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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
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Michelle Pfeiffer plays put-upon mom in Atlanta-shot Amazon Xmas film
Michelle Pfeiffer plays a mom who feels neglected by her family during Christmas in the new Amazon film "Oh. What. Fun." shot in Atlanta during the summer of 2025.
Valerie Hoff DeCarlo, former CNN and 11Alive reporter, dies at age 62
The veteran Atlanta-based reporter died last week of lung cancer, according to her husband, Derrick DeCarlo.
New tennis exhibition, The Atlanta Cup, features Naomi Osaka, Ben Shelton
A retired ad exec is funding a new tennis exhibition at Gas South Arena on Saturday featuring Naomi Osaka, Ben Shelton, Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios.
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A viral confrontation and a sudden resignation shake up Georgia GOP
The man behind the vigilante sting operation that apparently netted a teenage GOP official says he has no regrets.
Why the Atlanta school board voted to close and repurpose some schools
Sixteen schools will be repurposed under the APS Forward 2040 plan as enrollment falls and the district seeks better resources for students.
Small-town Georgia DA brings almost as many RICO cases as Fulton’s Fani Willis
Griffin Judicial Circuit has brought 13 RICO indictments since June 2020.