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Friday, Oct. 16 — The Little 5 Points Halloween Festival & Parade ushers in spooky season this weekend with live music, an artists’ market, and some of the freakiest costumes you’ll ever see. For something a little less scary, check out Atlanta Streets Alive and the High Museum’s centennial block party on Sunday.
☀️ Sunny with a high of 83° today.
🗣️ President Donald Trump is set to join Rep. Mike Collins and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson for a campaign rally in Dalton today.
🛣️ A private group will pay the state $23.6 billion to build and run 34 miles of I-285 toll lanes for 50 years. The first phase is expected to open in 2034.
🚇 MARTA CEO Jonathan Hunt addressed the budget shortfall, excessive overtime, and the ongoing delays in debuting new rail cars at a recent Atlanta City Council meeting.
A former member of the Norcross Discovery Garden Board filed a restraining order against a man renting one of the park’s raised garden beds after he allegedly came to her workplace and threatened to kill her.
🚒 Despite residents’ requests to defer a decision, the Brookhaven City Council voted 3-1 to approve a 50-year intergovernmental agreement for a new DeKalb County fire station at Blackburn Park.
🕊️ Dr. Sharon Goldman is the newly appointed regional director of the American Jewish Committee.
🐕 The organization Ahimsa House won an award for its work helping domestic abuse survivors and their pets.
🚲 Norcross is holding its annual “Biketober” celebration, a roughly 3-mile group bike ride through the historic downtown district, tomorrow from 3-6 p.m.
🍂 The East Atlanta Nature Sanctuary will host its inaugural Fall Fest tomorrow with a farmers market, a plant swap, fall gardening workshops, and children’s events.
🏈 North Cobb visits Walton tonight at 8 p.m. in the Drive for the GHSA State Title. The winner of this rivalry has won Region 5-7A six straight seasons (Peachtree Sports Network).
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🕯️ Three children and a teacher were killed, and two others were critically injured yesterday when a teen forced his way into a Bend, OR, elementary school. A bystander fatally shot the gunman.
📺 After bipartisan backlash, President Trump canceled the livestreaming of the execution of the man convicted of the 2009 attack at Fort Hood.
⚾ The Brewers swept the two-time defending champion Dodgers last night to reach their first World Series since 1982. They’ll face Cleveland or Tampa Bay starting next Friday.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Estate Sales
• Film review: ‘You Can See Everything’
• Upcoming Events
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• Top Stories of the Week
🎈 A hundred years of art in Atlanta calls for more than one party. Expect special exhibitions, collection favorites returning to the galleries, music, family programs, and one-of-a-kind events that honor the past and look toward the next 100 years. See what’s planned at the High. SPONSOR MESSAGE
1. Estate Sales
🏺 98 Years of Treasures – Antiques, designer clothing, furniture and décor. Sandy Springs: Three generations of belongings, including early-20th-century antiques. Everything advertised at 50% off. Sat.-Sun.
🎨 MCM & Vintage Treasures – Midcentury furniture, original art and barware. West End: Warehouse sale featuring vintage clothing, glassware and discounted dish sets. Sat.-Sun.
🏡 Multi-Property Estate Sale – Silver, antiques, books and collectibles. Northeast Atlanta: First in a series of sales clearing multiple properties, with negotiable prices and bundle deals. Fri.-Sun.
💎 Designer Treasures in Dunwoody – Lalique crystal, marble sculpture, and designer furnishings. Dunwoody: High-end collection featuring Swaim sofas, sterling silver, and vintage accessories. By appointment, Fri.-Sat.
📜 Historic Marietta Estate Sale – Vintage finds in historic Marietta. Marietta: Maple Street Estate Sales offers a large collection at 256 Pamela St. with hundreds of listing photos. Fri.-Sat.
🎬 From Elvis to Star Wars – Hollywood memorabilia, vintage luggage, and records. Sandy Springs: Plenty of Elvis and Star Wars collectibles plus antique clocks, art, pottery, and WWII uniforms. Fri.-Sat.
The High Centennial Block Party
SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM
🎉 Happening this weekend! Join the High Museum on Sun., Oct. 18 from noon-5 p.m. for the celebration of a lifetime. Giveaways, immersive experiences, the custom beer we made with Wild Heaven, and exciting photo moments are all in the works. This is one you don’t want to miss! Learn more here.
2. ‘You Can See Everything’: Don’t be fooled by the title
WEEKLY FILM REVIEW | BY SAMMIE PURCELL
👀 There is a moment in the latter half of “You Can See Everything” where somebody – much like the audience, at that point in the film – is struggling to put into words how they feel about Elizabeth Holmes.
Notorious (genius?) filmmaker and comedian Nathan Fielder has just shown this person the first half of “You Can See Everything,” a documentary he co-directed with Lance Oppenheim. This section of the documentary takes place primarily in the San Diego home that Holmes lived in with her partner, hotel heir Billy Evans, just before she started an 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors in her now-defunct health technology company, Theranos.
It’s not that this particular person has reservations about whether or not Holmes did, in fact, lie about the accuracy of Theranos’ blood-testing technology. That much is clear. It’s rather that they don’t have a grasp on how to feel about the particular version of Holmes that the documentary presents.
🎥 Click here to read Sammie’s review.
🎬 You can also read her review of the film “Whalefall” here.
🥳 Free museum entry on Oct. 21! Access for All Day is Centennial-themed this month. Join the High for fun conversations in the gallery, a collection story you probably haven’t heard before, and postcard-making. Register for your free day of art. SPONSOR MESSAGE
3. Upcoming Events
📽️ SCADFILM In Focus: The Art of Fear; today at noon at SCADshow.
🎭 Like Father; tomorrow at 2 p.m. and through Nov. 15 at the Alliance Theatre.
🌳 The Trees Atlanta Annual Tree Sale; tomorrow at The Carter Center.
🍅 Grant Park Market; Sun., Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. at Grant Park.
🎸 Journey; Mon., Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at State Farm Arena.
🔎 Doorwoody Scavenger Hunt; Thurs., Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in Dunwoody Village.
♻️ Yacht Rock Revue at A CHaRM’ing Evening benefiting Live Thrive; Thurs., Oct. 22 (Win free tickets below!).
🏛️ Curious about Midtown history? This walking tour on Oct. 29 is for you! Learn about the architects who designed the buildings that have housed the High throughout its 100-year history. Get your tickets! SPONSOR MESSAGE
4. 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 Reynolds Landing clubhouse engulfed in large structure fire
② New nightclub opens at Underground Atlanta, coffee shop, food hall, housing to come
③ One dead, four injured in Goliath roller coaster incident at Six Flags (pictured)
④ Construction set to begin on MARTA’s first arterial rapid transit corridor
⑤ Morgan Falls human trafficking sting leads to four arrests
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