Usher's mom,  Jonnetta Patton, was in the studio today - but not for a recording project. Instead, the  former CEO of celebrity management company JPat Management, who has nearly two decades of experience as a business executive in the music and entertainment industry, has launched  J's Kitchen Culinary Incubator in the refurbished space.

AJC Dining Editor Ligaya Figueras and multimedia journalist Erica Hernandez got an exclusive sneak peek today. Check it out here.

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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