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Www.youtube.com – FOX 5 Atlanta – 2024-09-26 09:37:04. SUMMARY: As Hurricane Helen approaches, experts emphasize the importance of emergency preparations. Paul Miliken shares essential supplies to gather, including non-perishable food, water, and medicine for at least three days per family member. He highlights the need for working flashlights, batteries, and a weather radio. Additionally, having cash and important documents, like insurance information and photos of valuables, is crucial. Miliken also advises writing down important phone numbers, as many do not memorize them anymore. A practical tip includes keeping extra socks handy to stay comfortable during power outages. For more information, consult the National Weather Service and download the Fox Storm Team app.

Each winning head coach received a $1,000 grant for their football program, a commemorative Atlanta Falcons item and recognition from the Atlanta Falcons and AJC.

Just a short trip from Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz stadium, the bustling city quiets into empty streets lined with homes in disrepair. The once-busy neighborhoods on the Westside, particularly English Avenue and Vince City, were hubs for Atlanta’s middle-class African American community in the 1950s and 1960s. Prominent figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Maynard Jackson lived there.

It’s a powerful and fast-moving storm system, Gwinnett County leaders say they’re working to stay ahead of.

The fourth annual Fall Art in the Park, organized by a Tucker couple, will be held Oct. 12, running the gamut from ceramics to fiber arts. John and Amy Gresens created the event in 2021 with only 10 artists, and it has grown exponentially over the years. This year, around 25 artists will display their […] The post Tucker’s annual Fall Art in the Park set for Oct. 12 appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

State officials say it could knock down thousands of trees across Georgia and bring down many utility lines causing widespread power outages.

Decatur Book Festivals returns Oct. 4-5.

A high society affair is taking place in metro Atlanta during the second weekend of October — and you don’t want to miss it. The 2024 7th annual Atlanta Fashion & Polo Classic will feature the city’s best dressed and cultured folks for a series of vibrant events.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Tree removal companies say they’re already experiencing an increase in calls for help ahead of the storm. Don’s Tree Service said it’s received 30 calls so far as of early Thursday afternoon from homeowners asking to remove trees and branches, about twice than normal. And it expects that number to climb as the wind and rain gets stronger as Hurricane Helene approaches landfall.

Since its installation in 2020, a trash trap at Murphey Candler Lake in Brookhaven has collected 12 tons of trash and debris. The Bandalong Litter Trap system was part of the Murphey Candler Lake and Nancy Creek Watershed project to keep the lake’s waters clean and help improve its purification properties. The trap was only […] The post Trap at Murphey Candler Lake in Brookhaven collects 12 tons of trash appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

The new Arthur M. Blank Hospital is scheduled to open Sunday with transfer of patients and services from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston

In another important step towards the goal of creating or preserving 10,000 affordable housing units, Atlanta Housing (AH) announces the financial closing of a $55.6 million development, The Proctor. Located at 698 Oliver St. NW, 41 units of the 137 residential units will be added to Atlanta’s inventory of affordable housing.

It isn’t hyperbole that the next five games are the most critical of the Atlanta Braves’ regular season as they come into Wednesday sitting just 0.5 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final Wild Card berth in the National League. With the Braves trailing the New York...

The snacking cake—a single-layered, lightly topped charmer—has been getting a lot of attention lately, and with good reason. Unassuming and inviting, the cake sits on the counter ready to go when a kid comes home from school, a neighbor stops by, or someone walks through the kitchen looking for a nibble. Emma Schacke knows the value of offering a delicious, casual bite, especially during holidays when the house is full of guests. Her chewy apple cake with rye flour works perfectly. She adapted the Dutch recipe from her oma (grandmother), Hendrika Hofland, who turned ninety this year. “She has been making it my whole life,” Schacke says. “When I was growing up, we would go visit in the afternoons and each have a little square as a treat when [the adults] had coffee.”

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Remnants of Helene are expected to move out of Atlanta by late Friday, so with any luck many events in our guide to the weekend will still go on. Of course, check with each event before you go. 🎨 Get some ink inspiration at the three-day Atlanta Tattoo Festival. (Fri-Sun)...

The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 24 to deny a zoning change and 10 variances that would pave the way for a subdivision containing 229 for-sale homes on a Tucker-area tract of land that currently serves as a nine-hole golf course.  The zoning change had previously been passed by the Gwinnett County Planning […] The post Gwinnett Board of Commission gives thumbs down to Heritage Golf Course rezoning appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

Delilah’s Everyday Soul, known for its home-cooked southern cuisine, is expanding with a new location in downtown Atlanta early next year. The restaurant, owned by Delana Reeves, will be located in a historic space at 227 Mitchell St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.

Gwinnett County fire departments are preparing swift water rescue operations due to potential flooding from Hurricane Helene. Rescue boats have been positioned in flood-prone areas, including Buford near the Mall of Georgia. Resources are distributed strategically across the county, particularly near major tributaries, with rescue teams divided between the northern...