Election Day
Tuesday, May 19 — This week brings an update on the Eddie Mobley Memorial Bench, which will be unveiled at Veterans Park on Monday. You may recall our previous story about the campaign to honor Mobley, a Vietnam War veteran focused on community service. You can read that story here.
We also have more on Theatrical Outfit’s 50th anniversary season, which kicks off in September with August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fences.”
But first, a few headlines:
🗳️ The polls are open until 7 p.m. for today’s primary election. You can find out where to vote here and check your registration status here. Follow our site throughout the day and check in for results this evening.
🏠 A rezoning request to build an apartment building for homeless senior citizens in Kirkwood passed the Atlanta City Council on Monday.
💸 The Atlanta Regional Commission voted on May 13 to award $13.5 million in federal funding to complete Phase II of the Peachtree Creek Greenway in Brookhaven.
🕓 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter.
• Eddie Mobley memorial bench
• Theatrical Outfit celebrates 50th season
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• Stories of Atlanta | Lance Russell
Eddie Mobley’s legacy to be honored at Veterans Park on Memorial Day
🎖️ The Sandy Springs Foundation and Police Department hit their fundraising goal for the Eddie Mobley Memorial Bench, allowing the community to honor the beloved auto shop owner and Vietnam veteran this Memorial Day.
The unveiling ceremony, made possible by a grassroots effort involving all corners of the community, is on Mon., May 25, at 10 a.m. at Veterans Park.
“This achievement would not have been possible without the generous support of the community,” the Sandy Springs Foundation’s announcement said. “Whether you knew Eddie personally or not, he would be proud of your willingness to give and to honor his legacy. Eddie’s impact on our community lives on through each of you and will be permanently memorialized at Veterans Park with the installation of the commemorative bench.”
🎗️ Read more about the community effort and Mobley’s legacy here.
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Theatrical Outfit unveils 50th anniversary season
🎭 Atlanta theater company Theatrical Outfit has revealed its 50th anniversary season plans: a yearlong celebration of performing arts, under the theme “Changing Generations.”
The season will kick off in September with August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fences,” followed by a co-production with Atlanta Opera called “All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914,” in December.
The season continues in 2027 with “What the Constitution Means to Me,” “The Children,” and closes with Arthur Miller’s classic, “Death of a Salesman.”
🎂 Find out more about plans for the anniversary season.
‘An Audacious Move’: Stories of Atlanta by Lance Russell
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⚾ In 1976, Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner found himself in trouble with Major League Baseball – and fearing the worst from Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Most owners would have lain low, apologized, and tried to smooth things over. Ted Turner had another idea entirely.
What followed at a Los Angeles hotel during baseball’s winter meetings became one of the strangest, funniest, and most “Turneresque” stories ever told.
Part tribute, part baseball history, and part Atlanta legend, this week’s Stories of Atlanta revisits a moment when the “Mouth of the South” turned controversy into theater and somehow managed to leave everyone wondering whether he was reckless, brilliant … or both.
Featuring Braves promotions legend Bob Hope’s firsthand account from his book “We Could’ve Finished Last Without You,” this episode offers a glimpse into the audacious personality that helped reshape Atlanta, broadcasting, sports, and the city’s identity itself.
🏆 From an unforgettable performance in the hotel’s restaurant to going mano a mano with “The Man,” it’s Ted Turner at full volume on this week’s Stories of Atlanta.
🖋️ Today’s Silver Streak was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
