Avant South, the City of Atlanta’s annual technology conference, returned to Tech Square on October 12 and 13, 2026, under the theme “AI in Action.” The two-day event brought together founders, researchers, policymakers, and students, and closed with a keynote pairing Mayor Andre Dickens with Grammy-winning producer Dallas Austin
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra launches Brahms Revealed on Thursday, October 1, 2026, with Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann leading Brahms’ Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 1 at Atlanta Symphony Hall. The season-long project, part of the orchestra’s 82nd season, covers all four Brahms symphonies, his concertos and Ein deutsches Requiem.
Emory University researchers in Atlanta are working to close a long-standing gap in Alzheimer’s disease research by engaging older Black men through monthly community sessions at the Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute. The program pairs health education with study recruitment, and it builds on published Emory findings that targeted
Mexican budget carrier Volaris will begin nonstop service between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Guadalajara on October 2, 2026, with four weekly departures and one-way fares starting at $55. The airline is also
The Atlanta Women’s Foundation announced a $1.418 million community investment on September 12, directing funding toward mental health services, education programs, and economic opportunity initiatives for women and girls across five metro Atlanta
Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship has awarded more than $16 billion to over 2.2 million students since the program launched in 1993, making it one of the largest state-funded merit scholarships in the country. Funded
The Cobb Chamber of Commerce hosts its 2026 Economic Development Summit on August 26 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, convening more than 300 business leaders, educators, transportation officials, and economic development
Two Georgia water systems have confirmed they were targeted in cyberattacks that exploited programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the industrial minicomputers that automate water treatment, pressure regulation, and chemical dosing at utility facilities across
Metro Atlanta’s largest public school districts are entering the final stretch of summer preparations ahead of the 2026-27 academic year, with Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County, DeKalb County, Clayton County, Cobb County, and
Atlanta is using Global Diaspora Day to recognize the international communities that have helped shape the city’s cultural identity and strengthen its connections beyond Georgia. The Atlanta City Council announced on July 23
Georgia’s lottery-funded HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships remain two of the most valuable merit-based aid programs in the country, covering a substantial portion or all of in-state tuition for students who meet academic
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has opened a first-in-human clinical trial testing whether a microneedle skin stamp the size of a nickel could change how peanut allergies are treated in the United States. The
A U-Haul truck crashed into a downtown Atlanta streetwear store at 131 Walker Street SW around 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in what police are investigating as a coordinated burglary. Three
The 57th Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race sent roughly 56,000 runners down Peachtree Road on July 4, 2026, keeping Atlanta’s signature Independence Day tradition and the largest 10K in the world intact despite dangerous
The proposal that Atlanta’s south-side communities have waited years to see in writing is now on file with the state. Charlotte-based Atrium Health submitted a formal application to the Georgia Department of Community
The Beltline urban transformation demonstrated how abandoned industrial infrastructure could anchor neighborhood revival, economic development, and public space in a car-dependent city. The project combined greenways, transit planning, affordable housing commitments, and private
Atlanta exists because a railroad needed somewhere to stop. In the late 1830s, the state-backed Western & Atlantic Railroad selected a spot in the Georgia clay to terminate its planned line, and a
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is preparing for one of the heaviest holiday travel surges in its history, with officials projecting roughly 2.7 million passengers will move through the facility during the Memorial Day
Georgia public health officials are tracing potential exposures across metro Atlanta after confirming three new measles cases on Tuesday, May 19. The Georgia Department of Public Health announced that all three patients are
ATLANTA, GA – Atlanta continues to produce influential leaders who are transforming lives across education, healthcare, and community empowerment, and now one of the city’s leading mental health advocates has earned one of
In southwest Atlanta, where decades of disinvestment have shaped what residents see on every corner, a new business opened its doors this week with an explicit purpose: to be more than a restaurant.
Two patients exposed to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning and were transported under heavy medical and law enforcement escort to Emory University
Ted Turner, the brash, visionary entrepreneur who built a global media empire from a single Atlanta UHF station and changed the way the world consumes news, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, surrounded
Metro Atlanta and north Georgia residents are being urged to prepare for a potentially dangerous stretch of weather beginning Wednesday afternoon and continuing into early Thursday morning, as a line of severe thunderstorms
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