Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 28th of October.
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🏘️ Community
The Atlanta Beltline broke ground Tuesday on Segment 2A, a 0.3 mile Northwest Trail stretch in Buckhead from the southeast corner of Bobby Jones Golf Course east to a Georgia Power substation, and construction will add a 14-foot multiuse path, pedestrian bridge, lighting, cameras, and landscaping with work due to finish by early 2028.
Fayetteville firefighter and paramedic Ryan Hyde will fly in the backseat of a Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet today at 10:30 a.m. at Atlanta Regional Airport in Peachtree City as part of the team's Key Influencer program.
Demolition is underway at the former Elleven45 site on Peachtree Road as Atlanta BeltLine Inc. clears about 3.2 acres it bought to build a Northwest Trail extension and space for affordable housing and retail; the Beltline will continue site planning and community engagement.
Chick-fil-A’s cookie campaign is highlighting Macy (4), a Winterville child who received a heart transplant at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and proceeds from the campaign will benefit the hospital.
💼 Business
Ford recalled 1.39 million 2015 to 2017 F-150s for a sudden downshift that can lock rear wheels (26S28); the software fix is paused over a parts issue, and one Bremen owner's 2015 truck has been stuck at a dealership for about four weeks.
A zoning panel approved Monday a request from Khonso Brewing to add microbrewery as an allowable use and build a taproom on Dill Avenue (Capitol View), and the project will go to the Zoning Review Board after city officials make non-substantive code updates.
🎭 Culture
The Children's Museum of Atlanta is teaching kids about Día de los Muertos with a traditional ofrenda (altar) on display and hands-on stations where children can make their own ofrendas, create butterfly art to honor loved ones, and learn about the holiday.
Fulton County Department of Arts and Culture will present We Come From Gold and Diamonds, a free solo exhibition by Kevin WAK Williams running Nov.
7 to Dec. 12 at the Emma Darnell Aviation Museum and Conference Center (opening reception Saturday, Nov. 7, 6 to 9 p.m.; artist talk Saturday, Dec. 5, 1 to 3 p.m.).
🎓 Education
Plant It Georgia brought a mobile farming lab to Atlanta-area schools and will visit more districts statewide to introduce students to hands-on agriculture and career pathways.
An Atlanta News First investigation found Georgia school districts spent thousands battling special education cases after incidents such as a 13-year-old with autism pushed toward expulsion and a 6-year-old suspended over a sandwich, and state data show 71% of youth in juvenile detention received special education services (71%).
🏛️ Government
MARTA will launch a new bus transit line serving East Point and southwest Atlanta to improve service and upgrade Cleveland Avenue (which spans the two cities).
🏥 Health
Chick-fil-A's cookie campaign is highlighting Macy, a 4-year-old from Winterville who received a heart transplant at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta after a complex heart defect and surgery at 6 days old.
The campaign supports the hospital and says Macy has returned to soccer, swimming, and life as a big sister.
📰 Real Estate
The former Elleven45 Lounge at 2110 Peachtree Road is being demolished to make way for a new Atlanta Beltline trail connection after the Beltline purchased the property for $11 million (two years ago).
📰 Transit
A traction power substation fire at Brookhaven station on Tuesday forced MARTA to evacuate passengers, cut rail power, run a bus bridge between Lenox and Chamblee, and extinguish the blaze while crews inspected equipment before normal Gold Line service resumed Tuesday evening.
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