🩺 ACA subsidy concerns

Friday limbo Nov The regime has reopened but GPB News reports that Affordable Care Act tax subsidies hang in the balance as Georgians address open enrollment with more questions than answers Sunny and at present The springlike weather continues through the weekend A North Carolina man has been convicted of a hate crime targeting Georgia State Rep Esther Panitch and a Macon GA rabbi Early voting ends in the modern day for voters in Fulton and Cobb counties deciding between six candidates for Senate District ahead of the Nov special electoral contest A fire ravaged South River Art Studios earlier this week destroying - artist studios You can donate to the South River Studios Fire Recovery Fund here The Atlanta Regional Commission re-elected Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens as Chair of the Board of Directors The newly completed Tucker Town Green will host an official grand opening event in current times from - p m The DeKalb County School District has spent million on a federal lawsuit against Meta TikTok Snapchat and YouTube to get funding for a social media addiction initiative After canceling a summer event due to weather ATL Free Fair returns to East Atlanta the following day with free food educational discussions skill shares crafts and more ELSEWHERE Starbucks baristas staged a Red Cup Day strike with walkouts hitting stores in cities including stores in Roswell and Alpharetta GA Verizon declared it will cut employees the company s largest-ever layoff The BBC apologized to President Donald Trump for misleadingly editing a speech Bad Bunny won his first major Latin Grammy winning album of the year for DeB TiRAR M S FOToS Here s what s in in contemporary times s newsletter Mujo s next move Movie Review The Running Man The Sports SectionAND Top Stories of the Week Society Tradition New Home Enjoy Light Up Dunwoody at the historic Donaldson-Bannister Farm Enjoy festive performances Santa photos reindeer crafts food and fun Gather with neighbors and friends to light the tree and menorah and welcome the holiday season SPONSOR MESSAGE Photo courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee Band behind Michelin-starred Mujo planning Japanese supper club in Buckhead It s been nearly four years since the debut of Mujo the Michelin-starred omakase restaurant backed by the Castellucci Hospitality Group Now its chef J Trent Harris and the Castellucci family will follow up on Mujo s success with Koshu Club in Buckhead Opening in early at the West Paces building Koshu Club takes inspiration from Japan s Sh wa era cuisine often a fusion of Western foods yoshoku and traditional Japanese dishes washoku At just seats like Mujo Koshu Club will offer an intimate dining experience one Castellucci calls fine dining with flexibility More on this story from Beth McKibben here Italian Ruins to DIVE for SPONSORED BY FERNBANK MUSEUM Journey beneath the waves with Sunken Treasures Ancient Seas at Fernbank Museum You won t want to miss this immersive journey beneath the Mediterranean Sea to uncover ancient shipwrecks artifacts and lost worlds Featuring real relics revealed off the coast of Italy HD video explorations and more this exhibition reveals how underwater archaeologists bring the past to light This exhibit is open daily or you can swing by for after-hours during select special events On view now until Jan Photo by Ross Ferguson The Running Man is a little too silly to take itself so seriously WEEKLY FILM REVIEW BY SAMMIE PURCELL About a day into The Running Man the titular championship show from Edgar Wright s adaptation of the Stephen King novel a contestant named Jansky Martin Herlihy is about to die Jansky is one of three contestants tasked with avoiding a murderous crew of hunters for days in order to win billion Unbeknownst to him the cashier he s been hitting on for the last scant minutes has communicated him to the executives One of the other contestants Ben Richards Glen Powell is watching the whole doomed affair play out on television Jansky is painted as a fool during his death sequence In contrast Richards is all seriousness quietly urging Jansky to run away his rage-filled eyes pained at the sound of the gunshot that kills his competitor This moment is emblematic of the type of tonal clash that can be uncovered all over The Running Man a movie that s a little too absurd for how seriously it takes itself While Wright is a capable action filmmaker and finds the right balance in a sparse key moments convoluted plotting and characterization and a third act that tanks whatever goodwill the film earns early on drag The Running Man down Click here to read Sammie s review You can also read her reviews of Nouvelle Vague and Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Stay in the picture with Scene by Rough Draft our weekly newsletter about Georgia s film industry Subscribe for free Georgia v Texas in Athens Ohtani Judge repeat as MVPs BY SAMANTHA GARDELLA SPONSORED BY NYO The Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and the Yankees Aaron Judge repeated as MVPs with 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