1+ week, 1+ day ago   (829+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Without further ado … Action! 🦸 Dragon Con continues in Downtown Atlanta this weekend, with the parade tomorrow and plenty of panels and events to attend throughout the weekend. 🎥 Despite a county-wide moratorium on the construction of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (318+ words) Often referred to as "the world’s most popular musical," the sweeping epic will take the Byers Theatre stage at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center in an all-new production from City Springs Theatre Company beginning Sept. 11 and ending Sept. 27. Paul…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1062+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Friday, Sept. 4 — Colorado blocked a last-second field goal by Georgia Tech to beat the Yellow Jackets 14-13 in last night’s season opener at The Flats. Outside the Perimeter, Kennesaw State dismantled West Georgia 47-0 last night. Morehouse,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (136+ words) Fulton County Probate Court is relaunching “Forever Fridays,” offering couples free wedding ceremonies at the South Fulton Service Center starting Sept. 4. COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — The Fulton County Probate Court is relaunching “Forever Fridays” beginning Friday, Sept, 4, giving couples a fun,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (546+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Norcross Branch Manager Joshua Beasley, leading one of 15 Gwinnett County Public Library locations, shared updates on the city’s centrally located media center at an Aug. 26 PDC community forum. Beasley said the Norcross Branch will celebrate…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (268+ words) Latin American cumbia dance party Cumbiatron and K-pop group DROP will headline Brookhaven’s fourth annual International Festival, set for Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Brookhaven Park, the event’s new location at 4158 Peachtree Road NE. Cumbiatron…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (115+ words) Love is back on the calendar in Fulton County! The Fulton County Probate Court is officially relaunching its popular “Forever Fridays” wedding ceremonies beginning Friday, Sept. 4, giving couples a fun, memorable and completely free way to say “I do.” The…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (591+ words) Thursday, Aug. 27 (14 Elul 5786) — There’s been some discussion in my circle about what makes a Jewish community. Is it the proximity to the JCC or a synagogue membership? Is it a Jewish club at school that serves good bagels? I’d love…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (149+ words) One of Atlanta’s most popular live music venues is getting a new name. Tabernacle, located in Downtown Atlanta, will now be known as Tabernacle presented by iTHINK Financial, according to a press release. The music venue was originally built as…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (42+ words) Rock legend Paul McCartney expressed his condolences and shared a memory after learning of the death of Dolly Parton on Tuesday. The former Beatles singer and bassist posted a photograph from 1974, when he met Parton during a recording trip to…...