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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 tiny nation qualified for its first World Cup. Cape Verde has fans here
Cape Verde, competing in its first World Cup, will take on the world's No. 1 team in Spain at 12 p.m. on June 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Georgia subdues a nemesis in rolling past Crimson Tide for SEC championship
Georgia notched its best win of the season at the perfect time, finally vanquishing Alabama in Atlanta and taking home the SEC Championship for the second straight year.

