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Quick Bites for August 20: sober supper club, vegan festival drama, Wienermobile at Red's Beer Garden
In this week’s Quick Bites, get updates on a highly anticipated restaurant opening in Midtown, a Midwest restaurant chain’s upcoming locations around metro Atlanta, and a local bakery's expansion to…
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4mMARTA launches new Breeze fare payment system on March 28
MARTA transitions to its new Breeze payment system starting March 28. Riders can use new tap-to-pay options or upgraded cards during the five-week transition period ending May 2.
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5m🇺🇸 American pieces
The Southern touch Wednesday, Aug. 19 — The South has never needed an invitation to be part of the American fine-art conversation. We’ve shown up, regardless, with something significant to contribute — and always will. Proof of the first claim hangs an hour west of Atlanta, in Carrollton. The Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum is hosting “Nineteenth-Century […]
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6m💰 The Great Oz has spoken
⚖️ Best served cold Wednesday, Aug. 19 — It’s Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly newsletter on Dunwoody. It’s been an interesting few weeks for development in the city, with some major projects moving through the Dunwoody Planning Commission and heading toward the city council for consideration. Before we get to that and other stories […]
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5mAuthor Callie Murray discusses her Norcross historical fiction novel
Author Callie Murray discussed her historical fiction novel "The Brunswick" and its charitable success during a Norcross PDC meeting held on August 19.
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8m🔎 My Sister's Room arrest
Echoes of the past Wednesday, Aug. 19 — The arrest of My Sister’s Room co-owner Jen Maguire early Sunday morning by an Atlanta Police officer following a noise complaint is still under investigation (read more below), but the incident has now gone national as questions swirl about law enforcement targeting LGBTQ+ establishments in this era of emboldened […]