📣 MTG says no to Senate
The mother of all weekendsMay The following day is Mother s Day and Atlanta s best restaurants are ready to help you tell your mom Thank you Discover Atlanta has the rundown on brunches specials and more approaches to celebrate mom Check out the list here and make sure you make that reservation Light rain nowadays with a high of More of the same the next morning REGION UPDATE Stocks closed slightly down for the week as investors await the outcome of weekend arrangement talks between U S and Chinese leaders The S P hovered just above the flatline while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite both traded less than percent LOCAL NEWS Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene noted she won t seek Georgia s Senate seat against incumbent Jon Ossoff but didn t rule out a future gubernatorial bid The field for Atlanta City Council seats continues to grow ahead of the November vote Rohit Malhotra is making a bid for city council president and Perrin Bostic is throwing his hat in for District The Dome GWCC Philips Arena CNN Center MARTA station in Downtown will be renamed SEC Sports Entertainment and Convention District station A controversial pickleball contract discussion has been taken off the May Tucker City Council agenda DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson delivered her first State of DeKalb address on Thursday at Assembly Studios in Doraville The Atlanta Regional Commission ARC has awarded an million grant to construct the middle section of the PATH trail in Sandy Springs Char Korean Bar Grill will close the week of May after nearly years in Inman Park ELSEWHERE Former Supreme Court Justice David H Souter who was named to the Supreme Court by President George H W Bush but often allied with the court s liberal wing died Thursday He was A federal judge in Vermont ordered the immediate release of R meysa zt rk a Tufts University doctoral trainee from Turkey who was detained in March Air traffic controllers at the beleaguered Newark Liberty International Airport experienced another outage the previous evening losing radar for about seconds WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND Millions a new musical from Bob Martin and Adam Guettel based on the Danny Boyle movie premiered at the Alliance Theatre on the previous day and will continue through June The Downtown Marietta constituents arts festival M R Trailfest is nowadays taking place all along portions of the Mountain to River Trail The Sweet Auburn Springfest is going on all weekend from a m - p m nowadays and - p m the subsequent day Enjoy free concerts all day long The Dunwoody Arts Festival is in contemporary times from a m - p m and the upcoming day from a m - p m Here are a few concerts to check out Wilco Waxahatchee Synovus Bank Amphitheater Tonight Temptations The Four Tops Fox Theatre Tonight Jacquees Dej Loaf Tabernacle Tonight grentperez Buckhead Theatre Tonight Ximena Sarinana Terminal West Tonight Post Malone Mercedes-Benz Stadium Sunday Mother s Day Throwback R B Concert Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre Sunday Static Dress The Masquerade Altar Sunday IT S TIME TO PLAY THE QUIZ Click here to play and please let us know how you do by replying to this email or sharing on Instagram Facebook or Bluesky RoughDraftATL Enjoy your Saturday Deborah Archer Stacey Abrams In ConversationSPONSORED BY SCAD Join SCADshow and A Cappella Books on Wednesday May for a powerful evening with ACLU President Deborah Archer and political leader Stacey Abrams Archer will share insights from her new book Dividing Lines How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality an eye-opening look at how roads highways and transit systems have preserved segregation after the fall of Jim Crow Tickets include a signed hardcover Can t make it You ll still receive your signed copy available for pickup or shipping Get your tickets at present at scadshow com Top stories of the weekA look back at this week s most-read stories from our website Follow RoughDraftATL on Instagram for regular updates Atlanta Masses Schools appoints seven new principals athletics director City of Brookhaven plans to build pedestrian bridge over I- pictured Corporate Square to become Brookhaven s largest mixed-use project Did you miss these April restaurant openings Mix it up in May with local adventures outside your ZIP code For the first time ever Sotheby s International Realty is hosting a global Open House Showcase on May and Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby s International Realty is proud to participate featuring listings like this Downtown Alpharetta end-unit townhome offering luxury finishes private outdoor living and elevator access SPONSOR MESSAGEThe post MTG says no to Senate appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta