some of the biggest stories at Out On Film this year came in the festival’s shortest packages. Atlanta’s 39th annual Out On Film festival brought 155 narrative films, documentaries, shorts (short films) and special events to Landmark Midtown Art Cinema from Sept. 24 through Oct. 4, gathering LGBTQ+ filmmakers and audiences from Atlanta and beyond. […]

After more than 15 years of vacant land, a historic Atlanta neighborhood is getting a second chance,  and a new name that honors a woman whose legacy helped shape the city. Atlanta Housing joined Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, City Councilmember Dustin Hills, former residents, community leaders and members of the Bowen family Thursday, Oct. 8, […]

Financial freedom is often discussed in dollars and cents. At the Decatur Book Festival, Arian Simone, Stacey Abrams and Danita Knight framed it as something larger: the freedom to create opportunity, challenge inequity and make sure others can enter the rooms that once excluded them. The “Financial Freedom for All” panel brought the three women […]

City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta has appointed Childress as its new president, placing the longtime cancer care executive at the helm of its Newnan-based center as the organization works to expand access across metro Atlanta and Georgia. Her appointment comes as an estimated 68,400 Georgians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2026 […]

In the woods of Douglasville, a new approach to longevity is taking root. Nutrition Nest, the first sanctuary from Preserve Life, opened to the public Oct. 1 on a 1,200-acre wooded estate at 1 Preserve Drive in Douglasville, bringing personalized nutrition, biomarker testing, recovery therapies, aesthetics and culinary education together under one roof. The 25,000-square-foot […]

For one weekend this fall, a glass slipper, a beloved fairytale and a little bit of magic will help welcome Atlanta Ballet back to one of the city’s most iconic stages. Atlanta Ballet will return to the Fox Theatre when Atlanta Ballet 2 (AB2), joined by dancers from the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education, […]

On Sept. 5, 200 people stepped onto the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium carrying a much bigger story. Each represented $1 million, and more than three decades of support for children and families facing cancer and blood disorders. Aflac announced on Sept. 9 that it had surpassed $200 million in contributions to the Aflac Cancer and […]

For families raising children with profound autism, treatment can require months of intensive therapy, multiple specialists and, in some cases, around-the-clock support. Researchers in Atlanta hope a new $17.25 million investment can help change what treatment looks like. Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University School of Medicine was […]

Before Shanequa Gay’s newest work becomes a monument on the Atlanta Beltline, it begins with something less permanent but just as powerful: a conversation. Gay, an Atlanta-based multidisciplinary artist and Spelman College professor, has been selected by Atlanta Beltline Art to create a major public artwork for the Westside Beltline Connector. Her sculpture will be […]

For one night in Midtown, the red carpet was more than a path into a movie theater. It was an invitation to see LGBTQ+ lives, relationships and experiences reflected on the big screen,  and to experience those stories together. Out On Film opened its 39th annual LGBTQ+ film festival Sept. 24 at Landmark Midtown Art […]

A Spanish immersion early childhood education franchise is preparing to open its first Georgia location in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood, the beginning of a planned 12-center expansion across metro Atlanta. Tierra Encantada, which provides child care and early education from infancy through pre-K, expects to open its Kirkwood center at 1655 Memorial Drive SE this fall. […]