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Magnolia Room: How one man saved a Southern tradition
When S&S Cafeteria closed, longtime patron Louis Squires took all its furnishings – including its famous serving line – and opened a new restaurant in Tucker.
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Full circle: Sisters who were APS students now serve as APS principals
Sisters Kristy Reese and Kimberly Gibbs spent 12 years in Atlanta Public Schools and now educate others in the same system as school principals.
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Georgia Festival of Trees shines light on human trafficking
Family-friendly annual event raises money for Street Grace.
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Why this nonprofit leader says more people should consider careers in tech
A former high school teacher, Shana Sanders has made it her mission to create programs to help more students find pathways into STEM fields.
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Cumming family hopeful as man awakens from coma in Bali, flown back home
Uphill battle remains for Mark Moczarski after moped crash in Indonesia, family says.
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Ordinary people work toward extraordinary change
Joan and Rufus Darkortey are founders of the Liberia Economic Development Initiative, a nonprofit that is lifting Liberian children out of poverty through education.
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Community support at heart of Atlanta law firm’s 140-year success
Attorneys and staff at Atlanta law firm King & Spalding are completing 140 community service projects to mark the firm's 140th anniversary.
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KIPP Atlanta teachers give gift of reading to Kenyans
The Atlanta teachers were part of a mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya, to establish literacy clinics in the Kibera slums.
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‘Pure happiness’: Roswell QB passes homecoming king honors to team assistant
Jake Jeffries, a Roswell High senior who has Down syndrome, has helped the football team since 2020, most recently as part of the athletic training staff.
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Mind over matter
Ocean Gorecki, a top swimmer, was seriously injured in a car crash. His recovery led to training his mind to deal with pain -- and sparkied his interest neuroscience.
















