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Atlanta is the capital of Georgia and its largest city, and the largest metropolitan area in the American South. The Coca-Cola Company (Pepsi is blasphemy), Delta Air Lines, Chick-fil-A, and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) have headquarters here. Turner Broadcasting, which owns CNN, is also based there. Atlanta can roughly be divided to areas within and outside the Perimeter (Interstate 285), a beltway highway that is known for insane traffic.
Atlanta has [[wikipedia:Peachtree Street|at least seventeen streets]] named with variations on Peachtree
Hometown of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and was nicknamed "the city too busy to hate." It also prides itself on being the epitome of the "New South," with modern architecture and industry. Atlanta can be used as a "But Not Too Southern" setting, a good choice for artists who want a story in the South without interacting with the [[Deep South]] or [[Sweet Home Alabama]].
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* The Braves are a Major League Baseball team that started in Boston, moved to Milwaukee, and finally ended up in Atlanta in 1966. They've won exactly one World Series in each city (1914, 1957, and 1995), so they might be looking to move again. Formerly owned by Ted Turner, and as such had most of their games broadcast on cable station TBS from 1973 to 2007. They did very well and were popular enough in the 1990s to be nicknamed "America's Team", but entered a slump in the 2000s. In 2010, longtime coach Bobby Cox, known for being [[A Father to His Men]] (and being one of the most ejected coaches in the MLB) retired.
* The Falcons are an NFL team, generally mediocre but with occasional strong seasons, and one [[Super Bowl]] appearance in 1999. Best known at the moment for a former quarterback running dog fights.
* The Hawks are an NBA team that used to have a logo that looked suspiciously like [[Pac-Man]]. Another middle-of-the-pack team, also owned by Ted Turner for a few years. Their most notable player in recent history was Dominique Wilkins, nine time All-Star, two time Slam Dunk champion, and often cast as one of Michael Jordan's [[Worthy Opponent
* The Dream are a WNBA team founded in 2008; in their first season, they made a heroic effort to be the worst team in the history of ever, finishing 4-30. They got better.
* Atlanta had two different NHL teams,<ref>Yes, really. Stop laughing.</ref>
* Suburban Atlanta is also the home of Atlanta Motor Speedway, a legacy NASCAR track.
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