The 12th annual Health Connect South conference will take place Sept. 17 at the Georgia Aquarium, bringing together more than 50 prominent speakers and moderators and an expected 1,000 attendees. The gathering has become one of the Southeast’s largest forums for advancing innovation and collaboration in healthcare. Notable speakers include Corwin Harper, president of Kaiser […]
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Arts and authors at the Marcus Jewish Community Center
The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta is preparing for a full fall season of programming that blends live performance, storytelling, and nationally recognized authors. The 2025 Arts & Authors lineup includes the 34th annual book festival of the MJCCA. The Arts & Authors season opened in August and continues with two events on Sept. […]
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Atlanta Dogwood Festival needs $250,000 for 2026 event
Atlanta’s most historic festival could soon be history. The Atlanta Dogwood Festival, a ritual of spring since the Great Depression, is pleading with the community to help cover a $250,000 shortfall so the nonprofit can put on the 2026 festival. The festival, which would turn 90 in 2026, needs to raise the money by Nov. […]
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Remembering Norman Primus, who tried to tell us
Norman Primus spent the last decades of his life trying to warn us about the mess we find ourselves in now. It’s a shame he’s not better remembered.
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Rust in Peace – Old Car City USA – near Cartersville – various dates
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A Quiet Architect of Atlanta’s Schools
An unsung name. An unforgettable legacy. Atlanta history is filled with big names etched into its skyline and politics and Stories of Atlanta has covered many of them over the years. But some of the city’s greatest builders worked quietly, shaping lives without ever seeking the spotlight. This is one of those stories. She began […]
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Insider or outsider? Atlanta City Council president voters have clear choice
The election for Atlanta city council president promises to be the most highly charged race in the city in 2025. By the end of qualifying on Aug. 22, only two candidates had put their hats in the ring — Atlanta City Councilmember Marci Collier Overstreet and Rohit Malhotra, a nonprofit leader who is on leave […]
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Beltline buys up Buckhead property for Northwest Trail expansion
Atlanta Beltline Inc. announced another key move in the Buckhead area with the Aug. 25 purchase of a land piece surrounding the path’s Northwest Trail segment. The Beltline bought six parcels of land along Peachtree Road and Bennet Street, and aims to turn the vacant buildings and pavement into commercial development and affordable housing. “For […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development
Women’s Health Is Everyone’s Responsibility
In communities across Atlanta, women are the backbone of families, neighborhoods, and workplaces. They lead, nurture, and advocate often without pause. But when it comes to their own health, too many women are forced to choose between caring for others and caring for themselves. That tradeoff is costing lives. Cardiovascular disease affects nearly half of […]
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Birds Georgia Announces 2025 Fall Flyway Festival: A Celebration of Birds, Native Plants, and Community
Each September, millions of migratory birds pass through Georgia on their journey south, relying on our state’s native plants for food, shelter, and rest. To highlight this important connection, Birds Georgia will host its annual Fall Flyway Festival, a month-long series of events designed to celebrate birds, native plants, and community. From guided nature walks […]
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College Park business owner fighting to survive zoning battle, and two alleged arson attacks
A long-operating automotive repair shop in College Park has been shuttered since February, and its owner, Roderick Rogers, is fighting to keep his business alive. Rogers, who owns Rogers Repair Shop, said the city has refused to renew his business license and has sought to close the business down permanently. His attorney, Erin Coleman, said […]
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‘Honey Don’t!’ should work, but just doesn’t hit the mark
There’s a joke early on in “Honey Don’t!” where private eye Honey O’Donahue (Margaret Qualley) goes to visit her sister, Heidi (Kristen Connolly). Heidi lives a life a far cry from Honey, who drinks tequila straight and lives alone and aloof in her very nice apartment. In contrast, when we first meet Heidi, she’s pregnant, […]
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We Are Here To Save Us
By Shaun Mosley & Taylor Kostal-Bergmann, Civic Tech Atlanta Every time we look around, it feels like a new problem. Extreme heats. Rent through the roof. Enduring legacies of systemic barriers. Explicit cruelty. Overt racism. It’s an absolute mess! And who can help clean this up? Us. You and I. And we’ll start by meeting […]
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Contentious vote approves $1.1B plan to overhaul Fulton jail
During a Wednesday meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a $1.1 billion plan to overhaul its troubled jail system, despite opposition from two board members and community leaders. The plan includes building a new special-purpose facility to house vulnerable inmate populations and renovating the county’s main jail on Rice Street. The […]
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PHOTOS: Peek inside Monday Night Brewing’s ‘The Grove’
Monday Night Brewing is set to open a massive new indoor taproom and outdoor space just steps from the Beltline on Aug. 23, with a full kitchen, coffee and brews for customers to explore. The Grove is a 17,000 square foot expansion of Monday Night Brewing’s West Midtown taproom. It includes two massive pizza ovens […]
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Building bridges of understanding makes Atlanta better
I have been described as a speaker, teacher, organizer, consultant, leader, facilitator, mediator, entrepreneur, innovator and executive. I strive to use these skills toward a singular focus: increasing intercultural understanding. At my core, I am a community-builder and peace-maker. Knowing this about myself was often a challenge in a corporate environment. I was born in […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Summer Shade Fest returns, Lenox Square adds retailers, College Football Hall of Fame hosts Football Fest
Grant Park Summer Shade Festival announces 2025 music and entertainment lineup The Grant Park Conservancy has announced the music and entertainment lineup for the 23rd annual Summer Shade Festival, set for Aug. 23 to 24 in Atlanta’s oldest park. The free two-day event will feature performances across two stages, beginning with yoga on Saturday morning […]
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Wet Leg’s “moisturizer” is art-pop that exfoliates your cynicism
Similar to their sisters in sentiment if not genre, Wet Leg shares Florry’s deadpan vocal style that’s less about detachment and more about agency— using restraint as a form of power. They haven’t abandoned the sarcasm, side-eye, or sing-song taunts that made their 2022 self-titled debut album explode, but this time, they’re wielding those tools […]
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Invest Atlanta greenlights $250,000 to local legacy businesses
Atlanta’s economic development agency board approved $50,000 grants to five legacy businesses in an ongoing effort to preserve and support small businesses. At the Aug. 21 meeting, the Invest Atlanta board approved a series of Small Business Improvement Grants to pay for interior and exterior improvements. The grants are funded using Tax Allocation District dollars, […]
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Small Business Leaders to Convene at 2025 Financial Summit in Atlanta
The Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC), in partnership with the Small Business Alliance, will host the 2025 Financial Summit on Monday, September 15, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. “The Financial Summit is an important gathering for small business leaders in Georgia,” said Stacey Key, Chief Executive Officer and President of the GMSDC. […]
