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Holidays: Food and Drink

6 Ways to Cure Your Holiday Hangovers

The scientifically proven best foods and drinks for a hangover

If you celebrate too much this New Year’s Eve, try one of these remedies to feel better.

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Ring in the new year with elegant, affordable smoked trout dip

Combined with a reduced-fat creamy base and packed with bold, bright ingredients, this lean protein delivers on flavor.

New Year's Pastries
RECIPES

3 ‘rich’ desserts for a prosperous new year

Welcome 2026 with good luck bread, cake and meringue recipes from around the world.

Arts and Entertainment
Ciara food insecurity donation

Ciara and Russell Wilson help feed Atlanta families with $500K donation

Pressure on the pocketbooks of working families going into the holidays were heightened by the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

Vera's Holiday Flop

BET+ picks up Atlanta actress’ self-funded ‘Vera’s Holiday Flop’ film

Charity Jordan and her husband took out a home equity loan and leaned on friends and family to make it happen.

New year, new venues

These 5 Atlanta arts venues will open new or renovated spaces in 2026, 2027

Fernbank Museum among venues getting a major facelift.

GUEST COLUMN

As U.S. engages Venezuela militarily, here’s how to separate fact from fiction

President Donald Trump’s recent Truth Social post about the Maduro regime muddies the waters.

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WILD GEORGIA

Nature’s sounds in winter may be louder and clearer

Nature resonates with distinct sounds during the cold season.

16 hours ago
GUEST COLUMN

Georgia’s new labor strategic plan fights forward for workers and businesses

Georgia’s Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes: A modern labor system is no longer a convenience; it is a competitive advantage.

23 hours ago
GUEST COLUMN

Politicians should pass the torch to the next generation, not cling to power

Politicians like Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., have served with distinction, but it's time for them to let others serve.

Dec 22, 2025

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Coca-Cola first ad

PHOTOS: Coca-Cola ads over time

Coca-Cola published its very first advertisement in The Atlanta Journal in 1886.

Alonzo Herndon

PHOTOS: Philanthropists leave mark on Atlanta

In Atlanta, the 20th and 21st centuries have seen the rise of influential philanthropists and doers, including entrepreneurs and executives like Alonzo Herndon, Robert Woodruf

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PHOTOS: Thomas County Central pummels Gainesville for 5A state title

Gainesville and Thomas County Central battled on Wednesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Class 5A state football championship.