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Jill Vejnoska
Jill Vejnoska has spent two decades as a news and features reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She has been the newspaper's TV critic, an arts writer and, at various time, covered courts, the General Assembly and high profile political races inside and outside of the state of Georgia. . She's pulled off the rare tandem of having covered both Hillary Clinton's first Senate campaign and Olympic synchronized swimming. A New Jersey native, she lives in Atlanta.
Latest from Jill Vejnoska
Swimmer’s daring has roots in Emory lore
When you recently swam 110 miles through shark-infested waters at an age when others are navigating Social Security, it takes a lot for another incident in your life to stand out. Enter the matter of Diana Nyad’s exit from Emory University some 45 years ago. Apparently she left via a ...
The chair woman
Which little chairs came first? It’s hard to say, exactly. Maybe they’re lurking over there, near those chairs climbing nearly two feet high, made entirely from twigs and branches. Or possibly they’re in this display case here, tucked behind a 6-inch-tall “John 3:16” mini-bench and a wee chair with angel ...
Destination Doughnut
I was as nervous as a schoolgirl. A schoolgirl with a coveted reservation, I reminded myself. So what was I so worried about? What if they forgot to write down my reservation? What if I get stuck in traffic or the engine accidentally falls out of my car as I’m ...
Lily Koppel examines space race spouses in ‘Astronaut Wives Club’
When inspiration hit, it didn’t happen in a galaxy far, far away. Rather, in a trendy Manhattan loft. “We had just bought this large coffee table book that was a rerelease of Norman Mailer’s opus on Apollo 11, matched up with these amazing photos from Life [magazine],” said Lily Koppel, ...
Small is beautiful: Record-setting gallery raises little chairs to new heights
That new, high-flying Ferris wheel downtown. Those limited edition Holeman & Finch hamburgers at Turner Field. Sometimes, successfully chasing down the latest “big” experience in metro Atlanta can be exhausting. So why not give yourself a break and think small? Very small, with a visit to a one-of-a-kind exhibition located ...
‘Medical Treasures at Emory’ a rare treat
A class full of smartypants med school students is pretty much the last group you’d expect to find at a loss for words. About anything. Enter the “Vesalius, Variant A.” What sounds like an exotic new flu strain is actually a copy of “De humani corporis fabrica (On the structure ...
St. Simons says …
Many Georgians have long suspected that St. Simons Island packs more interesting history and colorful characters per square, sandy inch than almost any other place in the Deep South. Now there’s written proof of it. “Island Time: An Illustrated History of St. Simons Island, Georgia” is a deeply researched, lushly ...
Your house could be in pictures
Watching her “child” audition for parts in movies and TV projects shot in Atlanta, Livia Hostetler has developed some do’s and don’t’s. Don’t take it personally when the folks making the “Hunger Games” sequel decide to “go in another direction” after two auditions. Do keep a lid on excited talk ...
Gwinnett Rape Crisis Center finds new building
Just ahead of the wrecking ball, the Gwinnett Sexual Assault Center in Duluth has found a new home. And money to help pay the rent. With a July 1 eviction notice staring it in the face, GSAC said Thursday that it has agreed to terms on a two-year lease on ...
Little house, big heart
If only for a few more weeks, the little house is still its old familiar self. The calm that cloaks the spit of street where it’s wedged between Buford Highway and downtown Duluth hasn’t yet been shattered. The small sign reading “GSAC” remains noticeable only to those determined — even ...
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