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DeKalb leaders reviewing immigration discussions at middle school

OPINION

DeKalb’s school study is a starting point. We must shape what comes next.

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Georgia State University eliminates gender studies major

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Stone Mountain Park switches operators, affecting nearly 500 jobs

Norfolk Southern renews Midtown Atlanta headquarters lease

Voters could decide fate of Decatur’s planned early learning center

THE STEERING COLUMN

Cars can now gain new features long after you buy them

Readers write

AJC readers write about legislation and transportation.

A Midtown church weighs its future after historic hall lands on ‘peril’ list

All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Midtown Atlanta is weighing renovations as structural damage put historic Egleston Hall on the Georgia Trust’s 2026 “Places in Peril” list.

DeKalb hotel at center of landmark sex trafficking ruling

In a precedential ruling that has wide implications, three previously dismissed sex trafficking lawsuits against Atlanta-area hotels have been revived for trials.

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DAVID PLAZAS

‘Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn’ still captures Atlanta’s spirit 30 years later

Former Atlanta mayors Ivan Allen Jr. and Maynard Jackson Jr. transformed the city — a journey documented in Gary Pomerantz's 1996 book "Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn."

Search for new Atlanta Fed leader continues, interviews underway

The Atlanta Fed, located in Midtown, is one of 12 regional banks in the Federal Reserve System.

Spring break travelers make their way through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on on Friday, March 29, 2024, with more than 90,000 passengers passing through security checkpoints. This Friday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the month for Hartsfield-Jackson, officials say, with some 95,000 people forecast to go through TSA checkpoints. (John Spink/AJC 2024)

What Georgians should know before taking off on spring break trips

Spring Break begins Monday for public schools across metro Atlanta.

Atlanta airport warns of busy spring break weekend travel surge

Airport officials warn travelers not to get complacent ahead of a busy spring break and Easter holiday weekend.

Child shot in drive-by at Ashley Cascade apartments

Sleeping 7-year-old boy injured in drive-by shooting, Atlanta police say

The incident happened early Thursday morning at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta that has been the scene of previous shootings.

Leif Palmer, EPA attorney whose legal action helped build Atlantic Station, dies at 66

His ‘rather brilliant argument’ paved the way for the popular mixed-use development in Midtown, former colleague says.

The Beltline was once falling behind on affordable housing. It’s caught up.

The Atlanta Beltline on Thursday announced it has created, preserved or is actively building 4,425 affordable units, which is 79% of the way to its goal.

Historic Odd Fellows Building reborn as transitional housing hub

State funding and city backing drive conversion of 112-year-old site into new Georgia Works headquarters.

Local officials blindsided by reported plan to detain migrants in warehouse

A break for Social Circle and Oakwood? ICE hits pause on new detention centers.

Metro Atlanta officials hopeful as the Trump administration reviews its plan to convert warehouses into detention centers.

HOLD THAT THOUGHT

4 spring cleaning tasks for your mental health

Spring cleaning isn't just a physical act of dusting and decluttering your home. It can also apply to refreshing our mindset.