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Red Lobster closing another metro Atlanta location this month
The seafood chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May and closed over 100 locations, including restaurants in Athens, Roswell and Dublin, Georgia. Now, Red Lobster wants to also close the location at 6550 Tara Blvd in Jonesboro.
Local & Live Music This Weekend … August 22-23-24-25
Below is the local music schedule with venues and artists from Thursday, August 22 through Sunday, August 25. The Grand Hotel, 303 East Main Street, Hogansville • 678-902-8408. All Shows begin at 7 p.m. 8/24 … Rodrigo Suarez. 404 CELSIUS. 100 East Main Street, Hogansville • 770-574-4220.
Rabid fox reported in Griffin area, caution urged
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Just days after a rabid fox was reported in the Griffin area, authorities in Gainesville have issued a new alert following another encounter with a rabid fox. The latest incident occurred on Clarks Bridge Road, where a person came into contact with the infected animal. Hall County...
Movie trailer for Megalopolis, filmed in Georgia, pulled for fake quotes
ATLANTA - Lionsgate has pulled the trailer for its upcoming film Megalopolis from the internet after it was found to contain fabricated quotes from film critics, according to Variety. The studio issued a statement apologizing to both the critics and the film's director, Francis Ford Coppola, calling the mistake an...
Famous filmmaker transformed economy hotel into All-Movie Hotel
While filming his new $120 million movie “Megalopolis” in Georgia, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola was also working on another project – transforming an old Days Inn motel in Peachtree City into a resort that includes onsite post-production facilities for other filmmakers. Coppola designed the 27 rooms and...
October 6: Morris Baxter Hosts An Elegant Evening Of Jazz At Spivey Hall
Support for WCLK is made possible in part by Life With Shenita LLC in conjunction with 2 Queens Productions presenting An Elegant Evening of Jazz on Sunday, October 6 at 5pm(doors open at 4pm) at Spivey Hall At Clayton State University. This event will be hosted by WCLK's Morris Baxter and will feature Pianist Gino Rosaria, Vocalist Lori Williams, and Saxophonist Trey Daniels. The event will also feature Comedian Cornelius George. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Martha Ellen Stillwell School of the Arts Jazz Program and Youth Empowerment. More information and tickets are available at spiveyhall.org.
This Week in Good Black News: Latto Makes Atlanta Rap History, Gunna Fights Economic Inequality in South Fulton, and Sexyy Red Shows Support to a Fellow Rapper
This week in good Black news, Atlanta’s own Latto continues to make waves, becoming the first solo female rapper from her city to top the charts, solidifying Atlanta's powerhouse status in hip-hop. Over in South Fulton, Georgia, fellow hometown hero, Gunna joins forces with the Black Music Action Coalition, investing half a million dollars to tackle economic inequality in his community.
Gunna Comes Through With Massive Financial Relief For Atlanta Families
Change Gunna's name to "Wunna" because this is a W. According to multiple reports, Gunna and the Black Music Action Coalition are going to be helping families in a big way. They are going to do so financially with a new monthly income program that will give 30 households $1,000 a month for an entire year. It's being referred to as the Gunna x BMAC 30349 Guaranteed Income Program and it's going to benefit residents of South Fulton, Georgia. It's city that sits just below the major hub that is Atlanta. If you do the math, that's $360,000 overall, which is just a super thoughtful and charitable donation from the One of Wun rapper.
Lessons in healthy eating from a school nutrition manager
As soon as the students get off the bus at Morrow Middle School each morning, the first thing they see is Barbara O'Connor and her breakfast cart. For 10 years at the school south of Atlanta, the 66-year-old nutrition manager has made sure every student who walks through the doors has the chance to start their day with a healthy breakfast.
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