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HEAT CHECK

Meet the band defining Atlanta’s punk scene with ‘freedom of defiance’

After a giant 2025 — which included 70 live shows and a new album, "I'm Nice Now," released in October — Upchuck is soaring to new heights.

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Comedy veteran to open club at Ponce City Market later this year

Whiplash will be run by former Laughing Skull Lounge operator Marshall Chiles.

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

Highlights include a musical from Alicia Keys, Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival, ‘Twelfth Night.’

AJC Investigations
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The feds, a flipper and a Russian’s decaying mansion: An Atlanta real estate saga

How an Alpharetta foreclosure led to allegations of ‘egregious’ violations of U.S. sanctions and a $4.7 million penalty.

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‘I’m a bad kid,’ he told himself. How Georgia’s special ed program failed one child.

Parents find that it's easy to get into the GNETS program, but in some districts, difficult to leave.

Atlanta goes another year without citizen review of officer-involved deaths

Atlanta goes another year without completing citizen review of officer-involved deaths

Atlanta Citizen Review Board, tasked with investigating deaths and serious injuries in police custody, opened a handful of investigations in 2025 but still faces a backlog.

GUEST COLUMN

Why Georgia needs a modernized school funding formula

The AJC asked several education experts their thoughts about what, if any, changes they would make to the state's funding formula for education. Here is one response.

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GUEST COLUMN

Georgia voters rejected high utility bills and data center risk-shifting

New Public Service Commission member rebuts the former incumbent’s assertions on nuclear power, AI bias and consumer rates.

Jan 6, 2026
GUEST COLUMN

Follow the science, Georgia. Permanently protect Okefenokee Swamp from mining.

Gov. Brian Kemp and state lawmakers should make preserving this natural gem a top priority in 2026.

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Democrats must unify as an opposition party. Establish a ‘shadow cabinet.’

The Democratic Party, with its often conflicting voices, lacks the discipline of, say, a British opposition party. That could change.

Jan 6, 2026
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Check out readers’ favorite cartoons by Mike Luckovich in 2025

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning AJC cartoonist Mike Luckovich presents his top cartoons of 2025.

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PHOTOS: Georgia Tech's comeback falls short in loss to Syracuse in ACC basketball

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets comeback bid fell short, as the Syracuse Orange pulled out an 82-72 victory on Tuesday night, Jan. 6, 2026, at McCamish Pavilion.

Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints

PHOTOS: Falcons defeat Saints to win season finale

The Falcons closed out the 2025 season with a 19-17 victory over the Saints on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Juwad Maynard holds a banner during a protest in Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, against the U.S. military action in Venezuela. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

PHOTOS: People gather in downtown Atlanta to protest U.S. military action in Venezuela

Many Venezuelans across the nation woke up to a feeling of optimism after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in an operation early Saturday.