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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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Jane Fonda ‘really proud’ of 30 years helping reduce teen pregnancy in Georgia
Jane Fonda returns to Atlanta, where she lived for nearly 20 years, to host a fundraiser for the nonprofit she started, GCAPP, which focuses on teen pregnancy prevention.
1h agoOutfit’s ‘Glass Menagerie’ offers affecting take on an American classic
Bringing both poetry and emotional heft to Tennessee Williams’ beloved work, Theatrical Outfit’s “The Glass Menagerie” is an affecting take on an American classic.
It’s official: Netflix creating ‘A Different World’ reboot in Atlanta
A reboot of the beloved sitcom, which featured a fictional historically Black college and ran from 1987-93, filmed a pilot in Atlanta over the summer.
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DeKalb school district reveals $4M social media addiction problem
The district is suing social media companies to get them to pay for addressing students' addiction to apps like Instagram. The companies argue they aren't to blame.
Atlanta airport sees continued cancellations because of shutdown
More than 115 flight cancellations were recorded on a quieter frigid Tuesday morning, far below Saturday's surge of 370.
1h agoFor Ossoff and Georgia Democrats, the shutdown fight is the message
The fight over the federal government shutdown has allowed Georgia Democrats, like U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, to show that they have the grit to stand up to Republicans.