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What's filming in Atlanta now?

What’s filming in Atlanta now? Instant Family, The Bobby Brown Story, Goosebumps 2, plus how to get Pinewood Studios to fund your movie

Mark Wahlberg film Instant Family, BET's The Bobby Brown Story, and Goosebumps: Slappy Halloween are just a few of the projects filming in town. Plus—how Pinewood Studios Atlanta could help finance your film via a new partnership with Kickstarter.
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This is not a drill: Atlanta Hamilton tickets are going on sale. Here’s how to get them.

Tickets to Hamilton at Atlanta's Fox Theatre are finally going on sale, but getting them won't be easy. Make sure you know the rules and what you need to do before you try to buy.
Atlanta BeltLine Transit

What’s going on with transit on the Atlanta BeltLine?

With tax dollars rolling in, city and MARTA officials are having to prioritize their transit wish list. And to the dismay of the BeltLine’s creator, Ryan Gravel, it’s looking like light rail along the loop may be sacrificed on the altar of expediency and cost. We broke down what's happening right now with transit along the BeltLine.
National Clam Day

5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: March 28-April 3

Sample 40+ breweries from all over the country at Day of the Juice, listen to Casey Abrams at Eddie's Attic, and truly experience April Fools' with a comedy night at Three Taverns.
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Donald Glover is not happy about his animated Deadpool series getting cancelled

In a 15-page script tweeted early Wednesday morning, Donald Glover uses Deadpool and Sudan, the last living male white rhino, to express his frustration about the cancellation of the animated Deadpool series he was producing with his brother, Stephen.
The Patch Works Cabbagetown

The Patch Works museum aims to keep Cabbagetown’s mill town history alive

Cabbagetown is a huge part of Jake Elsas family history—his great-great-grandfather founded the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill. Today, Elsas runs the Patch Works museum with his wife in attempt to teach new residents about the neighborhood's mill town roots.
March for Our Lives Atlanta Joseph Guay

With 14 empty school desks, Atlanta artist Joseph Guay gave March for Our Lives protesters another way to speak out

As hundreds of thousands protested across the country during March for Our Lives, Atlanta artist Joseph Guay set up 14 school desks coated in blackboard paint near the Georgia capitol—one for each student killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February.
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The Walking Dead Awards: The Saviors get the last word

The Hilltoppers and the Saviors battle each other, with Maggie and Simon at the respective helms, but Negan's biological warfare plan proves deadly.
South Fulton marijuana law

The city of South Fulton passed a new marijuana ordinance. Here’s what you need to know.

In a 5-2 vote, the South Fulton city council agreed to lighten the punishment for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana to a maximum of a $150 fine with no jail time—making the punishment for pot possession more akin to a traffic citation. After Clarkston and Atlanta, this makes South Fulton the third city in metro Atlanta to reduce the penalty for possessing a small amount of pot.
Rebuilding Bankhead

Rebuilding Bankhead: How an effort to revive Grove Park aims to not leave residents behind

Long neglected by developers and city planners, Grove Park’s turn in the gentrification spotlight is attributable to its proximity not just to downtown but also to some of the most ambitious green-space initiatives in Atlanta’s history. But an effort is underway to ensure Grove Park’s transformation doesn't come at the cost of its longtime residents.

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