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Mayor Jayden Williams Stripped of Powers Amid Personal Use Credit Card Probe
City Council votes unanimously in emergency session to lock the 22-year-old mayor out of city funds and offices. Just months…
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Hail to Atlanta’s New Home Run King: Decatur High Alum Jordan Walker Wins 2026 MLB Derby
St. Louis Cardinals star Jordan Walker powers past a hostile crowd to win $1M, becoming the first Georgia native to…
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$24.3M Revitalization Announced for Belvedere Plaza Post-Kroger Exit
Decide DeKalb approves a $3M grant to transform 90,000 sq ft of vacant space, bring in 4 national tenants, and…
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Georgia Seeks Public Feedback as State Explores Atlanta-to-Savannah Passenger Rail
The Georgia Department of Transportation opens a new comment period to gauge travel habits, budget preferences, and theoretical ticket costs…
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Julie Jenkins Fancelli Dividend Pipeline: Court HB 7 Ruling Validates 107 Films Investigation
How an 11th Circuit Court victory against Florida’s HB 7 validates 107 Films’ investigation into heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli and…
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Atlanta Artist Erika Loney Advances to Quarter-Finals in “The People’s Artist” Global Competition
Driven by passion and family devotion, Loney eyes the $25,000 grand prize to rebuild her home studio after becoming her…
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Why South DeKalb Deserves Better Than the Planned Candler Crossing Publix
A.T.L. N.E.W.S. Editorial: Public TAD Grants, Election Accountability, and the Funding Trail Behind the Publix Fortune Belvedere Park, Georgia –…
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Atlanta Launches Massive ‘I’M SO ATL’ Public Art Campaign
Citywide Initiative Transforms 400 Parks Ahead of ARTlanta Festival of Culture ATLANTA, GA — As the eyes of the international…
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The Country’s Long Memory and the Backlash Against Killer Mike’s About-Face
After years of telling voters to “stay home” and critiquing Black women in power, Michael Render’s new call to mobilize…
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Who’s Neighborhood Is It? The BeltLine Confrontation and the Erasure of the Old Fourth Ward
Unpacking the history of gentrification behind the viral Atlanta BeltLine video. The viral footage captured on the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside…
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