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Wednesday results

Nov. 6 — The Associated Press called Wisconsin for Donald Trump early this morning, giving the former President the required electoral votes to secure his return to the White House. Trump becomes the first former president to return to power since Grover Cleveland and at 78, is the oldest person elected to the office. More coverage is below.

☂️ A 60% chance of rain and 75° today.

🏈 Oregon leads the first College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Miami, and Texas. The rankings preview the expanded 12-team playoff format that debuts this season.

👨‍🚒 About 30 residents were displaced by a fire at Hillcrest at Brookhaven apartments early yesterday morning. No injuries were reported.

🚒 The Atlanta City Council has authorized a $17.9 million agreement to acquire 11 new firefighting vehicles.

🎬 RE:IMAGINE will mark a decade of creating film industry pathways for Gen Z creatives with “The Soul of Storytelling,” tonight from 6:30 – 9 p.m.

ELSEWHERE

🇮🇱 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing “eroded trust” and disagreements over hostage negotiations and military service exemptions.

PICTURE THIS: Bernie Marcus, co-founder of The Home Depot and transformative Atlanta philanthropist who helped create the Georgia Aquarium, died at his Florida home on Nov. 4. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants built a retail empire and donated billions to local medical, veteran, and other causes.

🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:

• Election coverage
• New Buckhead condo
• 30 Years of Intown real estate
AND
• Concert Picks

Have a good day,
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1. Trump retakes Georgia and the White House

🗳️ Former President Trump won Georgia by a wider margin than in 2016, with strong turnout in Republican strongholds that outpaced Vice President Kamala Harris’ gains in metro Atlanta. With 5.2 million ballots cast in Georgia – more than four million during unprecedented early and absentee voting – we’ve got a wrap-up of key races. Check out our ongoing election coverage.

ATLANTA AND GEORGIA

Nicole Evans Jones and Eshé Collins are headed to a Dec. 3 runoff for the Atlanta City Council Post 3 At-Large seat.
In House District 56, Democrat Bryce Berry defeated incumbent Rep. Mesha Mainor, who switched to the GOP last year.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis won her reelection bid.
In the most closely watched State House race, incumbent Deborah Silcox holds a 1,379 vote lead over Democratic challenger Susie Greenberg, but the race has not been called.
Both Gwinnett County’s Transit SPLOST and Cobb County’s Mobility SPLOST referendums failed.

🏛️ Georgia’s congressional delegation maintained its 9-5 Republican majority as voters reelected 13 incumbents and chose former Trump aide Brian Jack to succeed retiring Rep. Drew Ferguson in the 3rd District.

➡ Georgia voters approved all three ballot measures: capping property tax assessments at inflation rates, creating a state tax court, and raising business inventory tax exemptions. The changes take effect Jan. 1.

NATIONAL

➡ Republicans gained control of the U.S. Senate after flipping Democratic seats in Ohio and West Virginia while holding onto key incumbents in Texas and Florida.

➡ Control of the U.S. House remains unclear, with votes still being counted in more than 50 races.

➡ Abortion rights measures passed in seven states, including Montana’s constitutional amendment protecting access until fetal viability, while similar proposals were rejected in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

📈 Wall Street futures surged to record highs early Wednesday morning as Trump claimed victory. Bitcoin also hit an all-time high of $75,000.

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2. Kolter Urban plans 19-story condo tower next to St. Regis Hotel in Buckhead

🏗️ A Florida-based developer wants to build a 19-story condo tower next to The St. Regis Atlanta.

Kolter Urban has filed plans with the city to build the tower at 102 West Paces Ferry Rd. The building would include 198 units, ground-floor amenities, and a parking deck with 448 spaces.

Kolter Urban representatives are set to present a proposal today to the Development Review Committee for Special Public Interest District 9 zoning area.

➡️ More on this story here.

🏡 Over the last 30 years, Intown housing has been growing by leaps and bounds in popularity and price. That’s true for real estate in all of Atlanta and Georgia.

In 1990, the average home price in Georgia was roughly $70,700. By 2000, that had jumped to $111,200. Zillow reports that in 2024, the average value of a home in Georgia is $328,526.

But that’s all just numbers. Prices go up and down over time, but Intown real estate has seen more lasting changes since 1994. To celebrate 30 years of Atlanta Intown real estate, we asked realtors to share their insights into the changes over the last few decades.

💰 Take a read here.

INTOWN’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY

📰 Rough Draft publisher Keith Pepper looks back at Atlanta Intown’s three decades of local journalism and charts the way forward for our print and digital publications.

4. Concert Picks

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Wed., Nov. 6
🇲🇽 Caloncho @ Terminal West
🔋 Redferrin @ Vinyl
🎟️ Jesus Aguaje Ramos @ Center Stage Theater
🎯 Jean Dawson @ Buckhead Theatre

Thurs., Nov. 7
☄️ Rosanne Cash @ Buckhead Theatre
📻 Tycho @ The Eastern
🚀 Tiago PZK @ Variety Playhouse
🔊 Ashley Kutcher @ Vinyl
😎 Chris Tomlin @ Gas South Arena
🎛️ Pedro Capo @ Center Stage
📌 Clairo @ Fox Theatre (also Fri.)
🎼 Mozart with Stutzmann @ Atlanta Symphony Hall (through Nov. 10)

Fri., Nov. 8
🎤 G-Eazy @ The Eastern
💡 The Friel Sisters @ Roswell Cultural Arts Center
💙 Blues Traveler @ The Tabernacle
🍽️ Kitchen Dwellers with Shadowgrass @ Terminal West
📻 Garrison Keillor: 50th Anniversary of Prairie Home Companion @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
⚡ Senses Fail and Saves the Day @ Buckhead Theatre
🎧 Jordy @ Vinyl
🔌 Allie X @ Variety Playhouse
📍Judy Collins @ Byers Theatre
🇲🇽 Christian Nodal @ Gas South Arena
🇫🇷 Shiba San with CID @ District

Sat., Nov. 9
🌟 Junny @ The Loft
👉 Charles Wesley Godwin @ The Eastern
🚨 Andy Summers (of the Police) @ Variety Playhouse
🎸 Keller Williams @ Terminal West
🚚 Drive-By Truckers @ The Tabernacle
🎹 Cherish the Ladies @ Roswell Cultural Arts Center
🔥 Coco and Clair Clair @ Buckhead Theatre
💰 COIN @ Coca-Cola Roxy
🤩 Johnny Mathis @ Byers Theatre