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Food writing, erotica on tap at Atlanta’s 2026 Letters Festival

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After 20 years, Atlanta’s Sugarland is still here to ‘enjoy the ride’

Atlanta Opera’s cinematic ‘Silent Night’ celebrates giving peace a chance

Crowds hustle in to see Zoo Atlanta’s newest pandas on debut day

CONCERT REVIEW

Usher and Chris Brown deliver a very late, underwhelming concert in Atlanta

Danny McBride embraces the South in his shows: ‘I love flawed, broken people.’

Giant pandas meet the public Friday at Zoo Atlanta. Here are 5 things to know.

HEAT CHECK

How Usher and Chris Brown’s R&B Tour made history at Atlanta’s biggest venue

Usher and Chris Brown are bringing their R&B Tour to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for a record-breaking five shows. How did it happen?

Atlanta’s Kordell Stewart addresses ‘the rumor’ in doc about his NFL career

Atlantan and former star NFL quarterback Kordell Stewart addresses an infamous false accusation in his new HBO Max documentary about his career.

SCAD FASH draws a bead on C.Z. Guest’s personas through her stylish wardrobe

Preview of the exhibition ”C.Z. Guest: Portrait of an American Style Icon,” about the stylish socialite and gardening trendsetter, at SCAD FASH through Feb. 21.

12 Atlanta arts events to look forward to this week

Our Atlanta arts events to plan for this week include Atlanta Opera's season-opening "Silent Night" and photographer Sam Taylor-Johnson’s exhibition at Jackson Fine Art.

Meet the Atlanta man who endured 12 days in prison for a Netflix reality show

Atlantan Jake Ellenburg spent 12 days last year at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center voluntarily for a Netflix show recreating a 1971 social experiment.

Virginia-Highland Porchfest is taking a break next year. What happens now?

Virginia-Highland Porchfest will go on hiatus in 2027 as the Atlanta neighborhood decides how to reimagine the event for 2028.

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‘Bert Show’s’ Bert Weiss one year after leaving radio: ‘I haven’t missed it’

Bert Weiss, who hosted "The Bert Show" in Atlanta for 25 years, reflects on his life, including a new podcast and marriage, a year after he ended his show.

CeeLo Green cancels Gnarls Barkley tour, including Atlanta stop

Atlanta singer and rapper CeeLo Green has seemingly canceled his tour as Gnarls Barkley, which was set to kick off on Nov. 5.

Tom Houck — raconteur, civil rights activist and former driver for MLK — dies at 79

Tom Houck, former driver for Martlin Luther King Jr., civil rights activist, political consultant and media pundit, has died at age 79.

Georgia’s Connor Tomlinson goes beyond ‘Love on the Spectrum’ with new girlfriend

Breakout star, and Cumming resident, Connor Tomlinson has left "Love on the Spectrum." But he has a new podcast, "What the Fact," and found love again, this time "naturally."

Georgia’s strangest places — Ghosts, doll heads and graves beside a runway

As Halloween nears, check out some of Georgia’s strangest and most enduring stories at locations in Atlanta and around the state.

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Atlanta’s Star Bar, a Little Five Points staple, to close after 35 years

Atlanta's Star Community Bar, a longtime Atlanta live music venue, will close at the end of 2026, with Red Light Cafe taking over the space.

‘Inside the NBA’ vet retiring from the show after 37 years — ‘It’s just time’

Atlanta broadcaster Ernie Johnson Jr. announced Wednesday he will step away at the conclusion of the NBA season after 37 years hosting “Inside the NBA."