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Published 6 hours agoMJCCA features Joseph Bau exhibit, film and book talk
An art exhibit, film screening and book talk highlighting the life and work of Holocaust survivor and artist Joseph Bau will take place this fall at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. Bau, a graphic artist born in Krakow, Poland, survived the Plaszów concentration…
Eddie 9V teases gritty new album at Oct. 16 show
Atlanta musician Brooks Mason, better known as Eddie 9V, is having quite a moment now. His new album, Down Here, is weeks away from release.
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Published October 01Shanequa Gay’s new Beltline monument begins with the women and stories that shaped Atlanta
Before Shanequa Gay’s newest work becomes a monument on the Atlanta Beltline, it begins with something less permanent but just as powerful: a conversation. Gay, an Atlanta-based multidisciplinary artist and Spelman College professor, has been selected by Atlanta Beltline Art to…
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Published October 01Reporter’s Notebook: Park Pride grants; Spelman exhibition; Butterflies at Ball Ground
Park Pride awards more than $20,000 for nine park improvement projects Park Pride has awarded more than $20,000 to support nine community-led park improvement projects across Atlanta and DeKalb County through its Small Change Grants Program. The annual grants, supported by an…
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Published October 01What if Atlanta’s theater crisis is also an opportunity?
American nonprofit theater is in crisis. Audiences have not fully returned from the pandemic, costs have risen, philanthropy is stretched, and theaters around the country have cut programming, laid off staff, reduced seasons or closed altogether. Atlanta has not been immune.…
GPB News
Published September 30'NU AFRICANS' exhibition puts Black women's beauty on full display at Hammonds House
“NU AFRICANS” returns to Atlanta’s Hammonds House Museum with new portraits, sculptures and costumes celebrating Black women across the diaspora.
GPB News
Published 5 hours agoGeorgia Today: Mailing medical marijuana; Roller derby; Atlanta Braves historic win
On the October 2 edition: Democrats remain hopeful they'll win a long shot Georgia congressional seat; Medical marijuana patients in Georgia will soon be able to get their products through the mail; And Braves ace Chris Sale had high praise for Ray Kerr after the Braves' historic…
GPB News
Published 5 hours agoGator Belts and Patty Melts: OutKast releases limited edition Waffle House clothing collaboration
Outkast fans lined up in downtown Atlanta early Friday morning to purchase the limited edition apparel in person.
SaportaReport
Published 5 hours agoAt second annual Atlanta Way Day, Mayor Dickens announces strides in major neighborhood plan
At last year’s inaugural Atlanta Way Day, a crowd of civic leaders asked a major question: Why is Atlanta ranked last in economic mobility, and how can it improve? The data from a 2024 study by Raj Chetty’s research group Opportunity Insights caused worry among local leaders.…
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Published 12 hours agoAtlanta City FC will reveal team colors, crest at free event on Oct. 4
Women’s professional soccer is coming to Downtown as Atlanta City FC prepares to take the pitch at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, sharing space with Atlanta United and Atlanta Falcons.
Philadelphia Weekly
Published 23 hours agoPhillies and Braves Play Deciding Wild Card Game Under the Lights in Atlanta
The Phillies and Braves settle their NL Wild Card Series at Truist Park on Thursday night, with the winner advancing to face the Dodgers.
GPB News
Published October 01Plan to move hundreds of pretrial detainees from Atlanta area to South Georgia draws challenges
The plan to move about 400 federal detainees from a facility near Lovejoy to a facility near Ocilla — almost 200 miles away — is drawing sharp criticism and a legal challenge. Plan to move hundreds of pretrial detainees from Atlanta area to South Georgia draws challenges