Rolling Stones keyboardist and Songwriters at the Lake headliner Chuck Leavell hears songs in the trees
The Middle Georgia–based musician, best known for his work with the Rolling Stones and the Allman Brothers Band, headlines the three-day festival on Lake Lanier November 14. Ahead of his appearance, he chats about finding inspiration in the trees.
Marietta-raised Tyler Feehan was the 16th casualty in the Iran war. His family wants you to know how he lived.
On July 18, 2026, First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan was killed in action during an Iranian missile attack in Jordan. He was 25. His death, the 16th American fatality since the war’s outbreak, made headlines. But the real Tyler wasn’t in those stories.
Todd Ginsberg brings cheesesteaks and burgers to Marietta Square with Two Bells Meats
Chef Todd Ginsberg, known for The General Muir, Fred’s Meat & Bread, Yalla!, TGM Bread, and most recently, Ida’s Kitchen Counter, is bringing a tiny burger and cheesesteak shop to Marietta Square. Replacing Boru Ramen, Two Bells Meats is targeting a mid-November opening, with a menu as concise as its 500-square-foot space is small.
At Saint Nobody’s, the coffee rotates and the album plays in full
Come for an espresso. Stay for the songs you didn’t know were on the album. That’s the idea behind Saint Nobody’s, a new café and listening lounge from Black Coffee ATL owner Carl North.
Embracing autumn and an unpretentious Virginia Beach
With a boardwalk dating from the 1880s, Virginia Beach cycles between mild neglect and thoughtful renaissance.
His family helped build Cabbagetown. Now he’s helping Chomp & Stomp honor its history.
On November 7, when Cabbagetown welcomes 30,000 people to Chomp & Stomp, Jacob Elsas will be there. His great-great-grandfather founded the cotton mill and much of the village that became Cabbagetown.
Jermaine Dupri built Atlanta’s sound. He’s not done yet.
With a career that began in his teens, Dupri was one of the youngest producers to ever land a Billboard No. 1. Then he did it again . . . and again: 11 times, to be exact.
SwaVay outgrew his heroes. Now Jermaine Dupri is betting on him.
SwaVay grew up listening to Jermaine Dupri’s music. Now, as he raps on his Dupri collab “Back to the Trap Freestyle,” he is rising above the rest with the Atlanta legend in his corner.
Four decades in, Indigo Girls are still inspired by Atlanta’s music scene
After 40 years of making music, Decatur’s groundbreaking folk-rock duo Indigo Girls says Atlanta remains a great place for emerging musical acts. “As much as things have changed,” Indigo Girls member Emily Saliers says, “much has stayed the same.”
Equal Creatures is finding its own sound in Atlanta, with a little help from the Indigo Girls
Laurie Ray is Amy Ray’s niece—and as the lead singer for the band Equal Creatures, she’s lighting up Atlanta stages just like her Indigo Girls' aunt.
Before he was a country star, Travis Tritt was an HVAC repairman playing Atlanta’s bar circuit
Singing about the working class is about as close as many country musicians ever get to a punch clock. Not Travis Tritt. Before he was a multiplatinum country music star, he was just another guy at the bar after a long day's work.
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Embracing autumn and an unpretentious Virginia Beach
With a boardwalk dating from the 1880s, Virginia Beach cycles between mild neglect and thoughtful renaissance.
Rolling Stones keyboardist and Songwriters at the Lake headliner Chuck Leavell hears songs in the trees
The Middle Georgia–based musician, best known for his work with the Rolling Stones and the Allman Brothers Band, headlines the three-day festival on Lake Lanier November 14. Ahead of his appearance, he chats about finding inspiration in the trees.
Before he was a country star, Travis Tritt was an HVAC repairman playing Atlanta’s bar circuit
Singing about the working class is about as close as many country musicians ever get to a punch clock. Not Travis Tritt. Before he was a multiplatinum country music star, he was just another guy at the bar after a long day's work.
One City, Three Ways: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Football is a big draw to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. But it would be a mistake to come here and miss everything else the area has to offer.
SwaVay outgrew his heroes. Now Jermaine Dupri is betting on him.
SwaVay grew up listening to Jermaine Dupri’s music. Now, as he raps on his Dupri collab “Back to the Trap Freestyle,” he is rising above the rest with the Atlanta legend in his corner.
Atlanta music legends look to the next generation
Ever since Blind Willie McTell ambled into town in the 1920s and began crooning about “the Atlanta strut,” this city has been woven into...
127-year-old house to be converted to a deli and small plates restaurant on Duluth’s Town Green
For years, the historic Knox house sat vacant on Duluth’s Town Green. Come December, the 127-year-old building will reopen as a deli-by-day, small plates restaurant by night.
