Tuesday treasures
Mar. 12 — Hello, Silver Streak readers!
Happy Women’s History Month! This week brings a feature on the co-founder of ZAMI-NOBLA, Mary Anne Adams; updates on the Tossed Out Treasures upscale resale event this weekend in Sandy Springs; and news on Atlanta Streets Alive, which will kick off this year on April 27 on Peachtree Street.
And now for a few headlines:
😷 The Sandy Springs Fire Department has launched a community paramedicine program to help elderly and economically challenged individuals who struggle with health care access.
🚍 MARTA continues to collect rider feedback at in-person and virtual meetings regarding its plan to change 100 bus routes across the city.
🚧 GDOT has closed several lanes at North Druid Hills and I-85, continuing a massive construction project to ease the volume of traffic in the area.
🎗️ Funeral services for R&B singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a March 1 auto accident, will be held Fri., March 14, at 11 a.m. at the Word of Faith Cathedral on Riverside Parkway in Austell.
🕓 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter.
• ZAMI-NOBLA
• Tossed Out Treasures
• Atlanta Streets Alive
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• Stories of Atlanta | Lance Russell
Enjoy!
Reeling in the Years: The storied and ongoing journey of ZAMI-NOBLA
🏳️🌈 Say “Women’s History Month” in Atlanta and echoes reverberate far outward.
In this Georgia Voice feature, Maria Helena Dolan spotlights ZAMI-NOBLA (National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging), the nation’s only organization focused on Black lesbians over the age of 50.
Dolan recently sat down with Mary Anne Adams, who co-founded Atlanta’s ZAMI organization in 1988 to empower and affirm the lives of lesbians of color through advocacy, support groups, socializing, and scholarship.
✊🏾 Learn more about Adams and the founding of ZAMI-NOBLA here.
Data Meets Art at the High Museum!
SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM
✨ Ryoji Ikeda: data-verse is now on view at the High Museum! Don’t miss this exhibition that shows how art, science, and data collide in an exploration of the digital age and the universe. Get ready for a mind-bending experience— Ikeda’s immersive light and sound installations a must-see! Get Tickets Now!
Upscale resale event Tossed Out Treasures returns to Sandy Springs shopping center
👕 Tossed Out Treasures, hosted by the Sandy Springs Society, returns on March 14-16 for bargain hunters and antique collectors.
The upscale resale event raises funds for Sandy Springs Society grants awarded to non-profit organizations throughout the community, according to a news release.
“During a time of increased costs, this is an ideal shopping experience to discover ‘new to you’ items with none to minimal wear at bargain prices,” said co-chair Anna Cay Robertson. “Word continues to spread, and each year the lines get longer as everyone is eager to find incredible treasures.”
💎 Read more about Tossed Out Treasures here.
Atlanta Streets Alive announces first dates for 2025
🚲 Atlanta Streets Alive has announced its first dates for 2025, beginning Sun., April 27 on Peachtree Street.
Peachtree Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from 16th Street in Midtown to Upper Alabama Street in Downtown. Attendees can walk, bike, skate, or board down the open street from 2-6 p.m.
Additional dates announced include Sun., May 18, from Grant Park to West End and a return to Peachtree Street on June 22. Both will be held from 2-6 p.m.
🛼 Read more about Atlanta Streets Alive here.
‘A Founding Father Arrives’: Stories of Atlanta by Lance Russell
VIA SAPORTAREPORT
🌊 It was competition from the State of South Carolina that finally prompted the Georgia legislature to act on the recommendation that former governor Wilson Lumpkin had made to the state in 1826. Lumpkin and his partner, Hamilton Fulton, on behalf of the State of Georgia, had surveyed the American Indian territories of North Georgia seeking a canal route that could connect Georgia to the Tennessee River and the growing U.S. western frontier.
In his report to the state, Lumpkin deemed a canal route not feasible and suggested that the state should turn its attention to constructing a rail line to the Tennessee River.
➼ Read more on this week’s Stories of Atlanta.
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🖋️ Today’s Silver Streak was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
