Flying into Friday
July 12 — Georgia’s mail delivery has been ranked worst in the nation in a new report by — wait for it — the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General. Only 63.7% of first-class mail in Georgia was delivered on time in April, May, and June.
🌞 Sunny and hot with a high of 95° today. More of the same this weekend with temperatures near 100°.
💵 The Fulton County Commission is moving ahead with an assessment of renovating the crumbling Fulton County Jail instead of building a costly new facility.
📍 Tucker City Council approved the extension of a special land use permit for a mixed-use development of apartments, retail, and office space on Northlake Parkway.
💸 An audit (subscription required) of how the DeKalb School District spent SPLOST dollars has revealed a lack of oversight, policy control, and inaccuracies in tracking expenses.
✈️ Delta Air Lines reported strong Q2 results; however, the stock fell 4% due to lower-than-expected projected earnings, driven in part by travelers avoiding Paris during the Olympics.
🍽️ The former Huey Luey’s Mexican restaurant space on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs will become a mini food hall called SocialBites.
🏖️ Local best-selling author Emily Giffin speaks about her new book, “The Summer Pact,” tonight at the Atlanta History Center. Read our 1:1 interview with Giffin, plus more book news, in our monthly Stacks newsletter.
🎷 The 8th annual Jazz Matters at the Wren’s Nest summer concert, set for Fri., July 26, will pay tribute to Dante’s Down the Hatch, the country’s longest-standing jazz club that ceased operations in 2014.
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🗣️ Feedback was mixed following President Joe Biden’s press conference yesterday, his first since the June 27 debate.
🗳️ Former President Donald Trump is expected to name a running mate before Monday’s start of the Republican National Convention.
🔽 Labor Department data showed U.S. inflation is cooling, with consumer prices falling last month for the first time in four years.
🎗️ Screen icon Shelley Duvall — famed for her roles in “Nashville,” “3 Women,” “Popeye,” and “The Shining” — died yesterday at age 75.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Paint Love
• Marburger Farm Antique Show
• Film Review: ‘Fly Me to the Moon’
• The Sports Section
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• Top Stories of the Week
Have a good weekend,
Collin & Sammie
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1. Paint Love promotes healing and growth through art
🎨 In Decatur’s Legacy Park, a quaint cottage is bustling with activity. Beyond the cherry-red front door is the home of the local arts nonprofit, Paint Love.
Dedicated to “bringing extraordinary arts programming to youth facing poverty and trauma,” the organization was founded in 2014 by artist Julie McKevitt.
Paint Love is far more than just a summer camp. It is an organization dedicated to reducing the barriers between youth facing poverty or trauma and accessible artmaking opportunities. Studies show that art can provide a healthy outlet for communication and self-expression, particularly when combined with trauma-informed standards and processes.
🖌️ Learn more about Paint Love here.
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2. Marburger Farm Antique Show coming to Atlanta July 17-20
💸 Marburger Farm Antique Show, beloved by interior designers, collectors, and culture seekers since 1997, will host its first event outside of Round Top, TX in Atlanta July 17-20.
The event will be held at the historic Philip Shutze-designed Southern Exchange Ballrooms in Downtown Atlanta. This free show will feature 35,000 square feet of shopping and more than 60 dealers.
Attendees can expect anything from European and American antiques to global relics and midcentury modern rarities to post-modern treasures.
💰 Click here for more on this story.
3. ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ can’t deliver on the promise of screwball romance
WEEKLY FILM REVIEW | BY SAMMIE PURCELL
🌑 We’ve all heard the theory – the Apollo 11 moon landing was faked and filmed by Stanley Kubrick. “Fly Me to the Moon” dares to ask, what if that were true?
Well, if it were, there’s no way they could have gotten Kubrick. But in “Fly Me to the Moon,” NASA doesn’t need him. The crew of the Apollo 11 fake moon landing film has something much more powerful, much more specialized on their side — a New York marketing executive.
Marketing is at the heart of Greg Berlanti’s space-based romantic comedy, which pits its central couple (Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum) against each other in a battle for the moon landing. Johansson enters the picture as Kelly Jones, a marketing specialist recruited by the government to sell NASA and the Apollo 11 mission to the public – a public increasingly disinterested in the prospect of going to space, and more interested in the issues that plague their everyday lives. Tatum stars as Cole Davis, the uptight launch director who finds Kelly’s job frivolous and is intent on thwarting her at every turn.
It’s a fairly standard setup for this sort of movie — a tried and true formula for romance to bloom. But “Fly Me to the Moon” is less interested in love, and more interested in how myths and images are made and manipulated. If only the movie about movie-making had as much interest in its own construction.
🚀 Read Sammie’s full review here.
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🎾 At a Wimbledon defined by rain, the men’s semis begin this morning at 8:30 a.m. with Carlos Alcaraz vs. Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic playing Lorenzo Musetti. After winning the longest women’s semifinal match in tournament history, Jasmine Paolini will face Barbora Krejcikova in tomorrow’s finals at 9 a.m. (ESPN)
🚨 Three University of Georgia football players were arrested this week for reckless driving.
⚾ The Braves lost to the Diamondbacks last night and now sit 9.5 games behind the Phillies. Atlanta plays in San Diego tonight at 9:40 p.m. (TV: BSS)
⚾ Designated hitter Marcell Ozuna and pitchers Chris Sale and Reynaldo Lopez are headed to the MLB All-Star Game on July 16 in Arlington, TX.
➡ Georgia’s Charlie Condon is expected to be the top pick in Sunday’s MLB Draft.
🏀 The Atlanta Dream hosts the fourth-place Las Vegas Aces tonight at 7:30 p.m. (TV: Fubo)
⚽ Atlanta United is holding out hope for a possible playoff berth as they travel to Montreal on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (TV: Apple TV+)
⚽ England will play Spain for the Euro 2024 championship and Colombia will face Argentina for the Copa América title. Both matches are on Sun., July 14.
🏆 At last night’s ESPY Awards, Marietta native Jaylen Brown won Best Championship Performance, Prince Harry took home the Pat Tillman Award for Service, and A’ja Wilson was named Best Female Athlete. See a full list of winners here.
⏱️ A team of 100 runners will try to set a World Record in the 100 x 1 mile mixed relay on Sun., July 14 at 6 a.m. at the Marist School track. The target is under nine hours with an average pace of 5:24 per mile.
🍹 Raise your glass and savor the flavors at the Grand Tasting Alpharetta on Aug. 8 at The Hotel at Avalon! Join us for a one-night-only event celebrating Alpharetta’s diverse restaurant scene. Enjoy unlimited food, wine, craft beer & cocktail tastings, decadent desserts, and entertainment. Buy your tickets today!
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5. Top Stories of the Week
A look back at this week’s most-read stories from our website.
① FORTH hotel and social club opens along BeltLine in Old Fourth Ward (pictured)
② Tara Theatre partners with Pluto TV for free movie weekend
③ Escaped inmate charged in fatal stabbing on Atlanta BeltLine
④ Bagels, bars, and birria among new July dining options
⑤ Gunfire shatters windows at Invesco headquarters in Midtown
💭 Test your knowledge of the week’s news in tomorrow’s News Quiz. Keep an eye out for our email at 8 a.m. or bookmark this page!
📧 Today’s newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.