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Atlanta Public Schools has completed $18 million in renovations at South Atlanta High School that include a new covered entrance and atrium, a security vestibule, a renovated counseling and student success center, a refinished gym, improved air conditioning, and updated classrooms (funded by a special sales tax).

Emory history professor Erica Dunbar served as lead historian and is now a co-executive producer on HBO's The Gilded Age (she helped expand historically grounded roles for Black characters), and this spring she'll teach an Emory course on Black life and culture in the Gilded Age.

Usher and Chris Brown became the first co-headlining act to top Billboard's monthly Top Tours chart after their run earned $77.4 million and sold 423,000 tickets in September, and the tour will continue with several upcoming Atlanta shows + could top $400 million overall.

CT Cantina & Taqueria is preparing its annual Day of the Dead celebration, and Good Day Atlanta visited Friday, Oct.

30 to preview the event at the restaurant.

On Oct. 30, anchors Buck Lanford and Kaitlyn Pratt visited The Local No. 7 in metro Atlanta to taste one of Pratt's favorite burgers, showing the burger's toppings, price, and why locals like it.

Acapella group Pentatonix will bring their Christmas in the City Tour to Atlanta, and a video interview with two members posted Oct.

30 previews the holiday set and upcoming tour stops.

The Atlanta Dream forced a Game 7 with an 80-69 win over the Golden State Valkyries on Friday, Oct.

30, and will travel to San Francisco for the decisive final game for the 2026 WNBA title.

A Consumer Affairs report ranked Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) fifth-best for avoiding major flight disruptions, using federal data from 122 airports that showed 1.24% of departures canceled, 20.21% with moderate delays, and 1.25% with severe delays.