Thousands packed downtown Atlanta for a Labor Day Weekend tradition—the one and only Dragon Con. There was cosplay. There were trippy dance parties. There were “Game of Thrones” actors. There were gay Power Rangers. And Shatner. Oh so much Shatner.
Enjoy our mega-gallery from the weekend festivities!
[Photos by Kenneth Hatchett]
Reid, Lewis, Pope
File photo of a coyote. Source: Wikimedia Commons
OliverMcMillan, developer of Buckhead Atlanta, took this photo of a glass rotunda being installed on top of the future Hermes store at the soon to open Buckhead Atlanta development.
Sleater spent the week on the sofa with TimmyDaddy as he recovered from the flu.
Felix West Midtown
Atlanta Assistant Director of Transportation and Planning Joshuah Mello shows some of the proposed changes coming to Peachtree Road in the next few years.
From left: Larry Cook, Dan Maloy, Carl Myers and Todd Varino talk about a controversial house under construction in their neighborhood.
Caption: City Councilwoman Adrian Bonser, left, receives a resolution from Mayor Mike Davis.
Burrell
Lisa Johnson
Valerie Levin
Tuxedo Park residents Liz Lauer, left, and Amy Hilton discuss the pros and cons of living in their neighborhood. Photo BY dan whisenhunt
A map showing the boundaries of Tuxedo Park in Buckhead
Erika Harris (left) and Allegra Johnson are the leaders of Georgians for Local Area School Systems (GLASS)
The Year Up class of Summer 2018 poses for a portrait.
Ray Holloway Jr.
Ton Ton
Brookhaven City Council honored police officers who went above and beyond the call of duty with letters of commendation on Dec. 10.
Bringing the tailgate party to Shepherd Center were Kate Aspinwall (front, from left) Megan Walker, Elizabeth Christopher, Rebecca Christopher. (back, from left) Allison E. Maloney, Christina Sirockman, Allison Christopher, Ellen Williams, Molly E. Kittrell, Sarah Langsfeld, Abby H. Ballinger, Natalie Fulghum
Andrea Sneiderman wipes away a tear. Photo Courtesy of CBS Atlanta.
Light-emitting diode (LED) lights are finding their way to more holiday displays this year. Jason Sheetz of Hammock Trading Company considered using them this year.
John Gabianelli, The Galloway School, senior
Morgan Brewton-Johnson, Pace Academy
A shot of the annual Nicholas Bowden and Friends concert. Photo courtesy of The Lowell Group.
Chamblee Charter High School senior Jessica Cruz adds to the “Graffitit Wall” in the cafeteria of the soon-to-be demolished, old Chamblee High building.
Painted lettering on the cafeteria wall at Chamblee.
Left to right, Chamblee Charter High sophomores Charlene Adhiambo, Leeza-Marie Williams and Nabila Islam sit in the school gymnasium during the “Last Dance” for the old school building, which has been replaced and will be demolished over winter break.
MARTA CEO Jeffery Parker makes the case for a $100 billion investment in transit at the annual State of MARTA breakfast.
Mayor Eva Galambos listens as Councilman Tibby DeJulio, to her right, tells her the street leading up to city hall will be Galambos Way. To her immediate left is her husband, John, and to John’s left is their son, Mike. Dec. 17 was Galambos’ last meeting as Sandy Springs Mayor. She was first elected in 2005.
Big Boi
Photo courtesy RUNATL
Councilman Tibby DeJulo presents Mayor Eva Galambos with a flying pig statue during a Dec. 8 going away party in Sandy Springs.
Spacelab