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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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My long, winding journey to secure Beyoncé tickets
My journey to buy Beyoncé tickets: Was it stressful? Yes. Did I cry? Yes. Was it worth it? Yes.
Recapturing his ‘Glory Days’: Why Hank Azaria became a Springsteen tribute singer
Hank Azaria, a full-time actor and voice-over artist, is taking time to be a Bruce Springsteen tribute band singer, appearing at The Eagle Theatre in Sugar Hill on July 12.
‘Tyler Perry’s Divorced Sistas’ are older, more jaded than ‘Sistas’
The show explores the trials and tribulations of five Atlanta friends in their 30s and 40s, some divorced, some in struggling marriages.
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Georgia joins five Southern states to form new accreditation agency
In this edition of the AJC On Campus, Georgia is joining a movement to shake up the accreditation system that has long been the model for American higher education.
14 injured in separate boat explosions on Lake Lanier, Lake Nottely on July 4th
Flames erupted from two boats, one on Lake Lanier and another on Lake Nottely, during the Fourth of July holiday, officials said.
Atlanta leaders eye trails as part of solution to city’s traffic woes
The 535-mile expansion plan, known as Trails ATL, aims to make the city more walkable, bringing 10-minute access to trails for 95% of city residents by 2052.