💡 Holiday lights + Turkey Day

Pre-Turkey Tuesday Nov Welcome to a pre-holiday edition of Silver Streak Wondering what restaurants have dine-in and takeout options on Thanksgiving Day We have a list below to help you prepare Planning to take in specific holiday lights We also have a roundup of residential locations that are decking the halls and the yards for you to check out Plus eatertainment concept Painted Park has won a Historic Renovation Award More specifics are below And now for a limited headlines Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport is expecting to see over four million travelers this Thanksgiving holiday running through Dec Authorities announced Dec is expected to be the busiest day with over passengers Demolition is underway on Sparks Hall Georgia State University s former classroom building to make way for an expanded campus quad Early voting in several Dec runoff elections including for Sandy Springs Mayor and Atlanta City Council Districts and continues through the following morning An unexpected million grant from GDOT will enable Sandy Springs to resurface sections of additional city streets Plans are moving forward for the Georgia Center for Innovation Discovery educational museum in Downtown Atlanta Jeffrey Kalinsky is reviving his boutique with a new Jeffrey opening in Buckhead Village in August The store was featured in SNL skits in and Georgia digital driver s licenses can now be accepted as a valid ID when making age-restricted purchases Here s what s in in current times s newsletter Thanksgiving dine-in and takeout Tour of holiday lights Painted Park s renovation awardAND Stories of Atlanta Lance Russell Photo courtesy of Sweet Auburn BBQ Restaurants offer dine-in and takeout for Turkey Day Thanksgiving is Thursday and if you don t want to be stuck in the kitchen all day now is the time to make a reservation or order takeout for your holiday feast Plenty of restaurants around Metro Atlanta plan to serve special holiday menus or offer bountiful buffets with carving stations and seafood towers Check out our roundup here MORE THANKSGIVING NEWS Want to share the happiness of your Turkey Day traditions AMIS Atlanta is looking for helpers to host international students for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday A background check is required Find out more details 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 utility is offered from a m - 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