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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Public Service Commission candidate Peter Hubbard gets a hug from Brionté McCorkle, executive director of Georgia Conservation Voters, during an election-night party in Southwest Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.  (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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