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Black Restaurant Week underway through Aug. 18
The 8th annual Black Restaurant Week is underway now through Aug. 18 featuring Black-owned restaurants food trucks, sweets, and more across the metro area. More than 70 eateries are taking part in this year’s event. The complete list is available at this link. Founded by Atlanta-based Warren Luckett and operated by managing partners Falayn Ferrell and Derek Robinson, Black Restaurant Week began as a one-city […] The post Black Restaurant Week underway through Aug. 18 appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Metro Atlanta home sellers keep chopping prices
Data: Redfin; Chart: Axios VisualsNearly 34% of metro Atlanta houses for sale saw price cuts recently, according to Redfin data.Why it matters: Home sellers across the country are increasingly offering discounts to entice buyers hampered by high housing costs.Flashback: Price cuts surged nationwide in 2022, partly because rising mortgage rates caused home shoppers to back out of the market.What they're saying: "A housing market that for years has been defined by fast sales and few options is starting to look more like it did before the pandemic in terms of competition among buyers and their negotiating power," Zillow chief economist Skylar Olsen said.What's next: Many real estate agents expect competition to heat up once summer vacation ends and kids are back in school.
Dueling Harris and Trump rallies in the same Atlanta arena showcase America's deep divides
ATLANTA (AP) — Two rallies. Two Americas. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stood in the same arena four days apart, each looking over capacity crowds like concert stars or prizefighters. The competing events were staged three months before Election Day in the state that produced the closest margin of the 2020 race for the White House. On policy, tone, the types of voters in attendance and even the music playlists, the rallies offered not just opposing visions of the country but starkly different versions of it. Those dynamics raise questions about how a factionalized citizenry might embrace a Trump comeback or a Harris ascension.
Former Falcons starting QB's nightmare training camp gets even worse
We talked about it the other day; former Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback Desmond Ridder's time in Arizona continues its disastrous theme. The quarterback has had an abysmal training camp thus far and it has continued. There were plenty of reports coming out of Cardinals training camp talking about how rough...
Here's how Atlanta's Jasmine Jones did in the 400m hurdles during her Olympic debut
ATLANTA — Atlanta native Jasmine Jones is gliding across the track as she races to earn an Olympic medal in the Paris Games. The Greater Atlanta Christian alum tied Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone for the second-fastest heat Sunday in the 400m hurdles. Here's a look at her crossing the finish line...
Hurricane Debby update + steamy start to the work week in central Indiana | Live Doppler 13 Weather Blog
INDIANAPOLIS — Hurricane Debby made landfall just after 7 a.m. EDT today near Steinhatchee, Fla. (Big Bend area) as a category 1 storm with winds sustained near 80 mph. The storm will continue to track northeast but be stalled by an incoming cold front across the eastern U.S. This will create a dangerous flooding situation with portions of southeast Georgia, the coastal plain of South Carolina and up through southeast North Carolina receiving 10-20" (isolated spots up to 30") of rainfall through Saturday.
Jimmy Carter’s family says former president is hanging on to vote for Harris
Despite appearing frail during wife Rosalynn’s memorial service last November, former President Jimmy Carter is determined to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris this year. Jimmy Carter, who turns 100 on Oct. 1, shared his hope with his son Chip, according to his grandson Jason. “I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala […]
Braves already favored to make one of next offseason's biggest mistakes
When the Atlanta Braves lost Dansby Swanson to the Chicago Cubs two winters ago, it was deemed an unfortunate, but necessary departure given his $177 million price tag. Swanson is from Georgia, and was a fan favorite. Unfortunately, that doesn't guarantee his status as a Brave for life. If anything, it inflates the price tag past Alex Anthopoulos's comfort zone.
Young political activists push for voter engagement in Georgia
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Gen-Z is hard at work rallying young people to go vote in November. Both the president of the Young Democrats of Georgia and the chairwoman for Georgia Young Republicans say the 2024 election is crucial to the future they want to build. “Gen Z is going...
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