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July Fourth fireworks shows to boom, sizzle, pop across metro Atlanta skies
Your guide to Independence Day fireworks displays across metro Atlanta. Parades, concerts, kids activities and more will lead up to the pyrotechnics.
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Blondshellโs โIf You Asked for a Pictureโ depicts a musician on the rise
Interview with Sabrina Teitelbaum of Blondshell, a highlight of last year's Shaky Knees Festival. The indie rocker hits Variety Playhouse behind a new album on June 27.
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โItโs just usโ: More than 75 years in, Atlantaโs last drive-in theater stands
Starlight Drive-In beckons cinema lovers and families with first-run movies in the great outdoors on hot summer nights.
Georgia Entertainment Scene
Shon Gables on leave, Georgia radio hall of fame inductees and more TV/radio news
From Shon Gablesโ absence to Southeast Emmy Award wins and new Friends of Georgia Radio Hall of Fame inductees, hereโs whatโs happening in Georgiaโs TV and radio world.
Atlantanโs โGentle Reminders Journalโ encourages care for ourselves, others
Atlanta illustrator Barry Lee's "Gentle Reminders" Journal pairs Leeโs illustrated aphoristic suggestions with writing prompts that are "anti-affirmation."
Artists and historians collaborate to bring hidden stories to life in Hapeville
Depot Museum incorporates empathy and relatability in its telling of the townโs history.
Food & Dining
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Popular weekly food festival Smorgasburg coming to Atlanta
Labeled the "Woodstock of eating" when it debuted in Brooklyn in 2011, weekly food festival Smorgasburg is adding a location in Atlanta in October 2025.
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Atlantaโs first bar for womenโs sports opens this week in Pullman Yards
Jolene Jolene, an Atlanta bar specializing in women's sports, will kick off its residency at Brick and Mortar in Pullman Yards on July 4th.
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Chain restaurants dominate June openings and closings in metro Atlanta
Restaurant chains led both openings and closings around metro Atlanta in June 2025, especially in the sports bar category.
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Where can I find it: oil painting repair, SodaStream canister exchange, painting appraisal
Where to have a painting repaired, cleaned and/or appraised.
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Atlanta native Stephen Wong spent four years animating Pixarโs โElioโ
Stephen Wong is the directing animator of the new film โElio.โ He notes that one animator produces 3-4 seconds of animation in a whole week; it's that exacting.
Make the most of Atlanta, one of the best staycation cities
If you haven't planned a summer getaway yet, try rediscovering what makes where you live so special - it's called a staycation.
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In town for Club World Cup? Explore Centennial Park District for even more fun.
Here are some fun things to do, great places to eat and convenient places to stay in the Centennial Park District of Atlanta.
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These Georgia trails offer scenic views, healthy workouts for seniors
Metro Atlanta and North Georgia are laced with hiking trails of every description and level of challenge, and a number of them seem better suited to those 55-plus.
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Atlantaโs Southern-Fried Gaming Expo hits high score for pinball, arcade enthusiasts
The 12th Southern-Fried Gaming Expo gives people access to 1,000 board games and 500 arcade and pinball machines June 20-22, 2025.
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With 100-plus short films, Atlanta Shortsfest has something for everybody
Atlanta Shortsfest is Saturday and Sunday at Limelight Theater and features a wide variety of shorts that tell creative stories in less than 45 minutes.
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UTA music exec Dina Marto is the โgreat connector.โ Hereโs why
Dina Marto, a music executive at United Talent Agencyโs Atlanta office, has made it her mission to empower women in the male-dominated music industry.
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Why is Atlanta Pride in October when National Pride Month is in June?
Here's why Atlanta's biggest Pride celebration event is in October instead of June.
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Mexican American photographerโs Atlanta exhibit travels a more personal path
Review of Atlanta photographer Brayan Enriquezโs solo exhibition "Like Hills Made of Sand," on view through August 23 at the Atlanta Center for Photography.