Come as you are: Lazy Betty serves comfort with a culinary twist
SCAD filmmaker Jeremiah Elias is revolutionizing fashion through dance
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An estimated 100,000 people gathered in Midtown Atlanta — a wide range of LGBTQ+ people and allies — to celebrate diversity and inclusion at 2025’s Atlanta Pride Parade.
Black Mecca
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For decades, the city has been a safe space for LGBTQ locals and visitors, but more community spaces are needed.
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As changes and challenges mount for restaurant chain, Atlantans wonder if Pinky Cole has moved beyond burgers.
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Two developments are worth watching in the race to lure productions back to the U.S.
Open races in five Southern states, including Georgia, in 2026 will set the political course for the region.
Come as you are: Lazy Betty serves comfort with a culinary twist
SCAD filmmaker Jeremiah Elias is revolutionizing fashion through dance
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Arts and Entertainment
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Creators travel from across the U.S. and foreign countries, including Germany, Italy, Mexico and the Netherlands, to participate.
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Goat Farm’s resident artist Patrick Eugène was selected to reimagine the Lady Dior bag as contemporary art.
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In time for Atlanta Pride, Oglethorpe University Museum revisits the club kids and drag queens of the ’80s in the exhibit “Al Clayton Photography: Lost and Found."
Georgia and Metro News
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Developers unveil $350 million plan for 800 new homes in Avondale Estates, and promise to preserve village’s character.
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State Rep. Chuck Martin said of Ballinger: "I don’t know there’s anybody who had more of a heart for the youth, the most vulnerable in our community."
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program has prevented or reversed utility disconnections in 4.6 million Southern households, but the government shutdown is a threat.
Dickens recently said he wants to extend the city’s tax allocation districts to fund revitalization in under-served neighborhoods. But schools and the city stand to lose.
Rather than using their federal 340B drug discount savings to lower costs for patients, many hospitals reinvest their profits into acquiring independent clinics.
It’s hard to think of a car brand with a more loyal following than Subaru, despite the automaker holding only about 4% of the U.S. market.
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Journalist and educator Tanika Valbrun shares her mission to spread awareness about fibroids and hysterectomies.
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Atlanta’s biggest parade — and one of the city’s most vibrant events — made its way through Midtown Atlanta on Sunday.
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Gainesville defeated Milton 28-16 in a football game at Eagle Stadium in Milton on Friday.
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Marietta defeated North Cobb 36-35 in a football game at Northcutt Stadium in Marietta on Friday.