Aug. 19 — Welcome back to a new week in what the Economist Intelligence Unit calls the “Second-best U.S. City to Live in”. Honolulu, HI ranks No. 1 in the U.S., while Vienna, Austria topped the global index.
🌞 Sunny and 88° today. Today’s rare blue supermoon peaks at 2:26 p.m.
🚉 Supporters of building light rail on the Atlanta Beltline rallied over the weekend to urge Mayor Andre Dickens to support the project.
🚶🏻♂️Residents and business owners in Sandy Springs and Tucker are also sharing thoughts on those city’s proposals for multi-use trails.
👮♂️ Paulding County Sheriff Deputy Brandon Cunningham, 30, was killed in what police described as an ambush during a domestic dispute call.
🔎 Atlanta Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two cars involved in a hit-and-run along I-20 that took the life of 32-year-old Shantea Reeves.
🚨 The GBI is investigating the officer-involved shooting of a 19-year-old connected to a home invasion in Brookhaven.
🏠 New rules from the National Association of Realtors’ antitrust settlement are now in effect. As we reported in March, Georgia realtors say it’s much ado about nothing.
📱 Over 17,000 AT&T workers in nine Southeastern states are striking, claiming unfair labor practices during contract talks.
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are the featured speakers as the Democratic National Convention starts tonight in Chicago. Vice President Kamala Harris will accept the presidential nomination on Thursday.
“Schitt’s Creek” co-creators and father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy will host the Emmy Awards on Sept. 15.
For the first time since 2011, Burning Man, the annual counterculture festival in the Nevada desert, is not sold out.
– Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• The Colonnade’s legacy
• Cross Keys High future
• Global Headlines
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• Look & Listen: DNC pods
Have a great week,
Collin & team (Sammie’s got the week off!)
