🌳 Greenwood Cemetery’s plight

Voting Tuesday Nov Polls are open until p m tonight with City of Atlanta polls open an additional hour find your polling location here and see early voting totals here For balloting updates throughout the day and results this evening including key mayoral races and city council races in Atlanta Sandy Springs and Tucker and statewide for the Georgia Masses Facility Commission bookmark Rough Draft s live blog This week brings the reveal of the Michelin Guide to the American South more on the disrepair beleaguering Greenwood Cemetery in southwest Atlanta and a few ideas to fuel your holiday season schedule But first a insufficient headlines With the continued funding lapse in SNAP benefits here s where to find food assistance and make donations in Metro Atlanta The Atlanta City Council accepted million in GDOT grants for pedestrian safety improvements and a shared-use trail near Lenox Square Spelman College received a surprise million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to promotion attendee access and equipment innovation If you re planning for next Tuesday s Veterans Day observance we ve got a roundup of local services and celebrations Former Vice President Dick Cheney died the previous 24 hours due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular complaint according to his family He was Here s what s in at present s newsletter Michelin reveals Greenwood Cemetery Holiday eventsAND Stories of Atlanta Lance Russell Photo by Beth McKibben Michelin Guide to the American South drops and included these Atlanta restaurants The inaugural Michelin Guide to the American South is now official after what appeared to be a press release scheduling snafu earlier this morning that revealed the list hours before the ceremony began The leak was all anyone in Greenville SC could talk about ahead of the awards with specific cackling it off and others feeling a little let down by how unceremoniously the list was revealed The morning s spoiler alert however transformed into an afternoon of bar crawl parties followed by a ceremony providing people the chance to relax schmooze and catch up with friends and colleagues from across the South After parties would then take place at restaurants throughout Greenville Read more from Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi here Sudden orthopedic need Get Better right now SPONSORED BY PEACHTREE ORTHOPEDICS Peachtree Orthopedics is now offering immediate access for all new patients through their AskORTHO chat feature Just go to poAskOrtho com and you can communicate right away with a LIVE actual Peachtree Orthopedics clinician This provision is offered from a m - 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