In a year-long investigation, WABE followed Ms. Peaches in her fight for decent housing at the blighted Forest Cove apartments. Soon after the series, the city launched a relocation effort. Months later, Ms. Peaches is finally in her new housing.

Much of Atlanta’s modern cultural reputation is built on Black nightlife and entertainment. Our three-part series explores the unintended consequences gentrification and the city’s attempt to curb on violent crime are having on Atlanta’s once-legendary nightlife scene.

LGBTQ voters made up 9% of the nearly 5 million people who voted in Georgia in the 2020 general election. Alienating this group of voters might be risky for the GOP in Georgia, where slim margins are deciding races. Meanwhile, Democrats at the top of the ticket have been eager to highlight their LGBTQ records and embrace the community.

WABE’s “All Things Considered” team went to Poplar Hill Baptist Church earlier this year to hear from descendants of the 1912 Forsyth racial cleansing.

But during a discussion that was supposed to reckon with Forsyth’s past, there were still moments when white audience and panel members attempted to absolve present-day residents of responsibility.

Atlanta journalist George Chidi testified before a Fulton County special grand jury after footage he recorded in Dec. 2020 of a group of Republicans planning an alternate Electoral College slate to present Donald Trump as the winner resurfaced.

More than 20 beekeepers from the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association (MABA) rescued thousands of bees that had gotten stuck in transport at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in April.

After WABE reported that 200 residents at a South DeKalb County apartment were days away from eviction due to their leases being unexpectedly terminated, the county set up wraparound services to assist residents with jobs and possible relocations.

An analysis by NPR, WABE and Georgia Public Broadcasting found that sweeping changes to state election laws enacted by lawmakers last year include restricting access to drop boxes in counties that used them the most — which also have the highest number of voters of color and Democrats.

Antisemitic graffiti at two Cobb County high schools made national headlines in 2021. The district took disciplinary action, and the school board passed an antisemitism resolution soon afterward. But Jewish students at those schools say that’s done little to address the problem.

Community activists successfully fought plans to build an industrial facility on the former site of the Chattahoochee Brick Company. The factory made bricks that helped build Atlanta, using forced convict labor. Now the city plans to build a park and a memorial there instead.

At LiteFoot Company — which owner Katie Rodgers-Hubbard calls a “refillery” — customers can refill their plastic containers of shampoo, face wash or dish soap instead of throwing them out. The goal is to avoid using more fossil fuels like gas and oil that make climate change worse.

The need for mental health services is exploding in Georgia, but there are nowhere near enough providers. In fact, Georgia ranks last in the country for access to mental health care.

Thousands of Georgians already work in the video game industry, and with the continued worldwide growth of esports, Atlanta sports franchises are hoping an investment in the industry will help attract a younger generation of fans too.

In the heart of Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, a world-renowned work of art by a master sculptor hides in plain sight: a collection of interactive sculptures called “Playscapes” by American artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi.

Kendall Rae Johnson is the youngest certified farmer in the state of Georgia. She is the owner of aGROWKulture Urban Farm in Southwest Atlanta, where she sells food baskets, subscriptions, donated food boxes, grow boxes and even hosts classes.

Professors Illya Davis, Maurice Hobson, and Nsenga Burton and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones gather and respond to Georgia’s House Bill 1084, which bans the teaching of nine divisive concepts from being taught in schools.

In this “Closer Look” interview, local medical professionals express concern about the long-term effects of the AMC closure over time.