Wednesday openers
Oct. 22 — Bestselling author John Grisham opens the Book Festival of the MJCCA tonight, featuring a sold-out conversation with author Karin Slaughter about his new mystery, “The Widow.” Read Cathy Cobbs’ recent interview with Grisham here.
🌞 Sunny and 69° today.
🏗️ Construction has started on Hillcrest, an 8.1-acre mixed-use destination in Sandy Springs that will include housing and more than 19,000 square feet of retail space.
🔑 Skyline Apartments, a new 250-unit apartment building, has opened on the Southside Beltline trail in Peoplestown.
☕ Tucker residents will have the opportunity to discuss plans for a special land use permit for a new cafe called 7 Brew Coffee at a public meeting tomorrow.
📖 Dunwoody resident David Lyalin published a collection of family stories called “Tales of a Grandfather Who Once Upon a Time Was a Grandson Himself.”
💿 Outkast is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their album “Stankonia,” with a party at Cascade roller skating rink on Oct. 30.
ELSEWHERE
📺 Warner Bros. Discovery stock soared 10% after the CNN parent company said it’s open to a sale. Netflix, Comcast, and Paramount are reportedly interested.
♟️ American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died at the age of 29 this week. The cause of death has not yet been announced.
🚨 Christopher Moynihan, a Jan. 6 rioter who was pardoned in January, was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
PICTURE THIS: Atlanta rap icon Quavo will perform during halftime at tonight’s Atlanta Hawks season opener against the Toronto Raptors. Fans will receive a “WE Different” t-shirt, courtesy of State Farm.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Michelin season
• ‘Downtown Day’
• Bloom Bar on the Beltline
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• Concert Picks (Plus a free ticket giveaway!)
👻 A Tour of Southern Ghosts! Enjoy a lantern-led walking tour of ghost stories at Stone Mountain Park’s Historic Square – Oct. 16-25 on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays – 7-9:30 p.m. Presale tickets available. Fun for the whole family!
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1. It’s Michelin season again, and changes are afoot
🏆 This year’s Michelin ceremony takes place on Nov. 3 in Greenville, SC, home to the French tire company’s North American headquarters. 2025 brings big changes for the guide, rebranded as the Michelin Guide to the American South.
The new regional guide to the southern United States now includes restaurants in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee, along with the previously released Atlanta guide.
But, the 2025 guide to the South does not include Georgia restaurants outside of Metro Atlanta, an especially glaring omission for the state’s other celebrated dining scenes in Athens and Savannah. Beyond Athens and Savannah, however, are thousands of mom-and-pop restaurants scattered throughout Georgia in cities like Macon, Columbus, Augusta, Albany, Brunswick, and Valdosta.
🥘 More on this from Beth McKibben here.
Fashion meets art at the High Museum!
SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM
👗 Experience Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Statements – a bold, breathtaking exhibition celebrating avant-garde fashion visionaries who blurred the line between haute couture and art. Only at the High, the exhibition’s sole U.S. stop.
➞ On view through Feb. 8, 2026.
Photo via file
2. ‘Downtown Day’ highlights businesses, investments ahead of World Cup
⚽ Central Atlanta Progress and the City of Atlanta are hosting “Downtown Day” today – an all-day and all-night celebration – to showcase the energy, innovation, and investment shaping Downtown Atlanta’s future.
The event, which lasts from 9:30 a.m.-1 a.m., will highlight the work being done to develop the Downtown area ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup and celebrate the businesses making up the neighborhood.
🪡 The festivities kick off with an update on The Stitch, the 17-acre project reconnecting Downtown with a ¾-mile platform spanning the I-75/85 Connector between Ted Turner Drive and Piedmont Avenue. At 9:30 a.m., visitors will be able to immerse themselves in augmented reality visuals of the future project and take a live walking tour of the planned park.
🎉 More on this story here.
3. Stop and smell the flowers … then take some home!
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ATLANTA BELTLINE
🌸 Join us this Saturday and Sunday from 12-4 p.m. for the Atlanta Beltline Bloom Bar, hosted by Evelyn Rose Studios at 610 Travis Street NW! Build your own complimentary bouquet by picking 3 greenery stems + 4 gorgeous blooms, then wrap it up with flair. We’ll also have an infused rose water station – the perfect refreshment for a bright, joyful, and totally Insta-worthy community experience.
💐 See you on the Westside Beltline Connector!
🚙 Work in Perimeter? Save money and skip the stress with Rapid Ride – a flexible, shared van for commuters heading your way. Just $75/month covers your ride, gas, insurance, maintenance, and Express Lane access. Reserve your seat now! SPONSOR MESSAGE
4. Concert Picks
*Win two free tickets to A CHaRM’ing Evening featuring Yacht Rock Revue on Thurs., Oct. 23 at The Stave Room. Be the first to reply to this email to claim them!
Wed., Oct. 22
👓 S.G. Goodman + Fust @ Terminal West
🐭 Jesse McCartney @ Coca-Cola Roxy
🧑🤝🧑 Lawrence @ Tabernacle
🍁 Xana @ The Loft
Thurs., Oct. 23
#️ 12Eleven @ Smith’s Olde Bar
🤠 Jordan Davis @ Gas South Arena
💎 Juelz @ Terminal West
✈️ Echo Pilot + Twin Trances + Hot Wives @ 529 Bar
🐂 Riley Green + Dasha @ The Eastern
Fri., Oct. 24
🥃 Straight No Chaser @ Byers Theatre
🛋️ Lamp @ Tabernacle
👍 YES @ Coca-Cola Roxy
🛩️ B.o.B. @ Buckhead Theatre
🎹 John Legend (pictured) @ Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
🦑 They Might Be Giants @ The Eastern (also Sat.)
👽 Boys Go To Jupiter + Jukebox the Ghost @ Terminal West
Sat., Oct. 25
🎧 ONE Musicfest @ Piedmont Park (also Sun.)
🎸 Seether + Daughtry @ Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
🏩 The B-52s @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
🇦🇺 hannah bahng @ Buckhead Theatre
🪑 Cameron Whitcomb + Jonah Kagen @ Terminal West (also Mon.)
Sun., Oct. 26
👶 Lenny Pearce @ Tabernacle
💸 Faye Webster @ The Eastern
👄 Reneé Rapp @ State Farm Arena
🚙 Halsey @ Coca-Cola Roxy
👸 King Princess @ Buckhead Theatre
Mon., Oct. 27
🎂 DOECHII @ Coca-Cola Roxy
🐽 Sofia Isella @ Buckhead Theatre
🥧 Peter Frampton @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
☀️ Joanne Shaw Taylor @ Variety Playhouse
Tues., Oct. 28
🆘 Jonas Brothers @ State Farm Arena
🎪 Arc De Soleil @ Buckhead Theatre
Wed., Oct. 29
🎤 Molly Grace + Meg Smith @ Vinyl
👯 Aly & AJ + Amanda Shires @ The Eastern
🤬 Loathe @ Buckhead Theatre
📚 The Book Festival of the MJCCA is back! From Oct. 22-Nov. 16, the 34th annual festival features an impressive array of authors, including John Grisham, John Kasich, Debbie Gibson, Jake Cohen, and Sanjay Gupta. Check out the full lineup and get tickets here! SPONSOR MESSAGE
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