Tuesday tribute
Oct. 28 — Local investigative reporter Richard Belcher, former CNN executive Richard Griffiths, deported journalist Mario Guevara, and UGA Grady College of Journalism Dean Charles Davis will be honored tonight at the Georgia First Amendment Foundation’s Charles L. Weltner Freedom of Information Celebration.
☁️ Cloudy with a high of 55° today.
🚨 Channel 2 Action News reports that all roads are now clear after police shut down streets near the State Capitol early this morning after a bomb threat.
💸 Atlanta-based children’s clothing company Carter’s, Inc. announced that it will close 150 stores nationwide due to increased costs, including tariffs.
✂️ The head of Fulton County Schools said the district needs to cut expenses by $95 million over the next four to five years or face “financial ruin.”
🌳 The Georgia Board of Natural Resources is expected to vote to raise entry fees at state parks.
🚇 MARTA debuted an upgraded Breeze payment system on Monday and will roll it out across the system ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
🏫 The DeKalb County Board of Education will hold a special meeting tomorrow to review policies following superintendent Devon Q. Horton’s resignation.
🎒 The Sandy Springs Mission will celebrate 25 years of empowering low-income students and families during a luncheon on Thurs., Oct. 30.
🏈 Kennesaw State hosts UTEP tonight at Fifth Third Bank Stadium at 8 p.m. (ESPN).
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🌊 Hurricane Melissa, a rare Category 5 storm, will make landfall in Jamaica this morning, bringing catastrophic winds and flooding. Here’s the latest.
⚾️ Freddie Freeman ended a 6-hour, 39-minute instant classic with an 18th-inning walk-off homer as Shohei Ohtani’s record night lifted the Dodgers past the Blue Jays 6-5 for a 2-1 World Series lead. Game 4 is tonight at 8 p.m. (FOX).
🐴 Taylor Sheridan, the creator of television juggernauts like “Yellowstone” and “Landman,” is leaving Paramount for a five-year deal with NBCUniversal.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Take 5 with Louise Gordon
• TrustDALE on holiday appliance drama
• Clean energy jobs cooling
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• Volunteer Opportunities
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1. Take 5 with culture curator and art educator Louise Gordon
🩰 Louise Gordon now serves as manager of the Atlanta Ballet Boutique, the exclusive retailer for the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education uniforms and apparel.
Gordon loves the ballet and believes that art – especially dance – transcends language. It’s about connection, storytelling, and shared humanity. What Gordon cherishes most is that dance is inherently inclusive – that “everyone can feel something through movement, no matter their culture, background, or language.”
In her most recent Take 5 column, Teri Elam spoke with Gordon about her love for Atlanta and her work with the Atlanta Ballet.
🎀 Check out that conversation here.
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2. Avoiding the holiday breakdown curseTOGETHER WITH TRUSTDALE
🦃 It’s always the same story, isn’t it? Your oven decides to quit the night before Thanksgiving, or your dishwasher throws in the towel just after a big dinner party. It feels personal – almost like the appliances are plotting against you.
But, there’s actually a reason these breakdowns happen when you need your machines most.
Holidays push every appliance in your home to the limit. From overworked fridges crammed with leftovers to washers handling endless guest laundry, the seasonal surge in use reveals weak spots that might’ve been hiding all year.
⏲️ Learn more from TrustDALE about how you can avoid holiday breakdowns.
3. Georgia clean energy job growth is cooling, new study says
🔋 A new study released by the nonpartisan climate research group E2 says that clean energy progress is slowing, especially in Georgia.
Zach Amittay, the Southeast advocate for E2, said that while Georgia led the country in new clean energy projects in 2023, progress has declined.
Slowing growth in the clean energy sector could be due to the Biden administration’s clean energy incentives and tax credits ended by the Trump administration.
☀️ Read more in this story from GPB.
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4. Volunteer Opportunities
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HANDS ON ATLANTA
🐌 Food Well Alliance is looking for volunteers on Thursday morning to work in the Ability Garden at Legacy Park in Decatur. Expect to be led by FWA staff and help with general gardening tasks.
👻 Impact Community Food Pantry in Snellville needs volunteers on Halloween night for their Church FallFest and Trunk or Treat. Helpers will distribute candy as prizes and monitor the bounce house.
🪥 Operation D.E.F.R.O.S.T. (pictured) seeks volunteers on Saturday morning and afternoon in Atlanta to assist the underserved. Expect to help with distribution of hygiene kits and hot meals, and to provide community resource information and SNAP referrals.
🎄 Community Tradition. New Home. Enjoy Light Up Dunwoody at the historic Donaldson-Bannister Farm! Enjoy festive performances, Santa photos, reindeer, crafts, food, and fun! Gather with neighbors and friends to light the tree and menorah and welcome the holiday season. SPONSOR MESSAGE
🎃 Thanks to Jené and Zach, who wrote in to remind us of their “Dead Atlanta” podcast that explores the city’s buried history. See more Halloween podcasts in yesterday’s Rough Draft.
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