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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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Relapse Theatre to be revived in Old Fourth Ward
Relapse Theatre is coming back in 2026 in a new location: the current Limelight Theatre in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.
Six Flags Over Georgia closes this weekend, cutting Holiday in the Park
For the first time since 2013, Six Flags over Georgia won't be open over the holidays for pass holders to enjoy the lights, music, Christmas tree and visits with Santa Claus.
Why Trisha Yearwood, Lady A, Dave Koz, Robert Earl Keen hit the road for Christmas
Why do artists do Christmas tours? We spoke with Robert Earl Keen, Charles Kelley of Lady A, Trisha Yearwood and Dave Koz, all coming to Atlanta for the holiday season.
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Metro Atlanta retailers hopeful for strong holiday season after chaotic year
Some independent retailers in metro Atlanta are entering this holiday season feeling battered by what they call a chaotic year.
$21B data center proposal aims to become one of Georgia’s largest
Trammell Crow Co. is planning a $21 billion technology campus for a 1,632-acre site along I-75 roughly 60 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
This metro Atlanta couple spearheaded a change in football helmets
Erin and Lee Hanson are the founders behind Guardian Sports, the company that makes the Guardian Caps worn by college football and NFL players.