News across Greater Atlanta

She can communicate with ghosts. Here's what she learns from the 'Sad Dead'
My Sad Dead is about an Argentinian doctor who can speak with ghosts. The Spanish-language miniseries blends creepiness, melancholy, sarcastic humor and political anger unlike anything else on TV.

Sheryl Crow says she's found 'great liberation' in not chasing the next hit
After selling tens of millions of records worldwide, the singer-songwriter says she's finally aged out of pop music — and she's OK with that. Crow's latest album is Pick You Up.

“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female grey domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family...

“I’m a doggy in need of a permanent loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female fawn labrador retriever. The following information on this potential family member...

Reporter’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…

What 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.…

Out On Film opens its 39th festival with LGBTQ+ stories, community and ‘Before I Do’
For one night in Midtown, the red carpet was more than a path into a movie theater. It was an invitation to see LGBTQ+ lives, relationships and experiences reflected on the big screen, and to experience those stories together. Out On Film opened its 39th annual LGBTQ+ film…

Councilmember Kevin Riley expands Bronx youth entrepreneurship program with trip to Invest Fest
A group of young people from the Northeast Bronx got a firsthand look at entrepreneurship, investing and college life this summer as Council Member Kevin Riley expanded a program aimed at introducing local youth to new opportunities. Riley’s third annual “Roads to Invest Fest:…

'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.
Greetings from Syria, where time seems to melt as a glassmaker braves scorching temps
As a Syrian glassmaker created his wares in Damascus, watching his craft reminded this reporter to slow down and enjoy the moment.
“My name is Sugar. Are you here to adopt me?”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family...
“I’m a doggy in need of a permanent loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female white/black hound. The following information on this potential family member is...