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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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The Dogwood Festival will happen in 2026, but it won’t be free anymore
The annual Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park will be back in 2026 but will no longer be free for attendees.
What’s filming now in Georgia: Jessica Chastain movie, ‘106 & Sports’
The new normal is steady but far from the activity of peak times. The Georgia film office lists 25 active TV and film projects as of Oct. 29, 2025. A year ago, it was 29.
‘Tenderheaded’ is a memoir about Black identity in the world of glamour
Style maker Michaela angela Davis says being ‘hyper-Black’ is ‘kinda dope.’
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6 report injuries after MARTA buses collide at DeKalb station
A MARTA spokesperson says six passengers are claiming they were hurt when two buses collided as one was pulling out of a stall at Kensington Station.
Georgia parks raise parking fees — and more price hikes could be on the way
Georgia will boost state park entrance fees in January, and an audit suggests more price hikes could be coming.
MARTA and Beltline rail two big transportation items on mayor’s agenda
While reaffirming his commitment to building light rail along the Beltline, Mayor Dickens says the first segment should go where transportation needs are greatest: SW Atlanta.