🇺🇸 Happy 4th!
Friday fireworks July The annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race is underway this morning Watch for street closures from Buckhead through midtown and look for the results here Sunny and at present More of the same is expected on Saturday but rain is set to return to the Metro on Sunday Executive offices banks and the stock arena are closed for Independence Day If you re looking for fireworks food and more check out our holiday guide Georgia Recorder reports that down-ballot legislative races are already abuzz more than a year out from the midterm elections Fulton County District Commissioner Bridget Thorne is hosting a virtual town hall on property tax assessments on Tues July at p m The Keep North Fulton Beautiful board reported the appointment of Colleen Sanjurjo as its new executive director Dunwoody s FIRST SERVE a nonprofit fostering the love of tennis delivered its first fully equipped tennis cart to the Children s Evolution Academy in Roswell Thomas G Sampson Sr co-founder of Georgia s oldest Black-owned law firm died on the previous day ELSEWHERE House Republicans passed President Donald Trump s signature tax and spending bill on Thursday on a mostly party-line vote ahead of a July deadline set by the president Here s what s in currently s newsletter New Underground dining Film Review Jurassic World Rebirth The Sports SectionAND Top Stories of the Week Help provide life-changing mental wellness assistance to kids and families across Metro Atlanta by attending CHRIS s th anniversary CHRIStal Ball on Aug Get tickets here SPONSOR MESSAGE Photo courtesy of Underground Atlanta New restaurants retail opening at Underground Atlanta Underground Atlanta owner Lalani Enterprises has revealed a wave of new retail and dining additions coming to Upper Alabama Street Dolo s Pizza Underground Diner and apparel boutique HOMMEWRK are all slated to open later this year A six-stall food hall is also in the works and expected to open ahead of the FIFA World Cup matches next summer Find out more about the businesses here A canopy worth protecting Atlanta s beauty is rooted in its trees SPONSORED BY CALDWELL TREE CARE Atlanta s trees don t just frame the skyline they shape our identity As proud stewards of the City in a Forest Caldwell Tree Care provides expert services in pruning removals fertilization complaint therapy plant medical care urgency services crane work and more with preserving our urban canopy unfailingly top of mind From Atlanta to Alpharetta to areas beyond book a free estimate with a certified Caldwell Tree Care arborist nowadays Photo courtesy of Universal Amblin Jurassic World Rebirth How multiple times are we going to do this WEEKLY FILM REVIEW BY SAMMIE PURCELL When Jurassic World Rebirth begins we see a bunch of scientists scurrying around a lab doing something they definitely shouldn t be doing with dinosaur DNA We re following one guy in particular our entry point into the movie but also a guy doing specific remarkable product placement for Snickers but as we follow him around the lab you can hear chatter going on in the background If you listen really really closely you can hear someone say something that sounds like How multiple times are we going to do this How a large number of times are we going to return to Jurassic Park Perhaps the answer should be Never again Click here to read Sammie s review Stay in the picture with Scene by Rough Draft our weekly newsletter about Georgia s film industry Subscribe for free Le Tour begins Acu a named All-Star starter The Tour De France begins the day after in the northern French city of Lille and finishes on July in Paris After a one-point loss to the Seattle Storm the Atlanta Dream hosts the Golden State Valkyries on Monday at p m at Gateway Center Arena Atlanta Dream star Allisha Gray was named a WNBA All-Star starter The meeting is on July in Indianapolis The Hawks continue their developing off-season by signing guards Nickeil Alexander-Walker the cousin of MVP and champion Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and sharpshooter Luke Kennard The Mets shut out the Braves last night allowing New York to take two of three games in Atlanta The Braves host the Orioles for a weekend series starting tonight at at Truist Park The Braves Ronald Acu a Jr earned his fifth All-Star selection tying Hank Aaron and Dale Murphy for the greater part in franchise history The MLB All-Star tournament is on July in Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium hosts Paris Saint-Germain vs FC Bayern M nchen in a FIFA Club World Cup Quarter Final match on the morrow at noon Wimbledon continues with the third round of men s and women s singles beginning this morning The Gwinnett Stripers take on the St Paul Saints in a six-game series at Coolray Field ending on Sunday including a fireworks show for the meeting tonight Help provide life-changing mental robustness encouragement to kids and families across Metro Atlanta by attending CHRIS s th anniversary CHRIStal Ball on Aug Get tickets here SPONSOR MESSAGE Top Stories of the Week A look back at this week s most-read stories from our website Follow RoughDraftATL on Instagram for regular updates The top five spring restaurant openings around Atlanta Smorgasburg Atlanta opening in South Downtown pictured Two dead two wounded in fraternity picnic shooting New laws on transgender attendee athletes justice system and apparatus go into effect July Locality sponsorship needed after fire devastates Furniture Bank warehouse Help provide life-changing mental medical aid to kids and families across Metro Atlanta by attending CHRIS s th anniversary CHRIStal Ball on Aug Get tickets here SPONSOR MESSAGE Test your knowledge of the week s news in on the morrow s News Quiz Keep an eye out for our email at a m or bookmark this page Don t miss News Word Atlanta our new daily word tournament Presented by Oglethorpe University Atlanta s premier undergraduate learning experience Connect with us on Bluesky The post Happy th appeared first on 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