🇲🇽 45 years of El Azteca

Wednesday wins Dec The DeKalb County Board of Instruction voted to name Dunwoody High School s stadium after TV and radio personality and alum Ryan Seacrest and his family The board also approved the million modernization of Druid Hills High School Partly cloudy and the present day Democrat Eric Gisler won a special electoral process that flipped an Athens-area State House seat in a district that President Donald Trump won by double digits last year Early voting is underway in the Dec runoff for the Georgia Senate District seat between Jaha Howard and Roger Bruce Fulton DA Fani Willis has agreed to testify before the Senate about the Trump polling interference episode despite efforts to fight a subpoena Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger s office is conducting a full-scale probe after a Fulton County poll worker allegedly scanned multiple ballots during the Dec runoff voting process Big Play which features an arcade bowling laser tag mini-golf and a restaurant is opening on the morrow in Dunwoody s Mount Vernon Shopping Center A federal judge struck down Georgia s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in state custody but the state is appealing the decision The City of Atlanta has renamed a portion of Pryor Road and Pryor Street in honor of late society advocate Michael Langford ELSEWHERE Democrat Eileen Higgins won Miami s mayoral race ending her party s nearly -year drought President Donald Trump revealed Europe was decaying and led by weak leaders in a Politico interview hinting he could walk away from Ukraine if it doesn t cede territory to Russia PICTURE THIS The original Pink Pigs Percival and Priscilla are on display for the holidays at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead The monorail cars once circled the roof of the old Rich s Department Store in Downtown Atlanta giving kids a birds-eye view of the city and the Great Tree Here s what s in in current times s newsletter Take with Ryan Hardwick Sandy Springs Wellness Wednesday AND Concert Picks There are so a multitude of new opportunities for young families at Congregation B nai Torah in Sandy Springs Plus your first year of membership is free Come check out an upcoming event or join us for Tot Shabbat SPONSOR MESSAGE Take with race car driver and entrepreneur Ryan Hardwick Ryan Hardwick s love for racing began at home and was fed by his family Hardwick is the FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT Drivers Champion and the Hours of Le Mans winner Tennessee-born and now an Atlanta transplant his family is deeply rooted in car racing his maternal grandfather built race cars and owned a round-track group his mother earned a National Championship and his father raced cars and trucks alongside her for years When he s not behind the wheel of a Porsche GT R home for Hardwick is Buckhead where he and his family live just a short drive depending upon traffic from his day job running Mountain Motorsports a thriving business he and his co-owner expanded from East Tennessee to Alabama and into the greater Atlanta arena For her bulk latest edition of Take Teri Elam spoke with Hardwick about his love for racing the film F and more Check out that conversation 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 El Azteca has a front-row seat neighboring cities join the movement SPONSORED BY MWT WINDOWS To celebrate the th anniversary of Sandy Springs we have two stories about spectators to the incorporation Owners of longtime Mexican restaurant El Azteca have had a front-row seat to the city s incorporation over its years on Roswell Road A perspective piece on how Sandy Springs efforts helped other activists realize their own incorporation dreams Online coverage of Sandy Springs is sponsored by MWT Windows Get a free consultation the present day Wellness Wednesday Join Aum Studio for Wellness in Alpharetta on Friday at p m for a sacred resonance sound journey Voice and instruments will help you release restore and reconnect Meet up at Mason Mill Park in Decatur for We Hike to Heal pictured a free women s group hike on Saturday at a m Atlanta Holistic Mental Wellbeing Wellness is hosting an ADD ADHD monthly life coaching and patronage group session on Saturday at p m in Sandy Springs A -minute introductory session will precede the event Indulge your sweet tooth at Livable Buckhead s Hot Chocolate Crawl this Sat Dec Enjoy hot chocolate and specialty cocktails while strolling through Lenox Square Phipps Plaza and Peachtree Road Local musicians and visits from Santa add to the festive fun Admission is free SPONSOR MESSAGE Concert Picks Wed Dec Trisha Yearwood Atlanta Symphony Hall Guaco Tabernacle Xavi Coca-Cola Roxy Thurs Dec David Foster Katharine McPhee Fox Theatre Dean Johnson Esther Rose Vinyl Raekwon Mobb Deep Tabernacle Teddy Swims Coca-Cola Roxy Fri Dec Allman Betts Family Revival Atlanta Symphony Hall Brendan Abernathy Aisle Chris Renzema Buckhead Theatre Holidaze with Five Eight and more pictured Smith s Olde Bar Sat Dec Thievery Corporation Tabernacle Chris Mitchell Jazz Variety Playhouse Sun Dec Trans-Siberian Orchestra Gas South Arena Robert Earl Keen The Eastern Ella Mai The Loft The Cool Kids Vinyl Mon Dec Leslie Odom Jr Atlanta Symphony Hall Tues Dec The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra Gas South Theater Hometown Hero Young Thug Friends State Farm Arena Wed Dec Sarah Brightman Atlanta Symphony Hall The Front Bottoms The Eastern Your future in nursing starts here Herzing University Atlanta has no wait lists and offers flexible learning hands-on clinicals and accelerated pathways Train where you live and join Georgia s next generation of nurses making an impact at present SPONSOR MESSAGE Don t miss News Word Atlanta our daily word encounter Connect with us on 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