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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Upper Westside, or at least of the Community Improvement District (CID) tasked with developing its local infrastructure, which coined the name in 2016. It seemed an apt time to ask the titular question. In short: Yes, the Upper Westside is a real place, but the name has yet to stick for a reason.

Atlanta’s own Danielle Deadwyler is known for her commanding dramatic roles, but now she’s getting more than her fair share in the Steve Carell-led HBO series Rooster, which was just renewed for a second season. Here, Deadwyler chats about the new comedy, her character's Georgia roots, and getting ready for Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot.

The thrill of the treasure hunt is part of what draws people to Birds Georgia, which has 2,500 members and turns 100 years old this spring. Since its founding as the Atlanta Bird Club in 1926, its members have not only honed field skills and added new species to their life lists, but they’ve also advocated on behalf of bird conservation and educated the public about why birds matter.

Swedish pop star Zara Larsson brought her Midnight Sun tour to a sold-out Tabernacle crowd on Sunday evening. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.

Atlanta native Jalyn Hall talks about his role on The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, what he learned from working with Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe, splitting his time between Atlanta and Los Angeles, and his dream superhero role. 

The Afterglow Tour brought together Oxis, Cannons, and Bob Moses—three acts that each represent a different corner of the electronic music world—to a packed Coca-Cola Roxy Monday night. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.

If you’ve ever wanted to be an astronaut or simply been curious about what it’s like inside the International Space Station, Space Explorers: The Infinite is for you. Located at Pullman Yards, it’s a virtual reality headset-based experience that transports visitors nearly 250 miles above earth to learn about astronauts’ experiments, exercise routines, and everyday life. Here's what to know before you go.

Gordon Parks: The South in Color isn’t the first time Anna Walker Skillman has exhibited the work of the iconic photographer at her gallery, Jackson Fine Art. When more than seventy color transparencies from the seminal trip at the base of his epochal 1956 Life magazine photo essay “The Restraints: Open and Hidden” were found at the bottom of an old storage bin in 2011, the Gordon Parks Foundation contacted Skillman and fellow gallery owner friend Arnika Dawkins for the first exhibition of them in 2012. Then in 2015, Skillman dovetailed the celebrated Gordon Parks: Segregation Story exhibition at the High Museum. Over a decade later, Skillman remains intimately involved with Parks’s epic work.

Now that it’s April, I am thrilled about our annual spring yellowing, even if it conjures allergies and practically mandates car washes. The pollen that coats our outdoor furniture and floats on our lakes and pools is nature’s way of reminding us that Atlanta is the city in the forest. It’s the small—albeit annoying—price we pay for our verdant tree canopy, vibrant azaleas, and temperate spring.

Mimms Museum of Technology and Art's latest exhibition, iNspire: Fifty Years of Innovation from Apple, features the largest collection of the tech giant’s products ever displayed to the public. Among the 2,000 artifacts are early Apple computers and rare prototypes, as well as memorabilia from employees and fans.