Wintry Wednesday
Feb. 19 — You might see some snow mixed in with rain in the northern suburbs this morning. The North Georgia mountains are under a winter weather advisory as Winter Storm Kingston brings snow, ice, and dangerously cold temperatures from Kansas to the Carolinas.
☂️ Cold and rainy today with a high of 47°, but temperatures will plummet to 24° overnight.
🚣♂️ In the ongoing search for a missing Westminster coach, Putnam County investigators welcomed reinforcements including a cadaver dog and the United Cajun Navy, a disaster relief nonprofit.
🗣️ After a development deal fell through for Murphy Crossing, the Atlanta Beltline will host a stakeholder meeting today and public meetings on March 10-11.
📜 Republican state Rep. Emory Dunahoo has introduced legislation requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public schools.
🪧 The Georgia GOP is at odds with the organizers of Smyrna Pride over its decision to exclude Log Cabin Republicans from its upcoming Pride festival
💅 Buckhead-based beauty education service Elaine Sterling Institute will move into a Dunwoody building formerly occupied by the Atlanta School of Massage.
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📬 U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced Tuesday that he is stepping down after a reported annual loss of $10 billion.
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🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Long Snake takes a break
• Above the Waterline
• ‘Midas Man’ interview
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• Concert Picks
Have a good day,
Collin & Sammie
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1. Nomadic wine bar Long Snake taking a break
🐍 Named for the PJ Harvey song “Long Snake Moan,” Long Snake is not your typical Atlanta restaurant.
The nomadic wine bar, created by Joshua Fryer, has called many places in the city home since its founding in 2023. Due to its transitory status, Long Snake is not quite a pop-up and not quite a traditional restaurant. Without a permanent location, ordering ingredients and supplies for Long Snake can be rough. Each time Fryer orders from his regular vendors, he must tell them where Long Snake will be that week, and how and when to access the host restaurant.
Faced with these additional challenges amid working in an already difficult industry rife with rising costs, thin profit margins, and long hours on your feet, Fryer said he’s ready to take a break. It’s also time to rethink how he operates Long Snake in the future.
🍷 Read the full story here.
Data Meets Art: Coming Soon to the High Museum!
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✨ Ryoji Ikeda: data-verse opens in less than a month at the High Museum! Don’t miss the U.S. debut of Ikeda’s immersive trilogy of light and sound installations, where art, science, and data collide in a breathtaking exploration of the digital age and the universe. Get ready for a mind-bending experience — coming soon!
2. Above the Waterline: Preparing Atlanta for a hotter, wetter future
🔥 As ferocious wildfires swept through Los Angeles in January, the Trump Administration ignited its own deadly firestorm with an assault on climate change policy: the laws, plans, and funds aimed at reducing the substantial risks of a warming planet.
Despite the steady drumbeat of more frequent and more intense disasters, Trump froze federal grants for research and programs that reduce climate risks. In Georgia, $1 billion in much-needed projects to modernize the power grid are currently on hold, as are funds to help the City of Atlanta implement its climate plans.
While it will be difficult — if not impossible — to achieve any meaningful climate action at the federal level in the next few years, there are places where we can focus our energy: cities.
🌎 Read more of Sally Bethea’s column here.
3. Director Joe Stephenson talks about the making of ‘Midas Man’
🎸 Everyone knows who The Beatles are. But a new biopic playing at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival takes a closer look at the man behind the phenomenon.
“Midas Man” follows music manager Brian Epstein from the moment he first discovered The Beatles in 1961 to his untimely death at the age of 32 just six years later. Despite his lack of music management experience, Epstein signed The Beatles and is responsible for creating the image of the band that first made them superstars.
🍿 Sammie Purcell recently spoke with director Joe Stephenson about the making of the film. The AJFF opens tonight, and you can get tickets and details here.
📖 Join award-winning journalist Dave Schechter as he discusses his new book, “A Life of the Party,” about his great-aunt’s struggles on behalf of working men and women as a Communist in the 1920s-50s. March 9, 1-4 p.m., Waller’s Coffee Shop in Decatur. SPONSOR MESSAGE
4. Concert Picks
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Wed., Feb. 19
🌸 Mxmtoon @ The Loft
Thurs., Feb. 20
🍷 Goapele @ City Winery Atlanta (also Friday)
💡 Marc Broussard (pictured) @ The Eastern
📺 Lauren Mayberry @ The Masquerade – Hell
🎧 DreTL @ Vinyl
🎛️ Sultan + Shepard @ Variety Playhouse
Fri., Feb. 21
💐 The Main Squeeze @ Terminal West
🎺 Jhefte Pierre + Sammy Hanson @ The Velvet Note
🌐 Eric Bellinger @ The Eastern
🐼 Toro y Moi + Panda Bear @ The Tabernacle
☠️ Forrest Isn’t Dead @ Vinyl
Sat., Feb. 22
🎚️ ZoSo + DAZR @ The Tabernacle
🎹 Carmen Bradford @ All Saints’ Episcopal Church
🎻 Leyla McCalla @ Roswell Cultural Arts Center
🪕 Shadowgrass @ Terminal West
🎙️ Billy Strings @ State Farm Arena
🎭 Nancy Gaddy @ Academy Theatre (also Sunday)
🔊 HBCU Night with the ASO @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
Sun., Feb. 23
🎵 Joe Alterman Trio + Aaron Weinstein @ The Breman Museum
💗 Lime Cordiale @ Terminal West
🔥 Nessa Barrett @ The Tabernacle
🕶️ David Gray @ Coca-Cola Roxy
Mon., Feb. 24
🌟 Macseal @ The Masquerade – Purgatory
🎤 Songwriters Open Mic Night @ Eddie’s Attic
Tues., Feb. 25
🎸 Sons of Cream @ Center Stage
🤘 Caifanes @ The Tabernacle
Wed., Feb. 26
🎺 HOT 8 BRASS BAND @ The Masquerade – Hell
👓 Joey Harkum @ The Masquerade – Altar
TUNE IN
🎙️ Don’t miss Sammie with the AJC’s Mike Jordan every Thursday at 9:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. as they preview the top events in town on WABE.
📧 Today’s newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
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