Weekend Things to Do
Atlanta Food and Wine Festival

Food & Wine Fest and more: 15 things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend

Here are 15 of the best things to do in Atlanta this weekend.

Gunna Wun Run Club
AJC INTERVIEW

Atlanta rapper Gunna hosts another 5K run. For him, the journey is personal.

Atlanta rapper Gunna talks about his post-jail health journey, which led him to create the Wunna Run Club.

georgia fair

10 Georgia county and state fairs to check out this fall

From thrilling rides, fair food, animals and petting zoos to pageants, there’s something for everyone.

Wine & Dine
Funwoody - 5 Years

Funwoody celebrates 5 years and more from metro Atlanta’s dining scene

Funwoody turns five, Pat LaFrieda meats come to Atlanta, several new restaurant announcements and more of this week's Atlanta dining news.

Choong Man Chicken in Duluth. (Candy Hom for The AJC)

Does Atlanta have too many options for fried chicken?

From iconic soul food institutions to Taiwanese jipai, it’s a great dilemma to have.

Punk Foodie - Sept. 9
PUNK FOODIE GUIDE

6 Atlanta food pop-ups this week, featuring a pivot from fine dining to barbecue

Punk Foodie’s list of pop-ups to try runs from Smyrna to Glenwood Park. Plus, we take an in-depth look at why the former Nadair team are all-in on barbecue.

THE STEERING COLUMN

What 1,700 miles taught me about choosing a family car

Car shoppers have plenty of reasons to think carefully about what they're actually paying for.

Sept 11, 2026
AJC REPORTER COLUMN

I was teaching on 9/11. No lesson plan could’ve prepared me.

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, began like so many others before it. I was teaching fourth grade at Warren T. Jackson Elementary in northwest Atlanta. A small K-5 elementary sc...

Sept 10, 2026
GUEST COLUMN

As a Muslim in metro Atlanta, 9/11 attacks created space between U.S. and us

The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks made Muslims in the U.S. more American than ever — but also left them feeling more out of place than ever.

Sept 10, 2026
GUEST COLUMN

Respiratory virus season coming up. Find protection at your local pharmacy.

Ask which vaccines make sense for you. Get them before flu and other ailments are in full swing.

Sept 8, 2026

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Georgia hosts Western Kentucky in an NCAA football game in Athens

PHOTOS: Georgia debuts all-white uniforms for the first time in school history

No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs take on Western Kentucky in a Week 2 college football game.

commerce high school, green county high school

PHOTOS: Commerce shuts out Greene County

The Commerce football team shut out Greene County 51-0 on Sept. 11, 2026.

9/11 Stone Mountain Memorial Climb

PHOTOS: Firefighters climb Stone Mountain to honor lives lost in 9/11

Hundreds of firefighters and other first responders make the one-mile trek, equivalent to climbing 160 flights of stairs, in full turnout gear in tribute to the 343 firefighte