Aging in Atlanta
Photos: Atlanta’s senior women find community through pickleball
A silver medal in Macon, a gold in Griffin — Atlanta resident Suzanne Ockleberry has a passion for pickleball. It’s not trophies she’s after though. Like many senior women in Georgia’s capital, she’s forging friendships.
Now 300 strong, the New Jersey native has turned her love for the game into a rapidly growing community: Atlanta Pickleball Queens. Paddles in hand, hundreds of the city’s senior women are making connections, winning tournaments and getting fit for one of the nation’s fastest growing sports.
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A volunteer holds up paddles during the Atlanta Pickleball Queens Play Day event at Sykes Park in East Point, Georgia, on Saturday, July 26, 2025. The all-women pickleball group is dedicated to providing a community to Atlanta’s senior women. (Abbey Cutrer / AJC)
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Photos: Atlanta’s senior women find community through pickleball
A silver medal in Macon, a gold in Griffin — Atlanta resident Suzanne Ockleberry has a passion for pickleball. It’s not trophies she’s after though.
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PHOTOS: Georgia Tech celebrates with fan day
Georgia Tech's annual football fan day, otherwise known as "First Saturday on The Flats," was Saturday, Aug. 2 at Dodd Stadium.
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