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Your Juneteenth guide: 19 ways to celebrate across metro Atlanta

From Piedmont Park to Stone Mountain, here are the top Juneteenth events, concerts and community celebrations.

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Peabo Bryson funeral service set for next week in Atlanta, BeBe Winans to perform

The singer, known for Disney songs “A Whole New World” and “Beauty and the Beast,” died on June 2.

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Review: Quartet of female ‘Revolutionists’ funny in a modern way at Outfit

Theatrical Outfit stages a winning comedy by Lauren Gunderson imagining a French Revolution gathering of four women, including Marie Antoinette.

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America at 250: My immigrant clients believe in U.S. system. We should too.

As challenging as the U.S. legal environment has become, immigrants still want to live, work and prosper in the United States of America.

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Reinventing the (steering) wheel

Part square, part circle, not quite oval, the squircle heralds a new design trend for the steering wheel.

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Sickle cell patients come seeking care. Doctors treat them as drug-seekers.

Sickle cell patients have long felt that they were treated by medical providers with suspicion because of their pain. A landmark study now confirms their instincts.

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Georgia flinched on gerrymandering, but redistricting shouldn’t be rushed

The Peach State bucked the trend of other Southern states to hastily redraw congressional maps and dilute Black political power.

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FIFA Fanfest during USA vs Australia match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup

PHOTOS: Fans show up for the USA vs Australia game

From the FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta at Centennial Olympic Park to Decatur WatchFest '26 on Decatur Square, fans decked out in red, white and blue turned up to cheer their team.

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PHOTOS: Czechia faces South Africa in the second Atlanta game of the World Cup

Czechia faces South Africa in the second Atlanta game of the World Cup with an all-female crew of referees.

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PHOTOS: A little rain can't stop Atlanta World Cup fans

Rain was in the forecast, but World Cup fans brought their own sunshine to the second game at Atlanta Stadium (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) where Czechia faced South Africa.