🎙️ Life after Lois

Tuesday talkApril Registration for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race closes the following day April Cloudy and in current times Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has formed an exploratory committee ahead of a likely run for governor next year Nonprofit leader Wayne Martin Jr is now the sixth candidate for the Dist Atlanta City Council seat being vacated by Marci Collier Overstreet Gov Brian Kemp signed a bill banning transgender students from opposite-sex sports teams and a school safety bill requiring digital campus maps for first responders DeKalb County s oldest Black neighborhood will celebrate the th annual Lynwood Park Neighborhood Day on Sat May from noon- p m in Brookhaven Atlanta-based bestselling author Emily Giffin s The Summer Pact is available in paperback this day The novel explores mental soundness and healing in a story about college friends reuniting after tragedy ELSEWHERE In the modern day marks the th day of President Donald Trump s second term Mark Carney led Canada s Liberal Party to mastery in the last day s federal electoral process amid concerns about U S tariffs and threats to annex Canada President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us That will never ever happen Carney declared Electricity has returned to the majority of Spain and Portugal after a nationwide power blackout hit the Iberian Peninsula the previous 24 hours Cardinals will gather in Rome on Wed May to begin the conclave to elect Pope Francis successor Here s what to expect Here s what s in in the current era s newsletter Cocktails in Summerhill City Lights Collective Savannah s affordable housingAND Volunteer Opportunities For years Peachtree Orthopedics has provided expert specialized care for all your orthopedic requirements With fellowship-trained physicians and convenient UrgentORTHO clinics we help you recover swiftly and Get Better SPONSOR MESSAGEPhoto by Sarra Sedghi Redacted Basement Drink Parlor brings an underground cocktail bar to Summerhill Nearly seven years after its announcement Redacted Basement Drink Parlor has opened in Summerhill Designed as a neighborhood bar Summerhill s first true bar Redacted offers cocktails wine and local beer with charcuterie plates five nights a week Located below street level on Georgia Avenue the atmosphere at the underground cocktail bar is secure without inviting rowdiness a starkly different vibe from other venues where owners Judy Ho and Jake Karmin Hand-in-Hand Pub Euclid Avenue Yacht Club learned the techniques of bar management Learn more about Redacted here Your trusted source for orthopedic careSPONSORED BY PEACHTREE ORTHOPEDICS For years Peachtree Orthopedics has served Atlanta with a commitment to helping you return to the sessions you love We have leading physicians all fellowship-trained with specialties in every body part This ensures expert focused care that is designed for the best results and a quicker recovery Even better our UrgentORTHO clinic offers same-day evening and Saturday hours so you can come when it works for you That means you can get seen quicker avoid the E R and pay less Regardless of your age or orthopedic challenge Peachtree Orthopedics is here to help you Get Better Photo courtesy of WABE WABE to launch City Lights Collective NPR station WABE has communicated the upcoming launch of The City Lights Collective a new weekday show focused on Atlanta s arts and lifestyle scene The effort will premiere on Mon July at p m and will build on the legacy of City Lights with Lois Reitzes who is retiring after her June broadcast Kim Drobes current managing producer of City Lights will serve as the show s executive producer and co-host She will be joined by Jon Goode an Emmy-nominated writer poet and host of The Moth s Atlanta events Learn more about the new scheme here Savannah City Council approves zoning map to boost affordable housing The Savannah City Council voted Thursday to approve the boundaries of a new affordable housing overlay district aimed at easing the city s mounting housing emergency The measure loosens density restrictions in Savannah s traditionally single-family neighborhoods allowing for developments such as duplexes and apartment buildings so long as the new units qualify as affordable defined by the city as costing no more than of a household s gross income Supporters say the overlay is a step toward solving a worsening affordability gap in Savannah where nearly half of renters are considered by the city to be cost-burdened meaning that they spend more than of their gross income on housing Read more in this story from GPB For years Peachtree Orthopedics has provided expert specialized care for all your orthopedic necessities With fellowship-trained physicians and convenient UrgentORTHO clinics we help you recover hastily and Get Better SPONSOR MESSAGEPhoto via Food Well Alliance Volunteer OpportunitiesIN PARTNERSHIP WITH HANDS ON ATLANTA Food Well Alliance pictured necessities participants for the Golightly Street Area Garden workday in Fairburn on Thursday morning Previous experience is not required participants will work with FWA staff and gardeners Open Hand Atlanta is seeking assistants for meal delivery to seniors in Metro Atlanta on Friday morning Expect to use your own conveyance and follow a delivery track that is under three hours West Atlanta Watershed Alliance is looking for supporters for Mozley Park and Proctor Creek habitat restoration on Sunday morning Expect to plant native species remove invasive plants and contribute to beautification efforts For years Peachtree Orthopedics has provided expert specialized care for all your orthopedic demands With fellowship-trained physicians and convenient UrgentORTHO clinics we help you recover hurriedly and Get Better SPONSOR MESSAGE Don t miss News Word Atlanta our new daily word challenge Presented by Oglethorpe University Atlanta s premier undergraduate learning experience Connect with us on Bluesky 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