2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (45+ words) Hundreds of firefighters and other first responders make the one-mile trek, equivalent to climbing 160 flights of stairs, in full turnout gear in tribute to the 343 firefighters who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 25 years ago. Mike Luckovich remembers Sept. 11...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (855+ words) After a long hard day at work, I was awakened out of my sleep by a phone call on Sept. 11, 2001. It was my brother alerting me to turn on the television to observe a plane colliding into the side of…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (549+ words) The Trilith Institute doesn’t want to be a film school. Rather, it wants to be like a teaching hospital, training the next generation of writers, directors and actors. The nonprofit arm of the studio campus has launched a 15-week program…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1023+ words) The meal begins with something small enough to disappear in one bite. A bon bon, served on a plate that arrived broken. The shell is dark chocolate, sourced from South America, “the hard shell I have to put on,” said…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (454+ words) Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, when al-Qaida hijackers crashed planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania. In metro Atlanta, there are several events for those who want to honor first responders or…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1293+ words) Atlanta will be packed with a potpourri of stand-up comics this fall. There are the old-timers who have been cracking jokes on stage since before Gen Zers were born, including Marc Maron, Chelsea Handler and Martin Lawrence. There are comics…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (137+ words) Thomas Field, an 85-year-old man in Forsyth County, was arrested and charged with murder in the death of his wife, Deborah Field, on Sunday evening, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Officials responded to the couple’s lakeside home on…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (772+ words) Fall fairs are a staple of the season, bringing thrilling midway rides, decadent fried foods, animals and competitions as people come together for some old-fashioned fun. These fairs stay fresh by offering additional activities to complement the tried-and-true, such as…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (720+ words) Three digits can help save a life — 988. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Georgia, more than 1.4 million adults in our state have a mental health condition. When thoughts of suicide arise, a panic attack sets in or a…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (485+ words) Former AJC reporter Jeremy Redmon was 14 years old when his father, a decorated Air Force veteran with multiple sclerosis, killed himself. It was a defining moment that set Redmon’s course for a career in journalism, including stints as a war…...