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Published 19 hours ago2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before arriving in LA
Organizers say the torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in Atlanta, the site of the last U.S. Summer Games in 1996. The relay will travel through all 50 states.
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Published September 29Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says he’s focused on implementing transit plans
The Atlanta region has had plans to expand transit for decades and decades. Now we have another opportunity to move forward with rail transit with the Atlanta City Council voting unanimously to implement light rail on the 22-mile Beltline corridor. We also have Atlanta Mayor…
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Published September 28From motel rooms to real homes: Addressing Atlanta’s homelessness crisis
As many Saporta Report readers will remember, last May, an extended-stay Economy Motel in Roswell, Georgia, was shut down after serious concerns were raised about uninhabitable living conditions, including mold and pests, drug use, and sex trafficking. Before its closure, this…
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Published September 28Just Another Day at City Hall
For nearly 24 years, William B. Hartsfield was the face of Atlanta. And being the face of a growing city apparently required a mayor who would do just about anything. Fortunately, photographers were there to capture it. This week, Stories of Atlanta steps away from the usual…
Two pandas arrive at Atlanta Zoo
At a White House summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the pandas would be coming.
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Published September 28Two pandas arrive at Atlanta Zoo
At a White House summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the pandas would be coming.
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Published September 28Top U.S. Senate Republican stumps with Collins in Georgia as seat appears to slip out of reach
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 25, 2026 U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune came to Atlanta to keep...
Giant pandas, icons of China’s soft diplomacy, arrive in Atlanta
ATLANTA — A special delivery landed in Atlanta on Sunday, three days after Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said his country would soon dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
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Published September 27Scrubs, simulations and science: Inside Atlanta’s Academy for Innovation in Medicine
A pig’s lungs were inflated in front of a group of Atlanta ninth graders. For Kylah, a student at the Academy for Innovation in Medicine (AIM), touching the lung and watching it expand was only the beginning. On that Wednesday, Sept. 23, students also learned how to intubate a…
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Published September 27$164 million verdict puts spotlight on child sex trafficking in Atlanta-area hotels
TRIGGER WARNING: This story discusses child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. If you or someone you know may be experiencing human trafficking, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888 or text 233733. In an emergency, call 911. At 15 years old, J.R.…
University of Mississippi confirms names of two dead students
The University of Mississippi confirmed the names of the two students who died earlier this week in an email sent to the student body on Thursday, Sept. 24. The email confirmed the students as freshman Aidan Hamilton and junior Robert Strang. Hamilton was from Englewood, Colo.,…
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Published September 25Documentary revisits Atlanta’s 1906 race massacre with a warning for today
Filmmaker Trent Frank posed the question to the audience following the screening of his documentary, “Never Again: The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre:” Could this happen again? His film recounts the cultural and political climate in September 1906 that led to four days of violent…