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SweetWater 420 Festival finds ‘good vibes’ at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park
Despite lower ticket prices, crowds were down from 2025, but organizers say the fest will return to the park with a focus on driving more walk-by traffic and vendor sales.

Luxury movie theater chain IPIC to stay open during sale process
IPIC had filed a notice that the location was set to close April 28 but a spokesman now says all its theaters will remain open while the company goes through Chapter 11.

Atlanta quietly joins fight against the Trump administration’s anti-DEI push
The Fresno v. Turner lawsuit is one of several filed by groups of municipalities and authorities against the Trump administration over the last year.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Atlanta media departures: Kristen Gates, Audrey Washington, Lil Bankhead
Radio personalities from 94.9/The Bull and V-103 and a reporter from WSB-TV share their exits from the Atlanta airwaves via social media.
SweetWater 420 Festival finds ‘good vibes’ at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park
Despite lower ticket prices, crowds were down from 2025, but organizers say the fest will return to the park with a focus on driving more walk-by traffic and vendor sales.

Luxury movie theater chain IPIC to stay open during sale process
IPIC had filed a notice that the location was set to close April 28 but a spokesman now says all its theaters will remain open while the company goes through Chapter 11.
Airport News

Atlanta quietly joins fight against the Trump administration’s anti-DEI push
The Fresno v. Turner lawsuit is one of several filed by groups of municipalities and authorities against the Trump administration over the last year.

In busiest airport battle, Atlanta takes top spot. Rival Chicago disagrees.
The Atlanta airport’s 2025 volumes fell below its 2024 total, as the airport experienced the effects of Southwest Airlines’ decision to cut its Atlanta schedule.
Inside Delta’s next $5 billion business
A fast-growing revenue stream to watch at Delta Air Lines doesn’t have to do with Sky Clubs, new routes or more airplane seats. It has to do with maintenance.
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Insurers argue they shouldn’t have to pay for Sapelo Island gangway collapse lawsuit
With $35 million at stake, two insurers of the architect for the Sapelo Island gangway that fatally collapsed in 2024 are trying to avoid paying coverage.

Marietta native tells how he financed, produced Bob Odenkirk thriller ‘Normal’
Marc Provissiero said of the new film's screening at the Toronto International Film Festival: "People were laughing so loud, some of the best lines were drowned out."

How ‘a group of hippies’ created Atlanta’s 50-year film institution
The Atlanta Film Festival is one of the largest film festivals in the Southeast and one of the longest-running in the country.
New Black Wall Street Market opened to fanfare. It’s soon closing.
The market's founder turned a vacant Target store into a thriving marketplace where more than 100 Black entrepreneurs could sell their wares.
Maker of military drone boats expands in Georgia, plans more than 200 jobs
Blue Ops has leased a former Regal Boats facility in Valdosta for a new manufacturing campus where it will build “uncrewed surface vessels” or USVs.

Best time for artists who seek to reclaim their music rights is now
Musical artists who exercise their termination rights and reclaim control of their recordings and compositions can guarantee generational wealth for their families.

Parenting was hard enough. Then came social media.
Parenting digital natives comes with distinct hurdles.

Higher gas prices might be here to stay, energy secretary warns
Gas prices might not dip below $3 per gallon until 2027, secretary Chris Wright said, though Georgians are paying about 42 cents less per gallon than the national average.

How old is too old for a used car?
Americans are keeping vehicles longer than ever. An S&P Global Mobility report in 2025 said the average age of light vehicles on U.S. roads is now 12.8 years.

Forbes: These are the world’s 27 Black billionaires
Of the nearly 3,500 billionaires in the world, only 27 are Black – fewer than 1%. Just three are women. Here’s who made the list and where Tyler Perry ranks.



