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发布日期: 2025年2月12日

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Feb. 12 —?Today is Georgia Day, which marks the 1733 landing of explorer James Oglethorpe and a group of settlers at what is now Savannah.

??? Rain and 55° today.?

?? Spelman professor Joycelyn Nicole Wilson died over the weekend in a boating incident on Lake Oconee. Her companion, Gary Jones, a coach at Westminster Schools, is still missing.??

?? Opponents of the construction of a 12-court pickleball?complex at the Tucker Recreation Center are threatening legal action if the plan moves forward.

?? Dunwoody City Council is discussing plans to pave an additional 10 miles of roads in 2025. ??The Georgia Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would prohibit state health insurance plans from paying for gender-affirming medical care.

??? The Georgia Board of Regents voted to create the system’s first bachelor of science degree in applied artificial intelligence at Middle Georgia State University. ELSEWHERE

??Marc Fogel, an American teacher imprisoned in Russia since 2021 for carrying medical marijuana, returned home in a prisoner exchange.

?? Super Bowl LIX drew a record-breaking 127.7 million viewers across broadcast and streaming.

?? Two winter storms hit a dozen states, with?Chicago bracing for its heaviest snowfall this season.

PICTURE THIS:?Monty, a giant schnauzer, won Best in Show at theWestminster Kennel Club's 149th annual dog showat Madison Square Garden.?Bourbon the Whippet was the runner-up.

?? Here's what's in today's newsletter:

? The Regulars: Poor Hendrix

? City Springs at JTF Atlanta?

? LGBTQ+ rep at SCAD TVfest

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? Concert Picks

Have a good day,

Collin & Sammie

?? Join award-winning journalist Dave Schechter as he discusses his new book, "A Life of the Party," about his?great-aunt's?struggles?on behalf of working men and women as a Communist?in the 1920s-50s.?March 9, 1-4 p.m., Waller's Coffee Shop in Decatur.

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1. Meet the regulars of Poor Hendrix in East Lake?

???The Regulars is?where we explore what it means to be a?frequent restaurant patron.?In this series, we’ll introduce you to everyday Atlantans and local characters who have found a sense of belonging and community at restaurants and bars around town and what keeps these regulars coming back week after week.

When Jamie and Aaron Russell opened Poor Hendrix in 2016, they set out to create the ultimate Atlanta?neighborhood restaurant. And the couple’s quirky?East Lake?gastropub—named for their late beloved pit bull rescue—has become just that to a group of loyal regulars who frequent the cozy dining spot for its laid-back vibe and compact menu of top-notch bar food.

“We wanted it to be affordable for people to be able to come here on the regular, and we care about the details of food and service and beverage in a way that’s very approachable without pretension,” Aaron Russell said.

?? Read the full column from Laura Scholz here.

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2. City Springs Theatre Conservatory shines at Junior Theatre Festival

?? The City Springs Theatre Conservatory’s Pre-Pro Company received awards and recognition at the 2025 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta.

Billed as the world’s largest celebration of young people performing musical theater,?JTF Atlanta?is an annual event where junior performing groups from all over the country, and even internationally, travel to compete alongside one another.

City Springs Theatre Conservatory won the Excellence in their Adjudication Group Award, and a number of?members won individual awards as well.?This was the group's fourth year entering the national competition.

??More on this story here.

3. Recapping SCAD TVfest

???Contributor Jim Farmer and Sammie covered last weekend's 13th annual SCAD TVfest, the Atlanta celebration of all things television. The festival not only debuts a number of series each year but always hosts several queer performers.?

One of the big draws was Laverne Cox, who attended on behalf of the new series “Clean Slate” and received the Impact Award.?Cox, who received an Emmy nomination for her work on the series “Orange is the New Black,” not only stars in the Prime Video?offering but is an executive producer.

Out actor, host, and producer Antoni Porowski, one of the Fab Five of the modern-day “Queer Eye,” is on TV again with the new show “No Taste Like Home.” Another out actor present was Luke Macfarlane, of the Georgia-filmed Hallmark+ “Home is Where the Heart Is,” a home renovation series he hosts with Olivia Westbrooks.

??Read our?SCAD TVfest coverage here.

?? Stock up on books at unbeatable prices at the 11th Annual Friends of East Roswell Library Used Book Sale, Feb. 13-23. Thousands of titles available, and purchases support vital library programs. Click here for hours, location, and more details.

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