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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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Final day on air for ‘The Bert Show’: sadness mixed with pride and joy
The final "Bert Show" ended two hours longer than normal, giving family and cast members time to heap praise on the man responsible: Bert Weiss.
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‘The Land of Sweet Forever’ features short stories and essays written before and after ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’
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Metro Atlantans sour on housing affordability, pessimism is growing, poll says
The economy ranked as the top issue facing metro Atlanta last year, supplanting crime for the number one spot. This is the first year housing affordability has been an option.
DeKalb schools superintendent pleads not guilty to federal charges
Devon Horton has resigned from his role as DeKalb County superintendent, He has pleaded not guilty to federal charges stemming from his previous job in Illinois.
See video police say shows ex-PSC candidate Durand take Georgia Power secrets
Patty Durand has long criticized Georgia Power for concealing information under the cloak of trade secret about various initiatives and requests of state regulators.