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Vigil before McClain execution
Photos: A vigil by opponents of the death penalty was held on Oct. 20, 2009, before the execution of Mark McClain. Georgians for alternatives to the Death Penalty held a vigil at the Georgia State Capitol.

AIDS Walk Atlanta & 5K Run 2009
Photos from the 19th annual AIDS Walk Atlanta & 5K Run 2009 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 2009.

Cold weather in Atlanta
Photos of cold weather in Atlanta on Oct. 18, 2009.

Atlanta demonstrators decry 'bias'
More than 200 demonstrators protested outside CNN Center in downtown Atlanta.

Fire at Little Bear Foods
Photos: Atlanta firefighters battle a blaze at Little Bear Foods.

Atlanta eyesores
Business group Central Atlanta Progress has put together a list of downtown buildings and areas that members would like to see redeveloped, including the wide swath of viaduct known as the Gulch. This group put the list together in hopes of starting a conversation on help the sites need and to spur action toward the redevelopment.

Airtran debuts Falcons-theme airplane
AirTran Airways on Tuesday unveiled a Boeing 717 jet painted in the colors of the Atlanta Falcons as part of its new sponsorship of the team.

The start of a wet week
The week starts off wet as more than 2 inches fall on the metro atlanta area. Flooding was reported in some areas. Roads were closed. More rain expected later in the week.

Disabled protestors throng state Capitol
Photos: Disabled protestors with the group ADAPT hold a rally at the Georgia Capitol.

Candler Park Fall Festival
Atlantans enjoy a sunny Sunday at the annual Candler Park Fall Festival.

'A Mile in His Shoes' will honor Joseph Lowery
Singers and dancers rehearse the numbers they will perform with Aretha Franklin for "A Mile in His Shoes," a stage production that be performed for the Rev. Joseph Lowery's 88th birthday.

Paideia School in session after fire
Photos: Atlanta's Paideia School back in class after weekend fire destroys Mother Goose building.

Sweet Auburn Festival 2009
Atlantans took in the Sweet Auburn Heritage Festival featured arts, foods and live entertainment Sunday held in the historic Sweet Auburn District of downtown Atlanta.

Ex-Atlanta resident dies in Afghanistan
Benjamin Sklaver, 32, an Army reservist who had worked at the CDC, was on patrol Friday in Muscheh, Afghanistan when his unit was ambushed, possibly by a suicide bomber.

Hands On Atlanta improvement project
Hands On Atlanta works on the Westside Whitehead Branch of the YMCA.

Fire destroys building at Paideia School
The 'Mother Goose' building at the Paideia School was destroyed by a fire that was intentionally set.

Bethune Elementary receives new playground equipment
Students at Bethune Elementary in Atlanta can now shape how they play, thanks to new revolutionary playground equipment.

House burns near Edgewood MARTA station
Photos: In Atlanta, fire destroyed a house on Whitefoord Avenue on Oct. 2. Neighbors initially feared for the lives of two residents, who were later found unharmed.

Carter Museum re-opens
The Carter Museum, which was closed for five months for renovation, opened again on the former president's 85th birthday.

MARTA hikes fare to $2
Photos: MARTA riders will be paying $2 per trip on Oct. 1, as the transit agency hikes its fares.

Lowery leads King reconciliation vigil
The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery led dozens of clergy, civil rights veterans and others in prayer Tuesday during a gathering to bring about reconciliation between Martin Luther King Jr.'s children, Martin III, Bernice and Dexter.

Atlanta archbishop ordains Latino bishop
Luis Rafael Zarama was ordained as the Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009, at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Zarama He is the first Latino auxiliary bishop ordained for Atlanta.

A glorious glut of high-end condos
In what amounts to a bubble inside Atlanta’s residential real estate bubble, scores of condos priced at $1 million and above are about to hit the market or are already there. They are for sale at a time when the economy and battered local housing market have forced potential buyers to pull back from such high-end move-ups, leaving many units empty. Now some developers are cutting prices to try to move the expensive real estate.

Atlanta flood 2009: Most captivating photos
Atlanta flood photos from staff and readers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

North Atlanta cleans up after flood
Homeowners along Peachtree Creek in north Atlanta salvage what belongings they can and , clean up after this week's flood.

Rally to remember Officer Mark Allen MacPhail
Members of Georgians For Justice rally at the state capitol to try to shift the focus of the death penalty debate onto the victim, Mark Allen MacPhail, and away from Death Row inmate Troy Davis who has convicted of the 1989 slaying of of the Savannah police officer and been at the center of international debate of capitol punishment.

Cleaning up the mess
Residents in the metro Atlanta area begin cleaning up after the flooding.

Atlanta flooding: Wednesday
Photos: Atlanta copes with flooding on Wednesday. Austell residents and residents of the Countryside Village subdivision in Lawrenceville are among those pictured.

Atlanta flooding: Aerial photos
Aerial photos of flooding in metro Atlanta taken on morning of Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.

Atlanta flooding: Tuesday
Photos: Atlanta copes with flooding on Tuesday. Some major roads and bridges are closed.

Atlanta flooding aerial photos
The City of Atlanta provides these images of flooding in the city on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.

Flooding in metro Atlanta
Flooding across metro Atlanta on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.

Metro Atlanta flooding: Douglas & Paulding Co.
AJC photos of the Sept. 2009 Metro Atlanta flooding in Douglas & Paulding Co.

Major flooding in Gwinnett
Storms in Gwinnett brought flooding, mudslides and school closing. Several Gwinnett school buses at a lot near Parkview High on Cole Drive were affected by flood waters rushing through a flooded creek Monday morning following torrential rains in metro Atlanta.