Chilly Monday
Nov. 10 — We are waking up to temperatures near or below freezing, with snow possible in the mountains, a freeze warning in effect in metro Atlanta until 10 a.m. Tonight and tomorrow will be even colder, but highs will reach into the mid-60s on Wednesday and 76° by Thursday.
🌬️ Windy, sunny, and cold with a high of 41°.
🎗️ Legendary NBA player and former Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens died Sunday at 88.
💰 Invest Atlanta has provided $250,000 in grants to help small Downtown businesses make improvements ahead of next summer’s FIFA World Cup matches.
🔎 A transgender woman’s interactions with a police officer at a Tucker library have prompted an investigation by DeKalb County Police.
✂️ Dunwoody leaders will gather to celebrate the new boardwalk and wetlands restoration at the Dunwoody Nature Center this morning at 11 a.m.
🏈 No. 5 Georgia dominated Mississippi State on the road; Georgia Tech was off, but moved up two spots to No. 14. Kennesaw State won, but Georgia State lost. Clark Atlanta beat Morehouse 48-45.
🇩🇪 The Falcons lost their fourth straight game, falling 31-25 in overtime to the Colts in Berlin.
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➡ The Senate voted 60-40 late last night to advance a bipartisan plan to end the 40-day government shutdown, after eight Democrats broke ranks to back the deal. Both Georgia Senators voted no. Follow live updates.
🖊️ President Donald Trump issued sweeping pardons to Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and dozens of others accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Chattahoochee Brick Co. site
• Theatre Review: Cirque’s “Luzia”
• Global Headlines
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• Look & Listen
Have a great week!
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1. First open house held for Chattahoochee Brick Co. property plan
🌳 Consultants on the Chattahoochee Brick Company and Atlanta Riverlands project discussed the historical, archeological, and architectural plans for the project at a community open house on Saturday.
The West Atlanta project will include a public greenspace, riverfront trails, and a memorial to the brick company’s history of often-brutal convict leasing.
A series of open houses will be held through next spring on the project, with a public engagement event set for Jan. 31.
➞ Find out more about the project here.
Cody Fry Christmas with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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🎼 Cody Fry returns to Atlanta Symphony Hall this holiday season to reunite with the ASO for a concert sure to be fun for the whole family.
Experience the viral sensation as Fry performs songs written and composed by himself, as his father conducts the ASO. Enjoy a delightful medley of Christmas classics and hits like “I Hear a Symphony” and his viral reimagination of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby.”
➞ This unique performance is sure to bring a little joy to the world. Don’t miss this holly-jolly concert on Nov. 25!
2. Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Luzia’ makes it rain, sticks the landing
🎪 The Cirque du Soleil big top is back at Atlantic Station this holiday season for a production of “Luzia,” a high-flying spectacle with an added “wow factor” – rain.
“Luzia,” which has the subtitle “a waking dream of Mexico,” is two hours of acrobatics, trapeze work, juggling, life-like puppets, and traditional Mexican songs and music. You’ll see nods to Dia de Muertos, soccer, Frida Kahlo, mythical gods, and other cultural signposts.
And then there’s the rain, which is not a special effect, but gallons and gallons of water falling on the center ring where the performers cavort.
➞ Read Jacob Nguyen’s full review.
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🎭 Our theatre critic Manning Harris took in a performance of Tennessee Williams’ classic “The Glass Menagerie” at Theatrical Outfit, calling the show “powerful and poetic.”
3. COP30 in Brazil; Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords
🇧🇷 The world’s largest climate summit kicks off in Brazil, marking 30 years of efforts by the United Nations and world leaders to combat and prevent the dangers of a warming planet.
🇬🇧 Two BBC news executives resigned after backlash over an edited 2021 speech by President Donald Trump, which critics said misrepresented his call for peaceful protest.
🇮🇱 Israel received the remains of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin, held by Hamas since his 2014 death in Gaza.
🇵🇭 🇹🇼 The massive Super Typhoon Fung-wong is barreling down on Taiwan after lashing parts of the Philippines, where more than a million people were told to evacuate Sunday.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine accused Russia of threatening the security of its nuclear power plants after a massive missile and drone attack plunged millions of Ukrainians into darkness.
🇲🇽 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is rallying against sexual violence and harassment after a man groped her on the street.
🇸🇩 More stories of torture and abuse are coming out of El Fasher, where rebels have seized control from government forces in Sudan’s civil war.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan is set to join the Abraham Accords between Israel and Muslim majority countries.
🇦🇺 Australia is adding Reddit and Kick to online platforms that will be banned for children under the age of 16 starting next month.
🇮🇱 Israel’s Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center has identified five million Holocaust victims with the help of AI and other modern technology.
🗓️ This week, the Young Leaders International Potluck brings together Atlanta’s young professionals to share stories around a shared table. Join the World Affairs Council of Atlanta for this year’s annual gathering. Register today to join in on the Nov. 12 festivities.
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4. Celebrating OutKast
Atlanta’s iconic hip hop duo OutKast was officially inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Here are some podcasts and reads to help put Big Boi and André 3000’s contribution to music in context. You can watch the induction ceremony on Disney+.
🎧 Local music journalists Maurice Garland, Christina Lee, and Jewel Wicker team up for “Atlanta Is…,” an eight-part series that serves as an oral history of Atlanta’s cultural influence.
🎙️ WABE looks back at OutKast’s beginnings, from their first studio album, “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik,” in 1994 to their last, “Idlewild,” in 2006.
📺 The Sound of History has a short documentary, “OutKast and the Rise of Southern Rap,” to watch on YouTube.
🎙️ NPR’s “World Cafe” podcast has an episode called “How OutKast put Atlanta on the map as Hip-Hop’s new epicenter.”
👓 After the release of André 3000’s unexpected album of flute music in 2023, he told Rolling Stone that there were no plans for OutKast to reunite or tour.
❤️🩹 The holiday season can bring more strain than joy – especially when pressure, grief, or old routines trigger stress and anxiety. Discover practical steps from Southern Live Oak Wellness to support yourself and others this year. Learn more here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
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