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I-20 West was closed Monday morning after a portion of the highway buckled.

Atlanta Highway Buckles Dramatically, Injuring A Motorcyclist

8:16pm April 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Interstate 20 is currently closed for repairs. It's the second eye-popping highway malfunction in Atlanta in a month. In late March, an interstate overpass collapsed after a fire.

Crews inspect a section of an I-85 overpass in Atlanta that collapsed from a large fire, roiling traffic in the heart of the city. Officials have completely shut down the heavily traveled road.

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I-85 Bridge Collapse In Atlanta Brings Headache To 250,000 Drivers A Day

2:23pm March 31, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The shutdown affects a roughly 3-mile portion of I-85, blocking a major artery that runs through the heart of the city.

Keitra Bates stands in front of the building she plans to turn into Marddy's shared kitchen and marketplace.

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Preserving The Flavor Of An Atlanta Neighborhood

4:35am February 23, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Entrepreneur Keitra Bates is opening a shared commercial kitchen to help keep culinary traditions alive on the city's gentrifying west side.

Gordon Jones, left, shows off the painting to an Atlanta History Center donor.

Atlanta Rolls Up, Moves An Old Oil Painting — All 374 Feet And 12 Tons Of It

8:06am February 09, 2017

by Sam Whitehead

On Thursday, one of the world's largest oil paintings starts its trip to a new home. The immersive "cyclorama" puts viewers in the Battle of Atlanta, and is one of just a few of its kind in the U.S.

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Taqueria del Sol on Atlanta's west side serves a blend of Mexican and Deep South flavors, like barbecue tacos.

In Atlanta, Small Businesses Have Mixed Expectations Of President Trump

6:34pm February 03, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Members of Atlanta's Hispanic community fear the effect of Trump's recent immigration orders on business, while other business leaders welcome the president's promise to roll back regulations.

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Civil rights leader and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., delivers remarks in front of a freedom bell during the "Let Freedom Ring" commemoration event in 2013.

Trump Attacks Civil Rights Hero Lewis As 'All Talk' After He Questions His Legitimacy

8:07pm January 14, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The Georgia Democratic congressman said in an interview Friday he didn't view Trump as a "legitimate president" amid reports that Russian cyberattacks had intended to influence the elections.

A photo provided by Zoo Atlanta, shows giant panda twins Ya Lun (left) and Xi Lun on Dec. 9.

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Meet Lun Lun's Elegant And Happy (Panda) Daughters

5:06pm December 12, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Atlanta's zoo announced the names of two 100-day-old panda babies born there this fall. Their names Ya Lun and Xi Lun mean "elegant" and "happy," and honor their mother, Lun Lun.

Donald Glover plays Earnest Marks in the new FX show Atlanta.

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Donald Glover Explores A Surreal Feel In 'Atlanta'

5:12pm September 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

Donald Glover is the creator and star of the new FX show Atlanta. He says he wanted to "give people a feeling that they can't really siphon or make into something else."

Morehouse College freshmen Philip Rucker, Damon Redding and Tyree Stevenson use a programming language called Python to plot a map of weather stations in the United States.

Coding While Black: Hacking The Future Of The Tech Industry

7:36am June 04, 2016

by Tasnim Shamma

Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, with many tech companies employing a tiny number of African-Americans in key jobs. In Atlanta, black techies are working to diversify the industry's future.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announces his veto of legislation that major corporations said could legalize discrimination. He said,

Atlanta Businesses Again Lead Push Against Social Conservatives

11:02am March 29, 2016

Corporations in Atlanta have a long history of supporting a focus on business, not social conservatives' issues. Now the governor is vetoing a bill that LGBT groups say would lead to discrimination.