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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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New CBS Atlanta reporter’s resume: ‘The Daily Show,’ ‘Yellowstone,’ NPR
Brian Unger, at age 60, has started at CBS News Atlanta as a reporter after a career as a producer, satirist, humorist and actor. We review his colorful career to date.
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.
Bookshelf: New book of Harper Lee stories illuminates her literary journey
‘The Land of Sweet Forever’ features short stories and essays written before and after ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’
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Gilded Age tycoons built Jekyll’s doomed golf course. It’s been resurrected.
Jekyll Island's historic golf course, Great Dunes, was designed by Walter Travis in the Gilded Age. It reopens Nov. 1 on Georgia's coast after a painstaking restoration.
Embattled Fulton judge sued over woman’s ‘illegal’ jailing
While facing possible removal from the bench, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela Williams has been sued by a young woman she jailed during a divorce hearing.
A miserable loss leaves even less reason to believe in Falcons, Morris
Falcons coach Raheem Morris was accountable for the team's failures after a 34-10 loss to Miami, but that isn't enough if this team wants to make the postseason.


