In Atlanta's West Midtown, among the gleaming new office and apartment buildings and retail shops, sits a cinderblock tavern emblazoned with beer logos. It stands out like a man wearing dirty overalls at a black tie dinner. This is Northside Tavern, a hub of Atlanta's blues scene that over the years has hosted the likes of the Breeze Kings, Lola Gulley, Sean Costello, Donny McCormick and Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, among countless others. A new documentary celebrates the modest bar's storied past. It's called Northside Tavern: The Mostly True Account of the Golden Age of Atlanta's Most Exquisite Blues Dive.
On the Thursday Dec. 22 edition of Georgia Today: Warming centers are opening in anticipation of the severe cold weather, South Georgia is getting a new ER, a look at the data behind the Georgia midterm election turnout
Thursday onPolitical Rewind: The January 6th Committee pushed the final release of its report, instead releasing interview transcripts with subjects ranging from Proud Boys to Trump officials.
On our last live show of the year, our panel looks ahead to what you can expect in the 2023 legislative session.
Temperatures will drop into the mid teens Thursday night and stay below freezing that way through the weekend. In order to help those without adequate housing, state and local officials are opening warming centers.
Speculation has been brewing over what is next for Stacey Abrams. After she lost her second bid for Georgia governor in November 2022, the Democrat has been quiet about her plans.
The federal government should give Georgia and other states more time to submit corrections to new maps that show where broadband service does not reach, Georgia’s congressional delegation urged in a letter Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 56% of Georgians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But only a quarter got the updated variant-targeting shots this flu season.
Scrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss issues that touch on cultural divides. To fill in gaps, some students are looking to social media, where online personalities, nonprofit organizations and teachers are experimenting with ways to connect with them outside the confines of school.
The University System of Georgia is banning the use of TikTok, WeChat and Telegram on computers and phones owned by any of its 26 universities and colleges.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced a state of emergency for Georgia on Dec. 21, 2022, ahead of a winter storm. Georgians should prepare for the coldest weather in years.
Temperatures will drop into the mid teens overnight and stay that way through the weekend.
State and local officials are opening warming centers to help those without adequate housing, but there may not be enough beds for everyone.
Wearing masks and staying home contributed to historically low case counts for seasonal respiratory viruses during the last flu season. And now that it’s the holidays and more people are gathering, several respiratory viruses are adding to COVID-19’s disease burden.
GPB's Leah Fleming gets a behind-the-scenes look at the popular TV game show Wheel of Fortune with Georgia Tech student Quincy Howard, who recently won a large cash prize and a new car.
State transportation officials will begin salting about 21,000 miles of roads and highways beginning tonight ahead of winter weather expected tomorrow and Friday.
As the state prepares for cold weather, garden experts warn that cold-sensitive plants that can't be brought in will struggle to survive, no matter what residents do.
A Savannah man charged in connection with the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol is scheduled to appear in a Washington, D.C. federal court tomorrow.