👟 Honoring a beloved coach
Thursday thoughts
Nov. 7 — Asbury Automotive Group announced it will relocate its headquarters to Sandy Springs from Duluth, bringing 350 jobs to Fulton County.
☁️ Cloudy and 78° today.ELECTION 2024
🗣️ Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the presidential race to former President Donald Trump in a speech at Howard University yesterday. “This is not a time to throw up our hands,” Harris said. “This is a time to roll up our sleeves. Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.”
🗳️ Republican Rep. Deborah Silcox will keep her Georgia House Dist. 53 seat after besting Democrat challenger Susie Greenberg.
👓 Our colleague Dyana Bagby has more on the Atlanta City Council Post 3-At Large seat headed to a Dec. 3 runoff between Eshé Collins and Nicole Evans Jones.
LOCAL NEWS
💨 A gas leak evacuated the State Capitol, Georgia State MARTA station, and surrounding areas Wednesday after construction workers hit a gas line.
🚨 Six people have been indicted in a murder-for-hire conspiracy targeting two Fulton County Jail detention officers.
🏢 Developers are proposing a student housing tower for an empty parking lot behind The Varsity in Midtown.
🏗️ Gorman & Company will transform the historic Atlanta Constitution building downtown into nearly 200 apartments, with a majority designated as affordable housing units.
🧵 Russ Hardin will retire as president of the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation in January. Erik Johnson, the foundation's vice president, will succeed him, while Hardin will become a trustee.
🎉 Tickets are sold out for the Latin American Association's Latin Fever Ball fundraiser on Saturday, but donations are still being accepted.
ELSEWHERE
📺 Television viewership of Tuesday's election was the lowest since 2000, down 26% from 2020. Fox News led coverage with 10.32 million viewers.
📈 Stocks surged to record highs yesterday as investors bet on tax cuts and deregulation. Tesla jumped 15%. The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate today.
🇩🇪 Germany's governing coalition collapsed over budget disputes.
🌀 Hurricane Rafael struck Cuba yesterday as a Category 3 storm.
🕖 Here's what's in today's newsletter:
• Remembering Coach Hendrickson
• The Regulars
• ATL's hardware tech scene
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• Quick Bites
Have a good day,
Collin & Sammie
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1. Dedication ceremony honors Dunwoody High coach and teacher Brad Hendrickson
🏃♀️ Students, teachers, and coaches gathered at Dunwoody High School’s athletic fields on a misty Nov. 4 night to dedicate a memorial to cross-country coach and science teacher Brad Hendrickson, who died in 2022 of pancreatic cancer.
Hendrickson, who graduated from Dunwoody in 1997 and taught there from 2007 to 2022, was lauded for his empathy, humility, and passion to make others around him better athletes, students, and people.
DHS Assistant Principal Andy Jameson said Hendrickson “never gave up and he never surrendered.”
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2. Sandy Springs resident Bob Lederman has been a day-one regular at McDaniel's QN2
🍖 Welcome to The Regulars, where we explore what it means to be a frequent restaurant patron. In this series, we’ll introduce you to everyday Atlantans and local characters who have found a sense of belonging and community at restaurants and bars around town, and what keeps these regulars coming back week after week.
When family-owned McDaniel’s QN2 (formerly a Slope’s BBQ franchise) opened in 2002, Sandy Springs resident Bob Lederman was the first customer in line. Now retired from Delta Air Lines, Lederman discovered the restaurant while running errands at the Johnson Ferry Road shopping center near his home.
He’s been a regular ever since at the cozy spot known for its hickory-smoked meats and kitschy decor, which includes an entire room filled with Elvis memorabilia.
3. It is time for a new Yamacraw: Revitalizing Atlanta's hardware tech scene
📱 When the Yamacraw initiative launched in 1999, it set Georgia on a trajectory to become a tech leader in broadband and semiconductor technology.
A collaboration between academia, industry, and government, Yamacraw aimed to attract tech companies and spur innovation, culminating in the creation of Tech Square — a vibrant hub for entrepreneurship and research.
Today, nearly 25 years later, experts like Professor Farrokh Ayazi from Georgia Tech say it is time for another Yamacraw-like initiative to reignite Atlanta’s hardware tech scene and reclaim the momentum the city once had.
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4. Quick Bites
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🥂 🍁 Since it's the top of the month,check out our additional roundup of 15 food and drink events for November — including anniversary parties for Miller Union, Le Bilboquet, and Chops Lobster Bar, and tips on where to start planning your holiday pop-up bar experiences.
🍽️ The Colonnade is bringing back Saturday lunch service starting this week. Co-owner Paul Donahue said this is largely due to the “tremendous support from patrons and staff.” The restaurant will be open from 12-9 p.m. on Saturday; selections will be the same for lunch and dinner. Be sure to check out the menu and their new website here.
🏌️Attention Puttshack fans! The Dunwoody location is now officially open at the High Street development. For more updates on their tech-infused mini golf experience and menu offerings, follow their Instagram here.
🫖 Also newly launched is The Upper Room inside Citizen Supply at Ponce City Market. The intimate cafe and bar is open Wednesday through Sunday and will serve specialty bites, coffee, tea, cocktails, wine, and more.
🥂 Chef Hector Santiago also opened his second Ponce City Market restaurant last week, debuting Spanish tapas restaurant La Metro in the former Biltong Bar space. La Metro joins Santiago’s Latin American sandwich bar, El Super Pan, in the central food hall.
🍳 A new menu is all the rage at Pom Court in Midtown’s Hotel Granada (pictured). Look forward to brunch with flair on Saturday and Sunday with selections like breakfast patatas bravas, smoked salmon bagels, and ricotta toast, alongside specialty cocktails, beer, and wine.
🌮 Summerhill’s Mexican restaurant, BOCA, is also debuting a revamped menu with the addition of their new chef, Jonathan Arzola, and new operator, Josh Diaz. For more updates follow their Instagram here.
🍷 It is never too early to start planning for the Georgia Food + Wine Festival in Marietta on March 21-23 at Jim R. Miller Park. Advance discount tickets are now on sale through Dec. 31. Presented by Georgia Grown, you can expect a showcase of local and celebrity chefs, artisans, farmers, craft spirits, and beers.
📺 Sports fans will have a new watch venue in Conyers starting in late November. Taco Mac will join the scene at 1825 Southeast Highway 138 with over 80 beers on tap, wings, starters, sandwiches, and burgers. Taco Mac Conyers is also hiring for more than 150 team member positions.
📧 Today's newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
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