Thursday’s ticket
Oct. 24 — Somebody who purchased a lottery ticket in Buford, GA won last night’s $478.2 million Powerball jackpot – Georgia’s first winner since 2016. The cash option after taxes is $230.5 million.
☀️ Sunny and a high of 81° today.
ELECTION 2024
🐘 Former President Donald Trump urged his supporters to vote “whichever way you want to do it” at last night’s rally in Duluth. Earlier in the day, Trump appeared at a “Believers and Ballots” town hall in Zebulon with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.
🫏 Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to be joined today by Tyler Perry, Barack Obama, and Bruce Springsteen at a campaign rally in Clarkston. At a town hall in Pennsylvania yesterday, Harris told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that she thinks Trump is a fascist.
🇺🇸 A check of the state’s voter rolls found that only 20 of the 8.2 million people registered to vote in Georgia are not U.S. citizens.
🗳️ According to the secretary of state’s office, more than 2.1 million Georgia voters have cast ballots during early voting.
LOCAL NEWS
😷 The CDC reports that flu vaccine uptake in the 2023-2024 season was only about 41%, which is below the U.S. average of 47%. With flu season already underway, the CDC encourages vaccines to prevent illness.
🏥 Cardi B will not perform at ONE MusicFest due to a medical emergency.
⛴️ The U.S. Navy announced a ship commissioned USS Atlanta – the sixth to bear the name – will soon sail the open sea.
💸 Global insurance giant American International Group (AIG) plans to open a new digital innovation hub in Brookhaven.
🏳️🌈 The musical “Hairspray” will open Out Front Theatre’s ninth season starting tonight through Nov. 9.
ELSEWHERE
🇰🇵 The Pentagon said North Korea sent 3,000 troops to Russia for potential deployment in Ukraine.
🇹🇷 Turkey’s interior minister has blamed a terrorist attack for an explosion and assault that killed five people and wounded 22 others.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• New Oglethorpe president
• Taqueria & Tequila event
• Invest Atlanta’s Jennifer Bonnett
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• Quick Bites
Have a good day,
Collin & Sammie
🏡 This Roswell estate, listed with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty and designed by world-renowned Faytak Designs, boasts a grand foyer with an Italian chandelier, an artistic staircase, and a renovated chef’s kitchen. The luxurious primary suite offers a fireplace, custom bookshelves, and private deck access. SPONSOR MESSAGE
1. Oglethorpe President Kathryn McClymond’s vision for the future
🎒 This fall, Kathryn McClymond was inaugurated as Oglethorpe University’s first female president, a natural next step from her role as the university’s interim president and former provost.
In fact, the board of directors was so sure of McClymond as the next university leader that they forwent a national search.
Now that she’s settled into office, McClymond’s first goal is to get the word out about Oglethorpe’s robust liberal arts experience. Her long-term goal is to make Oglethorpe’s independent, liberal arts experience more affordable.
Custom-built estate with resort-style amenities
SPONSORED BY ATLANTA FINE HOMES
🏡 This 22,000-square-foot custom-built estate is a true masterpiece of Old-World design. Nestled in a private lake setting in Milton, the property boasts an outdoor pool experience complete with waterfalls, a grotto, a lazy river, and a swim-up bar. Inside, you’ll find exceptional details like hand-scraped walnut floors, rare Andean walnut doors, and British Columbia cedar beams. The home also includes a luxurious guest retreat.
Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty is Metro Atlanta’s No. 1 residential real estate company and No. 1 in luxury home sales above $1.5 million.
👉 Check out our current listings here.
2. Spruill Center to unveil AMPLIFY mural winner and host ‘Taqueria & Tequila’ event
🎨 The Spruill Center for the Arts, at its annual Spirits for Spruill celebration on Oct. 26, will reveal this year’s AMPLIFY winner whose mural will be displayed on the gallery’s Smoke House facing Ashford Dunwoody Road.
The theme “Taqueria & Tequila” will be reflected in the food and drink. Guests will be served fare from Chupito’s Azteca Grill and tequila-based drinks from Savannah Distributing, all while listening to live blues rock from the BFG Band.
The event features the unveiling of the AMPLIFY mural on the Spruill Gallery Smoke House, which faces Ashford Dunwoody Road. The winning artist will receive $5,000.
🌮 Learn more about the event here.
3. Tech veteran Jennifer Bonnett returns to Atlanta to drive the city’s bid to become a top-five tech hub
📱 Jennifer Bonnett, a veteran of Atlanta’s tech ecosystem, has played pivotal roles as a technologist, founder, C-suite executive, and community builder. After six years in Savannah, she’s back in Atlanta and is ready to steer the city’s tech scene into its next era as the new vice president of technology and entrepreneurship at Invest Atlanta.
➡️ Bonnett’s career provides a unique lens on the evolution of Atlanta’s startup landscape. Learn more about her from Hypepotamus here.
⛰️ Discover unparalleled luxury and gorgeous mountain views in this new steel and glass masterpiece, listed by Mountain Sotheby’s International Realty in the North Georgia mountains. Highlights include eight fireplaces, Nana fold windows and doors, two gourmet kitchens, a Himalayan salt crystal sauna, a theater room, and lavish bedroom suites. SPONSOR MESSAGE
4. Quick Bites
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💔 Decatur restaurant Boho.115 is officially closed, according to a post on their Instagram page this week. The seafood bar and tapas restaurant took over the Square Pub space on Decatur Square in 2022.
🍻 Marietta’s Cøntrast Ales is hosting their grand opening on Sat., Oct. 26 at the new Church Street location. Starting at 3 p.m. and running until midnight, guests in costume receive a complimentary first beer. For more information, check out their website here.
🪔 If you have not caught a Diwali Mela celebration yet, check out Decatur’s Chai Pani on Fri., Nov. 1, from 5-10 p.m. There will be a pani puri station; celebratory décor with fireworks, glowsticks, and sparklers; plus complimentary henna and Diwali treats. There will also be a raffle to raise money for relief efforts in Western North Carolina; three of their restaurants in Asheville reopen this week. Visit here for more on their Employee Relief Fund.
🍱 Today kicks off the annual Kids in Costumes Eat Free event at Nakato Japanese Restaurant on Cheshire Bridge Road. Now through Oct. 31, all kids 12 and under in costume can choose their favorite Kids’ Hibachi Meal or Kids’ Bento Box, and their dinner is free (up to a $17 value per child). Make your reservations here.
👻 Looking for a Halloween bash tonight? Brookhaven’s HAVEN is hosting a patio party and costume contest from 7-10 p.m. Expect live music, booze, and bites, plus a dash of dancing. For more details and to purchase tickets online visit here.
🏆 The New York Times released its list of the 25 best restaurants in Atlanta this week, including Chai Pani, The Colonnade, Lyla Lila, Miller Union, La Semilla, Talat Market, and others. Click here to see the full list.
🥑 Necessary Purveyor, a restaurant and gourmet market, will open in Scout Living at Atlanta’s Ponce City Market this winter. Expect features like curated natural and low-intervention wine, local produce, sandwiches, and seafood. For more updates follow their Instagram here.
🇵🇪 Peruvian coastal restaurant Tio Lucho’s in Poncey-Highland is introducing a new Power Hour lunch menu from 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays. Featuring protein-packed selections, you can expect everything from Tio’s Salad — Quinoa, ají dulce, apples, tomato, feta, rocoto vinaigrette – to a Pollo Bowl with a braised chicken quarter and jasmine rice. See more updates on their Instagram here.
🍜 Korean barbecue aficionados take note: Cumberland Mall’s SSAMJANG Korean BBQ (pictured) is now open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. You can look forward to everything from ssambap – rice wrapped in leafy greens with 14 meat toppings – to ramyeon Korean spicy noodles, and jumukbap rice balls. Curated and zero-proof cocktails are also part of the lineup. Check out their Instagram here.
🎯 Midtown’s Flight Club Atlanta launched a new menu this week highlighting fall flavors. Grab a grilled chicken sandwich, buffalo chicken sliders, churros for a sweet treat, or sample their autumn-inspired cocktails including an Espresso Old Fashioned with Woodford Reserve; an Oaxacan Seaglass made with house-infused green chili mezcal, lychee, lime, and ginger; or the The Ladybird featuring Planteray rum.
🍕 How have you been celebrating National Pizza Month? Bocado, newly opened in Sandy Springs, not only offers wood-fired pizzas in-house, but they are now launching nationwide shipping of their pies. You can learn more about their ready-to-ship artisan sourdough pizzas here.
💀 Avondale Estates’ Commune listening bar is tapping into horror-centric drag for Halloween with a “Drag Me to Hell” event on Wed., Oct. 30, starting at 9 p.m. Hosted by Jarvis Hammer and featuring DJ Jenny Watts, you can catch more updates on their Instagram here.
🥃 The Atlanta Whiskey Riot festival returns Nov. 2 with more than 200 whiskies and bourbons available for sampling. This year’s event will benefit the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance, whose mission is to increase awareness and educate women and their families, as well as the healthcare community, about risks, symptoms, and treatment of ovarian cancer leading to earlier detection. Today is the last day to secure VIP tickets. You can view the current pour list and get your tickets here.
📧 Today’s newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
