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Atlanta’s housing authority stopped building rental units for nearly a decade. Can it make up for lost time?

Atlanta’s housing authority stopped building rental units for nearly a decade. Can it make up for lost time?

Atlanta used to be considered a national pioneer when it came to public housing. But for the past decade, affordable housing has become an afterthought as gentrification has crept into the city. How can the Atlanta Housing Authority make up for lost time?
Knead Alliance Theatre

In Knead, Atlanta actress Mary Lynn Owen tells her story through baking bread—literally

One-woman show Knead, premiering on the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage on November 13, follows a woman on the eve of a significant birthday as she contends with loss and makes bread in the middle of the night from her mother’s recipe—literally on stage.
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The Walking Dead Awards: Welcome to the post-Rick Grimes world

Fast-forward six years into the future, where Judith brings home a new group of strangers, Carol has new hair but the same attitude, and something terrible clearly happened that no one wants to explain.
Stacey Abrams Brian Kemp Georgia Governor Election 2018

How election night 2018 unfolded in Atlanta and Athens

Dispatches from the election night parties—Stacey Abrams at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Brian Kemp at the Classic Center in Athens, and Ted Metz at Mellow Mushroom Buckhead—plus a look inside Manuel's Tavern, where election night is the political bar's "Super Bowl."
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[Updated] Who won? Runoff? What’s going on with the Georgia governor’s race.

Neither Brian Kemp nor Stacey Abrams have officially won the Georgia gubernatorial election, so what happens now? Are we going into a runoff? What are the campaigns saying? Here's a breakdown of the situation.
Everything you need to know election day Atlanta

Vote! Everything you need to know on Election Day 2018 in Atlanta

Where do I go to vote? Where do I find results? How do I get to the polls? Where are the candidate parties? This Georgia election is an important one—don't miss out.
Donald Trump Brian Kemp Rally Macon Georgia Election 2018

Outside President Trump’s Georgia rally: Thousands of Kemp supporters, a jumbotron, and a bloody kiss

Inside the Middle Georgia Regional Airport hangar in Macon on Sunday, Donald Trump endorsed Brian Kemp and encouraged Republican supporters to vote. Outside in the overflow lot, there was a bit of excitement from counterprotesters and poor PA system.
How to get a ride to the polls Atlanta Georgia Election Day

How to get a ride to the polls in Atlanta on Election Day

Do you have a plan yet for how you're getting to the polls on Tuesday, November 6? Multiple companies and services are offering discounted or even free transportation to the polls on Election Day—here are the options we found.
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The Walking Dead Awards: It’s never the end of everything

Did the final episode for Rick Grimes satisfy? Plus—Maggie makes her way to Negan; we see familiar faces in Rick's dreams; and Judith becomes a lot more important.
Stacey Abrams Barack Obama Morehouse Atlanta rally election 2018

Former President Obama’s message to Georgia was simple: “Vote!”

During a rally for Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Friday, former President Barack Obama played all of his fans' favorite hits. When someone in the crowd shouted "Obama, I love you," he replied, "I love you back." He said, "Don't boo, vote," his oft-repeated phrase from 2016, multiple times during his hour-long speech at Morehouse College.

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