Atlanta’s latest coronavirus updates: Friday, March 27
On Thursday, the governor held a virtual town hall, schools closed for even longer, and puppies took over the aquarium. Here’s your Friday morning update.
Meet the breakout star of Governor Kemp’s press conferences: sign language interpreter David Cowan
David Cowan’s expressive style of signing frequently captures the public’s attention—most recently when he was interpreting onstage at Governor Brian Kemp’s coronavirus press conferences.
What the City of Atlanta’s stay at home order means
Can I walk my dog? Is the grocery store still open? What about the bank? Here's what you need to know about the Atlanta's stay at home order.
Let’s talk to Atlanta voters about their chairs!
Because knowing that the lines to cast a ballot will be so long that you pack along a camping chair is part of a completely healthy, functioning, fair elections system.
Will the pandemic ruin MARTA’s plans for its biggest expansion in decades?
The Covid-19 pandemic has been catastrophic for public-transit agencies across the nation. Even when the pandemic does end, it’s possible that our work and travel patterns will be disrupted permanently. Then, there’s the economic impact of the pandemic and its corresponding effect on tax revenue, a major source of funding for many transit agencies, including MARTA.
Chef Hugh Acheson: “My real worry is for all the people that I promised to provide for and can’t”
For our 21st Century Plague project, we spoke with 17 Georgians about the toll of COVID-19.
Governor Kemp has made his choice clear. What about yours?
Do you promote the individual health of the constituents of our world, or do you promote somebody’s idea of the “economy"?
Dr. Laurence Busse: “When patients get to me, they’re in dire straits.”
For our 21st Century Plague project, we spoke with 17 Georgians about the toll of COVID-19.
Recipe: Tomatillo salsa from Superica’s Ford Fry
“If you ask me, who doesn’t need a little added spice in their life right now?" says Ford Fry, the Texas-born chef behind Superica and Little Rey, among several other Atlanta restaurants
Poncey-Highland bottle shop Elemental Spirits Co. is stocked with rare spirits and natural wines
Opening a business just a couple of weeks before the pandemic shut down the economy may seem like spectacular bad luck. But Cory Atkinson made it work.

















