Atlanta broke a 35-year pollen count record twice. Here’s why
After breaking a 35-year pollen record, twice, Atlanta continues to experience ‘extremely high’ pollen levels. But why are we getting hit so hard? AJC’s Fraser Jones breaks down why these recent pollen records are worse than ever and how to change course. Credits: AJC | U.S. DHHS | The Wire Science | Getty Images | Emory News Center | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | Nature Communications | Georgia Tech Center for Spatial Planning
What decades of 'forever chemicals' left behind in one Georgia community
For years, Calhoun citizens saw “forever chemicals" wash out of carpet mills. Credits: AJC|Mapbox|OpenStreetMap|Getty|Calhoun: Water Matters/FB|GA Gen. Assembly
Atlanta’s hip-hop historian Nuface preserves decades of rap culture
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How Delta’s first Black flight attendants navigated racism at 30,000 feet
Delta Air Lines hired Black flight attendants for the first time in 1966. Credits: AJC|Delta Air Lines|Ebony Magazine|Getty|Jet Magazine|The Atlanta Journal
We searched for Atlanta’s best bagel. Here’s the winner.
The AJC's food and dining team set out on a mission: Find the best bagel in Atlanta. Was it Emerald City Bagel, PopUp Bagels or some other local favorite?