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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.

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.
Clockwise from top left: Tyler Feehan in 2008; on a 4-wheeler in 2007; with his father, Stephen, at Stephen’s Army commissioning ceremony in 2007; at his high school graduation in 2019; goofing off on a family trip in Thailand in 2018; during his deployment in Jordan; with his mother, Shari, in Hawaii in 2021; with his fiancée, Claire Fletcher, at Myrtle Beach in 2025

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 made headlines, but the real Tyler wasn’t in those stories. The real Tyler, who spent Saturday mornings riding on a lawn mower with his grandfather, was full of life. It’s the breathing, laughing, Ted Lasso–loving Tyler that his parents and fiancée want the world to see. That’s the man they lost. The one whose memory pounds in their hearts, fills the air around them, and makes him seem a text away.

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.
Jacob Elsas and his wife, Nina, right

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

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 looks up as he holds his cross necklace chain in his mouth and wears a bright red hoodie

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.
Emily Saliers (left) and Amy Ray

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.”

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