As a mother of two and one of the first Black female correspondents on NBC's weekly true-crime newsmagazine Dateline, Blayne Alexander's life in Atlanta is a balancing act.

Community can be hard to find in a city as large and segmented as Atlanta. But Atlanta Magazine editor in chief Allison Entrekin found hers through her daughter's school. She learned that community is about people not place.

Briefly evacuated on Saturday night due to severe thunder and lightning, the 13th annual Shaky Knees festival—this year in Piedmont Park—nevertheless pulled off three days of glorious live music, showcasing an eclectic variety including Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Wu-Tang Clan, Twenty One Pilots, Modest Mouse and Danny Elfman.

The Atlanta Braves are the oldest continuously playing team in American sports and have called Atlanta home since 1966. The team has marked the 2020s with four division titles and a World Series win in 2021. As the end of the regular season approaches, here are some numbers offering a glimpse into the storied franchise.

Partnered with Grady Health System, the tuition-free Academy for Innovation in Medicine is a new Atlanta charter school that trains young people for careers in healthcare. The school opened in July and is still enrolling sixth and ninth graders.

Johns Creek has achieved a lot in the 20 years since it was incorporated as its own city. Travel + Leisure named it America’s best suburb in 2024. U.S. News & World Report declared the city as one of the best places to live in the country. It boasts nine city parks, its own symphony orchestra, a hospital, and two Michelin-recommended restaurants.

Hapeville is famously the birthplace of the Chick-fil-A sandwich, first served at Hapeville’s Dwarf House in 1946. It is also home to Delta Air Lines’ headquarters and flight museum, Porsche Cars North America, and the Hapeville Depot Museum.

Adair Park was developed as one of Atlanta’s first “trolley neighborhoods” in the late 19th century. With a prime intown location adjacent to the Atlanta Beltline, Adair Park offers a mix of historic charm—it’s on the National Register of Historic Places—and proximity to Atlanta’s liveliest happenings.

Twenty-six years after its founding, MOCA GA has cut the ribbon on its $16.4 million, 26,000 square-foot, permanent museum to house its collection and arts programs.

A Different World debuts on NBC September 24. The new show is a sequel to the original, which ended in 1993. and focuses on the next generation of characters attending fictional HBCU Hillman College. Atlantans might recognize Hillman—it was shot at Clark Atlanta University.