AJC Photos of the Week -- Sept. 1-7

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9/1/18 - Atlanta - The Box Heroes walk down Peachtree Street and wave at the crowd at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, September 1. Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com

September 5, 2018 Atlanta: Boston Red Sox Brandon Phillips slides home safe past Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers to tie the game 7-7 on a 2-RBI single by Ian Kinsler during the 8th inning in a MLB baseball game on Wednesday, Sept 5, 2018, in Atlanta. Phillips hit a 2-run homer in the 9th inning to beat the Braves 9-8. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 1, 2018 Atlanta - Georgia Tech running back Jordan Mason (24) celebrates with teammates after he scored a touchdown in the first half of the Georgia Tech home opener at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, September 1, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

September 6, 2018 Union City - Portrait of Kalena Boller at Atlanta Metro Studios in Union City on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Kalena Boller has been a film location scout since 2005, when she landed her first gig working the music video for T-Pain's "I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)" at Turner Field. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

September 1, 2018 Athens: Georgia Bulldogs players take the field for the home opener against Austin Peay in a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept 1, 2018, in Athens. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 1, 2018 Athens: Georgia Bulldogs running back Elijah Holyfield breaks a tackle by Austin Peay defender Kordell Jackson for yardage during the second half in a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept 1, 2018, in Athens. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

09/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Hairstylist Erica Blevins (right) retwists Gwendolyn Pilot's Locs at the Oh! My Nappy Hair salon in downtown Atlanta, Friday, September 7, 2018. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

09/06/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Construction is underway for the new Westside Park at the Bellwood Quarry in Atlanta, Thursday, September 6, 2018. The park, planned for years as both a recreational center and reservoir for drinking water, has been seen as a potential catalyst for redevelopment of the city's northwest side.
(ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

September 2, 2018 Atlanta: North Carolina Central defensive lineman Kawuan Cox grabs Prairie View A&M quarterback Jalen Morton by the facemask during the first half of the MEAC-SWAC Challenge college football game on Sunday, Sept 2, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 5, 2018 Atlanta: Boston Red Sox Brandon Phillips gets dunked after hitting a 2-run homer to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-8 during the 9th inning in a MLB baseball game on Wednesday, Sept 5, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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9/1/18 - Atlanta - The Box Heroes walk down Peachtree Street and wave at the crowd at the annual Dragon Con Parade on Saturday, September 1. Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com

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