AJC daily guide to Super Bowl 53: Wednesday edition, Jan. 30

In today’s AJC: How NFL will decide if stadium roof is open for Super Bowl
1/29/19 - Atlanta -  Weather conditions will determine if the roof can be open for the Super Bowl LIII  at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which was open today for media.   Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

Credit: Bob Andres

Credit: Bob Andres

1/29/19 - Atlanta - Weather conditions will determine if the roof can be open for the Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which was open today for media. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

The AJC Super Bowl special section for Wednesday, Jan. 30 asks the question: Will the roof be open? The retractable roof is one of a fanciest features of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Our headline calls it “technically marvelous.”) Whether the roof will be open on Sunday depends. We explain some of the factors that will decide.

The AJC daily guide to Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (AJCePaper)

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The eight-page section in Wednesday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the AJCePaper also includes some first-person and behind-the-scenes reports from Super Bowl Opening Night, a story about when you can and cannot say Super Bowl and a feature on the volunteers greeting visitors at the airport.

On Sunday, the AJC published a 48-page preview section that remains available in the AJCePaper online. Daily sections continue all week leading up to the big game on Sunday, Feb. 3. Our journalists are also posting live updates on ajc.com. Find the AJCePaper online or The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in print at select metro Atlanta retail stores.

Here’s a look at what you’ll find in the Wednesday special section:

> Open or closed? Mercedes-Benz has a technically marvelous roof. And millions may get to see it in action on Sunday. By Tim Tucker.

> Super Bowl to Souper Bowl: Companies tiptoe around trademark law. By Matt Kempner.

> Super Bowl opening night offers friendly fun before the game. By Steve Hummer. Page 2.

> Volunteers greet fans arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson airport. By Arlinda Smith Broady. Page. 6.

> Your daily Super Bowl events calendar. Page 6.

> RELATED: Go to ajc.com/53 for the AJC's online updates and guides

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Channel 2 Action News has multiple cameras set up around town with an exclusive livestream camera from the heart of Skyview Atlanta, the downtown Ferris wheel. Learn more on wsbtv.com.

News 95.5 and AM 750 WSB is covering every angle of the Super Bowl -- from the ground and in the air. All this week, they'll be broadcasting from "Radio Row" at the Georgia World Congress Center and will have expanded traffic updates from the WSB Skycopter. Learn more on wsbradio.com.