Author Archives: Gabi Hart

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. […]

A pig’s lungs were inflated in front of a group of Atlanta ninth graders. For Kylah, a student at the Academy for Innovation in Medicine (AIM), touching the lung and watching it expand was only the beginning. On that Wednesday, Sept. 23, students also learned how to intubate a mannequin, guiding a tube into an […]

TRIGGER WARNING: This story discusses child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. If you or someone you know may be experiencing human trafficking, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888 or text 233733. In an emergency, call 911. At 15 years old, J.R. was walking alone down Old National Highway on a cold, rainy night […]

September is National Literacy Month, which puts renewed attention on how children learn to read. KIPP Atlanta Schools’ new CEO, Michael Cormack Jr., is bringing more than two decades of education experience, including work connected to Mississippi’s rise in national reading performance, to Atlanta as he leads the charter school network toward ambitious literacy and […]

For Dr. Patrick Frias, returning to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta means coming home, but his plans for the health system are focused firmly on what comes next. Frias assumed the role of CEO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta on Aug. 31, returning to the organization where he spent 18 years as a pediatric cardiologist and […]

Atlanta’s Spelman College has retained its spot as the nation’s No. 1 historically Black college and university in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. While Spelman leads the HBCU rankings, it is followed by Howard University at No. 2 and Tuskegee University at No. 3. Atlanta’s Morehouse College came in at […]

One in four renter households in Metro Atlanta faced an eviction filing last year, a rate more than three times the national average. Researchers from Princeton University’s Eviction Lab came to The Atlanta History Center on September 10th to present findings on the region’s eviction crisis and discuss potential solutions with city officials, housing advocates, […]

Health care innovation is moving fast, but at Health Connect South, a more immediate question took center stage: What good is the next breakthrough if patients cannot afford or access it? More than 1,100 health care leaders, researchers, physicians and students registered for Health Connect South’s annual gathering Sept. 16 at the Georgia Aquarium, where […]

For years, a vacant stretch of land in Atlanta’s Greenbriar neighborhood sat waiting for a new purpose. Today, 448 affordable homes stand in its place. Atlanta Housing and its development partners, including Zimmerman Properties, Summit Contracting Group, Wilhoit Properties, Invest Atlanta and Bank of America, gathered Sept. 11 to celebrate the opening of The Flats […]

Before holiday shoppers fill Lenox Square’s stores, retailers need the people who will keep them running. Lenox Square Mall will host its first retailer hiring event Saturday, Sept. 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Dining Pavilion, connecting job seekers with retailers offering seasonal and long-term positions ahead of one of the busiest shopping […]

When Lata Fields began drawing teal hummingbirds around a portrait of Dr. Natalie Godbee, she wasn’t simply creating art. She was thanking the doctor who helped her through one of the most uncertain periods of her life. Fields, a former City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta patient, joined local artists Katie Bush and Cat Bozone […]

UPDATE: Due to thunderstorms, the Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade has been rescheduled for Sept. 26. Check the Atlanta Beltline’s social media channels for additional updates as they become available. On Saturday night, Southwest Atlanta will glow as thousands of handmade lanterns illuminate neighborhood streets and the Atlanta Beltline, accompanied by giant puppets, bands and Atlantans who […]

The growing number of patients taking GLP-1 medications has coincided with declining obesity rates, but the drugs may increase health care costs.  Artificial intelligence is helping insurers analyze costly claims and guide patients through an increasingly complicated system. And where a patient receives care can make a significant difference in what that care ultimately costs. […]

For many Americans, having health insurance does not necessarily mean being able to afford a trip to the doctor. In Georgia, the stakes are growing. Georgia Access enrollment dropped by roughly 200,000 people from 2025 to 2026, a 14 percent decrease according to Healthy Future Georgia. Meanwhile, out-of-pocket premium costs for Georgians who kept coverage […]

Atlantans already walk it, bike it and run it. Now, the Atlanta Beltline is asking residents to imagine another way of moving around the loop: by train. On the evening of Sept. 3, Atlanta Beltline staff, transit planners and community members gathered at Lee + White Food Hall along the Westside Trail for the fourth […]

For 31 Cobb County nonprofits, the holiday season will bring more than an opportunity to receive donations. It will offer a chance to introduce their work to new audiences, sharpen their fundraising skills and build relationships that can continue long after the holidays. Cobb Community Foundation has selected 31 nonprofits to participate in its 2026 […]

A baby’s feeding may look simple, but for families and doctors, what happens during those few minutes can reveal much more than whether a newborn is getting enough to eat. Atlanta-born startup nfant is bringing its FDA-cleared feeding technology from the neonatal intensive care unit into homes with the Thrive Feeding System, a platform designed […]

What began in a family’s living room as an effort to care for a grandmother with dementia has grown into a Georgia home care company employing more than 3,300 people and earning national recognition for its rapid growth. Primecare Home Care Services, a Georgia-based home care management company under Flournoy Health Systems, was announced Aug. […]

For years, East Lake has had places to live and places to go, but fewer places designed simply for neighbors to come together. Vela Park is aiming to change that. The nearly 12-acre mixed-use development in East Lake brings 328 residences, including 43 rental townhomes, green space, retail and dining together, with Vela Park Food […]