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Silverspot Cinema is also looking for an Atlanta artist to create a unique mural for the bar/lounge area of the theater, set to open in May.
Drivers and MARTA passengers should expect delays stemming from the closure. Here's the details on where and when these changes will happen.
Allergy sufferers beware, allergy symptoms are expected across metro Atlanta in the coming days.
Bird Scooters are back in Decatur, with free rides for health care workers and emergency personnel and a discount for low-income riders.
Marietta City Schools and Cobb County Schools full-time employees are getting $1,000 bonuses, thanks to federal COVID-19 relief money.
The museum is offering its annual "Pay What You Can" admission promotion, where residents can pay whatever they want — or nothing.
Michael Golden dropped his cell phone at the scene of the Cumberland Mall shooting. Police found it, and now he's a suspect in the case.
Park Springs residents are feeling the comfort of a hug from family — finally — after a year with barriers and distancing during visits.
Decatur police issued a statewide Mattie's Call to find 63-year-old Franklin Clyde Wilson, who may be in danger of self-harm.
One person was killed in the crash Thursday, and the driver who caused the accident is expected to be charged in his death.
When billions of Brood X 17-year periodical cicadas emerge this spring in Georgia, copperhead snakes may be waiting to gobble them up.
Cobb County residents will be waiting another month to find out what's next for Sprayberry Crossing and North Point Ministries developments.
The two health centers, in Stone Mountain and Decatur, can use the money to expand COVID-19 vaccine access to underserved communities.
Faith leaders postponed the Thursday boycott of Delta, Home Depot and Coca-Cola until after a meeting with corporate executives next week.
Here's what you need to know, including more info about an inclusive playground for children with disabilities coming to Legacy Park.
Two men, of Lawrenceville and Norcross, were arrested and charged in an Easter murder and armed robbery at a Brookhaven apartment complex.
Food trucks will return to Legacy Park in Decatur in the city's Truckin' Tuesdays event after being on hold for a year due to COVID-19.
Georgia is represented in the 2021 Masters golf tournament that tees off this week in Augusta.
After the MLB pulled the All-Star Game from Cobb County, commissioners will recoup recently-approved security and transportation costs.
When this cow fell out of a trailer on Interstate 285, it decided to make a moo-ve and lead police on a chase, stopping traffic Saturday.
