Wednesday wakeup
Sept. 4 — Georgia Tech made the AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time since 2015, coming in at No. 23. Georgia remains No. 1.
⛅ Partly cloudy and 83° today.
🚚 A Gwinnett County homeowner was showering upstairs when a FedEx truck crashed into his home yesterday, sending the driver to the hospital.
🗳️ The Atlanta City Council voted Tuesday to ban data centers along and near the Atlanta Beltline and within a half-mile of MARTA stations.
⚖️ Victoria Bowles, the UGA football staffer who survived a fatal crash in Jan. 2023, has settled her claims against the school’s athletics association.
🛑 A federal judge ordered former President Donald Trump’s campaign to stop using the Isaac Hayes song “Hold On, I’m Coming” without proper licensing.
🏥 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta announced it will shutter Egleston Children’s Hospital after the new Arthur M. Blank Hospital opens in Brookhaven on Sept. 29.
🏗️ The expansion and renovation of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights has reached the halfway point.
🚧 Expect nightly closures of I-285 westbound lanes between Roswell Raod and Mount Vernon Highway until Sept. 17 while crews install a noise wall.
🐉 Last weekend’s Dragon Con drew over 72,000 people and raised more than $200,000 for the Arthritis Foundation Georgia.
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📉 Stocks tanked to start the new month yesterday. The Dow fell 1.5%, the S&P 500 dropped 2.1%, and the Nasdaq slid 3.3%.
🇺🇦 A Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian military facility and hospital killed 51 people and injured 271 in one of the deadliest attacks since the war began.
🥵 Phoenix marked its 100th consecutive day of 100°+ temperatures yesterday. Today’s forecast: sunny and 107°.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Remembering Hersh
• Out on Film lineup
• Take 5 with Megan Rogers
• Dunwoody rallies for mom and daughter
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• Concert Picks
Have a good day,
Collin & Sammie
🥬 Love is Love Cooperative Farm is at it again. Join them on the farm on Sat., Sept. 7 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for the Fall Plant Sale. Shop for plants and enjoy workshops, pop-up chefs, farm tours, music, artisans, and fun. Learn more here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
1. Remembering Hersh
🕯️ Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, an Israeli-American hostage with deep Atlanta ties, was confirmed killed in Gaza after 331 days in captivity. His parents, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, had been vocal advocates for hostage release since his kidnapping on Oct. 7, 2023.
Goldberg-Polin’s connection to Atlanta stemmed from his family’s annual Passover retreats at Camp Ramah Darom in North Georgia. The news of his death reverberated through the metro area with spontaneous gatherings in Alpharetta, Atlanta, and Decatur.
🎗️ Read more in this story from contributor Jan Jaben-Eilon.
Something Giant is coming to Atlanta
SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART
🖼️ Get a glimpse at the personal art collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys in the epic exhibition, Giants! Hailed as groundbreaking in its scale, you don’t want to miss your chance to see these works in person at the High, the exclusive venue in the Southeast. Opens Sept. 13.
2. Out on Film announces 37th festival lineup
🏳️🌈 Out on Film has announced the lineup for the 37th edition of the film festival, which runs from Sept. 26-Oct. 6.
Anthony Schatteman’s “Young Hearts” will play opening night of the festival, while Marco Calvani’s “High Tide” will play closing night.
Centerpiece screenings at the festival include “Duino,” from filmmaker Juan Pablo di Pace; “Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps,” from filmmakers Andrea James and Puppett; and “What a Feeling,” from filmmaker Kat Rohrer.
📽️ Learn more about the festival here.
3. Take 5 with Megan Rogers, author of children’s book ‘Rosie Finds Her Shine’
📕 Even though she’s no longer a child, our columnist Teri Elam still loves reading children’s books.
When they’re written well, it doesn’t matter if books are written for kids or not – they can be enjoyed by all ages. Megan Rogers’ debut “Rosie Finds Her Shine” is one of those books that fits the bill.
A former dancer with the NFL, when Rogers is not at her own dance studio, she is spending time with her husband and three kids. The idea for her book came to her during recital season at her dance studio, and the seed sprouted from there.
💃 Learn more about Megan and her book here.
4. Dunwoody rallies to support terminally ill mother and her daughter
💸The Dunwoody community is reaching into their pockets to assist a terminally ill mother and her 11-year-old daughter – a rising sixth grader at Peachtree Middle School.
Doctors have told Regina Cleveland, who has Stage 4 colon cancer that has spread throughout her body, that her life expectancy is less than six months. A group of local residents, who have already secured housing for Cleveland and her daughter, want to raise $7,000 to help with medication, rent, and living expenses.
“The little girl in this story is one of our own,” Erika Harris, one of the organizers, said. “Our community has always done such an incredible job of supporting one another in challenging times.”
📚 Celebrated as one of the Southeast’s most anticipated literary events, the 33rd Annual Book Festival of the MJCCA, Nov. 2-17, features an impressive array of authors, including Anthony Fauci, Emily Giffin, “Seinfeld’s” Michael Richards, Mitch Albom, and m
ore.
Get your tickets here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
5. Concert Picks
VIA HOW DO YOU ATLANTA?
Wed., Sept. 4
🚀 Buzzcocks @ Variety Playhouse
🔌 Shawn James and Harley Poe @ The Loft
⛓️ ProgPower USA XXIII (Metal Festival) @ Center Stage (through Sat.)
Thurs., Sept. 5
🦅 Lynyrd Skynyrd & ZZ Top @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
🎛️ Coal Chamber with Fear Factory @ The Eastern
👻 GHOST-NOTE @ Vinyl
😎 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
🎟️ Billy Pilgrim @ Buckhead Theatre
⭐ Porter Robinson @ Coca-Cola Roxy
Fri., Sept. 6
🔥 Beltline Bash Music Festival @ Park Tavern (also Sat.)
🎉 Meet Boston Music Fest featuring Guster @ Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark
🎯 Dierks Bentley @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
🤩 Trevor Hall @ Variety Playhouse
💣 JPEGMAFIA @ The Eastern
☄️ Mitski @ Fox Theatre (also Sat. and Sun.)
🎸 Hans Zimmer @ Gas South Arena
🎺 Wynton Marsalis Septet @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
🔊 B.D.U. @ Buckhead Theatre
🎙️ Young Miko @ Coca-Cola Roxy
🇦🇺 Ziggy Alberts (pictured) @ Terminal West
Sat., Sept. 7
🚀 Dweezil Zappa @ The Eastern
🤡 Puddles Pity Party @ Variety Playhouse
🎵 Soto/Bieler @ The Loft
🍀Lucki @ Coca-Cola Roxy
Sun., Sept. 8
🎷 Joe Gransden and the Sounds of the Big Band Era @ Roswell Cultural Arts Center
🥁 Hoodoo Gurus @ Center Stage
🇯🇲 Buju Banton @ State Farm Arena
🕶️ Nahko @ The Loft
📍Citizens @ Vinyl
👑 Patti Labelle @ Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre
Mon., Sept. 9
🎹 Nothing More @ Tabernacle
🎻 John Legend with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Tues., Sept. 10
🪷 Badflower @ Buckhead Theatre
✈️ Twenty One Pilots @ Gas South Arena
Wed., Sept. 11
🗣️ Tabernacle Choir with Morehouse/Spelman Glee Club @ State Farm Arena
💎 Amelia Moore @ Vinyl
⚡ Common and Pete Rock @ Buckhead Theatre
TUNE IN
🎙️ Don’t miss Sammie with the AJC’s Mike Jordan every Thursday at 9:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. as they preview the top events in town on WABE.
💻 Today’s newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
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