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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
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Atlanta native Ed Helms of ‘Office’ fame delves into big historical snafus in new book
Ed Helms, formerly of "The Office" and "The Daily Show" has written a new book called "SNAFU," about America's biggest historical screwups.
WABE names replacement show for Lois Reitzes, retiring after 46 years
WABE will launch "The City Lights Collective" weekday show this summer with hosts Kim Drobes and Jon Goode, replacing "City Lights with Lois Reitzes," who is retiring in June.
Tony Award-winning team creates world premiere of musical ‘Millions’
Alliance Theatre has the world premiere of the musical "Millions," with a Tony Award-winning team, based on a movie by Danny Boyle.
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After protests, lawsuits, and millions spent, Atlanta training center opens today
The state-of-the-art center became a flashpoint for activists, who formed a movement called “Stop Cop City.” One protester was shot by police and dozens more face charges.
A beloved Southern condiment is sandwiched between regions
Ownership of Duke’s Real Mayonnaise hasn’t been so stable lately. The most recent sale was in February to Northern-based private equity firm Advent International.
Antisemitic party invite raises uproar at Savannah college
Jewish students at the Savannah College of Art and Design were shocked when they saw what appeared to be an antisemitic party invitation on social media.