Falcons Return to Monday Night Football, JD Vance in GA, Narcan Fundraiser

Monday mood

September 16 —The Falcons return to “Monday Night Football” tonight, taking on the Eagles in Philadelphia at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN and 92.9 FM.

⛅ Partly cloudy and 28° today.

🗳️ Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance headlines tonight’s Georgia Faith & Freedom Coalition dinner at the Cobb Galleria Center. Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz campaigns in Macon and Atlanta tomorrow.

➡ Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday ignored a subpoena from a Georgia Senate committee investigating her election interference charges against former President Donald Trump.

🤝 The City of Atlanta and Atlanta Public Schools have entered into an agreement to redevelop eight surplus properties, starting with the closed Lakewood Elementary School.

🌳 The Brookhaven City Council voted to spend $500,000 to purchase a vacant half-acre parcel of land to expand Lynwood Park.

💼 LaChandra Burks has been named the new Chief Operating Officer for the City of Atlanta.

🐾 Our colleague Cathy Cobbs has a bittersweet update on the story of Jasper, a terrier who disappeared during fireworks in Tucker.

🎤 Contributor Jacob Nguyen wrote a review of Meghan Trainor’s sold-out concert on Friday at the Ameris Bank Amphitheater.

🏈 After struggling to beat Kentucky, Georgia fell to No. 2 in The Associated Press’ Top 25 college football poll. The undefeated Dawgs have a bye week before playing No. 4 Alabama.

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🚨 The FBI is investigating a possible assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump yesterday in West Palm Beach, FL. Police arrested 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh. Here are live updates from the BBC.

⭐ “Shogun” made history with 18 wins, including best drama, at last night’s Emmy Awards. “Hacks” won best comedy, and “The Bear” took home 11 trophies, including actor in a comedy series for Jeremy Allen White and supporting actress in a comedy series for Liza Colón-Zayas.

🎗️ Tito Jackson, an original member of the Jackson 5 and brother of Michael Jackson, has died at the age of 70. The cause of death is unknown.

🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:

• Narcan fundraiser
• Atlanta Design Festival
• Global headlines
• Watch & Listen
AND
• Raw design events

Have a nice week,
Collin and Sammie

🌎 Come Togäther, the week of German-speaking countries, returns to Atlanta from September 19-28! Join us to celebrate the language, culture, diverse traditions, and modern lifestyles of German-speaking countries. The week will feature a variety of cultural, educational, and business events!

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1. Dunwoody High student exceeds Narcan collection goal

💵 Dunwoody High School junior Mady Cohen not only reached her goal, but doubled it in an effort to raise $5,000 to make Narcan, an opioid-countermeasuring medication, available in every classroom at the school.

Cohen reported that more than $11,000 has been raised so far, which not only exceeds the original goal but will also help expand drug education for students, teachers and parents.

“It felt so great to go into classrooms and give it (Narcan supply) directly to teachers,” she said. “We started conversations for an educational piece for students, teachers and parents about the dangers of opioid addiction and overdose prevention.”

➳ More information about the fundraising can be found here.

Don’t miss dECOlonial Feelin this week

SPONSORED BY MICHAEL C. CARLOS MUSEUM

🗓️ From September 19 to 21, Emory College, Emory University Libraries, the Carlos Museum, and the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum will host dECOlonial Feelin, an international symposium led by Tiphanie Yanique of Emory.

This symposium aims to raise awareness of ongoing colonialism in the Virgin Islands and provides a space to engage in conversation about ecological thought and anti-colonial practices through art, poetry, archives, philosophy, storytelling, and spiritual practices.

➡️ An important aspect of the symposium is the opening of exhibitions by renowned artist La Vaughn Belle at the Carlos Museum and the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum.

💭 More information can be found here.

2. Atlanta Design Festival Returns

🏠 The Atlanta Design Festival returns September 28–October 6 with film screenings, conference panels, exhibitions, and design tours, all led by industry leaders.

The event includes the annual MA! Architecture Tour with both guided and individual options. Some highlights include the Solar RED-y House, Old Ivy Residence, The Blair Building and West Wesley House (pictured).

Industry professionals including Morris Adjmi Architects, Futurist, Central Atlanta Progress, The Lola, Amazon, Google Cloud Consulting and Georgia Tech will be at the festival on September 28 from 9am to 5pm for the Creative Futures Conference.

➳ More information about the festival can be found here.

3. Venezuela accuses CIA; Brigitte Macron’s ‘Emily in Paris’ cameo

🇻🇪 Venezuela claims the CIA plotted to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro, arresting six foreigners, including three Americans. The US has rejected the allegations as “categorically false.”

🇵🇬 At least 20 people are believed to have died in violent clashes in Papua New Guinea. Police have been given emergency powers, including the use of lethal force, to contain the violence.

🇯🇴 King Abdullah II appointed technocrat Jafar Hassan as Jordan’s new prime minister after accepting the resignation of Bisher al-Khasawneh. The move follows parliamentary elections dominated by frustrations over economic woes and the war between Israel and Hamas.

🇱🇰 Sri Lankans go to the polls this week to elect a president.

🇳🇱 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met President Joe Biden in Washington, DC on Friday.

🇲🇽 Drug cartels have started a war in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa.

🇸🇸 The government of South Sudan has postponed presidential elections for another two years.

🇨🇳 China, like Chinese communities around the world, celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival by feasting and eating mooncakes with family and friends.

🇫🇷 Brigitte Macron, the First Lady of France, made a guest appearance in the fourth season of “Emily in Paris”.

🗓️ On Wednesday, September 25, the World Affairs Council of Atlanta will host Helene Gayle, MD MPH, for a fireside chat breakfast on international influence as a model for higher education for women of African descent. Sponsored by Bank of America. Register today!

🦋 Mark your calendars for the Mulberry Fields Gone Wylde fundraiser on September 21st from 4-8pm at Mulberry Fields Garden in Candler Park! Enjoy kids activities, live music, delicious food, marshmallows, and more. Proceeds benefit the Wylde Center’s environmental education programs. Don’t miss out!

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4. Atlanta Pods and Lectures

🎙️ Atlantans Greer Mendel and Simonie Levy found a common thread in widowhood. Now, the fast friends host a podcast to normalize grief, called “Grief & Grit.”

🎧 Archive Atlanta dives deeper into the history of Cheshire Bridge Road and its important LGBTQ history.

🎙️Nikki and Chad Strickland’s Atlanta-based pod, Culture Edit, discusses everything from Taylor Swift, old vs. new movies, and the “underconsumption core.”

🎗️ Our condolences to the friends, family and colleagues of the late Creative Loafing food critic and Georgia Voice columnist Cliff Bostock, who passed away last week after a long battle with cancer. You can read some of his often snarky reviews here.

The Rough Draft team will be at a handful of local events over the coming days and weeks. Here’s where you can find us this week:

💬 Our publisher Keith Pepper will moderate “Staying Connected: How Text-Based News Services Can Broaden Rural Reporting” on ONA24 on Thursday, September 19 at 10:30am (registration required).

💡 Keith and Collin will be guests at the free Ideas Festival Emory next weekend:

📧 Today’s newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.