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Retiring Corrections Chief Patrick Labat Receives City’s Highest Honors And Praise From Atlanta Leaders

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Get Outside And Enjoy The Boundless Beauty Of Atlanta In The Fall

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The Popular “Guns N’ Hoses” Charity Boxing Event Is Back To Help Raise Money For Atlanta’s Police Athletic League

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Atlanta’s New Kathryn Johnston Park Is Much More Than A Playground For The Kids

Mayor Bottoms Celebrates Military Veterans Who Work For The City Of Atlanta With A Special Luncheon

Atlanta’s Center For Workforce Innovation Will Help Students Reach New Heights In Their Careers

Atlanta Corrections Chief Holds Youth Summit To Teach Teens How To Silence The Shame Of Mental Illness

Mayor’s ACDC Task Force Moves Closer To Its Goal Of Re-imagining Innovative Ways To Transform The City Jail

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Pop-up Bike Lane Will Help Make The Streets Safer For Atlanta Bike And Scooter Riders

APD Request Leads Shaquille O’Neal To Provide House For Injured Student And His Family

Atlanta City Attorney Nina Hickson Recognized For Her Leadership In The Fight Against Child Sex-Trafficking

How To Enjoy A Safe And Happy Pride From The City Of Atlanta

Atlanta Community Leaders Celebrate National Coming Out Day By Sharing Their Stories

Atlanta’s Heritage Owner-Occupied Rehab Program Helps Senior Residents Stay In Their Homes

Mayor Bottoms Convenes Summit To Lift Up Atlanta’s Boys

Affordable Housing Along The Atlanta Beltline Is Both A Goal And A Reality

Congratulations To APD’s Police Officer Of The Year

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The Atlanta Beltline’s Southside Interim Trail Is Now Open

Atlanta Jail Task Force Works To Re-imagine A New Future For The City’s Detention Center

Atlanta Becomes First US City To Host Smart City Expo

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Dragon Con 2019 Breaks Attendance Record In Atlanta’s Annual Rite Of Colorful Chaos

Popular Civil Rights “Open Book” Art Exhibition Finds New Home On John Lewis Freedom Parkway

Mayor Bottoms Hosts Backpack Giveaway To Make Sure Atlanta Kids Get Counted For Census 2020

Atlanta’s Prestigious BronzeLens Film Festival Returns With Big Crowds And Big Dreams

Bronner Brothers Beauty Show – Bringin’ The Pretty For More Than Seventy Years

Container Houses May Hold Innovative Solution To Atlanta’s Affordable Housing

Buckle Up For A Fly-Along With APD’s Air Unit – Atlanta’s Guardian Angels In The Sky

Atlanta Hosts World’s Biggest International Fire-Rescue Expo And Conference As AFRD Makes History

Mayor Bottoms Imposes Nighttime Ban On Electric Scooters And E-bikes

Bookbag Giveaway At Coan Recreation Center Demonstrates The Strength Of Community

Protecting Atlanta’s Proctor Creek Is A Great Big Beautiful Job For The Department Of Watershed Management

Bringing The Success Of The Broad Street Plaza To A Neighborhood Near You

A Conversation With Artist/Sculptor Basil Watson, Who Won The Commission To Create Atlanta’s New MLK Statue

Precious Cargo Recovered Safe And Sound At Hartsfield Jackson International Airport

Mayor Bottoms Hosts Block Party To Celebrate Census 2020, Diversity And Inclusion

The Final Phase Of The Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail Is Officially Open… And Neighbors Are Loving It

City Employees Respond To Mayor’s “100 Men To Mentor” Challenge With Big Brothers And Big Sisters

Bringing Atlanta’s Civil Rights Pioneers Back To Life Through Art

Innovative Atlanta City Studio Set To Reopen Downtown

Empowering Atlanta’s Foreign Population With MyCity ATL

Thousands Take Part In Annual Atlanta Moon Ride

Use ATL311 And NotifyATL During Atlanta’s Unpredictable Summer Weather

Understanding How Urban Farms Grow Communities

City Officials Put Feet On The Street In Search Of Safety Solutions For Beecher Road

APD Wants You To Know Atlanta’s Scooter Laws

Water Aerobics Just One Of Many Programs For Seniors

Young People Will Be Critical To Atlanta’s Census Count

Smart Cities Like Atlanta Create Greater Transparency

Mayor Signs Historic Legislation To Close Atlanta’s Jail

2019 Atlanta Jazz Festival Brings Big Crowds

AFRD’s Celebration Of Remembrance

Remembering The Fallen

Atlanta Introduces Living Labs

Atlanta’s Million Dollar View

Honey Bees Making A Comeback Thanks To Cities Like Atlanta

City Honors Women In Public Safety

Mayor Bottoms Orders Reexamination Of Atlanta Child Murders

E-Scooter Laws Keep Riders And Pedestrians Safe

Atlanta’s Southside Mountain Bike Trail Just Jumped From One Mile To Five Miles

Mayor Bottoms Presents Her Second State Of The City Address

Atlanta Is One Of The Best Cities In America For Wildlife

Camp Ignite Sparks Interest In Firefighting For Young Women

Take An Exclusive Journey Inside The Bellwood Quarry Tunnel

Alvin Ailey Extension Partners With Atlanta Groups To Teach Kids To Dance

The Pittsburgh Yards Project Will Help Revitalize The Southside

Beltline Adds New Track On The Westside

“A Step Above” Lives Up To Its Name To Help Residents In Need

Let’s Take A Ride On Atlanta’s Mountain Bike Trail

Fighting Food Deserts With Innovative Urban Gardens

Atlanta Breaks Records With Pothole Repairs

Uncovering Atlanta’s Hidden Public Art Treasures

Old East Atlanta Trolley Lines Could Become New Bike Paths

Watershed Crews Stay Busy During The Rainy Season

Southside Businesses Get A Boost With New Tools and Resources from Invest Atlanta

City Volunteers Make Warming Centers Safe Havens During Dangerous Cold Weather

Mayor’s “More Than Mac” Campaign Raises Thousands of Dollars For the Atlanta Food Bank

Former Victim Fights Human-Trafficking on the Frontline

Airport Mobile Medical Units Keep SBLIII Fans Safe

It’s Official – There is no more Confederate Avenue

2019 Atlanta Jazz Festival Brings Big Crowds

by | May 26, 2019 | Articles, News Ticker

2019 Atlanta Jazz Festival Brings Big Crowds

The music was cool, but the weather was hot at Piedmont Park for the Atlanta Jazz Festival. Very hot. Despite that, the city’s favorite Memorial Day weekend tradition brought big crowds and creative ways to beat the record-breaking temperatures.