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Virtual tour: Fox Theatre’s swanky $10M Marquee Club rooftop and lounge to open in May

Virtual tour: Fox Theatre’s swanky $10M Marquee Club rooftop and lounge to open in May

The Fox Theatre’s highly anticipated Marquee Club, complete with multiple bars, Moroccan-style lounges and rooftop views of Atlanta’s iconic Peachtree Street, will finally open its doors to the public this month.

A ceremonial grand opening for inaugural members is scheduled for Thursday May 17, with non-member access launching Saturday, May 19.

The $10 million 10,000-square-foot event space renovation marks its most significant expansion and its biggest financial undertaking since the popular theater opened in 1929.

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Atlanta comedian tweets about being the next ‘Blue’s Clues’ host, gets callback for Nickelodeon revamp

Atlanta comedian tweets about being the next ‘Blue’s Clues’ host, gets callback for Nickelodeon revamp

When 26-year-old comedian Yedoye Travis tweeted last June about being the next host on Nickelodeon’s “Blue’s Clues” revamp, he didn’t think anyone would take him seriously.

“They said if I get enough retweets they will bring back Blue's Clues and I can be Steve,” he captioned a photo of him sitting in the famous “Blue’s Clues” chair at Viacom studios in New York, where Travis was shooting a separate project for Comedy Central. The tweet went viral.

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Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, arrives in Atlanta for historic US visit

Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, arrives in Atlanta for historic US visit

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s approximately 20 million Shiite Imami Ismaili Muslims, arrived in Atlanta Tuesday evening as part of a yearlong celebration commemorating 60 years of his leadership, also known as his Diamond Jubilee.

His last visit to Atlanta was in 2008 in honor of his Golden Jubilee — 50 years of leadership.

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More than 500 Ismaili Muslims donate 80,000 Thanksgiving meals to Atlantans in need

More than 500 Ismaili Muslims donate 80,000 Thanksgiving meals to Atlantans in need

An estimated 755,400 people in metro Atlanta and north Georgia turn to food pantries and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families each year, according to national nonprofit Feeding America.

To combat the hunger crisis in the region and provide warm, healthy meals to families in need this Thanksgiving, more than 500 Ismaili Muslims ages 8 and older came together Sunday at their house of prayer in Norcross to assemble 80,000 meals.

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The ultimate guide to the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse this August

The ultimate guide to the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse this August

This August, millions of Americans will have the rare opportunity to watch the sun, the moon and planet Earth align in the country’s first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States from coast to coast in nearly 100 years.

To get you excited and prepared for the gargantuan celestial event on Monday, Aug. 21, we’ll be updating this list with all our Great American Eclipse stories every day.

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