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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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Life after ‘Shark Tank’: 7 Atlanta entrepreneurs embrace the show’s impact
The AJC has covered many of the Atlanta-based inventors, going back to season 1. We checked in on several to see what impact the show has had on their lives and businesses.
Does Nicolas Cage look like John Madden in new biopic shooting in Atlanta?
Amazon has released a first look photo of Nicolas Cage as John Madden and yes, the resemblance is fleeting at best.
‘Will Trent’ producers talk Season 3’s mariachi band, disco fever dream
"Will Trent" Season 3 concludes Tuesday, and the AJC talked to the ABC show's co-executive producers about the "big-swing opportunities and one-offs" from the season.
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Kemp’s final flourish: Strategic vetoes, barbed warnings and a Trump pivot
The bills Gov. Kemp signed include an 'America First' license plate, expanding the General Assembly's investigative power and potentially allowing Trump to recoup legal fees
Where’s the mail? Postal Service’s Georgia facility dogged by problems
Georgia mail delivery is among the worst in the U.S. though it has improved from the tremendous dip following the 2024 opening of the regional processing center in Palmetto.
Predictions: Falcons return to win column, make playoffs with this schedule
Game-by-game predictions give Atlanta a winning season for 2025.