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“State of MARTA”: Back in black, brighter than ever

Among other changes, MARTA CEO Keith Parker has instituted casual Fridays at the agency’s Lindbergh Center headquarters. But staffers suited up this morning to entertain local politicians and civic leaders at a “State of MARTA” breakfast. State Rep. Mike Jacobs, Atlanta City Council president Ceasar Mitchell, the mayors of Chamblee and Dunwoody, and others sipped coffee out of fine china as Parker recapped his first twelve months via Powerpoint.

Planned Parenthood’s $800,000 fight to get Jon Ossoff elected wasn’t enough

In the end it wasn’t enough. Not the millions of dollars that poured in from frustrated Democrats across the country. Not the hundreds of volunteers who took to the streets of Atlanta’s northern suburbs, knocking on doors and exhorting motorists. Neither were enough to lift long-shot candidate Jon Ossoff above his 48 percent showing in April’s special election for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.
Art AIDS America

Zuckerman Museum exhibition explores how AIDS epidemic changed American art

Tacoma Art Museum curator Rock Hushka and a co-curator spent 10 years putting together Art AIDS America, a traveling exhibition of 100-plus works that stops at Kennesaw’s Zuckerman Museum of Art this month.
Gad Elmaleh

The “Jerry Seinfeld of France” is ready to conquer America

In 2015, French Moroccan comedian Gad Elmaleh made an unusual decision. After enjoying years of fame and success in France, Elmaleh decided to learn English and discover how his comedy translates in America. We recently chatted with Elmaleh in advance of his show at Atlanta's Symphony Hall, part of his U.S. tour.
What's filming in Atlanta now?

What’s filming in Atlanta now? Bad Boys for Life, Noelle, Amazing Stories, plus Atlanta’s award nods

"Bad Boys for Life" with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Disney Christmas flick "Noelle" with Anna Kendrick, and the "Amazing Stories" reboot are all currently filming in Atlanta.
Shaky Knees Music Festival 2018

Scenes from Shaky Knees Music Festival 2018

This year's Shaky Knees Music Festival brought out some major headliners—David Byrne, The National, Jack White, and Queens of the Stone Age, just to name a few. Check out photos from the three-day event.

Dad’s Garage isn’t mad at you, just disappointed

So, remember that time you had a wild party at your house and you woke up the next morning and your prized autographed photo of iconic "Brady Bunch" thespian Florence Henderson signed, "Dear Rich, 'Mom always said don't play ball in the house!' But do play ball!! Thanks & Love, Flo" was missing? OK, so that was just me. However, at last weekend's farewell bash to its longtime space on Elizabeth Street (about 400 folks showed up and a giant panda had to be ejected), some Dad's Garage fans made off with two pieces of pricey signage — the venue's new parking sign to direct patrons to parking at Bass Lofts across the street from the theater's new home at 7 Stages on Euclid Avenue and even more impressive, somehow revelers were able to sneak off with the large yellow Dad's Garage logo that once hung over the door.

Corona-Angst on two continents: Watching coronavirus panic unfold at home while abroad in Austria

Former Atlanta magazine editor Rebecca Burns, on vacation in Austria last week as COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, describes what it was like to watch the disaster response unfold in two countries at once.
Things to do in Atlanta this week

5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: August 18–21

See Mary Poppins at the Aurora, shop for art in Piedmont Park, and more things to do this weekend in Atlanta, August 18-21, 2022.

5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: July 26-August 1

A yoga festival, a prohibition-era cocktail party, and the BB&T Atlanta Open closes with a celebration.

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