6 ways to get out of your comfort zone in Atlanta this year
It’s a brand-new year, Atlanta, and we’re leaning into feeling good. Here are six ways to get out of your comfort zone, from meeting new people at Wacky Social Club to reading silently with others at Silent Book Club.
5 ways to treat yourself in Atlanta this year
It’s a brand-new year, Atlanta, and we’re leaning into feeling good. Here are five ways to treat yourself, from a top-of-the-line facial at Artisan Beauté’s Aquagold Fine Touch to tickling your tastebuds with viral Dubai chocolate at Confections Bakery and Cafe.
5 solo dates to take in Atlanta this year
It’s a brand-new year, Atlanta, and we’re leaning into feeling good. Here are five ways to take on this year solo from attending a forest-bathing session at the Chattahoochee Nature Center to going on a self-guided street art tour using the Atlanta Street Art Map.
5 ways to help others feel good in Atlanta this year
It’s a brand-new year, Atlanta, and we’re leaning into feeling good. Here are five ways to help others feel good from helping the unhoused at Hope Atlanta to helping grow food to feed your neighbors at Concrete Jungle.
How Beau Estes became the “GOATmentator” of NBA highlights
Beau Estes decided to be a sportscaster at age eight. The kid who graduated high school in Norcross got his wish after NBC created an Atlanta Olympic Broadcasting certificate program for area college students. By 2008, he was a Turner mainstay working his dream job, creating content for Turner Sports (now TNT Sports) provided to NBA TV, including commentary for an NBA.com “Top 10” highlights reel.
Photos: Mike Geier performs his Elvis Royale show at Variety Playhouse
Mike Geier and his Kingsized band brought back his Elvis Royale show to the Variety Playhouse for a sold-out show on Saturday evening. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.
Atlanta Checkmate Club turns chess into a social hangout
On a Wednesday night in July, chess boards and timers crowd tables at Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall. About 50 people play chess elbow to elbow, and conversation drowns the room. Chess is usually a silent affair played in concentration, but through the Atlanta Checkmate Club, the game finds life at loud, crowded bars instead.
An Atlanta bike park like no other is about to break ground
In the summer of 2023, Atlanta Beltline Inc. designers made headlines by promising that a world-class bike park for all ages and skill levels was bound for the city’s largest greenspace, Shirley Clarke Franklin Park, or what used to be called Westside Park. In a couple of weeks, they’ll start making good on that promise, with a goal of creating an outdoor amenity like metro Atlanta’s never seen.
Photos: Widespread Panic performs at the Fox Theatre
Widespread Panic closed out 2025 with three sold-out shows on December 29, 30, and 31 at the Fox Theatre. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.
An obituary for the AJC’s print edition, from its legendary obituary writer
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution print edition, 157, dies on December 31, 2025, succumbing to burgeoning digital news coverage. No service is planned. The paper’s survivors will include 40,000 Atlanta Journal-Constitution print subscribers. In lieu of flowers, readers are asked to refresh their browsers.
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