Storm watch
Friday, Oct. 9 — Hurricane Isaias, now a Category 2 storm, is expected to make landfall on the Alabama-Florida Gulf Coast tonight, and parts of Georgia are under a tropical storm watch. With many events planned this weekend — including Atlanta Pride, Alpharetta’s Wire & Wood, and Oakhurst Porchfest — and the threat of flooding and tornadoes, follow our live weather blog for the latest updates.
☔ Mostly cloudy with a high of 71°. Prepare for wind and rain, starting this evening and continuing through the weekend.
🗳 Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins traded deeply personal attacks in their first U.S. Senate debate last night. They meet again on Tuesday.
🤐 The family of Secoriea Turner, the 8-year-old fatally shot near an Atlanta protest site in 2020, demanded GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson stop using her name and image in ads.
🗞️ The Atlanta Jewish Times apologized for a political ad that said if Donald Trump had been president in the 1930s, he would have prevented the Holocaust.
🔎 Atlanta City Councilmember Michael Julian Bond said he would press police for more information on a brazen daytime assault and robbery in Midtown on Monday.
📈 Sandy Springs property owners will likely see changes in their tax bills despite a flat millage rate. The city council will hold a series of public hearings starting Oct. 20.
🥩 Ground beef averaged $7.16 a pound in August, up 7.9% from last year. A UGA economist told The Oglethorpe Echo that a drought and a shrinking cattle herd could keep prices elevated for up to two years.
🏈 Undefeated Carrollton visits Douglas County tonight in the Score Atlanta Drive for the GHSA State Title Game of the Week. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. on Atlanta News First (Channel 46), with pregame coverage at 7:30 p.m.
🏀 The Atlanta Dream can advance to the WNBA finals tonight with a win over the New York Liberty at 7:30 p.m. in Brooklyn (ESPN2).
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🏅 South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize for her decades of work in international justice. Yesterday, Canadian writer Anne Carson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
🗽 An ICE officer shot and injured a Dominican immigrant in New York City yesterday. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a 5-year-old was in the car and called the shooting “unconscionable.”
🪖 The Pentagon said it will livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in 2009, in the first military execution since 1961.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Estate Sales
• Film Review: ‘The Social Reckoning’
• ‘Like Father’ at the Alliance
• Upcoming Events
• Lowcountry living
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• Top Stories of the Week
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1. Weekend estate sales
🛍️ Treasure hunting? Here are some of this weekend’s estate and yard sales worth checking out around Atlanta and beyond.
🪑 Beautiful Buckhead Sale – Luxury furniture and upscale furnishings; Buckhead: Peachtree Battle Estate Sales, Fri.-Sat.
🏺 Reseller’s Dream in Decatur – Antiques, vintage clothing and collectibles; Decatur: Pyrex, uranium glass and Hollywood Regency, Fri.-Sun.
🎨 Sandy Springs Estate Sale – Artwork, midcentury furniture and watches; Sandy Springs: Vintage electronics and home furnishings, Fri.-Sun.
🖼️ Vintage West End Warehouse Sale – Midcentury furniture, art and barware; West End: Vintage finds and bargains under $10, Sat.-Sun.
George Gershwin’s toe-tapping tunes at Symphony Hall
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🎶 Known as “the great American opera,” George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess has resonated through American culture since its 1935 premiere. No one could write a toe-tapping tune like Gershwin, and you can hear his music in concert with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 22 and 24.
Not quite jazz and not quite classical, Gershwin’s watershed Rhapsody in Blue offers irresistible fun at this concert featuring jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner. After intermission, the orchestra drops into overdrive for Carl Nielsen’s indomitable Fourth Symphony, nicknamed The Inextinguishable.
→ See concert details and get your tickets here.
2. ‘The Social Reckoning’ fails on every level
WEEKLY FILM REVIEW | BY SAMMIE PURCELL
📱 “The Social Reckoning” is billed as a sequel to “The Social Network,” the 2010 masterpiece written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher, starring Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook (now Meta) CEO Mark Zuckerberg – a man who built a massive connection network despite having no idea how to connect with real, actual people.
This time around, Fincher is out, leaving Sorkin to write and direct the film on his own. And “The Social Reckoning,” for all it shares in common with “The Social Network,” doesn’t quite feel like a sequel. Not just because Zuckerberg (now played by Jeremy Strong) barely factors into the film, and not just because it’s a far more straightforward journalism movie than the almost Shakespearean drama of “The Social Network.” It doesn’t feel like a sequel because, like the majority of Sorkin-directed projects, it lacks the verve of the films that come out of his creative partnerships.
This is Sorkin’s fourth feature directorial effort since 2017’s “Molly’s Game.” And while not all of those efforts are bad, they have all failed to sing in the way his films do when another director takes the lead (Danny Boyle, Rob Reiner, Bennett Miller, etc.). But “The Social Reckoning” doesn’t just fail in the fact that it’s ill-directed – that, based on previous examples, we could have predicted. This time, the whole endeavor falls flat, from the screenplay to the casting to the hollow sense of hope.
✊ Click here to read Sammie’s full review.
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3. New musical ‘Like Father’ combines coming-of-age and true crime at the Alliance Theatre
🔪 “Like Father,” a new musical written by Jacob Ryan Smith and Caroline Pernick, had its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre yesterday.
The musical, which is set in Dahlonega, follows Chris (Sophie Pollono), a 17-year-old girl who moves in with her estranged mother (Hannah Elless) and her stepfather (Benjamin H. Moore) after her father is arrested for being a serial killer.
This musical has a special connection to Atlanta. Smith hails from Atlanta, as does producer Madison Thompson, best known for her acting roles on shows like “Ozark” and “Euphoria.”
🎙️ Read more about “Like Father” here.
🕯️As the sun sets over Atlanta, the past comes alive. Now in its 20th year, history, theatre, and Halloween thrills converge at Oakland Cemetery for Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween tours on Oct. 15-18 & 22-25 from 5-11 p.m. SPONSOR MESSAGE
4. Upcoming Events: Sumo wrestling, comedy, and Phoebe Bridgers
🍣 Sumo + Sushi; tonight through Sunday at Shadowbox Studios.
🍿 It’s Up For Debate; tonight at 7 p.m. at Pullman Yards.
🏈 Georgia Tech vs. Duke; tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
🥇 Best of Atlanta Comedy Showcase; Sun., Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Laughing Skull Lounge.
🏳️🌈 Atlanta Family Weekend; today-Mon., Oct. 12, times vary, at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
🎤 Phoebe Bridgers; Tues., Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at State Farm Arena.
📧 Find out how you can get your event featured in Rough Draft. For more events, visit RoughDraftAtlanta.com/events.
5. Your Next Chapter Could Be in Habersham
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🏡 Just outside historic Beaufort, SC, the coastal town of Habersham offers a different vision of Lowcountry living.
Designed by DPZ around walkable streets, welcoming porches, parks, waterfront access, and a lively town center marketplace, Habersham has earned NAHB recognition for Best Neighborhood Design.
→ Now, a new chapter is taking shape with Pondcrest, the first neighborhood in Habersham’s latest expansion. For those considering a move south, a home on the coast, or simply a different pace of life, this is an ideal time to discover Habersham.
6. Top Stories of the Week
A look back at this week’s most-read stories from our website. Follow @RoughDraftATL on Instagram for regular updates.
① Chef Kevin Gillespie stepping away from the restaurant industry, leaving Atlanta
② DeKalb Schools approves second vendor for Dunwoody High School stadium
③ Buckhead senior living community announces 11-story tower expansion (pictured)
④ Engel & Völkers’ Ken Covers sets Morningside home sale record
⑤ Atlanta City FC hosts launch party for fans
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