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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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When ICE takes breadwinners, it takes a toll on families ... and on the economy
For immigrant families, brushes with ICE can result in financial precarity that could have implications for the broader economy.
‘I’m a bad kid,’ he told himself. How Georgia’s special ed program failed one child
Parents find that it's easy to get into the GNETS program, but in some districts, difficult to leave.
‘A lot of blame, but not enough action’: Atlanta leaders lack path to fix jail
Stakeholders across Atlanta and Fulton County grapple with a complex web of issues that contribute to overcrowding, crumbling structure.