?? André 3000 at Jazz Fest
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March 5?— The iconic CNN logo was removed from outside?the complex formerly known as CNN Center on Monday as the news organization finalizes its move to Midtown.?
???Rainy and 63° today.?
??? Atlanta City Councilmember Keisha Sean Waites resigned her Post 3 At-Large seat on Monday to run for Fulton County Superior Court Clerk.
?? State?energy regulators are considering Georgia Power’s request to generate and buy more electricity?to meet the increased power demand from high-tech data centers.?
??Sandy Springs is seeking public input through an online portal on?intersection improvements at Lake Hearn and Peachtree Dunwoody roads to reduce congestion.?
?? The City of Brookhaven reports it has responded to around 10,000 requests for problems like potholes, code violations, and sidewalk issues using its Brookhaven Connect app.
?? Food editor Beth McKibben reports that beloved pop-up Smiley's Burger Club is searching for a permanent home in Decatur.
???In more food news, the Halidom Eatery food hall on Moreland Avenue has announced its final six restaurants ahead of its spring opening.?
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?? Ruling on a Colorado case aimed at banning former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court said that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots.?
?? Voters in sixteen states and American Samoa will go to the polls in today's?Super Tuesday?presidential primaries. Georgia's presidential primary is March 12.???? The U.N. special envoy for sexual violence in conflict said that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe Hamas committed rape and "sexualized torture" against Israeli women during its Oct. 7 attack.
?? Here's what's in today's newsletter:
? André 3000 at Jazz Fest
? Guitars for kids?
? Galloway School preservation
? Georgia's small brewers fight state regulations
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? Volunteer Opportunities
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?? Join us March 3-9 for a culinary journey through Alpharetta's best?eateries! From international cuisine to Southern classics, there's something for everyone. Plan your culinary journey now!?Visit our?website?for a list of participating restaurants and their mouthwatering menus.
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1. André 3000 will bring 'New Blue Sun' to Atlanta Jazz Festival
???André 3000 will bring his acclaimed flute album “New Blue Sun” to the Atlanta Jazz Festival over Memorial Day weekend.
The co-founder of Outkast is fresh off a series of dates at Variety Playhouse where he and his band played ambient freeform concerts with a few tunes from his debut solo album thrown into the mix.
He’ll be joined by other jazz luminaries, including Lizz Wright, Paquito D’Rivera, and more for the three-day festival in Piedmont Park, May 25-27. Admission is free.
2. Man commits to wearing Hard Rock Café shirts for a year to raise funds for kids' guitars?
?? Matt Houchin is spending 2024 making a fashion statement by exclusively wearing Hard Rock Café shirts, but not just because he likes them. He’s also trying to raise $1 million to buy guitars for kids.
Houchin thought he shouldn’t just wear the shirts for no reason, and instead should help a charity. That charity needed to tie into the Hard Rock theme, so?Free Guitars 4 Kids?(FG4K) made sense.
“Kids are so addicted to their screens these days so I want to get screens out of kids’ hands and guitars into them,” Houchin said of his charity that?partners with local organizations.?
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Reading & book signing: Award-winning writer Willie Perdomo
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????Oglethorpe University?welcomes award-winning poet Willie Perdomo on March 13?at 6:30 p.m. for a reading and book signing, the inaugural event of the Oglethorpe Out Loud poetry series.
A former State Poet of New York, Perdomo has written seven books, and his work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Post.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Perdomo at a post-reading reception and book signing. Books will be available for purchase. ?
The event will take place at Oglethorpe University’s Lowry Hall, Weltner Library Atrium.?It is free to attend and no ticket or reservation is required.? ?
??Learn more here.?
3. Fight to preserve Galloway School's historic Gresham Building gains momentum
?? An alumni movement to halt the demolition of the historic Gresham Building at Buckhead's Galloway School has gained traction since its creation in November. Preservation supporters have gathered over a thousand petition signatures, but the school’s plan to raze the building has yet to change.
In October, the school announced a plan to demolish the 112-year-old former Fulton County Almshouse and replace it with a new building twice its size. The building at 215 Chastain Park Ave. was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 by the school itself, but the status doesn’t protect it from demolition.
4. Georgia small breweries disappointed in efforts to change century-old regulations ?
?? There’s a consistent hum of machinery in the background and a whiff of paint in the air as Beau Neal, owner of?Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse, places labels on freshly canned beer for his six-packs.
He’s invested a significant amount of his own capital into his business to keep things afloat, but Chattabrewchee’s struggles during this economic climate isn’t unique among Georgia breweries. Amid closures, many brewers feel reforms to a century-old system in the state could help ease their financial burdens.
But efforts led by the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild to pass?Senate Bill 163, aimed at providing flexibility from regulations, stalled when the bill failed to advance out of the state’s Senate Regulated Industries & Utilities Committee.
???Get ready for the?Love?is?Love?Farm Annual Spring Plant Sale?on April 6. The event offers a huge variety of vegetables, herbs, and edible flower seedlings for home gardeners and also features a gardening workshop, live music, pop-up chefs, kids activities, and more. Pre-order now for a 10% discount on full trays of plants.?Learn more here.?
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5. Volunteer Opportunities
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?? Edgewood Community Learning Garden (pictured) is looking for volunteers this Wednesday morning to get down and dirty with all things gardening. You'll be weeding, mulching, harvesting, and planting. Check out more here.?
?? On Thursday, C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Mobile Food Pantry is looking for volunteers to pack bags to prepare them for distribution. Learn more about how you'll be able to help here.?
?? The Food Well Alliance partners with community gardens around metro Atlanta and needs your help this Friday. Volunteers will be planting a new fruit tree orchard at Woodrow Wilson Park. Learn more here.