❄️ Winterfest & Tour of Homes
Thursday traditions Dec Police escorted demonstrators out of a Georgia General Organization Commission meeting on Wednesday following the introduction of a surprise agreement between commission staff and Georgia Power The protest was over an strength threshold increase needed to meet figures center demands Sunny and nowadays Coca-Cola named COO Henrique Braun as its next CEO starting March as James Quincey shifts to executive chairman DeKalb CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has appointed Gregory Padrick as the county s new police chief Residents who live near DeKalb-Peachtree Airport expressed their concerns about an expansion plan during a pair of town halls with county Commissioner Ted Terry The long-delayed redevelopment of the Atlanta Civic Center site is underway following the groundbreaking for a new senior affordable housing apartment complex Tucker City Council paid tribute to Mayor Frank Auman who will soon end his tenure as the city s inaugural leader Jon Dean the owner of Lore on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta says the LGBTQ nightclub is barely getting by due to a lack of patronage and neglect by the city along the nightlife corridor Elizabeth Nix Smith will retire this day from Peachtree Yoga Center in Sandy Springs after decades of training and teaching students ELSEWHERE The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year Hours after the United States seized an oil tanker off Venezuela s coast intensifying speculation of a push for regime change Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mar a Corina Machado resurfaced in Oslo after months in hiding and greeted supporters from a hotel balcony Bestselling author Sophie Kinsella whose Shopaholic novels about women navigating their twenties became a global sensation died after a battle with brain cancer She was Here s what s in in the modern day s newsletter Va-Hi Winterfest and Tour of Homes Shipman named South Arts CEO Sandy Springs th anniversary AI agents in the workplace AND Quick Bites In the present day s the day Playfully Perimeter is taking over the High Street ice rink with free skating hot cocoa and giveaways from - p m Bring your work bestie or your whole organization for a festive midday escape Don t miss out SPONSOR MESSAGE Va-Hi Winterfest and Tour of Homes is this weekend The Virginia-Highland Civic Association VHCA will host its Tour of Homes in tandem with the Virginia-Highland District Association s Winterfest this weekend Winterfest on Saturday will include the Jingle Jog K a holiday parade gift domain and much more The Tour of Homes runs Saturday and Sunday and will feature residences beautifully decorated for the holidays Find out more about the festivities and get tour tickets 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 detected 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 Doug Shipman named South Arts CEO VIA SKETCHBOOK A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ABOUT ART SUBSCRIBE South Arts the nine-state regional arts organization will enter a transitional year in and so will Atlanta civic leader Doug Shipman who becomes the organization s next president and CEO in January In a conversation with Rough Draft Atlanta s Sketchbook newsletter Atlanta s outgoing City Council President shared why this move represents a return to his roots and what he believes the Southeast s arts ecosystem requirements majority of right now Read his conversation with Sherri Daye Scott here Happy th Sandy Springs IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PERIMETER SOCIETY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS We re celebrating a city that s been a driving force in Perimeter s upsurge and potential Thank you Sandy Springs for your leadership partnership and commitment to making our district one of the region s majority of vibrant communities See how we re moving the region forward together Atlanta s Sema ai is building a platform to power AI agents in the workplace What is transforming our work AI agents A newest Gartner summary suggests that by of enterprise applications will feature integrated task-specific agents up from less than this day Sema ai s CEO and Atlanta tech executive Rob Bearden mentioned that he believes AI agents autonomous systems capable of understanding context making decisions and executing complex tasks without human intervention will disintermediate the typical static and constrained SaaS applications that enterprise companies rely on currently That shift is creating an opportunity for Sema ai which has built out a venture-backed enterprise AI agent platform that is gaining traction with Fortune s looking to build run and manage AI agents to automate complex workflows Read more on this story from Hypepotamus here 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 Quick Bites VIA SIDE DISH A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBE HERE For this week s Quick Bites Rough Draft Dining Editor Beth McKibben brings you details on three big closures the reopening of Mellow Mushroom in Decatur and the upcoming opening of a new Irish bar and pub in South Downtown She also shares news on an Atlanta chef s debut cookbook and the death of the founder behind Sonny s BBQ Here s the latest from Beth MORE FOOD NEWS After nearly years in Poncey-Highland JavaVino released it would close its cafe on Dec and shift to a wholesale coffee business Learn more about the magic and work of setting up a holiday bar with a behind-the-scenes look from contributing writer Su-Jit Lin 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 nowadays SPONSOR MESSAGE Don t miss News Word Atlanta our daily word competition Connect with us on Bluesky Have a friend or colleague who would enjoy getting this newsletter Forward them this link to subscribe The post Winterfest Tour of Homes appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta