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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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CBS building new newsroom in Atlanta; 11Alive, Erick Erickson add shows
The CBS newsroom at WUPA-TV will be the fifth English-language TV newsroom in Atlanta.
Actor who helped start Georgia film tax credit gets amped-up ‘Naked Gun’ role
Atlanta character actor Wilbur Fitzgerald gets a juicy comic role in the 2025 reboot of "Naked Gun" out Aug. 1, 2025 and starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson.
Atlanta poets will remember Malcolm-Jamal Warner this week at City Winery
Just nine days after Warner’s shocking death, Tamika “Georgia Me” Harper and her friend Bethsheba “Queen Sheba” Rem are organizing a three-hour tribute to his life.
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Report: Some Georgia nursing homes at risk of closure from Medicaid cuts
The nursing home industry is one of several swaths of the health care sector that could see massive upheaval under the "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act."
Young Cobb football standout begins road to recovery after devastating crash
The 6-foot, 230-pound seventh grader faces a daunting task after being hit by van near his home in June.
Viva Voce Atlanta pop-up offers size-inclusive fashion and community
Viva Voce, “the newest size-inclusive community platform and retail experience,” has opened an Atlanta pop-up.