Taste of Tuesday
Sept. 30 — Happy almost-October, Silver Streak readers!
This week brings news of the PATH400 trail segment completion in Buckhead – the culmination of a three-year construction project on the Wieuca-Loridans segment. Scroll down for the full story.
And, with October kicking off tomorrow, cold and flu season is also ramping up. Find out details on obtaining both flu shots and the RSV vaccine – which is recommended for adults between 50 and 74 who are at increased risk – below.
This Saturday marks the 16th annual Taste of Tucker. Volunteer spots are still available, plus we have more on event specifics and how to purchase tickets.
And now for a few headlines:
⚕️ The private health information of more than 900 Medicaid recipients in Georgia may have been exposed in July, according to a state contractor.
🚰 DeKalb Watershed Management will hold a Zoom meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the Dunwoody Knoll Water Main Replacement Project, an area that has long been plagued by water main breaks.
🇵🇸 State Rep. Ruwa Romman, the first Muslim woman to serve in the Georgia legislature, and the first Palestinian American to be elected to any public office in the state, is entering the 2026 gubernatorial race.
⚽ The 2026 FIFA World Cup will have three mascots, each representing one of the tournament’s host countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
🎭 The Atlanta Opera plans to release 18 filmed operas on its streaming platform, The Atlanta Opera Film Studio.
🏳️🌈 October is Pride Month across Georgia. Atlanta celebrates the community Oct. 11-12, but celebrations start this weekend in Avondale Estates, Carrollton, and Statesboro.
🕓 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter.
• PATH400 trail segment
• Cold and flu season
• Taste of Tucker returns
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• Stories of Atlanta | Lance Russell
Enjoy!
PATH400 completes major trail segment in Buckhead
🚲 Livable Buckhead, along with city officials and community members, celebrated the completion of the final major segment of PATH400 in Buckhead with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community festival on Sept. 26.
The new 0.75-mile stretch, which runs between Wieuca Road and Loridans Drive, features an 80-foot-high bridge and creates nearly three contiguous miles of greenway, enhancing pedestrian and bike connectivity in the area.
The opening marks the culmination of a three-year construction project on the Wieuca-Loridans segment.
🏃 Check out more on this story here.
Celebrate 20 Years of Stories at the Decatur Book Festival
SPONSORED BY THE DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL
📚 Join us this weekend, October 3-4, in downtown Decatur as we celebrate 20 years of one of the nation’s most beloved literary festivals.
The festival kicks off Friday evening with two special events only: the 6 p.m. Kidnote with Angie Thomas and the 7 p.m. Keynote with Saeed Jones. All remaining events take place Sat., Oct. 4, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
✨ Enjoy 100+ authors, book signings, performances, kids’ activities, and more. Free admission. Get the full schedule here.
Cold and flu season is coming, and flu shots are widely available
💉 As Georgia heads into the fall respiratory virus season, public health officials say now is the time to get a flu shot.
There have been 168 deaths, including five children, and over 5,000 hospitalizations from flu in Georgia since last October, according to Department of Public Health data. The number of deaths this year is much higher than the past two years – 61 deaths last year and 53 the year before.
Last year’s flu season was particularly severe, with 280 pediatric flu-associated deaths nationwide, a record high, according to the CDC.
Annual Taste of Tucker event returns, supporting local charities
🥧 Taste of Tucker returns this Saturday from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Main Street, between the railroad tracks and LaVista Road. The event will celebrate its 16th year with a smorgasbord of cuisine, activities for the whole family, and a mission to raise funds for two local charities.
Curated by Tucker couple Art and Karen Wood, last year’s Taste of Tucker attracted nearly 7,000 people to downtown, raising more than $45,000 for NETWorks Cooperative Ministry and Camp Kudzu, which supports children with Type 1 diabetes. The Woods hope to draw even more attendees and dollars at this year’s event for the same charities.
🍛 Learn more about the Taste of Tucker here.
‘A Few Things Remain’: Stories of Atlanta by Lance Russell
VIA SAPORTAREPORT
🏛️ From vanished libraries to long-lost theaters, Atlanta’s buildings have a way of disappearing. Yet if you look closely, fragments of the city’s history still remain – columns, tiles, chandeliers, even signage – surviving long after the walls around them fell.
In this episode of Stories of Atlanta, we uncover the surprising places where pieces of old Atlanta still live on.
And stay tuned for an ending twist: one of Peachtree Street’s grandest theaters survives – but not in Atlanta.
🍑 Learn more on this week’s Stories of Atlanta
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