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Emmy/NABJ award-winning writer. Sr. Reporter @AJC, fmrly @CNN. Professional menace. Music, art, history, lit, sports, nature etc. Episcopalian. Mayo is gross.

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The struggle was real for superstitious Cavs fans

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Sweet Tea: The libation situation

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By AJ Willingham Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Inspire Atlanta Plus: Pride Month, actual sweet tea. Not to brag, but I invented a cocktail for this week’s edition. Hope you’re thirsty. (Has anyone ever actually quenched their thirst with an alcoholic beverage? We’ll keep some water on hand.) WHAT’S ATLANTA’S SIGNATURE DRINK? You can’t go wrong with peaches, but we have some other ideas. (Courtesy of Pearson Farm) With the World Cup putting Atlanta on the global stage, the creative juices fueling our collective identity are going wild.
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Kick It: Uzbekistan vs. DR Congo

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By AJ Willingham Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Welcome back to Kick It, the AJC’s newsletter for all things World Cup. The end of the chaotic, surprising, overwhelming group stage is almost over. Sad, but exciting, because the remaining group stage matches have some interesting implications. MATCH PREVIEW: STAYIN’ ALIVE Uzbekistan’s Eldor Shomurodov (front) plays during a group stage game against Colombia. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP) Uzbekistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo enter Saturday’s match with one goal and one goal only: win.
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A.M. ATL: River mystery

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By AJ Willingham Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
News Plus: census data, World Cup kindness Morning, y’all! Time for an occasional A.M. ATL family check-in: What’s one thing you accomplished this week and one thing you’re grateful for? I’ll start. I tended to some very annoying paperwork I had been avoiding, and I’m grateful for Beethoven’s Pastorale (Symphony No. 6), which makes for lovely morning listening. Let’s get to it. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ACCUSED DELTA TRAINER OF HARASSMENT.
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