?? Switchyards' big expansion
Wednesday windfalls
April 17 —?Raising Cane's, the chicken finger franchise with a cult following similar to In-N-Out Burger, wants to build a new location in Dunwoody. Read why some neighbors are clucking about potential traffic woes. ?
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?? In-state undergraduates at Georgia’s public colleges and universities will pay 2.5% more for tuition during the coming school year. The University System of Georgia blames inflation for the increase.?
?? The Hawks play the Bulls in Chicago tonight at 9:30 p.m. in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament. The winner advances to the first round of the playoffs to face Miami or Philadelphia. (TV/Radio: ESPN / 92.9 FM)
?? The Atlanta City Council passed legislation Monday allocating $6.5 million for the first one-mile phase of the Chattahoochee RiverLands Trail .?
?? U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff grilled the head of the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday about months-long delays in delivering mail processed at the new regional distribution center in Palmetto.
??? Cross Keys High School in Brookhaven will undergo a major renovation including a 140,000-square-foot addition with a performing arts center.?
?? The Atlanta Department of Parks & Recreation is looking for public input on how to expand the city’s trail network .?
??? Moreland Avenue food hall?Halidom Eatery ?will open Fri., May 10, in Atlanta’s Woodland Hills neighborhood, offering food from 11 restaurant stalls.
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??? House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not resign after a second Republican member of Congress threatened to oust him for his handling of legislation to send foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel.
??? The Supreme Court questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against participants in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
???The 2024 National Recording Registry selections by the Library of Congress include a wide variety of artists, including ABBA, Green Day, Gene Autry, The Chicks, The Notorious B.I.G., and Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick.
PICTURE THIS:?The Latin American Association held its 35th annual Compa?eros Awards luncheon at the Georgia Aquarium last week, honoring a series of people who have contributed to the success of metro Atlanta’s Hispanic community and made a difference in the lives of Latino families. Pictured at the event are LAA CEO Santiago Marquez, honoree Susana Chavez of Park Place, and Misty Fernandez of Georgia Power.
?? Here's what's in today's newsletter:
? Switchyards' big expansion?
? Prosecco Period Party
? Druid Hills Home & Garden Tour
? Mayor's Eid at City Hall
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? Concert Picks
Have a good day,
Collin & Sammie
???Join Ahlers & Ogletree at its Spring Fine Jewelry & Timepiece auction, presenting treasures from several estates including renowned soap opera writers Jerome and Bridget Dobson. Highlights include a 6.85 GIA-certified diamond ring, a "La Panthere" diamond & 18k yellow gold Cartier watch + more. Join us April 25-26 at 1788 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd.?or bid online .
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1. Atlanta-based Switchyards secures $5 million investment for 200-club expansion?
???? Switchyards – the members-only?“neighborhood work club” ?–?has received a $5 million capital investment that will allow the Atlanta-based company to open 200 new clubs over the next five years.
The?investment is led by?Bullpen Capital, joined by existing investor?Cercano, and with participation from?Overline, according to CEO and founder Michael Tavani.
Tavani told Rough Draft that by the end of 2024,?Switchyards?will double its member base and?open 10 more work clubs, for a total of 25, and more than double revenue while expanding to new markets.?
Don't miss SCAD TVfest: Screenwriting
SPONSORED BY SCAD?
?? Film and TV buffs won’t want to miss?SCAD TVfest: Screenwriting?taking place on?Fri., April 19.
The event will feature a Writers Guild Foundation pop-up library as well as additional programming sessions.
The event is open to students and the public. Attendees will have access to iconic and award-winning original screenplays, show bibles, and pilots from film and television for one day only.?
All sessions, as well as the pop-up library, will be hosted at SCADshow, the university's state-of-the-art theater complex in Midtown Atlanta. Tickets $10.
???Learn more here .?
2. Leadership Perimeter class to pack period kits for DeKalb women and girls?
?? Poverty is a direct cause of lack of access to menstrual cycle products. In Georgia, one in five women and girls between the ages of 12-44 live below the poverty level, and in the United States, one in four students misses class due to lack of access to period products.
To address the issue, eight Brookhaven residents from the inaugural class of?Leadership Perimeter ?are launching a community project, Prosecco Period Party. Leadership Perimeter is a select group of professionals who address their community’s needs through volunteerism. It serves Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, and Brookhaven.
“We felt like this would make a difference in the Brookhaven community,” said Jennifer Dunaway, a Leadership Perimeter board member and Brookhaven resident.
3. Historic Druid Hills Home & Garden Tour returns
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??? The Historic Druid Hills Home & Garden Tour is back April 26-28.
This year's eleven featured properties tell the tale of a community that has fought to keep Frederick Law Olmsted’s vision for the neighborhood intact. Even as the population of intown Atlanta grew, shrank, and then really took off, the spirit of Druid Hills continued to shine and is now brighter than ever.
Olmsted, renowned landscape architect and designer of some of the country’s most famous parks and estates (think Central Park and The Biltmore), believed in the importance of open spaces for the health and well-being of urban residents. He incorporated this philosophy into his design for Druid Hills and aimed to seamlessly integrate natural landscapes with residential development.?
???Join?The Georgia Hemp Company?for the 4/20 holiday! Check out our buy-4-get-20% off sale. Available at all 4 metro Atlanta locations: Decatur, Duluth, Sandy Springs, and Woodstock.?Not in town? You can still?get in on the sale online.?
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4. Mayor's Eid at City Hall
?? In her opening remarks at last night's Atlanta Mayor's Eid, Soumaya Khalifa (above right) executive director and founder of the Islamic Speaker's Bureau of Atlanta asked, "Have you been to an event where there is this diversity of everything you can think of?"?
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Hundreds of people from across the metro area gathered at Atlanta City Hall to mark the end of Ramadan and enjoy performances by Amira and the Alif Institute Tabla Drummers .
Khalifa's comments reflected the mission of the ISB, stressing its importance in today's times of global turmoil: "There are segments of our society that feel when there is conflict that people should stay back [and] stay within their own community.
"The ISB's DNA is not that. Our DNA is we get together with people who are different than us."
?? Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens noted that more than 175,000 American Muslims live and work in Atlanta, which is home to nearly 100 mosques.
5. Concert Picks
VIA HOW DO YOU ATLANTA? SPONSORED BY SCAD?
?? ?ICYMI:?"Mozart's Don Giovanni: A Rock Opera" ?is playing at 7 Stages Theatre in Little Five Points this week. The show transports Mozart's classic opera into the modern age.??
Wed., April 17
⑥ ?Six ?@ Fox Theatre (through Sun.)
??Kanii ?@ Vinyl?
???Asking Alexandria ?@ Buckhead Theatre?
?????Connor Price ?@ Center Stage (SOLD OUT)?
Thurs., April 18
???Swans (Kristof Hahn) ?@ Variety Playhouse
???Alice Phoebe Lou ?@ The Loft (SOLD OUT)
???Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway ?(pictured) @ Center Stage
???Concert Band and Symphonic Band ?@ Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech
???Augustana ?@ Terminal West
???Fly By Midnight ?@ Vinyl
??Benson Boone ?@ Tabernacle?
???Stutzmann Conducts Pires + Beethoven ?@ Atlanta Symphony Hall (also Sat.)
Fri., April 19
???Riley Green ?@ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
???Groovin’ on the Green ?@ Halcyon (also Sat.)
???Russell Cook & the Sweet Teeth ?@ Callanwolde Fine Arts Center?
???Brandy Clark ?@ Variety Playhouse
???Marshall Gilkes with the GSU Jazz Band ?@ Rialto Center for the Arts?
???Christian Kuria ?@ Vinyl (SOLD OUT)
?????Giant Rooks ?@ Terminal West
???Benny the Butcher ?@ Buckhead Theatre?
Sat., April 20
???Birdtalker ?@ Vinyl?
???Jesse McCartney ?@ The Eastern
????Rockin' the West Village ?@ West Village at Georgia Tech (also Sun.)
???Boogie T ?@ Tabernacle
?????Los Tigres del Norte ?@ Gas South Arena
???Dixie Dregs ?@ Variety Playhouse
?????Division Minuscula & Jumbo ?@ Buckhead Theatre
Sun., April 21
???Joe Alterman Trio ?@ The Breman Museum?
???Umrao Jaan Ada ?@ Coca-Cola Roxy
???Phil Rosenthal ?@ Tabernacle?
???Criminal Instinct ?@ Terminal West
???Lewis Black ?@ Buckhead Theatre
???Arizona Zervas ?@ Vinyl (SOLD OUT)
Mon., April 22
???Sammy Rash + drod ?@ Vinyl?
???Laufy ?@ Tabernacle
???The Rock Orchestra ?@ Coca-Cola Roxy
Tues., April 23
???Belle & Sebastian ?@ The Eastern
???The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie ?@ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
??Malcolm Todd ?@ The Loft (SOLD OUT)
Wed., April 24
???Money Man ?@ Center Stage (also Thurs.)
③ ?We Three ?@ Terminal West
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.
?? The segment is also a podcast. Listen to the full conversation by subscribing to the How Do You Atlanta? podcast at wabe.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
???Today's newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.