The Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta’s cultural capital, was recently gifted $38 million by the Woodruff Foundation. Today, the center’s leader writes about what that bestowal will do for the city and its cultural climate. In our second column, two writers team up to explain the economic power of the arts and why they are important to the business well-being of Atlanta.

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Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat gives a tour of Fulton County Jail in  2023. (Natrice Miller/AJC 2023)

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