BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene
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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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2025 Atlanta media year in review: CNN sale, ‘Bert Show’ ends, CBS swap
This year brought big changes to Atlanta media. Here’s a look back at the city’s biggest TV, film and radio stories of 2025.
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A memoir from Tom Junod and essays from Jesmyn Ward and Anjali Enjeti are among upcoming releases.
‘Stranger Things’ has cast a spell on metro Atlanta for a decade
As final season debuts, Jackson and other filming locations hope the residual power of fandom lingers.
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Rockdale parents call for change amid complaints of teachers assaulting kids
Rockdale County faces scrutiny as parents push for better safeguards after teachers allegedly harmed students.
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Georgia health experts recommend getting up to date on vaccinations before traveling for the holidays.
The ‘Cookie and Coal’ awards for 2025 in Georgia politics
Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Patricia Murphy reflects on who has been naughty and nice in Georgia politics for 2025.