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Deirdre Shoemaker and Laura Cadonati

These Georgia Tech physicists helped prove Einstein right

Deirdre Shoemaker has known from the time she was a 12-year-old science fiction fan that she wanted to spend her life studying black holes. But when she came to Georgia Tech in 2008 as a founding faculty member of the university’s Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, she found few other female postgraduates.

Chipper Jones will be a Braves Hall of Famer

The career of Chipper Jones, who retired in 2012, is a matter of empirical record: The top pick in the 1990 draft, Jones became an eight-time All-Star player and the only switch-hitter in baseball history to maintain a .300 batting average and more than 300 home runs.
Walking Dead Super Bowl Party Atlanta

Zombies, celebrities, and Swag Surfin: Inside Atlanta’s Walking Dead Super Bowl party

The Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Cooper Andrews, along with executive producer Greg Nicotero, joined a zombie-filled, private party at music producer Dallas Austin's Sandy Springs home.
Kasim Reed

Kasim Reed: Atlanta magazine’s annexation story ‘perpetuates a form of bigotry’

"The reality is that I have never governed the city in a racially divisive manner; in fact, my entire record of public service shows that I champion fairness and inclusion."
What's filming in Atlanta now?

What’s filming in Atlanta now? First Man, Venom, Ozark—plus, you can see downtown in the new Avengers trailer

Ryan Gosling’s Neil Armstrong biopic First Man filmed in Atlanta this month, as did Sony's new Spider-Man film Venom and Mark Wahlberg film Mile 22. Plus—did you see the downtown Atlanta street that appears in the new Avengers: Infinity War trailer?
The Most Fabulous Story Ever

A new Atlanta theater sets the stage for more LGBTQ shows

Out Front Theatre Company arrived last fall with an ambitious production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. This month the company closes its three-show season with Paul Rudnick’s Old Testament re-do: The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told (April 27-May 14), in which Adam partners with Steve, not Eve.
Atlanta coronavirus updates

Atlanta’s latest coronavirus updates: Thursday, March 19

On Wednesday, a state senator tested positive for COVID-19, South Fulton implemented a curfew, and metro malls shutter. Here’s your Thursday morning update.
John Barrow, Brad Raffensperger runoff

What you need to know before Tuesday’s runoff elections

Georgia's runoff election is on Tuesday, December 4. Up for the taking is Georgia's secretary of state position—between Republican candidate Brad Raffensperger and Democratic candidate John Barrow—and Georgia's third district seat public service commissioner position—between Republican candidate Chuck Eaton and Democratic candidate Lindy Miller.
District lines

How redrawing districts has kept Georgia incumbents in power

Georgia lawmakers have been accused of moving the goal posts so their party can stay in power. Could an independent set of mapmakers put an end to the process? Or must the courts decide?
Ryan Gravel and Tim Keane

Ryan Gravel and Tim Keane are sketching a smarter city plan for Atlanta

“Atlanta has an opportunity over the next 25 years to completely shift [its] way of developing,” says Tim Keane. “But we will not be successful if we don’t have a design.”

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