Our magazine was started by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce in 1961 for the sole purpose of illuminating the newly minted “Capital of the South.” Many years and iterations later, the magazine continues to have its finger on the pulse of the city’s power players – some obvious, others under the radar. The editorial staff of Atlanta Magazine spends all year discussing and debating what and who represents the city’s most powerful. Throughout its 63 years, the magazine has profiled many power players in our pages. Each year, the Atlanta 500 list is refreshed and updated to include new and emerging leaders in our city. We tackle the audacious and painstaking process of narrowing that list to the 500 most powerful. Join us for this 7th annual edition of Atlanta 500 (2025) - sure to be the focus of discussion in corporate boardrooms and executive suites for many months. To assist us in identifying new and potential leaders that are deserving of this recognition, please take a moment to nominate someone by clicking the link below. Nominations are open now through August 2nd. https://lnkd.in/di87FeMJ
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Book and Periodical Publishing
Atlanta, Georgia 6,956 followers
Atlanta's premier general interest publication.
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Atlanta Magazine is the city's premier general interest publication, reaching an audience of more than 70,000 paid recipients. Since 1961, Atlanta magazine has served as the authority on Atlanta, providing its monthly readers with a mix of long-form nonfiction, lively lifestyle coverage, in-depth service journalism, and literary essays, columns, and profiles. The city's only general-interest magazine, Atlanta is recognized regionally and nationally for journalism and design excellence, with more than 300 regional and national awards. The magazine was founded in 1961 by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, but from its inception it was much more than a promotion piece for its namesake city. Founding editor Jim Townsend, described by Time as "the father of city magazines," set the standard from day one with cutting-edge design, powerful graphics, and investigative and creative articles by some of the emerging talents of the 1960s. The magazine's pages carried work by Anne Rivers Siddons, Bill Diehl, and others who would go on to be hugely successful novelists, under the art direction of Bob Daniels, who later left to serve as art director of Esquire. Over the decades, the legacy of excellence has continued, with noted magazine writers such as Tom Junod, Luke Dittrich, Justin Heckert, and Paige Williams on staff, and contributors ranging from novelists such as Pat Conroy and Terry Kay to noted nonfiction authors such as Melissa Fay Greene and Steve Oney. The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce sold the magazine in the 1970s. After a series of ownership changes during which the content and design continued to evolve, Emmis Publishing bought the magazine in 1993. Emmis also owned Texas Monthly, Indianapolis Monthly, Cincinnati Magazine, Orange Coast, and Los Angeles Magazine. In 2017, Emmis sold Atlanta Magazine and its sister publications in Cincinnati, Orange Coast, and Los Angeles to Hour Media, whose publishing portfolio includes Hour Detroit, Sacramento Magazine, Palm Beach Illustrated, and Naples Illustrated.
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http://www.atlantamagazine.com/
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- Atlanta, Georgia
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- 1961
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- publishing, custom publishing, magazines, advertising, digital, events, email marketing, social media, digital advertising, writing, photography, and design
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Make sure to pick up the new issue of GaBiz magazine spotlighting the film industry in Georgia— great holiday reading!
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Major congratulations to Mike Jordan for winning the prestigious The James Beard Foundation Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award for three dining stories he wrote for Atlanta Magazine last year! Among his winning stories was this look at Atlanta's brunch culture and the power the meal holds. Read it now, and congrats again to Mike!
Atlanta’s a divided city. Could unity be found on Sunday at 11 a.m.?
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We are pleased to announce our emcee and former honoree for the 2024 Women Making a Mark Awards Brunch, Dr. Alpa V. Patel, PhD, MPH. As both a researcher and dedicated American Cancer Society (ACS) volunteer, Alpa feels privileged to be part of an organization that works to remove barriers to care and improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support. The ACS believes everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat, and survive cancer. Alpa is the principal investigator of the ACS Cancer Prevention Studies (CPS), CPS-II and CPS-3, which are among the country’s largest population cohort studies, focusing on how physical activity, sedentary behavior, and obesity affect the risk of developing or dying from cancer. Last month, ACS launched VOICES of Black Women, a groundbreaking initiative to enroll 100,000 U.S. Black women, between 25 and 55, who have never had cancer. This isn’t just a study; it’s a collective commitment to understanding and improving the health of Black women in Atlanta and across our nation. American Cancer Society
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Proud to announce seven more of our 2024 Women Making a Mark honorees. Each honoree was selected by a panel of judges for their significant impact in the metro Atlanta community. #WMM2024 Click here to read each of their unique stories: https://lnkd.in/eWEwYqtf On June 7, we will celebrate each of the honorees at our Women Making a Mark Awards Brunch. A very special thank you to our emcee, Dr. Alpa V. Patel. American Cancer Society
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Proud to announce six of our 2024 Women Making a Mark honorees. Each of these women were selected by a panel of judges for their significant impact in the metro Atlanta community. #WMM2024 We are looking forward to celebrating our honorees at our Women Making a Mark Awards Brunch on June 7, with a very special emcee, Alpa V. Patel. American Cancer Society Click here to read each of their unique stories: https://lnkd.in/eWEwYqtf
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Congrats to Sophia Qureshi for winning The Atlanta Press Club Award of Excellence in narrative nonfiction for this powerful story about a refugee from Myanmar who endured a harrowing journey at sea to start a new life in Clarkston. Read it now:
Hell and high water: A harrowing journey from Myanmar to Clarkston, Georgia
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Congrats to Mike Jordan for his The James Beard Foundation Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award nomination for three dining stories he wrote for Atlanta Magazine last year! If you haven't yet read his story about how brunch in Atlanta might just be bigger than religion, be sure to check it out below:
Atlanta’s a divided city. Could unity be found on Sunday at 11 a.m.?
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In our January 2023 issue, we published this incredible story by Sophia Qureshi about the harrowing journey a refugee from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya community took to get to Clarkston. It has been nominated for The Atlanta Press Club's Awards of Excellence. Congrats, Sophia!
Hell and high water: A harrowing journey from Myanmar to Clarkston, Georgia
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Congratulations to Explore Gwinnett! Our partnership on their visitor magazine resulted in this prestigious award.
Explore Gwinnett beat out numerous competitors and was selected as a GOLD award winner in the 32nd Annual North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards Competition for the Explore Gwinnett Visitor Magazine produced in partnership with Atlanta Magazine Custom Publishing Division. Thank you to our fantastic partners and the folks at Atlanta Magazine (Kevin, Jon, Emma, Carson and Whit) who made this possible. We're already hard at work on the next edition! Pick up your copy here: https://lnkd.in/eAJvFaCb