When Eloisa Klementich started writing a book about equitable economic development five years ago, “equity” was not yet a dirty word. Klementich, president and CEO of Invest Atlanta, , the city’s economic development agency, wrote a book based on her observations of how government and civic entities can ensure their programs and policies foster greater […]
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“Idiots” brings laughter and sold-out crowd to 50th Atlanta Film Festival opening night
The 50th annual Atlanta Film Festival opened with a bang. Or more accurately, it opened with raucous laughter at the sold-out Opening Night presentation of “Idiots” on April 23 at the Plaza Theatre. “Idiots,” a 2026 Sundance Film Festival hit, follows two “unqualified bozos” played by Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr., who are […]
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H.J. Russell & Company to be honored with Georgia Historical Society Marker
The Georgia Historical Society unveiled a new historical marker honoring H. J. Russell & Company on April 29. The recognition is part of the Georgia Business History Initiative, which highlights companies that have helped shape the state’s economy and history. The marker was unveiled at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs at 504 Fair Street […]
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Black Effect Podcast Festival delivered live shows and creator strategy to diverse crowd
The fourth annual Black Effect Podcast Festival brought a mix of entertainment, live podcast tapings and industry insight to Pullman Yards, drawing content creators and fans from across the Southeast. The event took place on April 25. Throughout the day, speakers shared similar themes: be yourself, stay consistent, create with purpose, and explore the growing […]
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Down Town ATL Inc. town hall highlights FIFA planning, pop-up retail and public safety efforts
With less than two months until the FIFA World Cup arrives (June 15), civic and business leaders, and Atlanta residents gathered April 15 at the Downtown ATL Inc. Town Hall meeting at the Rialto Center for the Arts to outline how Downtown Atlanta is preparing for what officials say will be the largest global sporting […]
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Safeguarding Health: Addressing the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
Antibiotics are one of the most powerful tools in medicine, and most are prescribed in outpatient settings, like doctors’ offices and clinics. However, research has shown that in the United States up to 28 percent of these prescriptions are unnecessary. Unnecessary or inappropriate antibiotic use can allow pathogens to develop the ability to resist the […]
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More Than a Meal: How Hope Atlanta’s Women’s Community Kitchen is Donor Fed, Volunteer Led
In a city defined by connection, there is a place where that connection shows up in one of the most cherished ways: over a shared meal. At Hope Atlanta’s Women’s Community Kitchen, the work seems simple – but the impact is profound. Plates are served. Conversations begin. Trust is built. And for women and children […]
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Today’s Atlanta Student Movement: How Youth Are Impacting the Education Ecosystem of Georgia
By Taylor Hall and Mikayla Johnson Atlanta has long been shaped by young people who refused to accept the conditions of their education and instead worked to transform them. In the 1960s, students across the Atlanta University Center formed what became known as the Atlanta Student Movement, organizing against segregation in schools and throughout the […]
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Atlanta Beltline’s 404 Day of Service Unites 200+ Volunteers and 12 Colleges Across the City
On 404 Day 2026, Shirley Clarke Franklin Park was alive with the energy of more than 200 volunteers from 12 Atlanta-area colleges and universities, all showing up to give back to the city they love, and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joined in the fun. The annual 404 Day of Service, held on Atlanta’s April 4 […]
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Dickens talks youth investment at APC newsmaker event
Teens are still the talk of the town, but this time Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is weighing in. Dickens sat down with Atlanta Press Club Chair Mike Jordan for a conversation on citywide youth investment at the April 24 APC Newsmaker luncheon, where he covered everything from arts funding to “teen takeovers.” By all accounts, […]
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The night’s not over: The Strokes’ ‘Is This It’
Certain cities produce music the way alleyways produce rumors. New York has always excelled at it. One decade, the noise spills out of CBGB, another from the Bronx, another from mirrored dance floors. By the end of the 1990s, the city had grown sleek and expensive, yet the clubs still smelled faintly of beer and […]
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Two Years Later: Understanding the real impacts of Plant Vogtle
April 30, 2026, marks the two-year anniversary of the completion of Plant Vogtle, the only nuclear reactors built in the United States in the past 30 years. While state leaders celebrate it as a triumph, for Georgia Power customers experiencing two years of high electricity bills, this anniversary is not a celebration. It is a […]
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Piedmont Park Conservancy announces master plan update at annual luncheon
Among the greenery at Piedmont Park, hundreds of civic and park leaders gathered for the annual Landmark Luncheon hosted by the Piedmont Park Conservancy. The guests heard a host of updates on the master plan announced last year. In 2025, the conservancy announced its first comprehensive master plan in 25 years, which would kick off […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: World Cup readiness, Atlanta poet publishes political collection, New OTP healthcare facility
Atlanta approves $90,000 to ready Municipal Market merchants for World Cup Invest Atlanta’s Board of Directors has approved $90,000 in Tax Allocation District funding to help nine small businesses at the Municipal Market in Sweet Auburn prepare for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which is expected to draw millions of visitors to the city this […]
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The work behind a more welcoming Atlanta
Atlanta Way 2.0 is exploring how we can create a more welcoming city.
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America’s Promise Atlanta Alliance brings knowledge sharing, collective action to local youth development sector
Atlanta native Jasmine Burton believes youth development nonprofits can serve young people better if they do it together. As the Atlanta Executive Director of America’s Promise Alliance, a national coalition of youth-serving organizations, Burton is working to get Atlanta’s youth development community “rowing in the same direction.” America’s Promise Alliance (APA) was formed in 1997 […]
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Following a playwrights lab, Dunaway Gardens to host Sundance Episodic Lab
The Sundance Institute will hold its 2026 Episodic Lab at Dunaway Gardens in May. The 376-acre destination in Chattahoochee Hills is hosting its second creative retreat in as many months. In April, the gardens welcomed a playwright’s lab led by Philip Himberg, who directed the theater program at the Sundance Institute for more than 20 […]
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Atlanta Press Club readies for largest debate series yet from April 26-28
The Atlanta Press Club is gearing up for its biggest debate year yet. From April 26-28, the Loudermilk-Young debate series will bring almost 85 candidates, ranging from governor hopefuls to the Public Service Commission, on the stage for 18 different primary election debates. “We’re like a little factory over three days,” Atlanta Press Club past […]
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Filling in data gaps and potholes: Atlanta one of five cities areas to partner with Waymo and Waze on filling in potholes
Waymo, the self-driving automated car company that has been showing up more and more across the country, and Waze, a satellite navigation software company, are partnering to combine their data to fill in potholes across the country. Last week, the two companies announced a joint partnership with five cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, […]
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Mid-decade map drawing: Toward an even less effective Congress
“It’s just a simple redrawing. We pick up five seats.” This week’s special election in Virginia is the latest in a long path of unintended consequences which have followed those words.
