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World Cup finale: Spain vs Argentina kicks off at Piedmont Park
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (677+ words) Saturday, July 18 — “A Celebration of Soccer and Sound,” the city’s final FIFA World Cup event, which features Ludacris, is tomorrow at Piedmont Park from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. After earlier confusion, the organizers now say that no tickets or RSVP…...
Marta celebrates successful World Cup operation with increased ridership
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (452+ words) Argentina or Spain will win the World Cup on Sunday. But MARTA is already celebrating a win, announcing Friday that it moved 4.7 million riders during the 35 days of events in metro Atlanta, with no major crimes reported. RELATED: UPDATE: No…...
DeKalb opens cooling centers during heat wave
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (97+ words) In response to continued high temperatures, DeKalb County, is partnering with local service providers to offer cooling centers to assist vulnerable residents seeking relief from the extreme heat. County officials encourage seniors, unhoused individuals, and residents without adequate cooling to…...
🔍 Damon as soulful Odysseus
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (575+ words) For more on why film workers in Georgia are concerned about the possibility of a merger, read my piece from June. Without further ado … Action! 🍎 In August, the Trilith Institute will welcome the inaugural cohort for its Semester at Trilith,…...
🏖️ Concert at Thrasher
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (878+ words) Help us grow our newsletter! Do you know a friend or neighbor who would enjoy our weekly newsletter on Norcross? Please have them subscribe here. Friday, July 17 — This is Hayden with my weekly Friday newsletter on Norcross. I spent last…...
Neighborhoods unite to find suspect who has harrassed, exposed himself to women and girls for months
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (575+ words) Neighbors in Inman Park, Candler Park, Edgewood, Lake Claire, and Virginia Highland have bonded over their efforts to track a man who has been harassing, acting aggressively, and committing lewd acts in front of women and girls for the past…...
😎 WasSUP, Sandy Springs?
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (940+ words) Friday, Jul. 17 — The Rough Draft Sandy Springs team sends its condolences to Mayor Rusty Paul and his family on the death of Paul’s son Russ. 🤔 We know many people are wondering what they’re going to do for entertainment after the…...
LGBTQ+ advocates call for release of Pauline Binam from ICE detention
2+ day, 38+ min ago (224+ words) Advocates and community leaders are calling for the release of Pauline Binam, a 36-year-old single mother, domestic violence survivor, and member of the LGBTQ+ community who is currently detained at Stewart Detention Center in south Georgia. Binam, who was brought…...
📽️ 'The Odyssey' opens
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1211+ words) ⛈️ Scattered thunderstorms with a high of 89° today. Rinse and repeat for the weekend. 🗣️ The White House announced that President Trump will visit Cobb County on July 22 to promote his education savings accounts. 🏗️ Fulton County commissioners passed a bipartisan resolution opposing…...
The Margaret Mitchell House reckons with 'Gone With the Wind' 90 years later
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1347+ words) In June of 2020, HBO pulled the 1939 classic film “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming service. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Atlanta-born Margaret Mitchell, “Gone With the Wind” has been a mainstay of popular…...