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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.’

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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.

AJC CONTRIBUTOR

If Georgia wants to address affordability, lawmakers must raise minimum wage

Republicans and Democrats should work together - as they have in the past - to grow the American middle class.

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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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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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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
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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: Hawks defeat Pelicans

Amid the swirling trade news involving guard Trae Young, the Hawks came up with a convincing 117-100 victory over the Pelicans on Wednesday night at State Farm Arena.

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PHOTOS: Trae Young reportedly traded to Wizards

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has reportedly been traded to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.

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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.