🕎 ATL reacts to Sydney shooting

Have a friend or colleague who would enjoy getting this newsletter Forward them this link to subscribe Monday matters Dec Local elected and Jewish leaders called for solidarity following the last day s antisemitic terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney that killed at least people and wounded Find more in Global Headlines below After a bitterly cold morning it will be sunny and in current times Nowadays is the enrollment deadline to buy Affordable Care Act vitality insurance with costs expected to rise after Congress failed to extend tax credits that lower monthly premiums Sandy Springs resident and Democrat Beth Fuller communicated her candidacy for the Georgia House District seat which Deborah Silcox a Republican at present holds Georgia senators on the special committee studying the impacts of social media and artificial intelligence on children declared they will file bipartisan measure to regulate tech use in schools MARTA continues to upgrade its Breeze payment system this week at the H E Holmes Civic Center and Midtown stations Healthcare teaching provider Concorde Career Colleges will open its inaugural Georgia campus in Atlanta s West End ELSEWHERE Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were discovered dead at their Brentwood home The LAPD is reviewing what administrators described as an apparent homicide The suspect in Saturday s deadly shooting at Brown University remains at large after a person of interest was issued from police custody Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy Here s what s in in contemporary times s newsletter World Cup on the Beltline Art at the airport Global Headlines AND Look Listen This newly completed square-foot home on a acre corner lot in Londonberry is listed with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby s International Realty The home features two premier primary suites resort-style outdoor living and a finished terrace level A buyer incentive is available if the home closes by Jan SPONSOR MESSAGE Beltline executives discuss preparing the pedestrian trail for the World Cup In conjunction with their fourth quarterly briefing The Atlanta Beltline held a World Cup-themed panel on Dec at The Chandelier Room at Monday Night Garage in West End Moderated by local photographer Cam Kirk the panel featured Beltline President CEO Clyde Higgs Grammy award-winning songwriter and producer Dallas Austin City of Atlanta Director of Initiative External Relations and interim Director of Showcase Atlanta Lamar Stewart and Soccer in the Streets founder Kaseem Ladipo They discussed the Beltline s role in bolstering small businesses fostering relationships between locals and World Cup visitors and sustaining an impact that lasts beyond next summer You can find out more in Sarra Sedghi s overview here Holiday Classics Like Never Before SPONSORED BY SCAD This holiday season don t miss William Close The Earth Harp Collective live at SCADshow in Midtown on Dec at p m Known for the world s longest playable stringed instrument the performance transforms the venue into an immersive musical experience Enjoy a unique mix of holiday classics original compositions and well-known hit songs all brought to life with stunning visuals It s the perfect way to celebrate the season with friends family or fellow music lovers Purchase your tickets in the current era At Hartsfield-Jackson Georgia Tech turns movement into art VIA SKETCHBOOK A WEEKLY ARTS NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBE Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a place defined by motion This year that constant movement becomes the foundation of a yearlong exhibition from Georgia Tech Arts Travel Transform Transcend Innovations in Materials and Movements opened Nov in Terminal T North and runs through November Curated by Birney Robert the installations by Georgia Tech researchers and artists turn movement through bodies wireless signals sound and recycled materials into something you can see hear and interact with The challenge create work that registers in seconds but still invites deeper engagement Read Sherri Daye Scott s feature for more Sydney Hanukkah shooting Chaos over Messi in India At least people are dead and are hospitalizedafter a father and son opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney s Bondi Beach The casualties range froma -year-old to an -year-old Holocaust survivor A bystander is being heralded as a hero after he tackled and disarmed one of the shooters Jos Antonio Kastwon Chile s presidency in a landslide ushering in the country s bulk right-wing administration in decades Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activistJimmy Lai faces life in prisonafter he was convicted in a landmark national defense trial President Donald Trump pledged very serious retaliation afteran ISIS gunman killed two U S soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Syria marking the deadliest attack on Americans there in years Israel noted it killedsenior Hamas leader Raed Saad described as an architect of the Oct attack in a targeted Gaza City strike Russian missile attacks on vitality infrastructure left a million Ukrainian households without power in freezing winter temperatures Iran may move the administration out of Tehran due to the country s historic drought Thailand sparliament was dissolvedafter a constitutional fight over lawmakers powers sending the country toward snap elections Reddit sued Australiaover its new under- social media ban arguing the law forced intrusive insecure age verification on all users Angry soccer fans stormed a stadium in India after they failed to see Argentine star Lionel Messi despite paying for tickets and waiting in line for hours Atlanta s World Cup moment is here Join the World Affairs Council of Atlanta for a dynamic fireside chat on Jan with Katie Kirkpatrick President CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber discussing this once-in-a-generation opportunity to showcase the city on the global stage Reserve your table the present day Join Brendan Murphy Director of the Bearing Witness Institute for a three-part series exploring Jewish-Christian relations from early antisemitism to the Holocaust and modern reconciliation Featuring survivor George Rishfeld this project deepens understanding and strengthens our shared moral responsibility SPONSOR MESSAGE Atlanta in focus Peters Street Morris Brown Club For any local who knows their stuff all of these names are synonymous with Atlanta And the new podcast Atlanta Is is diving deeper into the institutions art and society that make Atlanta unique Produced by Will Packer Productions and Complex Atlanta is features eight episodes that spotlight the stories behind Atlanta s music scene politics film religion and more To help determine story topics the production band brought in a trio of experts Jewel Wicker Maurice Garland and Christina Lee all serve as hosts of the podcast With seven of the eight episodes already out the final one drops Wed Dec the trio has covered everything from the influence of Atlanta s Black churches on the rest of the world to the city s status as a Mecca for Black businesses Listen to Atlanta is here This newly completed square-foot home on a acre corner lot in Londonberry is listed with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby s International Realty The home features two premier primary suites resort-style outdoor living and a finished terrace level A buyer incentive is available if the home closes by Jan SPONSOR MESSAGE Don t miss News Word Atlanta our daily word event Connect with us on Bluesky Have a friend or colleague who would enjoy getting this newsletter Forward them this link to subscribe The post ATL reacts to Sydney shooting appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta