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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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Dominique Thorne calls release of metro Atlanta-shot ‘Ironheart’ ‘divine timing’
Dominique Thorne stars in "Ironheart,' which was shot in metro Atlanta's Trilith Studios and Chicago in 2022. The series debuted June 24 on Disney+.
Adolescent girls take center stage in Atlanta author’s Southern mysteries
‘Fast Boys and Pretty Girls’ is Lo Patrick’s newest Georgia-based whodunit.
What’s filming in Georgia in June 2025?
As of this past weekend, the Georgia Film Office has 25 active film and TV productions on its list, which has been typical over the past 12 months.
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Heat advisory in effect as Atlanta temperatures tease triple-digits
A heat wave will have Atlanta temperatures feeling like triple digits this week, forecasters say.
Waymo has come to Atlanta. Here’s what it’s like to ride in a driverless car.
Waymo and its driverless cars have come to Atlanta and are ready to be booked.
Longest segment of Beltline to date opens on west side
The newly finished portion of the 6.8-mile continuous trail runs through historic Black communities.