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KEN SUGIURA

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NFL

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Georgia basketball lacking ‘urgency’ in recent losses

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Three former Falcons close to getting a Super Bowl ring

Food and Dining

From stemware to cutlery, if it's not bolted to a restaurant table or the wall, customers may take it. Here, cocktail glasses hang above the bar as bartender Rachel Howk works,at Little Bear in Atlanta's Summerhill neighborhood on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Yes, Atlanta restaurants know you’re stealing forks, glasses and other things

Customers’ tendency to steal seemingly inconsequential items is a pesky problem for restaurants. And they're not happy about it.

RECIPE COLLECTION

Build a Super Bowl spread for under $100 with these recipes

Restaurant churn slows in January with more openings than closings

New cookbook store and an annual fundraiser strengthen Savannah food scene

Arts and Entertainment

12 metro Atlanta arts events to look forward to in the coming week

Highlights include ‘Riverdance’ at the Fox Theatre, an Atlanta Chamber Players world premiere and Emory Jazz Fest.

Atlanta’s 2026 Puppy Bowl rep: Boston terrier RuPaw

Meet RuPaw, Atlanta’s 2026 Puppy Bowl rep

He now lives in Woodstock and is in the finals for favorite pup.

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Annual Black dance fest and conference sways into ATL

International Association of Blacks in Dance hosts five-day celebration through Sunday.

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Everyday Black History

Mozel Spriggs, 100, visits with guests at her Atlanta home on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Spriggs is featured in the Dance Theatre of Harlem documentary “The LAMP Project.” (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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At 100, Mozel Spriggs’ life tells the story of Black dance in Atlanta

The creator of Spelman College's dance department celebrates her centennial birthday and contributions to Atlanta's arts community.

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From Auburn Avenue to the world: 100 moments in Black Atlanta history

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Black history at 100: Five years that changed Atlanta

WATCH

How racial fears shaped Atlanta's mass transit system

Georgia and Metro News

An aerial image shows the Fulton County Jail, where the ACLU of Georgia, along with several other organizations, held a press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. They released their latest findings on the poor conditions inside the troubled detention center.
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Low-level offenders still languish in Fulton jail, ACLU finds

The group issued a new report on the jail Tuesday.

The AJC to cut staff as it continues digital transformation

Atlanta Housing executive pleads guilty to Section 8 fraud

AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt contest launches call for submissions

Opinion and Voices

Asylum seekers with application appointments line up at the Mexican migration agency to obtain permits to travel north to a U.S. port of entry, in the southern city of Tapachula, Mexico, Jan 17, 2025. (Alejandro Cegarra/The New York Times)

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U.S. makes clear to asylum-seekers: We will not protect survivors of persecution

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Mike Luckovich: Suspicious uncle

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Despite 2020 election loss, Trump now uses government to engineer new result

Both Democrats and Republicans have tried to discredit past election results instead of accepting the truth that maybe they were legitimately defeated.

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