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When love isn’t enough

A daughter’s suicide leaves a grieving father searching for answers

How Climate Change Is Erasing the Past

A damaged relationship with the past is at the heart of so much of the violence we do to one another as a species." - Omar El Akkad

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Remembering Camille O’Brien, Emory nurse who served in World War I

Born in Barnett, Georgia, O’Brien was a member of the Emory WWI nursing unit and was the only Red Cross nurse from Atlanta to die in France during the war effort.

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Clarkston refugee school Fugees Family named a finalist in ‘Nicest Places in America’ contest
Clarkston refugee school Fugees Family named a finalist in ‘Nicest Places in America’ contest

Clarkston nonprofit Fugees Family is a finalist in Reader’s Digest’s 2019 Nicest Places in America contest honoring 50 communities around the nation—one from each state—committed to kindness, trust and health. The winner will grace the cover of the magazine.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

CDC awards Georgia State $3.75 million grant for research on refugee, migrant health
CDC awards Georgia State $3.75 million grant for research on refugee, migrant health

The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Georgia State University a $3.75 million grant to address the health and health disparities affecting America’s refugee and migrant communities.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

City of Atlanta holds first-ever Day of Religious Pluralism
City of Atlanta holds first-ever Day of Religious Pluralism

The city of Atlanta held its first Day of Religious Pluralism on Thursday, marking the 51st anniversary of the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a continued mission to deepen Atlantans’ understanding of one another, and to promote a safe, respectful and inclusive city.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

One year after #MeToo: Where do we go from here?
One year after #MeToo: Where do we go from here?

Sheena Bosket was in her therapist’s office earlier this year when she unraveled her history with sexual assault. She first opened up about being molested at age 8, then about being assaulted twice as an adult.

For Bosket and many others, #MeToo has given her the courage to share her experiences aloud.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Owner of Decatur’s Tava Indian Bistro to compete on ‘MasterChef’
Owner of Decatur’s Tava Indian Bistro to compete on ‘MasterChef’

When Farhan Momin was seven years old, he’d play assistant to mom in the kitchen, given the responsibility of cutting up fresh vegetables — with a kid-friendly knife, of course. Now the 25-year-old Duluth native, a dental student, is in the running to be the next “MasterChef.”

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Virtual tour: Fox Theatre’s swanky $10M Marquee Club rooftop and lounge to open in May
Virtual tour: Fox Theatre’s swanky $10M Marquee Club rooftop and lounge to open in May

The Fox Theatre’s highly anticipated Marquee Club, complete with multiple bars, Moroccan-style lounges and rooftop views of Atlanta’s iconic Peachtree Street, will finally open its doors to the public this month.

A ceremonial grand opening for inaugural members is scheduled for Thursday May 17, with non-member access launching Saturday, May 19.

The $10 million 10,000-square-foot event space renovation marks its most significant expansion and its biggest financial undertaking since the popular theater opened in 1929.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Atlanta comedian tweets about being the next ‘Blue’s Clues’ host, gets callback for Nickelodeon revamp
Atlanta comedian tweets about being the next ‘Blue’s Clues’ host, gets callback for Nickelodeon revamp

When 26-year-old comedian Yedoye Travis tweeted last June about being the next host on Nickelodeon’s “Blue’s Clues” revamp, he didn’t think anyone would take him seriously.

“They said if I get enough retweets they will bring back Blue's Clues and I can be Steve,” he captioned a photo of him sitting in the famous “Blue’s Clues” chair at Viacom studios in New York, where Travis was shooting a separate project for Comedy Central. The tweet went viral.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, arrives in Atlanta for historic US visit
Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, arrives in Atlanta for historic US visit

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s approximately 20 million Shiite Imami Ismaili Muslims, arrived in Atlanta Tuesday evening as part of a yearlong celebration commemorating 60 years of his leadership, also known as his Diamond Jubilee.

His last visit to Atlanta was in 2008 in honor of his Golden Jubilee — 50 years of leadership.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

More than 500 Ismaili Muslims donate 80,000 Thanksgiving meals to Atlantans in need
More than 500 Ismaili Muslims donate 80,000 Thanksgiving meals to Atlantans in need

An estimated 755,400 people in metro Atlanta and north Georgia turn to food pantries and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families each year, according to national nonprofit Feeding America.

To combat the hunger crisis in the region and provide warm, healthy meals to families in need this Thanksgiving, more than 500 Ismaili Muslims ages 8 and older came together Sunday at their house of prayer in Norcross to assemble 80,000 meals.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

The ultimate guide to the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse this August
The ultimate guide to the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse this August

This August, millions of Americans will have the rare opportunity to watch the sun, the moon and planet Earth align in the country’s first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States from coast to coast in nearly 100 years.

To get you excited and prepared for the gargantuan celestial event on Monday, Aug. 21, we’ll be updating this list with all our Great American Eclipse stories every day.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

This map shows exactly where (and when) the total solar eclipse will cross Georgia this August
This map shows exactly where (and when) the total solar eclipse will cross Georgia this August

This August, the sun, the moon and planet Earth will all align as space junkies revel in the most-talked-about celestial event in years.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Atlanta architecture firm designs cutting edge Howard University, Google campus for black engineers
Atlanta architecture firm designs cutting edge Howard University, Google campus for black engineers

Atlanta- and New York-based architecture firm Kurani had three weeks to take blank Google conference rooms and transform them into a cutting edge, multi-modal learning space.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Atlanta stylist recalls uncanny Prince costume as death anniversary nears
Atlanta stylist recalls uncanny Prince costume as death anniversary nears

As the first death anniversary of late music legend Prince nears, the Atlanta stylist who went viral after immaculately channeling his iconic style in a Halloween costume recalls her moment in the spotlight.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

Two Georgia kids to compete in new Food Network show
Two Georgia kids to compete in new Food Network show

Look out world, one of these two Georgians could be the nation's next big baking champ.

Read the full story at AJC.com.

All of the dogs in 'last chance' fliers in Atlanta restaurants adopted
All of the dogs in 'last chance' fliers in Atlanta restaurants adopted

Over the past five years, Atlanta resident Erin Guthrie has helped nearly 75 dogs that would have otherwise been put down find a loving home — just by creating powerful fliers and posting them around popular Atlanta restaurants.

Read the full story at AJC.com.