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Jan. 28 — The Red Cross is in urgent need of blood donors due to canceled blood drives due to Winter Storm Fern. Learn how you can help here.⛅ Partly cloudy and a bit warmer, with a high of 46° today.
🚨 WABE reports that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office has opened near College Park. There’s also an ICE office on Ted Turner Drive in downtown Atlanta.
📦 Sandy Springs-based UPS said it planned to cut 30,000 more jobs, part of a broader turnaround plan (Related: Amazon is cutting 16,000 corporate jobs.)
🪡 A new nonprofit will helm The Stitch, the Downtown Atlanta project set to build a 14-acre greenspace over a portion of the I-75/85 Connector.
🥜 After suffering two break-ins in the span of four months, Shantell Reid, the owner of Nuttopia in Tucker, said that a stranger offered to pay for damages to her store.
💼 Georgia State University’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute is accepting applications for Main Street Foundry, its nationally recognized entrepreneurship program.
🍽️ DASH Hospitality Group plans to open a new Southern restaurant in the former Steak & Grace space in Dunwoody.
🧘 The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center started an immersive wellness series called “Refresh and Renew,” featuring meditation, yoga, and more.
ELSEWHERE
🔍 From Minnesota:
- As he suggested he wanted an investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, President Donald Trump said the 37-year-old ICU nurse should not have been carrying a gun, drawing criticism from gun rights groups.
- Senior White House advisor Stephen Miller distanced himself from earlier remarks labeling Pretti a “domestic terrorist.”
- Hours after President Trump assailed her at an Iowa rally, Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked and sprayed with liquid during a town hall in Minneapolis.
💻 TikTok agreed to settle and exit a landmark social media addiction trial, leaving Meta and YouTube to face claims that their apps were designed to addict young users.
🦠 South Carolina’s measles outbreak hit 789 cases, making it the nation’s largest since the disease was eliminated in 2000.
PICTURE THIS: The Trust for Public Land and WABE are hosting a screening of the documentary “From Rails to Trails” tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at the Atlanta History Center. The film explores the effort to turn abandoned railroad lines into public trails. A Q&A session will follow.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Broad Builders’ new project
• DeKalb schools superintendent on tour
• New Beltline bike park
• Wellness Wednesday
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• Concert Picks
💙 The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation has supported every major IBD research breakthrough. Who do you know with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis? Give today and support them through our Torch Gala on Sat., Feb. 7. SPONSOR MESSAGE
1. Woman-owned Broad Builders’ new project is a stunning Morningside mansion
🌅 Fifteen years ago, Kris White started Broad Builders, a woman-owned company that began with large-scale renovations of 1920s bungalows in Virginia-Highland, Morningside, Buckhead, Brookhaven, and Decatur.
White described her latest project as her “dream home.” Inspired by California architecture, the 7,000-square-foot home at 843 Yorkshire Rd. in Morningside has seven bedrooms and seven-and-a-half baths. It is “a modern, warm, livable space” made with stone, wood, and glass.
White designed the home with an architect, and it will go on the market this week for $5.49 million.
Fashion meets art at the High Museum!
SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM
👗 Experience Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Statements – a bold, breathtaking exhibition celebrating avant-garde fashion visionaries who blurred the line between haute couture and art. Only at the High, the exhibition’s sole U.S. stop.
2. DeKalb County schools face challenges as interim superintendent takes charge
🏫 Dr. Norman Sauce III, serving as interim superintendent of the DeKalb County School District since his predecessor resigned in October amid out-of-state fraud accusations, is on a tour to detail plans to move the school system forward.
The Jan. 22 Forward Together forum at Cross Keys High School in Brookhaven was Sauce’s third stop on his countywide speaking tour. Attendees wanted to know why the Board of Education picked him to lead as interim superintendent and how to get the DeKalb County School District back on track.
Sauce, who is on a one-year contract expiring this fall, centered his 90-minute address on early childhood literacy, the need to review the district’s under-enrolled schools, and how to improve student outcomes.
🗣️ Hayden Sumlin has more on this story here.
3. Get in gear for what’s next!
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ATLANTA BELTLINE
🎉 Last week, we celebrated the groundbreaking of Phase I of Atlanta’s new bike park.
🚲 This phase of work will bring to life a world-class asphalt pump track, along with jump lines, a bike playground, and a skills course designed for riders of all ages and abilities. ADA-compliant features and adaptive equipment will ensure all Atlantans can join in the fun.
🤝 Click here to learn more about the project and opportunities to support Phase II.
4. Wellness Wednesday
🎨 Express yourself with healing art designed for adults over 55 on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Hudgens Center for Art (pictured) in Duluth. Sessions will be led by professional artists and art therapists.
💤 Join an invigorating discussion about how your sleep quality, stress management, and social connections affect your personal wellness at County Line-Ellenwood Library in Avondale Estates next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Additional registration details are available here.
🤸 Gather at the Grayson Branch Library next Wednesday at 11 a.m. for Chen Style Tai Chi. Learn how meditative movements can reduce stress, improve balance, and build strength.
🫶 The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation has fueled every major IBD breakthrough. Think of someone you love living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Honor them by giving today and supporting our Torch Gala on Sat., Feb. 7. SPONSOR MESSAGE
5. Concert Picks
Wed., Jan. 28
🎤 Maanu @ Aisle 5
Thurs., Jan. 29
🌀 The Warped Band @ The Loft
🍊 Goldford @ Variety Playhouse
🪵 The Wood Brothers @ The Eastern
Fri., Jan. 30
🦇 Sabbath: The Recreation of Black Sabbath @ The Masquerade
🏠 Home by Dark @ Gas South Arena
🎸 Tinsley Ellis @ Eddie’s Attic
Sat., Jan. 31
🌴 Internet Islands @ Aisle 5
🕶️ 1K Phew @ Center Stage
Sun., Feb. 1
🛋️ Couch @ Terminal West
Mon., Feb. 2
🎭 DRAMA @ Terminal West
🚙 The Wombats (pictured) @ Buckhead Theatre
Tues., Feb. 3
🐟 James McMurtry @ Variety Playhouse
🌃 Night Moves @ Terminal West
Wed., Feb. 4
💨 Berner @ Vinyl
💙 The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation has supported every major IBD research breakthrough. Who do you know with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis? Give today and support them through our Torch Gala on Sat., Feb. 7. SPONSOR MESSAGE
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