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‘Silly hat guy’ fills his days crocheting gifts for the sick and homeless
Life came full circle when Johns Creek resident Penn Collins was diagnosed with cancer.
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‘Soft clubbing’ parties, where you can skip the headaches, are trending
People may be drinking less and sleeping more, but they still want to go out. That explains the trend dubbed “soft clubbing,” where dancing and gatherings start and end early.
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Amid immigration crackdown, a Buford Highway youth orchestra brings refuge
A retired music teacher has created a youth orchestra for kids living in one of Atlanta’s biggest immigrant corridors, and her efforts will be featured on PBS this month.
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Bookshelf: Georgia authors name their favorite books of 2025
From thrillers to literary fiction, see which books Georgia writers loved most in 2025.
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Formed in 1978, English Beat keeps the fire burning for British ska
Concert preview: Dave Wakeling brings the current iteration of the English Beat to Atlanta on Dec. 1-2. Formed in 1978, the band keeps the fire burning for British ska.
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Atlanta illustrator creates Golden Age comics for a modern audience
Atlanta comic book creator Rich Tommaso, author of the recently reissued “Spy Seal: The Corten Steel Phoenix,” is inspired by the comic books of the early to mid 20th century.
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15 family-friendly things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend
Our list of 15 family-friendly doings in metro Atlanta for Nov. 28-30 includes Zoo Atlanta’s Illumination Nights, Fernbank's WildWoods: Aglow and Callanwolde’s Winter House.
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Set against turbulent ‘70s, a boy becomes a man in ‘The Love You Take’
Homing in on the middle-class white male experience, Wilson delivers a coming-of-age exploration of the shifting social mores surrounding sex, love and fidelity in the 1970s.
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Atlanta antique appraiser made $20M selling fakes, lawsuit says
An Atlanta art and antique appraiser is being sued by a Florida multimillionaire, who says he spent about $20 million on thousands of fake works.
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Fantastical ‘Lost World’ of Minnie Evans on view at High Museum
“The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans” is the first major exhibition of her work in 30 years.