?? SweetWater 420 lineup
Fat Tuesday
Feb. 13?— Happy Mardi Gras to all those celebrating on this Fat Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday as it's also known. It's also National Pancake Day and IHOP is offering a free short stack from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
?? After yesterday's deluge, and a breezy morning, it will be sunny and 54° today.?
?? Five candidates are running in special elections today for both a Georgia state Senate seat west of Atlanta and a state House seat near Augusta.
?? The chairman of a Georgia Senate panel pledged on Friday that his committee will be on a fact-finding mission during its investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
?? Invest?Atlanta has issued a request to developers and supermarket operators on how to attract more “fresh, affordable grocery options" to food deserts in the city.
???A Sunday fire under a bridge that closed a portion of Buford Highway for hours was started by trash from a homeless encampment.?
?? Sandy Springs residents are encouraging the city to fund upgrades to the Morgan Falls Dog Park.?
?? The Molly Blank Concert Series is marking its 10th anniversary at The Breman,?starting with a show by the Oran Etkin Quartet on Feb. 25.
?? Green Eggs & Kegs, a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, is returning to Dunwoody?on April 20.?
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? Early this morning, the Senate passed a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, although it faces stiff Republican resistance in the House.
?? New York City and Boston have canceled in-person school today as a massive snowstorm?hits the Northeast. The?nor'easter may impact turnout in the competitive special election to replace U.S. Rep. George Santos.?
?? One Television critic says Jon Stewart's return to "The Daily Show" shows why he's "the GOAT," but that "some of the show's biggest fans may not be all that happy to see him."
?? Super Bowl LVIII was the most-watched television program ever.
??? Bob Edwards, the longtime voice of NPR's "Morning Edition,"?died Saturday. He was 76. Edwards' weekly feature with sportswriter Walter "Red" Barber was a defining part of his time at NPR.? ?
?? Here's what to expect in today's newsletter:
? SweetWater 420 lineup?
? The Bakery's artist Supermarket
? Janice Rothschild Blumberg turns 100
? Around the State: GPB?
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? Volunteer Opportunities
Have a good day,
Collin & Sammie
1. SweetWater 420 Fest announces lineup, move to Pullman Yards?
???SweetWater 420 Fest is moving to Pullman Yards in Kirkwood for 2024 with an eclectic lineup of artists, including headliners Beck and Slightly Stoopid.
With more than 25 artists set to perform, the SweetWater 420 lineup spans a wide range of genres including alternative, rock, pop, soul, indie, jam, and more. This year’s dates are April 20-21.
The move to Pullman Yards comes after last year's festival was held at the brewery site in the Armour-Ottley district and drew only 5,000 attendees – a far cry from the 30,000+ it used to draw in Centennial Park.?
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2. Inside the Bakery's upcoming artist Supermarket?
?? Since 2017, Willow Goldstein has spent her time cooking up the Bakery Atlanta. But the result isn’t pastries or sweets like the name suggests.
Instead, the Bakery Atlanta is a haven for the city’s art scene: a collective of artists, curators, and administrators that host and produce galleries and events.?Goldstein wanted a space to create art platforms and collaboration between artists. In 2017, she found a 23,000-square-foot warehouse set for demolition on Warner Street in southwest Atlanta.
Soon, the Bakery Atlanta was born. When she was contacted about available space on North Highland Ave. in Poncey-Highland, Goldstein knew her next step: The Supermarket, a 12,500 square-foot, multi-use arts complex specializing in exhibitions, education, and entrepreneurship.
3. Happy 100th, Janice Rothschild Blumberg!?
?? Janice Rothschild Blumberg, who turns 100 today, has seen political upheavals and weathered her share of them.?
Blumberg has been a writer and public speaker, and has led and worked with Jewish charities and organizations. Her first husband, Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, was a public critic of segregation and supporter of the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the spiritual leader of The Temple in Atlanta when it was bombed in 1958. The Rothschilds were friends of Atlanta’s Civil Rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King.
4. Plans unveiled in?Georgia for 'America's longest paved trail'
??? Advocates for a bike and pedestrian trail linking Athens and Savannah have unveiled detailed plans for?the project.
Trail backers say the 211-mile trail would be the longest paved trail in America. It's called the?Hi-Lo Trail, since it would include a variety of terrains from Georgia's hilly Piedmont region to the flat coast. And its supporters are partnering with a familiar name in Georgia trail-building, the?PATH Foundation, to kick-start it.
5. Volunteer Opportunities
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???Help address food insecurity in Atlanta?on Valentine’s Day morning. Grady Health Systems is looking for volunteers for their Food Pharmacy at?Jesse Hill Market. You will participate in daily operations like sorting, packing, and distributing food directly to patients.?
???Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia (pictured) needs volunteers?Thursday?to help in their Atlanta office. You will be assisting with administrative tasks like answering phones, filing documents, and organizing materials.?
?? Food Well Alliance is looking for volunteers to assist with fruit tree presale support on?Friday morning?in Atlanta. Volunteers will help prepare for the Saturday sale by sorting and labeling preorders and readying trees and bushes.
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