For the sake of Friday
April 26 â If youâre looking for fun this weekend, be sure to check out the Historic Druid Hills Home & Garden Tour, Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes, Midtown Mutt Gala, Revival at the Fox, and the opening of the annual Atlanta Film Festival.Â
â ď¸Â Partly cloudy and 79° today. Rinse and repeat for the weekend.
đ§Â Motorists wonât be able to exit onto the Glenridge Connector from GA 400 southbound or the I-285 westbound ramp for an estimated five weeks starting today.
đ Gov. Brian Kemp signed anti-squatting legislation into law, making it easier to evict people illegally living in a dwelling in Georgia. Â
đ¨ A construction worker broke his leg after a trench collapsed at the new Brookhaven City Hall site.
đ¨âđł Ray Schoenbaum, the man behind Rayâs Restaurants, will retire from the business after more than 40 years, selling his trio of restaurants in Downtown Atlanta, Sandy Springs, and Alpharetta.
đł The Piedmont Park Conservancy raised $480,000 for beautification and programming initiatives during the annual Landmark Luncheon on Thursday.Â
đł The Atlanta Press Club is encouraging incumbents who havenât committed to Sundayâs candidate debates to do so by today. The debates will air on GPB and livestream.
đłď¸âđ Today is International Lesbian Visibility Day and the City of Atlantaâs LGBTQ Affairs office is highlighting 33 lesbian-owned businesses you should know about.Â
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âď¸ The New York Supreme Court threw out the 2020 rape conviction of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The court said that testimony against Weinstein was based on allegations that werenât part of the case. Â
đ¤ Washingtonâs annual ânerd prom,â the White House Correspondentsâ Association (WHCA) dinner, is tomorrow night. âSaturday Night Liveâsâ Colin Jost is the host; it will air on C-SPAN.Â
đ Hereâs whatâs in todayâs newsletter:
⢠Emory protests
⢠Film Review: âChallengersâ
⢠The Sports Section
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⢠Top Stories of the WeekÂ
Have a good weekend,
Collin & Sammie
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1. 28 arrested at Emory University Pro-Palestine, Stop Cop City protest
đާ Pro-Palestinian protesters and opponents of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center clashed with law enforcement on the campus of Emory University on Thursday morning with 28 arrests being made.
Stop Copy City and Free Palestine protesters set up tents on the quad at Emory University early in the morning demanding the school divest from Israel. The encampment is similar to other protests occurring across the country at colleges and universities, most notably at Columbia in New York City.
By 10 a.m., the Atlanta Police Department was making arrests, and Emory Police were shutting off access to areas of the campus. APD said in a statement that it did deploy âchemical irritantsâ after it was âmet with violenceâ from protesters.
âĄď¸Â More on this story here.
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đŽđą As protests flared again on the Emory campus Thursday night, about 50 people wrapped in Israeli flags and carrying signs of support gathered in Emory Village in a counter-protest to the dayâs events.Â
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2. In âChallengers,â life is a competition and tennis is sex
WEEKLY FILM REVIEW | BY SAMMIE PURCELL
đž Every scene in Luca Guadagninoâs âChallengersâ is a competition.
Tashi (Zendaya), Art (Mike Faist), and Patrick (Josh OâConnor) might be tennis players, but their competitive nature rears its head in nearly every aspect of their lives. Every conversation ripples with tension, the precarious nature of the triangle theyâve built for themselves threatened with every heated glance, every stony word, every attempt to one-up the other however they can. And then, there are the scenes of actual competition, which feel like sex by way of tennis.
Tennis, much like sex, is a transference of power â a relationship, if you will. Itâs a back-and-forth where the momentum changes constantly, where youâre on top one moment and on the bottom the next. âChallengersâ takes that power struggle and injects it through the whole of its charactersâ lives, showing what it looks like to vie for the top-dog position both on the court and between the sheets. The result is one of Guadagninoâs best, a ferocious outing that buzzes with eroticism, somehow leaving you wanting more while feeling like you could run a marathon by its end.
đ Check out Sammieâs full review here.
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3. Vibe clinch top spot; Braves on fire
Skylar Salisbury, host of Big Sky Buckets, is back with this weekâs sports update.
đ The Bears selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams as the overall top pick in last nightâs NFL Draft. In a surprise move, the Falcons took QB Michael Penix Jr. of Washington in the first round. The Raiders drafted Georgiaâs Brock Bowers with the 13th pick.Â
â˝Â Following a loss to Cincinnati last weekend, Atlanta United looks to bounce back on the road against the Chicago Fire tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. (Apple TV+).
âžÂ The Braves, who are 9-1 in their last ten games, wrap up a homestand this weekend with the first of three games against Cleveland tonight at 7:20 p.m. (BSS).
đ° Caitlin Clark landed a historic $28 million shoe deal with Nike, making it the largest deal ever for a WNBA player.
đ The Atlanta Dream became the second WNBA team in history to ever sell out their season tickets. Defending champs Las Vegas Aces had the first sell-out last month. Single-game tickets for the Dream are now on sale.
âžÂ In the wee hours of Thursday morning, UGA won a chaotically entertaining 15-inning stunner of a college baseball game. After Chandler Marsh pitched five strikeouts in a row, a walk-off from infielder Paul Totez clinched the win over Clemson 4-3.
đ Atlantaâs newest professional team, the Vibe, is making waves in womenâs pro volleyball. In their inaugural season, the Vibe has clinched the top spot in the Pro Volleyball Federation postseason.
đĄÂ Historic Druid Hills Home & Garden Tour starts TODAY! Experience Frederick Law Olmstedâs timeless vision for Druid Hills with clever adaptations of estate homes, meticulous restoration, and thoughtful use of the neighborhoodâs historic preservation guidelines in new construction. Explore these remarkable homes and gardens in one day or over the weekend. Snag your tickets now!
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4. Top Stories of the Week
A look back at this weekâs most-read stories from our website.
â Â 90-day detour at North Druid Hills and I-85 begins April 26
âĄÂ Hugh Acheson sells remaining Georgia restaurant Five and Ten to Athens restaurateur Peter Dale (pictured)
âŁÂ 17.9 miles of BeltLine trail to be completed in time for 2026 World Cup
â¤Â Brookhaven revising comprehensive plan to guide cityâs growth
đ Test your knowledge of the weekâs news in tomorrowâs News Quiz. Keep an eye out for our email at 8 a.m. or bookmark this page!Â
đ§ Todayâs newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
