Thursday thoughts
March 26 — A California jury found Meta and Google liable for the mental health injuries of a woman who used their platforms compulsively as a child, awarding her $6 million in the first verdict of its kind.
🌤️ Partly sunny with a high of 81° today.
🍎 Dunwoody parents expressed divided views about the DeKalb County School District’s sweeping proposed changes at a March 22 Dunwoody Homeowners Association meeting.
💰 Georgia state employees will receive more consistent cost-of-living increases under the Senate’s budget amendments for next year.
🏬 Multiple organizations urged Atlanta-based Home Depot CEO Ted Decker to speak out against immigration arrests and raids occurring at the retailer’s stores nationwide.
🚨 Despite several highly publicized incidents over the weekend and an increase in the population, crime in Brookhaven dropped in nearly every category over the past year.
💊 The Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB plans to invest $2 billion to build a new drug-making plant in Gwinnett County.
🛣️ The City of Dunwoody will begin its 2026 Street Paving Plan next week, resurfacing 32 streets spanning 13.8 lane miles.
ELSEWHERE
🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱 Here are some updates on the war in Iran:
- Iran continued its attacks on neighboring countries as it rejected a U.S. plan, sending its own list of conditions for a ceasefire.
- Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers left a closed-door Iran briefing frustrated, saying Pentagon officials offered no clear strategy, endgame, or answers about potential U.S. ground troops.
- Follow live updates here.
🛩️ An NTSB investigation revealed that only two air traffic controllers were on duty during Sunday’s fatal LGA crash, with at least one handling multiple jobs.
🏀 The Men’s NCAA Tournament moves to the Sweet 16, starting tonight at 7:10 p.m. on CBS.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Braves celebrate 60 years
• J. Bakari Page on the art of dancing
• Real Estate Quiz
• Making your sports bets smarter
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• Quick Bites
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1. Atlanta Braves celebrate 60 years with new stadium features and ticket deals
⚾ During their annual media day, the Atlanta Braves revealed new details about new and upgraded spaces, innovations, food options, and game day elements fans can expect when visiting Truist Park and the Battery Atlanta this season.
The 2026 campaign marks the 60th year of Atlanta Braves baseball, which will be celebrated with special events throughout the season.
During tomorrow’s home opener against Kansas City, the Braves will kick off those celebrations with appearances from six alumni representing each decade, including Joe Torre (1960s), Ralph Garr (1970s), Dale Murphy (1980s), Sid Bream (1990s), Chipper Jones (2000s), and Brian McCann (2010s).
🍔 Learn more about what to expect this season here.
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Immerse yourself in a fleeting moment of brilliance, illuminated by the warm glow of the golden hour. Join Atlanta Ballet at the Cobb Energy Centre from April 3-5, and witness a performance that will shine both on stage and in your heart.
Learn more and buy tickets here.
2. Photographer J. Bakari Page documents the art of becoming a dancer
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📸 Atlanta photographer J. Bakari Page turned his lens on the practice room and found the real story of what it takes to become a dancer.
The performances are easy to see. The recitals, the showcases, the stage, the moments families photograph, share, and celebrate. What happens before all of that is rarely seen. The quiet but palpable pressure of a training session.
Page’s new photo book, “Any Given Saturday: The Art of Becoming, Vol. 01,” documents in black-and-white the pre-professional dance training program at AREA Atlanta, the performing arts organization and training center founded in 2009 by artistic director Jai McClendon Jones.
🩰 Sherri Daye Scott has more here.
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3. What’s it Worth?
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4. This Atlanta startup wants to make your sports bets smarter
🤑 Sports betting in the U.S. is a multi-hundred-billion-dollar market that has grown explosively since legal changes to the space in 2018. But the tools available to bettors have barely kept pace.
The average person placing a bet is either guessing or watching ESPN for pundit takes. Or, if they are particularly motivated, they are building their own complex spreadsheets.
Todd Rogers wasn’t a sports bettor before co-founding an AI-driven sports prediction startup. But he saw an opportunity evolving. Alongside his Vanderbilt college classmate Conrad “Trey” Wredberg, Rogers just officially launched Moddy AI, an Atlanta-based platform helping more people get serious about their sports betting hunches, theories, and ideas.
➡ Read the whole story from Hypepotamus here.
🥂 Taste of Atlanta is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with an epic night of two dozen chef-driven tastings, craft cocktails, wine and beer tastes, live music, and electric energy! April 16 from 6-10 p.m. at The Works. Tickets are on sale here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
5. Quick Bites
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🥚 In this week’s Quick Bites, get the scoop on LA-based sandwich shop Eggslut’s opening Downtown, a restaurant closure in Buckhead, and the return of daily specials to the Eats menu. Plus, Gwinnett County residents crown a burger champion. Learn how to help fund women’s sports bar Jolene Jolene, and add some upcoming events to your calendar, including two coffee-infused day parties.
🍔 Check out the latest Atlanta dining news here.
MORE FOOD NEWS
🏠 A Loganville home owned by Slutty Vegan restaurant chain founder, Pinky Cole, has been seized by creditors. Cole filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. Find out more details here.
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