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These are Atlanta's 500 most powerful leaders. We spent months consulting experts and sorting through nominations to get a list of the city's most influential people—from artists to chefs to philanthropists to sports coaches and corporate CEOs. In this section, we focus on arts, film, music, entertainment, and sports.

New Georgia Tech men’s basketball coach Damon Stoudamire thinks so—and aims to prove it by doing what his recent predecessors could not: winning with consistency.

Athletic programs at the 10 Georgia-based HBCUs still have financial issues to confront. According to College Factual, Fort Valley State’s annual athletic budget is $2.6 million. CAU’s is $4.3 million. And while those numbers may sound significant, they’re mere trickles compared to the $169 million the University of Georgia allotted for sports expenses in 2022.

The 404 Kit, which launches Tuesday, is all about the ’90s in Atlanta. And to ensure it told an authentically Atlanta story, the club collaborated on the kit with Atlanta Influences Everything, the creative consultancy and brand behind Atlanta's favorite T-shirt. It features "ATL UTD" in a bold, graffiti airbrush font on a black background, with thick white Adidas stripes on the shoulders and white trim on the sides.

Not that we’re keeping tabs, but it’s been more than 2,035 days since the Atlanta Falcons last appeared in a playoff game. Even for a franchise that’s mastered the art of meh, that’s a long time. But when you look around the team’s Flowery Branch training facilities these days, you sense change in the air.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off July 20 in Auckland, New Zealand, and once again, the Americans are favored to win it all. The U.S.Women's National Team enter the fray as the reigning champions, having claimed victory at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France, their fourth since the tournament began in 1991. And this year, they’ll be bringing plenty of Peach State pride Down Under: the 23-player roster includes two Georgia natives, defenders Kelley O’Hara and Emily Sonnett.

Jesse Cole owns seven yellow tuxedos. He shows me during our Zoom interview, adjusting his camera to fit an open closet door into the frame: sure enough, six canary-yellow tuxes, hanging at the ready. He’s wearing the seventh while we speak—top hat included.

Fans flock to Sarasota County, where they can get close to their team, and their companions can find plenty of other distractions.

Today, Atlanta United unveiled the 17s’ Kit, a fresh styling that celebrates the franchise’s inaugural design, as well as the supporters—dubbed the 17s—that have cemented the team as an Atlanta institution.

These are Atlanta's 500 most powerful leaders. We spent months consulting experts and sorting through nominations to get a list of the city's most influential people—from artists to chefs to philanthropists to sports coaches and corporate CEOs. In this section, we focus on arts, film, music, entertainment, and sports.